AAA Cooper

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  1. Kstrong86

    Kstrong86 Medium Load Member

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    What’s going on gents it’s been a smooth couple days for me. Can’t complain. @Texas_hwy_287 thats good. I don’t know about the city pay other than the hourly pay. And I also don’t know if every terminal is different but do they pay you for stop pay as well? Or is it just hourly rate? I never thought about it or cared to asked since I had no interest of going P&D.

    @88 Alpha The first week will feel like you haven’t accomplished nothing so it’s free money lol. Just kidding. I can’t remember if you said it or not. Did you land P&D, Dedicated or linehaul? Also do you plan on getting into linehaul or teams within the company or just sticking to the P&D or Dedicated side. If you have any questions about the process let me know. And being that you are at the Dothan terminal just a heads up that’s one of the best terminals in the company to be a linehaul driver. The average bid driver on linehaul is like 500 miles if I’m not mistaken. That’s what one of the drivers told me. But I may be routed through there this week sometime. Having some issues with Qualcomm but we shall see stay safe guys.
     
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  3. Texas_hwy_287

    Texas_hwy_287 Road Train Member

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    Kstrong86 Medium Load Member

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    10-4 so they don’t give y’all stop pay man that sucks. I would at least think they would give you that since there is no overtime pay here at the company.
     
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    Texas_hwy_287 Road Train Member

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    Where im at we get pay overtime but after 60hours.o_O but the good thing is whether im stucked in traffic or waiting to get unloaded im still getting pay.
     
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    Well by god. Where are you located? Lol my terminal we don’t have overtime. It’s all straight time.
     
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    Ok folks, here is the funny story (I really don't think y'all will laugh it up like I did, but bear with me).

    As I told you before, I was interested in doing some sort of LTL gig and had seen both P&D and Linehaul with AAA Cooper and SAIA posted for a long time. I applied to SAIA on a whim and within a couple of days, I got called for a phone interview and was asked to do an in-person interview within 2 weeks. I was 1 week in to being out 5 weeks at that time, so I knew I couldn't get back for the interview, but I also realized maybe driving 1 hour every day to a P&D gig, then driving 1 hr back home was probably not the best idea.

    I put LTL on the back-burner.

    Several months later, I decided to do it anyway, simply because my wife asked me to find a local job. Naturally, neither SAIA nor AAA Cooper had any positions available. I looked for weeks and nothing. One day, I noticed an ad for a local job, hourly pay, etc that was 15 mins from the house. I applied for it and within a week I was scheduled for an in-person interview. I took vacation the week of the interview to make sure I was home for it, the physical, drug screen, road test, etc. The day I headed home to begin the process, I checked the AAA Cooper website and they had posted an opening for a P&D driver (and y'all also let me know that very same day).

    Everything went very well and as soon as my vacation ended, I turned in my 2-week notice. Tomorrow will be my 3rd day of "orientation", and I've driven by the AAA Cooper yard every day. Thursday, I start running out of the site 15 minutes from the house.

    In summation, I find it funny, humorous, even ironic, that the very day I go home to begin the hiring process of a potential new company, AAA Cooper finally posted an ad looking for a driver, after several weeks of them not having any openings at the nearest terminal AND while doing "orientation", I drive right by the Cooper terminal.

    I'm now a local P&D driver, but nothing like what y'all do. I'll bow out of this thread. Best of luck to all.
     
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    Texas_hwy_287 Road Train Member

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    @88 Alpha im glad you found something that is close to home and you home daily. Regardless dont be a stranger and keep us updated on your journey as day cab driver.
     
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    Kstrong86 Medium Load Member

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    Oh ok. Sounds like you guys have a good terminal manager. I think any company success or failure is based on its terminal manager.
     
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    Kstrong86 Medium Load Member

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    Hey the most important thing is you found something that fits you and your family needs. The pay is decent otherwise you wouldn’t have accepted the job. Wifey is happy because she wanted you home more and you got it and the job is close to your house. Sounds like a win win situation to me. Every LTL company sort operates the same and pays the same almost. Some pays a little more some pay a little less. Just depends but I’m glad you found something and we wish you the best of luck. It’s funny how things work out.

    I had the same thing happen to me. I applied to Estes and went in for the interview and haven’t heard anything for like two weeks and when I called they said if there is an update they will email with an status. So AAA Cooper needed an answer and I have them an answer and here I am. I’m sitting in Orientation and Estes called and asked if I could come for next process and I told them it took them two weeks to figure that out. I’ve already started employment elsewhere. Thanks but no thanks. Some of these employers take forever and think we just sitting around waiting for their phone call. Bills can’t wait.

    Don’t be a stranger my friend. Keep us posted
     
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