Now what’s the top company?

This I agree with, and can't argue with what you stated above

 

Make up to $$,$$$ a year.......
As a fleece purchase driver or 1099 and convince the IRS you can't pay your taxes etc.

 

That was a non lease non 1099. I dont think National Carriers does 1099s.

 

my two teams at forward air ltl are grossing 389k and 396k over the last twelve monthsas of my accountants info back in the first week of this month.

Don't hear too much about them, but i know they are looking for some teams and solos in areas. Theyve always treated me right.

 

Wow no wonder WM Private Fleet drivers are leaving.

Now I can finally afford to by that ocean front property in Arizona, but only if you'll throw the Golden gate bridge in free

 

What part was wrong. According to the drivers I ran in to, after that crash, they started putting in cameras, and insisting that drivers give them access to their phone account to verify usage which all started post accident. If they stopped doing that, I wasn't aware of it, but the part of the starting pay drop had been a hot topic on the forum for quite some time.

 

Post #24@ 9:02am couldn't be any more clear.

 

Who is the top company to work for?

That depends on everybody's definition of what a top company is and what segment of the industry one wants to be in.

Some are happy living in a truck and pounding the pavement year round. Others wanna be home and enjoy their lives outside the truck. Some prefer tanker work, others flatbed.

I'll say this. I wouldn't, at this stage of my career, take any OTR job that doesn't pay a minimum of $85k a year. But, I would take a local, home daily job for 65-70 (my current gig is home daily, and I'll make around 70 this year. And I'm home to see my kids grow) . Yes, that may sound a bit pretentious. I don't care. My record speaks for itself.

So, what some may view as a top company, others will say is garbage. I have a buddy that works for UPS package, as a feeder driver. Home daily, killer benefits, and makes great money. I wouldn't want his job though. Too much micromanaging over there for my taste. I, on the other hand, make less, and I'm not bothered by the office of the boss. I drive a new truck and trailer. As loong as the job gets done, in a satisfactory fashion, nobody cares. And that to me, is priceless.

 

I couldn't encourage my friends to work this job for 100 grand a year. They can't imagine not sleeping in their own bed, not being able to do what they want on the weekends, not seeing their gfs or wives and kids every day, etc. This job is not for everyone and just because one doesn't try to shove their lifestyle on their friends doesn't mean they don't like their job and their company.

 

True, especially if you're talking about a job that requires 2+ week tours, minimum. I have such a job, and I like it here. But I realize MOST don't find the extended tours appealing in any way so I don't brag about my outfit because most or many think I'm an idiot for working at such a place.

Walmart on the other hand seems to not have excessive tour length requirements and as such would appeal to many, ASSUMING the rest of the package was there. I contend the rest of the life on the Walmart fleet is lackluster and is why current drivers can't [in good conscious ] recommend them to others, unlike in distant past when being a Walmart driver was considered "the best truck driving job" you could get that did not involve union membership. Those days seem to be gone, and probably aren't coming back, no matter how hard they try and undo their more recent screw ups.

Has Walmart lowered their driver hiring standards? In particular the driving history requirement(s)? If so, this would explain the lowered starting pay tier. But I really don't want to work anywhere that will hire any monkey with a pulse, OR at a place that keeps lowering or changing standards from month to month to try and reach some objective.

I've also heard rumors some store managers are not allowing company fleet drivers to take 10 hour breaks on property. This would be a deal breaker for me if it turned out to be true and I'd quit the first time such an incident happened.