ATS/school

Well I would say that anyone who says that they arent worried a bit about frieght is either nuts or they have a very special niche that they dont have to worry about. I think that frieght will be slow for at least the first quarter. But ATS is a debt free company and that certainly cant hurt. I think we will probably move back to more specialized stuff, but then again if things are slow Im sure they will move anything that pays!

 

We have a book that lists all of our "approved" fuel stops. If you use one of those you just swipe your card and fuel. If you need to go "off network" you need to send in a request. It takes very little time to get it approved. Say less than a minute usually. If it takes longer its because dispatch is busy thats all. Fuel stops arent chosen for you any other way, ie its not a preplan you have to follow etc.. I dont think I got the open fuel card from complaining, I never did, and only asked for a different fuel stop 1-2 times. My FM just opened it for me. It could be from "time served" but I really hadnt been there all that long when it was opened. I would guess that you do have to show some responsibility and that you can do your own planning or something. I would guess that they need to find out how dependable/trustworthy you are or something like that. I mean they are giving you a company fuel card, cant blame them for wanting some kind of control!LOL

 

Wish we could get some nicer yards, besides rocks and mud.[/quote]


Aint that the truth! And how about some decent showers! And a nice lounge would be nice! Laredo, Jax, and NJ, and lets not forget Baltimore are sad, really sad. Fontana is the best I think, besides Gary I guess, but the yard is getting smaller now that Suncoast is using the back part of it. They spent $10 million or so on the "glass palace" would be nice if they spent a LITTLE on the terminals!LOL

 

NO problem! I dont know what I did to get the card opened really, just called one day for it for some reason and she just said "I left it permanently open". I wasnt gonna complain or ask too many questions!LOL As to logs, they are able to be loose leaf. Days banked is a trickier question, I dont really know. I have always been able to take as much time as I need. But I also try to have 7 days out for each day I take off. This hometime was a bit different, a they allowed me to come home three days earlier than I requested. That was probably more a condition of slow freight and me being pretty close already. I'll call in tomm. to see if they can get me a load or whats up.