I just got hired by USF Reddaway

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Giuseppe Ventolucci, Nov 29, 2015.

  1. Giuseppe Ventolucci

    Giuseppe Ventolucci Medium Load Member

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    No contradiction my friend. I was working OT not long ago and making deliveries from the Bay Area to LA just a few weeks ago. Family time was after 30 days or only weekends making those deliveries to LA.

    Even with OT now I'll still be going home every day. Get what I'm saying ?
     
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  3. Alaska76

    Alaska76 Road Train Member

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    I do. As I said before, sincerely, I am glad this is going to be an improvement for you and yours.
     
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  4. Upright

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    People are dying to work at the port. Its hard to get in there. Who did you work for? I dont think you were a longshoreman. Probably a container hauler there. I was going to say, youd be crazy to give up a longshoreman job up for usf reddaway.
     
  5. Giuseppe Ventolucci

    Giuseppe Ventolucci Medium Load Member

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    You are exactly right. I was just hauling containers. Monday I had to haul tanks, but I only worked here for like two weeks.

    It's actually not hard to find work. All you need is a TWIC card and somebody willing to hire you and there's a lot of guys looking for drivers at that place
     
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    I still live in the bay so I know. The thing with container haulers, its hurry up and wait. I use to work for a tanker company that goes to the docks. I know how they operate. I personally couldnt do containers just for that reason. Its a mad house in there. If I ever work for a container company it would be with the shipping companies like sealand that have thier own trucks.
     
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  7. Giuseppe Ventolucci

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    I was hauling tanks for Berkeleys farms in Hayward to the Port of Oakland. Since I don't get my TWIC card yet, my boss had to get the tank inside the Meltons terminal. That's probably the fastest terminal in this area. They take you in really quick.

    I like the work there, but that's probably cuz I didn't have to wait all day in line with the containers for the other terminals
     
  8. GiantBeard

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    I'm probably far off topic, but what's a longshoreman?

    I'm very new to trucking, but there's no way I'm sticking with this company after my contracts up, unless I get a lot more pay. I haul a reefer from Indio to SF and Petaluma twice a week for crap pay and no benefits. What's it take to find something better?
     
  9. Chinatown

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    A longshoreman is a worker who loads and unloads cargo onto ships.
     
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  10. Giuseppe Ventolucci

    Giuseppe Ventolucci Medium Load Member

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    It's a person hired directly by the Port of Oakland or any other Port.

    If you live in the Bay Area, you should definitely go for your TWIC card and look on Craigslist for driver positions. There's many guys with trucks looking to hire new CDL drivers. If you have a clean record you have a good chance to land a job working for a big or smaller company at this port. I know there's money to be made here.

    My only warning is that you really have to be patient once you're in line to get into the terminals. This is one of the reasons I'm not staying.
     
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    What is your weekly or annual pay now?
     
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