I worked for Wheeler for a month, in the dead of winter out of the Avon Park OH Ford plant hauling cut vans... #### near killed me, and then standing out there near Lake Erie with wind, snow, rain and sleet... I worked the oil fields in ND and MT for nearly four years, that was easy compared to this. But, the work was steady and the pay was there every Friday at Wheeler, they are good people, no complaints. Was it worth it, not in my book. Not with all of the labor involved and the continual go go go... If you are a young man, and like a fast pace, Wheeler is worth checking out.
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Discussion in 'Car Hauler and Auto Carrier Trucking Forum' started by Mr&MrsPete, May 22, 2016.
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I have been here 9 months today. Doubled down at about month 6 and bought an old company truck. Having reread this whole post I didn't know what a Sun Country was when I hired in here. 9 months later I am thinking about buying a Sun Country my self.
Wheeler just increased subhauler rates to keep up with volume. Having loaded next to Sun Country trailers enough time now I can say that would make this work so much easier. That trailer can do everything Wheeler hauls but the Medium Duty trucks. He'll makes us look like fools with the cut vans even and can load Issuz #### quick too.
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As far as the Sun Country because the products Wheeler moves are so larger with either wheels base or height a 6 car Sun Country at best would move 3-4 units. Wheeler moves a huge number of cuts and hightop Transits and Promasters which a man could make a good living staying with. The 102" deck on the Sun Country would even allow for a couple of Medium Duties if a back haul was needed to get back to the cuts or vans.
Intimadtion is the only thing from stopping me from buying one. Sancrest has two on their lot right now for 63k. I tried to get on with one of the Subs that Wheeler uses that only run Sun Countries learn the trailer and after some consideration they decided they didn't want to upset the apple cart by grabbing me from where they get their freight from. Dam my luck I guess. -
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Truth is Banker I am making a #### good living but as others have mentioned the effort it takes to get a load loaded is well beyond what most people would welcome. The Sun Country struck my eye one day when I pulled up at the same time to load Mercedes cuts with one of them. I stacked them and he hit a couple of levers. By the time I had the bars bolted on it takes to stack them the Sun Country was loaded and gone. I had about another hour and a half of work yet to do. That day it started to pour the rain and I almost bought a trailer that week just out of spite. Thought I should take the time to learn a little more about it before jumping in with both feet. -
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