Was I wrong for quitting US Xpress?

the fall out on saying yes or no to usx is mind boggling.

so who do we blame, the wuss for not putting in the dues, the bozo who will take your job if you dont or the company?

too much of one thing causes comunistic unions or unreasonable tyrannys.

 

I was just sayin why let a company treat you bad for a check.

And when i have to layover at a bus station for 24 hr my company put me in a hotel i did not have to ask. why settle for less.

 

family has to eat

 

understandable, but again the op was asking for peoples opinions, it all good, just sayin..

 

Spend a night in a bus station? Yeah, right.

WTF?

 

I have to admit, the 30 hour bus ride is fine, but they wanted you to spend the night at a bus station??? I guess I'm a little confused...How long was the wait in Ohio between bus rides? I guess maybe they were assuming you could sleep on the bus and just hang out at the bus station. Because I can't imagine actually going to sleep for the night at a bus station. Thats ridiculous.
From what I know, USX is a great company, whereas Swift is more of a starter company. But hey, whats done is done, and you still got a job lined up so good for you

 

I like to play a game when I'm sitting in a truck stop..it's called "Homeless or Driver?" Try it, it's fun and challenging

I think the rules are explained within the game's name:
Simply look at the derelicts walking in the truck stop parking lot, and try and tell who is a homesless guy wandering the parking lot, and who is just a nasty truck driver.

Back 'on topic' He should have stayed in the bus station, it would have gotten him ready for his profession as being homeless. If he is going to start crying and calling his shots before he even has his first job, he'll be sleeping in bus stations before long anyway.

Honestly, I find it hard to believe that USX would not have put him up in a hotel if the layover was that great...did the OP push the issue enough to even ask? You never know the answer unless you ask the question.

I push my students kind of hard the first few days they're on my truck, as well as throw them some worst case scenarios/horror stories, to see how they react. If it seems like too much Midol or Summer's Eve is needed, I don't hesitate to tell them, this may not be the career choice for them.

I don't personally think this is actually an issue of USX not being the right company for the OP, but trucking being the right career. It is NOT a vacation, or a sleepover where you gossip about dreamy boys and do your hair and nails. It is a job full of personal sacrifice.

The task of driving, itself, is pure mindless monkey work, it's everything beyond the steering wheel holding that is the true job and challenge. If you're this soft before you're even on the road, you may want to rethink your career choice.

The turnover rate is incredibly high in the industry because of lack of adequate research of the career itself by the candidates. I can't believe how many newly minted CDL holders have less than no clue about what the job itself involves.

I've had students tell me they weren't going to drive at night or on Sundays (I drive OTR reefer lol) I tell them the cold hard reality, and that they need to think long and hard, that night, about their 'demands' and figure out if this is the right carrer path. Otherwise, they are wasting everyone's time and money.

There are plenty of people who truly want a job that can support themselves and their families, and will do whatever it takes to make that happen. If you're not one of them, GTFO of the way, and let the other people get behind the wheel.

Sorry, for the long, well though out diatribe. I know the norm is just to post "OP is a ##### and/or *insert company name here* sucks" with no supporting argument for your statement

 

This... I feel like a lot of new drivers come in a little entitled. Nothing should matter in your first year except for getting experience. Once you get experience, you call the shots. With experience comes money and options.

I get mad at my company often, but have to suck it up because I'm fortunate to have a job. Every company is going to do something that you want to quit over. At the end of the day, you're only hurting yourself.

 

i could write a book on my 14 weeks training adventures in Dallas TX- did not go home i stayed just to get the $500 bonus- for not going home during the half way point- yes the training was suppose to be for 8 -10 weeks but they found out that i was not leaving til i got a truck and the bonus- but after 11 months of low mileage with low pay i left with no regrets- my trainer still calls me one of his friends- just talked to him yesterday -training was almost 4 years ago!

 

GO HOME!!!!

This career is not for you!