Regional??? Yeah right!

Looks like not much has changed since I worked at IDC. I hired on 11 western and my first ld? Wa to Kansas. Pay has not changed either hired on at .36 that was a decade ago.

 

Just for your info that (Travels 11 Western,but runs 90% on the I-5 corridor) was not originally on there .I also saw that but after I had already been driving for them a month or so, they even changed the add on craigslist to include that quote which is a lot closer to the position. It use to just say (Runs 11 Western)

 

Good luck man with that new job!

 

I'm looking into IDC's KC regional, moving to KC, MO. this summer. Loads any better from there, or same ole crap? I don't mind so much going South or West, but North or East, not so much. Still doing my research, still too many questions yet unanswered. Trucks have APUs? Pay for deadhead? Days out to earn days off? Holidays off? Trucks have pre pass? Company have good standing with DOT? All of those things the company would not tell you until your hired. If anyone has answers to any of these questions, please share, Thanks.

Just want to do my due diligence before I commit. again, THANKS

 

You're in luck,there's no shortage of driving jobs in KC.I used to live and drive there.You have,KC,NKC,Olathe,Ks,Lawrence,ks several cities to base from.A lot of LTL class A jobs.Heavy on hand deliveries but holidays and weekends off.A lot of drives drive from KC to Lincoln,Ne for daily routes or KC to St.Louis,Mo orKc to Des Moines Ia etc.Have jobs where you haul containers to the rail yards. Try Penske in North Kc,R&L carriers in Pleasant Valley, Kc Piggyback,Dugan,24/7 Express,B&B Transfer in Lawrence ,Ks,theres a ton of regional and LTL carriers. Central Freight,JB Hunt etc. I think a lot of these were daycabs with 10 speeds.Not sure about the APU's.I drove there for a few years. Didnt have to worry about DOT except avoid the Harrisonville,Mo scale after 5am and like to shake you down at the Rockport,Mo scale(up on I-29 by the Iowa border.I drive in Washington now. I got tired of the 2 week stretches of 100° heat and driving around in 5 inches of snow every winter.That was the worst part.But yeah theres a few million people within a 50 mile radius of KC. Should be easy to get a driving gig.

 

Thanks, Bumbacladwar! You gave me a lot to look into, and I am most appreciative of you help on this. I used to drive for CFI now Con-way, but got tired of driving all 48 and Canada, mostly drove Northeast states. I hated the roads in the Northeast. Thanks again for the info.

 

Glad if I can help. I forgot about SAIA and Vistar and Estes. SAIA does a lot of dock to dock. You wear a fancy red shirt and carry a bunch of pro stickers in your pocket to label pallets (to keep track of where stuffs going. Had an ex coworker that went to drive for SAIA and loved it. Start out at $19.50 and over $20 hr after a few months.Lot of multi-stop local dock to dock.He was off almost every weekend also.I would check out SAIA definetely.