Metropolitan Trucking

Hi, just wanted to let all of you know I have been with metro for 8 years. Started as a Chicago regional and am now Chicago local. There have been good times and bad as there is with any trucking co.I have been driving for 36 years and started with a company in Chicago.There is never going to be a company that is right for everyone. In the trucking business there are times that are you can make a lot of money and then times that are slow and you make less. Ther was a period at metro a few years ago that almost every driver was down by about 250.00 per week.that went on for several months then things picked up.A lot of drivers quit and some came back later.
Working out of the Bolingbrook,IL yard every body there is great. My wife was very ill for 2 1/2 years.and they worked with me so I could take time off when i needed it.Right now the economy is bad in areas for trucking others are good. You have to remember that trucking is not for everybody.If you are married your spouse has to be able to be alone and take care of things on their own because you might be hundreds of miles away. I firmly believe that trucking has to be in your blood. It can get very lonely on the road,especially if you have to lay over. As far as metro is concerned overall its a good company to work for.I have met and talked to Joe jr. and he is a great person. He will listen to you.
There have been a lot of changes since I started there,Some of them at first seemed a little odd and hard to get used to. Some of them were not good and management changed them..
The trucking industry is undergoing a lot of changes right now and it will take some time to get everything in place.
I hoped I have helped those that are in or thinking about being a truck driver.

 

still getting under 2000 every week and if i especially if i say i dont want to run on the weekend... i am going to stick it out my 90 days and see what happens.. if i dont loose my house by then !!!!!!!!!!!

 

maybe the old saying holds, LOL "no news is good news"

 

I worked for them in the late 1970's out of the old yard in North Bergen, NJ. Back then it was Joe in the suit and tie & Ed in the shop. Took a while to figure out they were brothers and part owners.

 

Hey Rhino:

Sorry to hear about things going down hill at Metro. I seriously considered moving to that company but I am going to hold off moving anywhere until Spring 2009. They really seemed like a "non-typical" trucking company and I was impressed by the recruiter and, what appeared to be, truthfulness. Hope things turn to the better.

 

I have been with a couple OTR companies (PTL and SMX) and in response to your mileage concerns, 400 mi a day average equals 2000 miles a week and if you need to be home every Fri. night til Sun. then you are not going to average 2500-3000/ wk no matter who you work for. It seemed to me that the extra run on Fri. afternoon that would deliver Sat. or Sun. would be the difference in making the miles. I understand completely what you are saying, and I feel the same as you feel, but going to another company that promises you 3K miles a week AND home every weekend is not possible. (in my opinion and what I have seen/experienced and heard) If anyone knows of a company, I AM THERE, cause I need my weekends and miles, too. Also, keep in mind that this is Nov and things tend to slow down for a couple months over the holidays. Stay safe.

 

it is slow all over. worked for metro back in the 85 to89 good co.
but went back to flats.

 

well i couldnt afford to work for metro my full 90 days .. quite 2 weeks ago and went back to my old job with a local company... guarenteed $750 gross a week min. normally i gross $900 a week and am home in bed every day... to reply to gearjammer wasnt looking fpr 3000 a week and being home on weekends but couldnt get 2000 a week i am sure yo now what the pay for 1700 to 1900 miles a week equals couldnt afford to do that almost lost my house from not making any money was only taking home 4 to 450 a week... i was talking to one of there local drivers in jersey and he was getting more miles then me but he was hourly figure that one out... they are really nice people there maybe just my manager was the bad egg dont know but am happier being home every day

 

I work for Barr Nunn. The salary drivers are only working about 5 hours a day things are slow everywere. The trick is to find a job that has guarantees. I earn my salary so long as I'm available to work. Most important, I'm home Friday midday and out Sunday 10pm at the earliest. We don't get paid $60k a year but at $50k it's the friendliest situation I've come across since my union driving job left town. We currently have a hiring freeze the economy is so slow. The milage guys are hurting. By milage guys I mean anyone working for any company that is paid by milage anywere.
If you want to make the big bucks you need to stay out 5 weeks plus at a time. I've got 11 years driving and I'm through staying out. It only leads to burnout and stress that doesn't build as easily if you get home every week and though the house during the week.

I'm sorry it didn't work out at Barr Nunn. All the OTR companys are the same if you want quality home time you sacrifice milage. if you want miles you get home when they say its ok not when you decide. If you want free steel tip boots you go work for Schneider. God forbid if you need a good medical plan lol.

The best driving jobs are the ones that aren't advertised.

 

It's really very nice but it goes with too slow speed.....Keep it up....