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Con-way Truckload Not what I thougth it would be. Stay off there payroll

Discussion in 'Report A BAD Trucking Company Here' started by crew1910, Jul 23, 2011.

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Have family that drives for Conway, I've only heard good things, id like to work for them

ApollyonGabriel, Sep 17, 2011

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Hello, Can anyone give me info about running teams for conway. We are located just north of indianapolis. Thanks for any info in advance

aloninfront, Sep 20, 2011

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Hello, Can anyone give me info about running teams for conway. We are located just north of indianapolis. Thanks for any info in advance
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Conwaygirl, Oct 8, 2011

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You are right about miles being pretty slim. I am only making about $600.00 (gross) a week to work 7 days a week, 14 hours a day and out for at least a month at a time. This is a very, very low paying job. And I would have to also agree with you that alot of the Joplin staff are pretty arrogant.. which I really dont understand why. They are just simple clowns just like the rest of us. As for the health insurance, Conway is the absolute best. Hands down. I am paying only $28.00 a week, thats $112.00 a month total for myself AND my wife. And there is NO deductable. NONE. And I have only been here for 6 months. I am hanging on because I am hoping that with time the pay and miles will get better.

Surfer Joe, Oct 9, 2011

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1st ,,well your right,,I DO know everything(thanks for pointing that out,thought i was the only one that saw that)

2nd,,you do smell like your dogs,all you people that have animals in there trucks smell like them.(You are just oblivious to it),and no your perfume just makes you smell of a dogs butt(with perfume)

3rd,your a O/O,so again in the spirit on the original post you dont apply to the argument,as a O/O you always have the right to pick and choose your loads(I.E. you can refuse any one you want) so YES you are getting those miles,i dont doubt that,

Im no "SuperTrucker"(hell I dont even own a CB),im a realist,if you had to deal with what Company OTR had to deal with you opinion of the company would be a "shared-one"

I dont know how long you have been with "Big Blue"??? but I sit and wonder,3 years now,what happened to the 300+ O/O's that were with Conway Truckload at the time of the Buyout buy Conway? where are they now?,,oh yeah they quit almost every single one,they were very happy before the merger,not so much after the merger,,,Now why is that?
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Surfer Joe, Oct 9, 2011

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I was very happy when I was hired thinking this company is gonna be a great place to work. Everybody was so nice and helpful and wanting things done fast and ontime. 6 months later I am so frustrated with this company. They lie, and steal from drivers. You have to BEG and BEG for miles. Preplans seem impossible to get. Layover pay($60) starts at 48 hours. So on your 45 hour they will give you a local runs that will take 4 or 5 hours to do 10 miles away and pay you $20 bucks. A local driver should have gotten that. Highlights home? 8 days after you've highlighted and your nowhere close to being home and when you call a smart-### will tell you there is no guarantee for home time, but I've been out for a month and I told you I needed to be home a week ago well in advance. They just say oh well. They take money out of your check every month for the chains, broom, nail bar, and pad lock. Why???? Insurance is a joke. Medical has $2000 deducible, dental isn't allowed until your 2nd year. Yet signs on the back of your trailer says "It's Better Here". Most dispatcher are rude and unhelpful. They will tell you one thing on the phone but another over the qualcom. Hold time's with them are ridiculous. Weekends crews haven't a clue about anything. I've never seen the CEO meeting with any drivers. And believe me I've spent alot of time sitting in Joplin. I really hate to vent this about this company because they were my first pick. I thought they would be a great place to work. Of the 10 that were in my class only 2 of us are still here. But we are both planning a departure very soon. I have played all the games and followed there policies and the 1000 rules. I fuel when and where they have wanted me to. I maintain a great MPG. No accidents or complaints. Just worn out from the lack of respect. Drivers live and breathe the company and its policies 24/7. Drivers live at the company. Dispatchers, Mechanics and management go home or out to dinner and a movie at night and then home to there loved ones and they don't even think about the company until they return. So with that Conway why do you not pay use for all that we do for our time spent living here. Why must I put up with a dispatcher talking down to me. Why must I pay out of pocket for items already on the truck? Why do you not pay me for sitting 12hours because you load planner can't plan. Why do I have to sit for 48 hours to only get 60 bucks but if I sit any less I get nothing at all? Why do I get hassled when I've been out for a month and I ask for two days at home with my family? Why can't I get a preplan? Why doesn't the CEO meet with drivers regularly to hear our concerns? Why can't this be the best place to work. Why does the sign on my trailer lie to me "Its better here?" #### I wanted this company to be a place I could retire from. ####. O well back to sending out resume's. IF your thinking of working for conway consider something else and save yourself form the hassle. IF you do go with conway the cafeteria in Joplin has great pancakes and a very friendly staff.
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Thanks for the info. on con way I just x them off my list.
Already had my share of real slave wages with Swift.

Gary7, Oct 30, 2011

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Just wanted to pass some info along..... Odessa/Midland Texas is hiring LTL drivers like crazy. They have no driver and are having to have other terminal send some of their drivers down there. All the drivers they had took off to the oil field. They are giving an $8000 sign on bonus (**Eligible for $500 sign-on bonus in addition to $1500 retention bonus after 6 months; $3000 after 12 months; and another $3000 retention bonus after 24 months***) My brother in law is down there right now, filling in from OKC,Ok. Just thought I share

Chrindy Trucking, Nov 8, 2011

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I agree with everything you said it only took me a little over 3mos. to figure it out.I just quit and am working for a small private carrier and making more money.They still owe me 400.00 dollars probably won't see that.I'M just coming back into the driving side of this bussiness after 26yrs. but one thing is for certain all the big companies are the same lie lie lie.GOOD LUCK

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I agree with everything you said was with them 3mos. thats all it took for me just quit and went to work for a small private carrier more money and miles.One thing is for certain most big companies are the same.Also sounds like you had the same fleet manager as me.They owe me 400.00 dollars in reimbursments that I will proably never see.

horsetrader, Nov 10, 2011

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So, mid October rolled around and it was time to get some new tires. Pretty exciting day in the life of an OTR trucker, lol. Anyway, I guess C-Way changed their tire policy. They started using XOne XDA tires on the Tag Axle trucks. For those of you who don't know, that's a trailer tire. Yuck! I told management that if they wanted to put those on the truck before winter set in, that was fine...but to consider it my two weeks notice. Talked to everyone I could, the kept telling me how safe they were, somehow failing to have an statistics to back it up. I did ask them if they thought that maybe this is why the loss of control accident numbers have gone through the roof...to which they replied that the drivers just don't know how to properly operate their equipment! The nerve, lol. We left on good terms, they sent us a post card about how they were thinking of us. I thought, maybe you should have thought about me when you put those POS tires on my truck, eh? I decided my life was worth more than the $800 they will save per year. The also told me it was a new policy because of pressure from the EPA. What a gas. I wasn't really that mad, we got a job offer the next day and have been VERY happy at our new company! Three weeks out, 4-5 days home, woo hoo!! I did get a little angry when C-Way charged me for a week of health insurance and dropped me off the policy the same day, WTH?? I asked for a refund, they unsurprisingly said no. Also, they kept out penny a mile reimbursement for pet money. If you have a dog, you know what I'm taking about. I was told our Oct fuel mpg was 5.4!?!? That would be the lowest mpg, by far, that we have ever had...I find this suspicious but cannot know for sure until I get home to see how many gals we really put in. Anyway, C-Way is still a good company that I would recommend to anyone starting out, but they defiantly won't be seeing me on their payroll again. Guess their momma never told them to avoid burning bridges.

Conwaygirl, Nov 21, 2011

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