Hello all and thank you for all your info and opinions (especially Wedge, NoCoCraig, MiFamilyGuy, vinsanity $ flood; your perspectives in particular helped me to make my decision to come on over to USX).
I just signed on to the Wal Mart dedicated account out of Gas City, Indiana and was hoping someone could provide me with a little insight about what to expect. The recruiter tells me the average is about $800/wk which is OK by me for a local gig when I only have 10 months experience (3 months OTR & 7 months local).
I feel pretty fortunate to land a local dedicated gig at this experience level. However, I'm a little worried that the money won't materialize. In which case, I'd like to know if it would be possible to switch accounts or go regional without having to retrain and drive team. I'm not a big people person and like my space.
Under no circumstances do I want to change employers again. This will be my third job in a year (that's more than the previous 10 years) and I don't want to be perceived as a job-hopper.
For the last 7 months I have been workin my tail off pulling flatbed making local steel deliveries for little more than peanuts. I just can't swallow $500/wk (before taxes) any longer. My point is, I'm not afraid of hard work and I'll gladly take a driver unload account, regional, OTR or whatever brings in some decent cash. I just want to know what to expect should the Wal Mart account not fit my needs.
Thanks in advance for any input. Be safe drivers!
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Discussion in 'US Xpress' started by Wedge, Mar 24, 2012.
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Enjoy your hometime Wedge and congrats on the sit ups......
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Pleased to meet you, OtatKen.
I was loaned out to Walmart dedicated for a bit. It's fun, and pretty easy. I'm not sure what kind of income you'll generate in Gas City area, but the distances are greater in the mid-west than the east, so you might do pretty well out there (I work out of Shelby, NC when I'm on loan to Walmart).
It's doubtful that USX would send you out with a trainer if you stick with the Walmart gig for a while. You're coming in with some experience, so if you put in some time with the Walmart dedicated and then decide to transition to OTR, it should be somewhat seamless.
Walmart's pretty busy right now (Christmas) so you came in at a good time.
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Just remember to use that dead bolt. Had to think of you when somebody was punching in the code and cussing at my shower room at the TA earlier. I told him to try the other number 2.
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Hello There.
I may change the name of my truck from Snowball to Hurricane.
I'm making a run from Groveport, OH to Prince George, VA. My delivery appointment is set for 0800, but because of delays with the last load I should be arriving about mid-day.
Most of my hours will be gone by the time I'm unloaded, so finding a good spot to hide might be a challenge.
Just got word that USX is hunting for a re-power so this load can deliver on-time. If not..............
What's a little wind.
Thanks for reading.
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