Ask A May Trainer

May will hardly ever let you bobtail anywhere. They have no off duty driving line and will not allow you to log out of the system ever. I got yelled at when I bobtailed to Brooks from Portland when there were no empties in Jubitz.

On the idling issue, remember, if you go over your percentages, you will be charged idle time for the fuel you used. There are ways to help avoid this, but you will only hear how from fellow drivers. The office will never tell you about "idle credit".

Going to May as an experienced driver, in my opinion, is not recommended. Everything is watched extremely close and you are micromanaged to death. What route to take, where to fuel and how much to put in, not being allowed to edit some simple things on our log and being charged for over idle. There are arguments for both sides on those issues, and I can see where the company is coming from with their policies. I just feel like they don't put much into keeping experienced guys around. I left with 3 years, all with May, and never even got a phone call to try and keep me or see if I would like to come back. Also, don't get me started with the insurance.

My view is simple. May is a great company to get started with. They have good trainers, for the most part. You will learn the basics and not have to worry with routing, fuel etc. but, for an experienced driver, I feel there are much better outfits out there that will take much better care of you.