Con-way Freight in Byron, GA

I've been with Con-way for a month now and I am liking the work, and I am looking forward to my first non-training paycheck next week. The lest two weeks I've been working normal routes and the dock and have logging more that 50 hours each week. One thing I was not expecting was working till 8 or 9 every night getting freight loaded and closing down the dock. Other than the late hours, I think I will like it here.

 

I haven't done any line haul yet. Mostly city p&d and running sets to some of the DCs we drop at. The other guy who started the same time as me was switched over to night line haul Monday. Line haul seems like a different animal. I'd have to learn a lot of new stuff.

 

It is a lot different than what I am used to. I had a supervisor come out and talk to me about dropping trailers because I pulled out from under a trailer a little fast and the fifth wheel make a bit of a banging noise. He told me that if the frame touches the trailer they consider that a dropped trailer, or an accident. Kinda of surprised me and I explained to him that I would much rather drop a trailer lower than have to a high dropped trailer since I was used to heavier loads and had a problem with my last company with cranking down high dropped trailers. They definitely are stricter with their definition of accidents here but I haven't been rushed yet besides being called to find out what the hold up is at a customer.

I know they want you to hook and break sets fast but where I am they would rather you take a little longer than drop a trailer by rushing.

 

Two months in the books here in middle ga and I still like the job. I actually have two guys under me now. Slowly working my way up the seniority ladder.

 

Cameras were installed in our trucks since Friday. Bumpy roads set these things off. A lot of grumpy unhappy drivers around here.