ABF Freight Automatic?

Unless they set him beside a gear shift.

 

At this point unless he gets another CDL permit without the restriction I don’t even think it’d be an option for the company to try.

 

What’s the world coming to?

 

These used to be the holy grail of trucking jobs. Everyone was just putting time in to get hired by these LTL companies. Now it seems as if they are competing for the same pool of drivers as the mega OTR carriers.

 

ABF's pay was cut back in 2013. They are no longer quite competitive where pay is concerned. Great benefits and a pension, though. And you may not be making much per mile, but they will work you literally to death. Until you're slumped over the steering wheel.

 

It’s not just ABF though. 20 plus years ago I was working in the shop at SEFL, if you were a new hire you started as a p&d driver until line haul became available to you. Then you were on the wildcat board until you had enough time in to bid on runs. Now it seems as if these companies are hiring line haul right off the street. Full disclosure I do not or have not ever drove for an LTL company. Just ones observation from the outside looking in.

 

I ran local for about a year and a half. You may be home everyday, but just long enough to do the three S’s