Ready to jump!

Outfits are having problems finding drivers right now because alot of the baby-boomer generation is retiring and there's not many to replace them. Younger guys and gals would rather go to college and don't see trucking or really any blue-collar job as a good career choice. Can't really blame them what with the way this industry has gone downhill and the loss of so many good-paying blue-collar jobs to Mexico and China.

But the flip-side of the coin is that you don't have wait as long to move up in seniority as you would in the past. A friend of mine hired onto ABF about a year ago and he already has a start-time and a route, because about 6 high-seniority drivers retired which shot him up the totem pole like a rocket. That would have been unheard of when I started out. Back then, it was wait by the phone or work the dock for at least 2-3 years...and winter time you'd better have some $$$ salted away.

 

I actually interviewed with overland petroleum a few weeks ago, any advice for a rookie at the company?

 

Keep in mind it is a family owned outfit. They are staunch LDS folks. Best advice I can give is to keep a civil tongue in your head. Other than that, just do your job to the best of your ability and you'll do fine. IMHO, they were a very good company to work for. Particularly when compared to other Mormon owned outfits, and particularly here in Utah.

 

Keep in mind it is a family owned outfit. They are staunch LDS folks. Best advice I can give is to keep a civil tongue in your head. Other than that, just do your job to the best of your ability and you'll do fine. IMHO, they were a very good company to work for. Particularly when compared to other Mormon owned outfits, and particularly here in Utah.

 

Hey thanks, I'm actually LDS myself so it shouldn't be an issue. Though it may be the first LDS owned company I've ever worked for

 

what's LDS?

 

A Mormon-member of The Church Of Jesus Christ of latter day saints,
Not too be confused with LSD .. Catholics, Baptists, Lds folks is the proper term actually, not Mormon

 

Stands for "Little Dirty Secrets..."

Well, actually I believe it stands for "Latter Day Saints." There is an interesting book written by Jon Krakauer, titled "Under The Banner of Heaven" and subtitled "A Story of Violent Faith." I'm taking no sides for or against this book, but it is interesting reading. Non Fiction.