United Road Questions

I got a call from them a couple of weeks ago from a recruiter of theirs and wanted to share a bit of the conversation I had. They do pay 25% of the load and from what I was told its primarily day cab work. My other question to the recruiter was in fact about damages. She told me that they thoroughly go over how to inspect the vehicles while you would be in training also they run on paper logs. What really turned me off to United Road was I could not get a straight answer about loading, unloading, or deadhead pay/miles.

The recruiter also mentioned that drivers stay of 7 days and home two. Which is not a deal breaker but without knowing weather you get paid for deadhead and loading/unloading of vehicles I just figured this was not an opportunity to further pursue. From what I have seen on the road they run peterbuilt day cabs no sure about the transmissions.

From my experience with Baltimore (Dundalk) I had to have a TWIC card to gain entrance into the terminal when I did flatbed for another company. If you really want to learn how to haul cars this would not be a bad place to work but with Jack Cooper and Cassens hiring you really should look at an opportunity with them first. I know for one thing those guys do excellent as far as health and welfare, loading pay, unloading pay, pension, and paying for deadhead along with excellent training.

 

I worked for us for almost 3yrs. At first when I met the manager he told me if you want to may money this is the place. Granted having come out of an enclosed environment, I was very green insofar as loading concepts with different types of cars an trucks.in 7 months I made 62,000. But STOP the presses the next January he was fired. New crew, new sheriff, welcome to the world of MICRO management. Long story made short my revenue for the month of March 21,774.28 to the truck. U do the math at 25% after taxes and deduction about 480.00 a week. Rude awakening to the Right to Work law. Manager told me "you make more money than me", and then her boss says "I give the loads out to the driver that I want to have them". Well thanks for the training, if I ever get back into can hauling I'll always remember u r's southeast division

 

I was leased to URS for one calender year. Freight was good but dispatch sucked. Almost lost my house due to the obscene money I lost due to the bad dispatch.

 

Hey speed jack cooper is hiring in Baltimore they have 2 yards one that does fords the other toyotas. If I was you I we old try them first ( they are union) .

 

I'm a O/O with URS but can answer some of your questions....

1) They have a lot of local work and also Jags/Rovers that go to the Midwest.
2) Company guys get day cab trucks with motel cards and a book of places that you can stay at.
3) see above
4) There is some dealers that take night drops (sti) but more of them are dropped during business hours.
5) Company drivers do not pay for damages but it does take away from the bonus they can earn.
6) 25% of the gross is kind of the normal for quite a few companies. The safety money you talk about falls into the damage this as well.
$1125 is kind of to the low side. I'm sure there is guys making that but there is also guys making 80-100k a year.
7) They have Sterlings and Peterbilts. The newest Peterbilts have automatics but all the trucks previous to those are 10 speeds I believe.
As far as in your other post the SE Division is where I have been leased at since 03. It is was you make of it. If you work and do what you say you are going to do there isn't really any problems. There is drivers that bring problems on themselves but I think that is anywhere that you work.

 

really good info

 

I might be joining them out of Hammond,IN.
They say 85k first year,105k average,
top 25% make 145k
Any drivers out of Indiana?