Gray's Transportation

My husband isn't a newb to driving. He's got 10 years under his belt, so this we know. But, I'll tell ya one thing about Gray's...years ago my husband was stuck working for Schnieder and even THAT was far better than Gray's! Thank you to those of you here who are supportive, and have been offering advice. I do have an update on how things are going...

He got a call back from both Roehl and Conway. He just needs a few months of 'recent' experience under his belt (which he gets) so he's looking at some small outfits near us now to go that route I guess. Then again, some small outfits out there can be awesome places to work for too, so who knows, he may end up sticking with one of them. At any rate, he's not a lazy guy, nor is he new to being on the road. I guess you might call him a 'Green Horn' just because his experience isn't recent, but that's about it. He's literally done most of it, from local, to dedicated, to long haul..drop&hook and full unloads...reefers, tankers...you name it, he's done it. With the exception of Hazmat, flatbeds and tarping. He full on gets it, and the lifestyle, which trucking is more about than anything. I get it too. Our kids are teens now, so its not mandatory that he's home weekly, though we do sure miss him when he's gone. (Hums '18 Wheeler...Roll On...')

He's also never been a person to abandon ANYTHING, nor walk from a job. He's an old school 'if ya got a job, you're lucky, count your blessings' kinda guy. This experience with Gray's actually HURT him and led to his breakdown. He HAD to walk away. I watched his demeanor and ego drop overnight. Not something I would want another family to go through, so I posted what happened here. My hopes are that maybe, someone who was thinking about going to work for Gray's will see this, and whether they believe it or not, will at least start looking into them and reading the countless other horror stories that involve this particular company. If what happened to us can somehow save another family the pain and headache we've gone through, then I will feel I've done something good.

 

Thank you so much for your kind words. An update: as of right now, he is talking with 3 companies, all of whom found him here so they know about him and what's going on. He's in the process of picking one and should be back on the road by next week.