Hi there,
Long story short ; my hubby is a great guy, started working for a local union company in 2015, wasn't getting the hours, moved to a different part of the state with the same company and has been there for 2 years. He is still on call and as the company is in union negotiations, it seems that business is slow. I don't want to name the company. He had a bid last winter and it was good as he worked overnight (n the dock) but he had a regular paycheck. There are three guys ahead of him on the list.
When he is called in daily, the paycheck is great. But the last three months have been not brilliant. Some weeks he works 60 hours, others he works 2 days. He is in his mid '50's, clean license good medical etc.
My questions are ; do all companies start out this way, if he changed now, would it be worth his while or would he be back at the start again? We are hoping to do team driving, but I need to get experience and am moving to live with him full time in a few weeks. Strange situation ; he moved for more work, and I stayed to let our youngest finish high school.
We are in North East PA. I also wanted to add that he has not had a paid vacation in 2 years due to the previous union contract. This on call gig really sucks as you cannot plan anything at all. Is all trucking like this? Or will we have some say in time off at some stage?
This on call crap is just horrible.
Is it time to move on?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by doireann, Apr 16, 2018.
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It takes time to build up seniority but the wait is usually worth it.
If he leaves for another company he'll be basically starting all over again. If the new company can offer him wages and benefits that meet or exceed what he has now and what he can reasonably expect in the future it would be worth looking at.
At his age it might be better to stay where he is. In the ten or so years until he retires he can move up the board quite a ways.Last edited: Apr 16, 2018
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Calex Logistics hires new cdl grads and runs teams to California. I've seen their trucks in Las Vegas; they have freight going there from PA:
Calex Logistics
58 Pittston Ave.
Pittston,PA 18640
If you want to check their website, you have to type in the website address. If you click on the website address that's on Google, you get a Chinese pump factory; their website address has been hijacked!Last edited: Apr 16, 2018
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@blairandgretchen can elaborate. If I were him, I'd run there immediately. Later, you can join him and both make insane money.blairandgretchen and tow614 Thank this. -
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Try a non-union position.
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I've heard the new contract is supposed to improve on the vacation deal and get the pay back up where it's supposed to be, but it won't affect the on-call stuff. I'd suggest he find out how much seniority the bottom man with a schedule run has at his terminal. That will be your rough guide to how long he'll live like that.
I really don't want to encourage jumping without gathering all the info first. All terminals are different and Dayton, OH could be worse than yours. But I do know of bottom drivers at OD running 500-600 miles per night consistently. When things get slow, they are offered to either "bag out" (keep working, but stay in hotels the rest of the week) or stay home that night. From what I hear, it's not that common and at least they have that choice. They also start out in the middle of OD's pay scale.blairandgretchen Thanks this.
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