You can't judge how well a company pays by the car people drive to work. The smartest people I know drive older cheap cars to work.
Is it true about Saia and OD?
Discussion in 'LTL and Local Delivery Trucking Forum' started by cherishangel, May 1, 2015.
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Well, if one is pushing their 14 each night and actually getting compensated properly for it, then I don't see anything wrong with that. Those high, $100k/year numbers seem quite enticing for those of us trying to make short work of current bills that need to be paid off. Throttle down to something less tedious later once that task has been completed.
I'm out here pushing my 14 every night/day with the current outfit and I'm back down to what some long-haul/irregular route otr guy makes in a good week. Got to make that change soon before it all goes.....POOP. -
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I was gunning for a position in Albuquerque for awhile, but after a couple of drives back and forth to there, it seems to have lost steam ever since they decided to bring on some transfers from another terminal as opposed to someone off the street. I even turned down a relocation to a further linehaul position with ODFL in Commerce City for a possible hire in Albuquerque.
After several months, it appear a far flung, relocation is no longer avoidable if I want to get things paid off.
Sleep in the pickup truck when I'm not working perhaps? Those 303 area sticker shocks with the rents are no joke.buckmanmike Thanks this. -
best way is to rent a room up here in California east (colorado). Hell, you're a truck driver, you aren't home anyway. Lots of people renting rooms (for what an entire apartment should rent for, but still) that's a much better deal than a whole place.
Ping me if you get closer to relo'ing here and I"ll tell you if an area is rich and vibrant or worth living in. (and some places are just very difficult to commute from/to) -
From what little I've seen, the folks that get called onto the carpet bring their troubles upon themselves. Once in a while someone needs an attitude check or tries to cover up a minor incident, which makes it much worse for them in the long run.
Expectations are generally about the same as any other company I've worked for, and working conditions are better than most. I came over from one of Ruan's flatbed accounts (thumbs down, fart noise). I won't do 3rd party logistics ever again. That was a special kind of nightmare I don't intend to repeat.bentstrider83 Thanks this. -
Yeah, as Naptown mentioned, it really seems to depend on who's sitting in the linehaul manager's seat. I will say that I know of 5 drivers who were canned in the past 6 months because of accidents, all of which appealed, and got their jobs back. All of the accidents were reactions to other drivers who were at fault. What I don't understand is why management / corporate is willing to terminate, only to hire again after an appeal process. It's not like the facts of each particular incident changed. Not sure if this is an insurance thing or what, but in the meantime drivers are out of a paycheck until they get their jobs back. If you're willing to hire a driver back, why terminate to begin with? I know all 5 drivers personally - this isn't rumor mill.
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