USA Truck: Love letters to Cliff

I think back in the sixtys this was known as a love in. Pretty sure we've got an old hippie here who's learned a few big words and is running a small cult of deniers spouting love, peace and "things aren't as they seem". Did a little more research and found out this guy's grandpappy was the fiddle player in the band that went down with the Titanic. It's a family tradition I guess.

 

5 posts.....such wit and cunning sarcasim.

What's so hard to believe when people say they are happy where they are employed? It's rare these days, you know, working for the 1% and all. Corporate meanies! So to some point I understand.....not!

I will pick up the torch for RWP and say that I'm certain neither of us are old hippies, we don't quite go back that far. However, we do go back as far as November 1978, a little place called Jonestown, 900+ drank the kool aid, the ones who didn't participate willingly, they got the needle or the lead. Sorry.........I got caught up in the hype

Your statement infers that I am a follower, to which I am not. Rather, I'm a witness, as is RWP. I do not have as much tenure as RWP with USA, yet I still bear witness to the same. I would bet you know little about this industry, let alone USA, save the stretched truths that are reported in this forum. I say stretched because I believe that there are some threads of truth in the statements made here, but then they become tainted with (out) the omitted reality of the complete story. I.E. "what the employee did to contribute to their situation".

So...no love in here. We have nothing to gain. It's obvious that we are not looking to attract sympathy, none to be had here. Things are not perfect at USA, nor are they anywhere. If you have not walked the path, or bore witness, your hard pressed to make an assesment.

we're not drinking the kool aid either......never been that thirsty

 

The kool aide I been drinkin tastes like poop.They keep tellin me its kool aide,but Im tastin poop,an this aint my first rodeo

 

Well actually I have trouble believing #1, at least as far as newbies. I called a friend who works for drivers solutions. The company that does the funding for company paid training. I asked her if USA had changed their hiring criteria. She said " Not that I know of". So maybe their turnover rate has increased. That would cause a "high number of unmanned tractors".

 

Evidently RWP believes that your reporting they haven't changed their hiring standards is correct? He gave you a "thanks."

$.42 a mile after 19 years?

$53K a year? 2625 mi. average a week in a 60-61mph truck?

That crack don't smoke itself!!

Empty tractors IMO = no freight.

 

No loads, no money, = empty tractors.

$ .42 a mile and 19yrs. = find a real driving job. that pay sucks.

 

You got the point. so all is good. sorry you do not know what a real job and pay is. If you think .42 per mile is good pay, You may have issues. Have a happy Thanksgiving.