I've been through the Temple terminal 1 time. Seems very strange. I've never heard of doing anything like what you mention. Combo driver out of my terminal just does dock and city. comes in at the same time everyday. Are you looking for home daily only? They should have extra board where you're out for 5 days just driving terminal to terminal.
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Discussion in 'LTL and Local Delivery Trucking Forum' started by TheyCallMeDave, Feb 8, 2018.
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Saia has gotten extremely bad with the micromanagment.
With Estes as I understand it with combo youre working mostly city and some dock. Youll ocassionaly cover linehaul runs when someone is on vacation or calls in sick. I don't think you'll be asked to stay out unless it's a lay down run, in which case you' come back the very next day.TheyCallMeDave Thanks this. -
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I had always heard utility/combo drivers at Estes wouldn't switch back and forth between days and nights in the same week, as it destroys your hours. Week to week is another story. But I could be wrong.
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About the only way I see that occurring is him realizing his mistake, and slamming on the brakes, which of course triggers the recording, so they burned him for not having both hands at 10-2, and obviously the front camera captured the stop sign. I'm not sure I'll be returning. My wife will probably be pissed becasue I need to work but ####. The whole video portion of orientation was "SAFETY,SAFETY,SAFETY" which is great, but at the same time, they've got the policies to the point where just about EVERYTHING can get you coached, and or fired. Smoke in the truck? Fired, both hands not on the wheel? You're getting "coached" Touching the radio, "you're getting coached" hell touch ANYTHING pretty much and you're getting coached if they catch you. You're not AT LEAST 6+ seconds behind the car in front of you? You're ### is getting "coached." That's what one of the drivers told me this morning when I asked him. None of which looked to thrilled. It's ridiculous.
Regarding the Estes position, that's the assumption I was under, although when I showed up to my interview, he was saying that it's not uncommon to be sent to Houston which is no biggie, as well as out of state to assit the terminal in Colorado, and one other state he mentioned that has slipped my mind. That kind of threw me for a loop.
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I'll go Estes 100% lol
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I'm a 12 year linehaul veteran at UPS Freight and if I lost my gig here I would try to get on at Estes or OD in no particular order. I would never consider Saia with their current rules of no cb usage, Bluetooth, etc....
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