1. driverjoe

    driverjoe Light Load Member

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    Can anyone tell me anything about ABF? As a road driver how long does it take to move up the board to get put on a steady bid/turn? Are u on call for long? Thinking of maybe going with them but not sure I can deal with being on call. Thanks
     
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  3. ACH1130

    ACH1130 Road Train Member

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    Go there and dont look back. They are teamsters, and pay very well! You will be on an extra board for quite some time as the turn-over rate is very very VERY low. I didnt take the job because they are a hour away and didnt feel like being on call for that. I work at YRC where Im not on call, but im a city driver and go in every day at 8am. If there is no work they call me, or if someone is late they go home and I get their route for the day
     
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  4. cool35

    cool35 Heavy Load Member

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    I agree with ACH1130. Go with ABF. Very good place to work even if you have to put up with their extra board for a while.
     
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  5. driverjoe

    driverjoe Light Load Member

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    Always hate being an extra but I was thinking the same thing. Hard to beat the pay and benefits. I surf these trucker forums often and I have not found any of the usual negative comments about ABF. Thanks for taking the time to reply. Safe runnin.
     
  6. ACH1130

    ACH1130 Road Train Member

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    Like I said if they were closer to me I wouldve taken the job. But YRC is good too, same union and all. Pretty much same politics. IF your going as a road driver, you could be out for a few days but will always be kept in a hotel paid by the company, so you wont be sleeping in a truck. Eventually as you build senority you can get a bid run that you are home everyday. Dont know how your home life is but LTL can be very good, especially to get experience but you seem to have plenty lol. Im just waiting on the call to this constructions job I applied for
     
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  7. ACH1130

    ACH1130 Road Train Member

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    If you got questions though about LTL feel free to ask, or even message me and will try to do my best to answer... used to be a guy on here who knew EVERYTHING about ABF since he worked there for quite some time but hes no longer on the forum(said he was retired or banned)
     
  8. cool35

    cool35 Heavy Load Member

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    I agree that the extra board isn't fun but LTL is the way to go. I have pondered going back to dedicated OTR but when I really think long and hard about it, I always decide against it. Who wants to sleep in a truck when they pay for a hotel? Or better yet, who wants to run teams? All the good OTR companies are gone in my mind. It's been all down hill for me since CF went out of business. They were the last of the good OTR companies. Well Watkins and Overnight were good too
     
  9. Grouch

    Grouch Road Train Member

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    ABF


    PRO:
    Union wages
    Excellent benefits, all paid
    Holiday Pay
    Breakdown and delay time paid
    Meet and turn or sleep in a hotel, not a truck

    CON:
    ???????
    Well, maybe until you gained some seniority, you will be "living by the phone" Better than living in a truck.
     
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  10. driverjoe

    driverjoe Light Load Member

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    Yup sittin in the recliner beats sittin in the drivers seat anyday. Only draw back for me is the commute. Having been either OTR or close by I have never had to commute more than a few miles each way and then not many times a week. The terminal being 45 miles oneway may have to buy a fuel efficient small car and leave the pickup in the barn. Well guess its good to have choices at least. Safe runnin
     
  11. cool35

    cool35 Heavy Load Member

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    That's how it always was for me. All the good driving jobs are in the inland empire which is about 60-80 miles from me. I had to do that at Yellow in 2007. Took an hour and 15 min each way to work. Was still worth it. I was driving my wife's Toyota Corolla.
     
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