Blackhawk PODS Division

I am right there with you, but the frustration and lies got to be to much for me. During their season you will be paid .45 per mile and will average around 3000 miles per week. The season ends the first of October and your pay will drop to .41 and the mile will be good if you can do 2000 miles with lots of short stops that have odd hours to be open. No PODS facility is open on Sunday so if you have a 4 or 5 stop load it might take you 6 days to get it all off and only be 1200 miles.

Not bad benefits, but not until 90 days. They ran me around $50 per week.

Great dispatchers on the PODS account, but they do not do the load planning, PODS does. PODS has no clue as to the FMCSA laws and how long it will take you to get from point A to point B. They will over promise to their customers and expect you to grow a jet and make it happen. If you don't, they will remember your name and you will get crappy loads to punish you even though there was nothing you could do about it. Again, Blackhawk's dispatcher are just that, they do no load planning and really can not push back on PODS. They will go to bat for you and attempt to change things, but rarely will PODS move off their stand.

Right now they have no open trucks as they are growing way to fast. They have many accounts that have put huge demands on them to supply trucks and of course, drivers. They can not get enough trucks to seat the drivers that are buzzing around the recruiting office wanting a job. Don't expect recruiting to call you back any time soon, they are swamped with calls, but rarely will you get a call back. If you want to work there, call every day and use Facebook as a method to get them to call you back.

Good luck, I loved the job, but could not deal with the BS.

 

No open trucks lol they’ve been advertising like crazy lost me when they said 3-5 weeks out.

 

Thanks for the info MOBEE it's appreciated.. I'd really like to run flats again but , like I say just to old to throw them dadgum tarps..I had to give up driving for medical reasons awhile back but I've got a clean bill of health now and miss driving..just looking for a good gig I can stay with..I sure ain't rich but now days money isn't everything...it's hard to not be working when you've worked your whole life and sure don't want to retire for a few more years..be safe out there and again thanks for your input !

 

If you don't have a dog, you may want to try Trinity. They don't throw tarps and I have yet to to talk to driver who has anything negative to say about them. Last I checked .50 per mile too. (They manufacture propane tanks so that is your first load leaving the yard.) I can't find their web page or I would of included that in this post as well.

 

Oh, lets see Averitt hauls for PODS and is hiring right now. USA Truck in AR is hauling for PODS, I don't know if they are still hiring for the account though. Warner pulls some pods, but I think you have to be able to tarp on the off loads.

 

I left orientation and was out for 10 weeks. BUT with that said, that dispatcher is no longer on the PODS account. Right now it might be 3 to 5 weeks before they can seat you in a truck is what I am being told.

 

Here is the web site for Trinity. It now says no tarping on -most- loads, but a phone call wouldn't hurt.
Trinity Logistics Group - over-dimensional heavy-haul services
Why Drive for Trinity?
$0.55 per mile (loaded or empty)
$0.61 per mile permitted
$19.50 per hour – Local Pay
$32.00 per hour – Specialized Heavy Haul
Layover and Breakdown Pay
Paid Orientation
Up to $3,500 Quarterly / Annual Performance Bonus
$5,000 sign on bonus
Highlights:
No tarp on majority of loads
Passenger program
Late model tractors (Kenworth / Peterbilt)
Auxiliary Power Units in trucks
Home weekly (most weekends)
Benefits:
Medical/ Dental/ Vision plan
401k + Annual Retirement Contribution
Optional life insurance
Holiday / Vacation/ Sick Pay

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Minimum 23 years of age with valid Class A CDL
• One year verifiable similar driving experience (previous flatbed experience not required)
• Must provide acceptable MVR records and all required DOT requirements
• Knowledgeable of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations

Trinity Logistics Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Trinity Industries. www.trin.net

 

Then you might want to try Cardinal, they are hiring for the PODS fleet now.

 

Anyone running pods for Blackhawk?
49 cents at 3000 miles, 5000 sign on.