Abilene Motor Express....A New Place To Call Home

Discussion in 'Discuss Your Favorite Trucking Company Here' started by JohnBoy, Apr 10, 2013.

  1. MidWest_MacDaddy

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    I do enjoy Shiner Bock. I love that Western North Carolina has so many Small Craft places to sample... Hoping to enjoy it during some home time at some point... But with a family wedding coming up in April, it will have to wait.
     
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    I have fairly good luck just calling and asking permission to park on their lot... Many say yes without hesitation... even ones with those signs.
     
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    I used to be paid bi weekly. Loved those big checks! We went to weekly, doesn't seem the same.
     
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    Lonesome Mr. Sarcasm

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    That doesn't mean they have parking there.
     
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    Well for me they do ;) there's always enough room to spot for fifteen minutes , half hour
     
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    I saw one company promoting daily pay... I would hate that... Keeping track of what's been paid every day... Ugh... Weekly or biweekly is fine... All my bills are monthly so I prefer biweekly.
     
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    Half up front and settled weekly is best
     
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    For you... Ok.
     
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    Just my opinion . As a company or owner op driver you get paid to deliver . For nothing else really . Cash flow is the key to a good contract . Deliver , they get paid , you get paid . No reason to hold your money . You should be in on the pay from the rate quote to the dock
     
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    If I hire a contractor to build a deck on my house I have to pay along the way for so much of the project completed . Same thing . Companies that hold two weeks do so for their cash flow . They invest that payroll they hold . That extra week is earning them interest