2017 Intermodal

I agree that you can do ok. I came from having my own authority as did several of the drivers I work with. We pretty much all agree that brokers are the scum of the earth and let someone else deal with their slimy #####. It was just a ton of work having to book loads, drive, and do all the paperwork. Is the money better, yes, but at what cost? I just show up and they tell me what they need me to do now. A lot less stress and I sleep in my bed overnight with my wife.

 

ok for you exp folks. ok so say i got a,20/40/53 and theres something with it wrong as im bringing it in a yard. if i do put "Y" for report any issues. do i still drop it or do i gotta lift off n drop chassis somewhere? also boy o boy did i get cussed out today at csx 71. i get a 40 run n it drops in csx 71. dispatch says drop . ticket on ingate says "drop" at track 9. last week my i had a private kiswani chassis. said "lift" at track 9. ok so i go to track 9. i drop. n 2 guys in lift trucks. block me in. cuss me out n lift me off. all within maybe 2-3 min. n my dispatch was like wth as well. i just couldnt beleive they are allowed to talk to ppl like that. crazy so did i do wrong by dropping? or is track 9 always a lift? last week i seen 3-4 guys drop by track 9 as im waiting for a lift off. i kid u not!

 

If it's a rail Chasis I drop where it says on J1 unless the lift is there doing lift offs, then I'll get it lift and go drop chassis on other side... And I don't let any of them operator talk to me like I'm a piece of trash... I'd give it right back to them who do they think they are?

 

ya i mean. idk. maybe i was wrong for droppin. but had i responded. id either been suspended ,banned or something . man gettin a empty csx umxu is hard at csx. so much bad orders.

 

I was banned from there till I took a safety class one time. But letting another man belittle you is a whole different animal. I understand they gotta deal with a lot of ignorant drivers, but I treat people how I wanna be treated and expect the same in return.

 

in all honesty, it comes down to three things. intermodal isnt the greatest gig but i'll tell you what, right outfit with decent money coming in and your humble, you're set. ((my opinion - may differ for others)).