2 Job offers...Which one would you take

You might find that a lot of local dry bulk companies (especially the cement haulers) will be running equipment that looks rough. That doesn't mean it's junk by any means. It's the nature of the business. I know firsthand how tough it is to keep these trucks and trailers looking good. I live it everyday.

You know the saying 'don't judge a book by its cover', well, it definitely applies to cement hauling. In more ways than one.

 

Yes we are, but we were given limited information and we are making assumptions because of it.

Why do I think it is important enough to answer this drivers question with the limited information he gave? Because most job advertisements give limited information and their are lot of companies every day advertising for truck drivers. Any driver can waste countless hours days, weeks, months, going through and checking out all the driving job advertisements that are out there. A good portion of those jobs, perhaps most, are not worth the time of day. I hope I am giving some drivers some insight into reading in-between the lines and evaluate a job advertisement and what work, working conditions, and income he can expect.

I agree 100%. Staffing agencies are the worst place to look for trucking jobs. It is usually a low paying job within a job, and you have at least two bosses and neither one knows a thing about trucking.

In this case only just the opposite with me. This appears to be a contract construction company with a few contacts to get the jobs, but no experience in trucking to hire a driver. Desperate for a truck driver, that is a key member of the crew. Hiring road crew construction this time of year tells me they need somebody.

Chances are if the temp. agency is paying $18 the construction company is paying $22-23 to the temp. and after 6 months, in the heat of the construction season, the temp. contract will be up and they will hire on anyone that can prove can do the job.

If they are hiring now, they have contracts and contacts that will carry them through the summer. Anyway, should you ever get laid off with them, getting in construction will allow you to form further contacts of your own. Then you got the skill set and experience of driving a flatbed, which is very much in demand.

Just an assumption I made based on low wage they paid. Best to look up SMS states to know for sure.

Good idea but take it all with a large grain of salt; most employees will not talk crap about their current employer; after all that is probably the best job they could get.

The 2 hours free thing is kind of a industry standard thing for door slammers and has been adopted through out the industry. It is not very confidence inspiring or honest to answer your question like that. It is like he either doesn't know a thing about his operation, or avoiding the truth. Most likely both.