averitt express, regional is low miles and transferring out can take months.

So i've been with averitt now for over a year and i'm really frustrated. i'm in the truckload division and although the over the road/regional experience has been priceless i must say, the miles have been inconsistent to say the least. when i first started my fleet mgr gave me great miles and the communication was excellent. after a couple of months i got a new fleet mgr and the miles dropped. i dont know if it was because it was in the winter season or if the fleet mgr just wasn't/isn't very competent. i assume it's probaly a little of both. during the winter there were 3 different weeks when i got less than 1,000 miles; i roughly averaged 1,350 miles during the fall and winter . i toughed it out because i knew once i earned a full year of over the road/regional driving experience that it would open many doors for me. averitt seems to be a great company with excellent benefits , but be aware that the truckload division isn't very good or steady as far as miles and pay goes. i was hoping to transfer to a better driving department withing averitt, but here is the BIG problem with that. i've been on the transfer list for over 2 months and they keep tellling me 4 to 6 weeks, 4 to 6 weeks????? that would be okay if i was actually making steady money while on the waiting list but im not. 3 weeks ago i only got 689 miles, this week i got in early and told my fleet mgr i would like more miles and that i could stay out over the weekend in order to get them since i only had 900 miles at that point. he said that should'nt be a problem.well.... here i am on standby since last night waiting to go out again. enough is enough, i've called hr and expressed my frustrations and the hr person was very sympathetic and said she would be contacting the truckload division to see about getting me more consistent miles because my average was well below the average. how do these people expect us to make a living????? be aware if your getting into truckload for averitt, the miles aren't very good at all. needless to say, i'm actively searching for another job.......

 

I work out of the Houston svc, and I got a dedicated job with handy hardware through the hotline. Hope it's going better for you at your end. Keep on trucking.

 

Lucky, I'm out of Houston and it's the texas drivers that seem to have the same issues that I have with this company. The few drivers I've spoken to back east seem to get better miles. I recommend that you have a secondary income while working in truckload for averitt. It gets slow everywhere in truckload during the winter. Best of luck to you.

 

No, I'm still in truckload/regional division. I'm on the transfer list for handy hardware. I hear drivers avg between 850 to 1100 per week on that account. I've been waiting for over 2 months to be released from truckload so I can start working there. They actually put a freeze on transferring out of truckload a few months ago I heard from a manager. So keep that in mind if you plan on transferring in averitt.

 

Your welcome lucky. Best of luck to you.