There's an old thread on here about Oakley. I too have been considering working for them, out of Florida.
You guys are pretty lucky, those jobs are not easy to get now. I've been getting turned down by the good ones, Coke, Pepsi, McClane... here in...
That's some good time, for walking in ice cleats. I carry a ski jacket, and pants. And some insulated boots, rubber boots too. No ice shoes!
It's fun moving those dollies when the pavement is covered in ice, yes?
This, and they were buying a lot of new 53' trailers when I pulled their stuff. But the pups were very old, and lots of old, broken dollies. We...
And the contractors get paid peanuts. But there are a lot of empty moves involved. When I was dedicated, we sometimes pulled an empty from Ocala...
Team that used to drive the truck we were driving (fed ex contractor) hit a cow while off route on some back road. They got fired for that. I...
I've been running as a team with my GF for about 6 years. I suggest trying LTL to start. Contact fed ex near you, and some of their contractors....
Is flying and renting cars a normal part of your job?
Wow, have I been away from this forum for a while! Do you remember me, John? Your other thread brought me to Abilene to start my driving career....
Wow, you have TP for your bunghole! That is quite the perk! I still carry a small ziplock with wet wipes in my back pocket. Once you go wet, you...
I am amazed to see so many of the same folks here, I have been away for a long time. Hey Abileners! We see you guys pulling Publix trailers down...
110 steers, 100 drives. It's what the door sticker recommend. Fed Ex runs 85 in their trailers.
We are currently with a Fed Ex ground contractor. GF and I run team. We get Sunday and Mondays off, and guaranteed pay of $1500 each every week....
Well, they call you a "finisher", right? Lol
Our new Fed Ex ground company pissed us off, so we quit. They put cheap drive tires on the truck, and it shook like hell. I could see that 5 of...
Our last load with Abilene was out of there. I put a trailer in door 2 while there was a trailer in door 1 and 3. I thought those blocks would be...
And often they are drunk. I called 911 the other night. Afraid to try and pass the driver. Weaving all over, drove for miles with left turn signal...
We are driving a 21 Cascadia, until they get the lane departure crap fixed on our 18. This one has active lane assist. It will steer for you. If...
We are finally back to work. Enjoyed our 5 week vacation between jobs. Walked away from the new job before we started it. Truck was a POS. Made 2...
