We can hope, but as mentioned in the article, this is pretty much what they said a year ago about 2025. I’ll believe it when I see it.
I try to post receipts when possible to back up what I say, and you can see from the last check I posted that I absolutely run hard when I can....
With the job I was working at the start of the year, I grossed $19,298.10 as of my second to last paycheck. They locked me out before I could...
Yeah but do you ever really need it as a truck driver in Colorado? Your job market is so strong, you could probably have multiple good offers by...
Hell, I volunteered to work New Year’s Day. 10 hours of holiday pay plus double time for all hours worked. It would have been my regular shift...
Yeah I always wanted to try groceries, so this was an easy choice when I decided to leave LTL. I’m making similar money, working mostly daytime...
Hey now, 1997 was only 28 years ago, not 38. Don’t make the rest of us feel older as well!
Which you’re required to pay for out of your own pocket. Not really an issue to afford it with how much they pay, but it’s worth noting for the...
It’s not unheard of for OTR companies to require OTR experience.
I’m the 60s where I’m at right now, normally there’d be snow on the ground this time of year.
Checked again today and it's not a fluke, I drove that truck 45 miles in one shift just inside the yard. I probably get a decent amount of steps...
Any hostlers keep track of their daily miles in a yard truck? I’ve found myself hostling more often recently, and today I decided to compare my...
??? No, I don't think they allow trucks to stop up there.
And the hazmat route through that area is US-6 Loveland Pass, which runs over the top of the mountain next to the tunnel. Every LTL company uses...
Because of its location, pretty much all the LTLs in Grand Junction will do Denver turns, which is roughly 250 miles each way, 4.5 hours of...
Well if you're going East, you'll be going over the rocky mountains. Not a fun time in the winter, especially with hazmat, so most drivers would...
One of my coworkers had a similar problem, with one of the departments he covers complaining to our boss about his speed. Boss called him into the...
I may be a little biased, but I always recommend LTL drivers try to tough it out as long as they can. In LTL, seniority is everything and your job...
I suspect we’re about to get a reminder of what it looks like when a company with competent management merges their brands. Let’s not forget that...
And we would still have drivers at FxF who would moan and complain about being "restricted" to 2 seconds following distance for over 3 minutes...
