Barr Nunn, US Xpress, Barr Nunn, US Xpress.....

Down to the wire now. I've been out of work for 5 weeks, no money left from Christmas and had to bury my little brother right after Christmas. That took the last money we had. I no longer have the luxury of time and will be working for either Barr Nunn or US Xpress on Monday. I'm scheduled for orientation with both, but still waiting to hear from BTC and a local job. I'm primarily a flatbedder, but have pulled some dry vans.

Tomorrow, I have to take a load over to Atlanta, for the casual company I've been driving for since being laid off on 12/10. This is only my second load since then. So, I'll be gone more than half the day, leaving only tomorrow afternoon and Friday. No way any company can get me approved in that short a time. Already had a half dozen "Thanks, but we're not hiring in your area at this time."

Here's the deal. I'm married, with a young daughter (7) and live in northwester SC, just off of I-85 and not far from I-26. I was over the road for almost 5 years and don't look forward to doing it again. I've been home every night since June and like it.

The Barr Nunn job is with their Southeastern Hometime Fleet, home on weekends, at 34 cpm, with band pay for shorter runs, up to 88 cpm for under 100 miles.

The US Xpress job is with their Eastern Fleet, home every 7 to 10 days, at 38 cpm.

You guys that have driven for them recently, or are now driving for either, are those home times realistic? I know this time of year, miles are scarce. How many miles are you getting now?

 

Decided to wait one more week, before accepting either. I really don't feel that God's plan is for me to hit the road and leave my family again. When my daughter was a toddler, she didn't know any different, but now that I've been home nightly for nearly a year, it will really be hurtful for us both, for me to go back OTR. I've got a couple of leads on some local work and the temp company I'm with will likely keep me busy all of next week.

 

I drove for McElroy for two weeks. At the time, I had 1-1/2 years as an expediter, driving a 24' straight truck and 6 months, pulling a flatbed. I told the recruiter I also had 4 years in the Marines as a heavy vehicle operator, hoping to avoid having to be with a "trainer". He said that based on my experience, he could start me at 32 cpm. I signed on, went for two weeks of orientation, then put out with a trainer. His first lesson was to show me how to cheat logs. As an expediter, I already knew that and it was one of the reasons I left that company. This trainer, had no clue on how to use the QC and I managed to teach him that. He spent most of his time asleep in the passenger seat. On day 11 with this trainer, I got a call from McElroy, saying that my pay would only be 28 cpm, since they didn't count military. Of course, I already knew they couldn't count that, I only brought it up to try to get out of having to spend 4 weeks with a trainer. We were on I-40, in Knoxville, TN, when I got the call. I pulled off the highway at the 254 mm, about 90 minutes later, told the trainer he was on his own and walked a mile to my sisters house. I was back at work the next day, pulling a flatbed, for the company I'd left.

I only bring this up to point out that you can't trust a recruiter. Know how to tell when a recruiter is lieing to you?



















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