Any ABF guys in here?

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  1. jgarciajr40

    jgarciajr40 Medium Load Member

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    Wife just got a job offer in Lafayette Colorado.

    I see ABF Denver is hiring.

    anyone have some insight; I see Denver is expensive to live.

    I know it pays $30.98hr. Time and a half at 8 hours, and 40. Cadillac health insurance with no premium paid by employee.

    what’s teamsters union dues? How that terminal. Is it a final mile, or a hub? I see it’s quite small.

    any other guys in the Colorado area doing LTL? I’m even thinking about leaving trucking altogether because the Rocky Mountains every day sounds scary as hell.

    going because my wife’s the bread winner now with job offer in layafette. So Ill be a house husband
     
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  3. hotrod1653

    hotrod1653 Road Train Member

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    I don’t know about ABF in Denver, but I do our Cross Country terminal in Denver is needing some slots filled.
     
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  4. Speed_Drums

    Speed_Drums Road Train Member

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    @Old_n_gray
     
  5. Moon_beam

    Moon_beam Heavy Load Member

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    As a city driver at the bottom of the board you will likely be expected to work the dock on the weekends. This has caused a number of drivers to walk off the job in the past. Denver has had a problem hiring drivers due to Colorado having legal Marijuana laws with people thinking that it applies to truck drivers as well which it DOES NOT. Dues are 2.5 hours per month so $77.00.

    There are 10 Distribution centers with Denver being a mini-distribution center. They load trailers for city routes in Cheyenne, WY and Billings, MT.
     
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  6. Fitnesstrucker

    Fitnesstrucker Bobtail Member

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    Moved to Denver from Florida a couple years ago, used to work for AAA Cooper down there, thought about transferring but went to XPO instead. Pretty much all the LTL's run to Wamsutter, WY, Wakeeney, KS, North Platte, NE and Grand Junction for Linehaul, not too sure about ABF, but i do see quiet a few sets rolling down I80 every night
     
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  7. Old_n_gray

    Old_n_gray Road Train Member

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    I run out of Carlisle Pa as a road driver. It is real slow right now, ABF is real picky about what freight we haul right now. I know nothing about the Denver terminal. If anyone wants to hire on with us I suggest a trip to the terminal to look at seniority board and also talk to the shop stewards and the Ba to see how long until you are able to hold a bid.
     
  8. BeHereNow97

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    I always see the LTL guys swapping out in a dirt lot across the street from the new One9 in Wamsutter during the midnight hours. They do it in a lot that isn't even a truck stop, I wonder if the owners know the LTL guys are swapping on their property? Or maybe the owners just don't care.

    Side note: That new One9 is super nice. That's the only new One9 I've seen built since I started driving, all the other ones were already around.
     
  9. jmz

    jmz Road Train Member

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    Most of the LTL companies pay for the right to swap out, even at truck stops. I believe Saia leases the lot next to One9, then if you keep going down the road you'll see FxF, XPO, and OD all have their own private yards.
     
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