Where's Everyone @?

Unloaded this morning without incident, called in saying I was empty soon as dispatch got in the office. "Ok I'll start finding you something." Start?! 3 hours later got a pre plan to pick up about 3 hours away in Nogadoches TX. Luckily for me it loads tomorrow morning, 8 am at the EARLIEST. Yay, more sitting. And it goes to our yard in Omaha. Which I can't make in one shot. And I'm sure once I get there Saturday anything they have isn't going to be ready til Saturday night if I'm lucky.

 

Understatement of the century. Haha but thanks man. I don't regret leaving Estes in St. Louis. I'll say that. If changes in management weren't made I would have retired there. I was the 12 person to quit when I did and I hear like 7 more have since I left. And 4 have gotten fired. How corporate doesn't see that a major terminal just lost 23 drivers in 6 months I'll never know. As far as pay, work schedule, and consistency of knowing what you're doing at Estes tho, yes I do. Absolutely I do. You'd be in trouble for everything, they'd hold your job over your head and make up rules as they went along. BUT you knew you were going home everyday, and the only time I ever sat was when I teamed with them & Salt Lake wouldn't let us leave because of the weather. And that was like a night. And they put us in a hotel. This is just ridiculous. Absolute lack of planning. I've never driven for a company that didn't know what you were doing on the other end of a delivery. Especially when it takes 2 days to get there. And then tell you every weekend "we'll get you routed back to St. Louis." Only to be brought up to the yard and sit in Omaha all day.

 

Ok. I thought it was just me. I'm sorry for your frustration and I can definitely relate, I just thought I'd been the only one getting hosed lately. I don't get it. I delivered in Tulsa the other week and it was a 3 phone call ordeal if I could take the turnpike. My delivery was literally right off the turnpike. Unless we can rent a helicopter and air drop it onto them, I don't see another option. When I got in my mailbox once I got back to Omaha this week from my last week off I didn't get layover pay I was owed on my check for sitting at our yard for 20 hours last Saturday. At this point it's not even worth bringing up I feel. Oh well. It almost seems as if Greater Omaha is tightening the noose on the transportation side because they are getting real stingey lately. and "forgetting" stuff.

 

Oh boy is right. Well at least you have something to do. Don't take that for granted. You know I don't even think I know who you drive for. Care to indulge me?

 

Got it! Sorry I didn't get the alert saying I had one. Thanks man