Chicago Intermodal.... anyone?

We are not hearing many good things from our grain (beans and corn) customers regarding exports. They usually start up in Oct., due to the heavy rains in April, May, June, a lot of fields didn't get planted until very late, harvest is expected to be much later, so exports may not start until mid-Nov. is what they are talking now.

 

Looks like things are starting to pick up?

 

55 hours this week for me, my dispatcher sent me a message today that said the whole darn country is getting hit with this slump right now though. I'm thinking were losing a lot of our OTR guys, you know it isnt good when they are asking the drivers to be patient, pretty sure it's supposed to be the other way around.

 

Something I said I would never do is work local Intermodal and Just started in the Chicago area 2 weeks ago with an hourly wage job... So far great.. 50-60 hours a week with overtime after 40... been busy and they say right now its slow... sometimes the wait to get a flip at the rail can be long but being paid by the hour isn't an issue... couldn't imagine being paid percentage and working rails... hourly IMO is were its at...

 

Thanks for trying to hate but no the JB local drivers I know get paid percentage... You must have missed I work for hourly pay... Who you with swift? LOL

 

Ok... I'm at CN Harvey daily but not with JB...