Old Dominion or ABF

It depends on LOCATION...LOCATION...LOCATION. The closer you are to a major city, the steadier the work, the futher away, less steady. And having LTL companies recruiting at schools obviously means their desperate for drivers, and it may be an indication of a high turnover rate.

And by the way, I thought you were teaming with your sister?

 

I'd go with Old Dominion. They have better equipment and none of that union crap.

 

Are you interested in linehaul, or P&D?

Your probably gonna start off on the docks first, so I hope you've driven a forklift before.

 

Depends on the individual situation, both companies are excellent choices for a CAREER opportunity. If you were able to suck it up on the extra board for a while, ABF would be the choice. Marginally higher wages with FREE insurance = greater take home pay, not to mention the pension, although some will question it's solvency.

A good childhood friend of mine got in to Old Dominion 12 or 14 years ago and holds a linehaul bid that grosses over 90k per year. He also says the company leaves him alone to do his job, you can't put a price on that in my opinion. He does pay for his insurance (maybe $80-90/week, I can't remember his exact figure) and he's gets some sort of matching 401(k).

I personally don't think you could go wrong with either.

 

does OD hire at eight four pa very often

 

It seems like they hire 10 at a time when they're advertising, I'm not sure how often they do it though. I can ask my buddy if you like.

 

i'd go with od all the way, i wouldn't care what abf paid. you will be treated better at od than a union scamp.

 

I have a buddy with OD in Las Vegas and he is happier than a tornado in a trailer park.