Con-Way Truckload

I have a hard time believing that Ops asked you to drop your trailer to go home, they won't even let you drop it when you want to. For artuments sake let's say they did have a BT truck in the area that needed to utilize the trailer. Of course your fleet manager is going to want to know why you don't have your trailer!!? She or he has 60-70 trucks to keep track of, if they forgot to tell her... She would find this surprising. Whenever we get a load that says it is a drop and hook that we want to pick up early, we ASK Ops to make sure, so we don't waste our time. Have you heard of CYA? It means do things to cover your #####. Don't assume it is a live load or D&H because it says so. As far as the PO Box issue, wouldn't you call ops when you reviewed the load info BEFORE you got dispatched to see what was going on? To me it sounds like a lack of experience and communication have played a bigger role in your complaints than the lack of organization on the companies part. When you move on to a "better" company, I look forward to hearing about how you NEVER get home. The grass is always greener.

 

I assume you posted this topic in the wrong forum as this is the favorite tucking company forum

 

sounds to me like your at the right company, they have a driver for life. go blue.

 

I am not planning to stay at Conway for life, actually. I have a job with a new company that hauls specialized freight lined up in 6 months. As far as basic dry van freight hauling for a mega company goes, I don't think you will find much better!! I am ready for something new and challenging. Work smarter, not harder...right? I'm just tired of hearing about every bump in the road the rookies this place hires have and turn around to blame someone else. They should know how much much worse it could be....

 

But maybe this IS her favorite company!

 

One thing I've come to realize while reading these forums is that people like me with no experience must think driving a truck is just like any other 9-to-5 job and they really do believe the marketing material as the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. My guess is the truth is somewhere in the middle between "this is a horrid place" and "X Trucking Company is the perfect employer."

To me, it's like driving. Stay alert and engaged, do your homework, and go into your new job with your eyes wide open and your mouth tightly closed, knowing that you are starting at the bottom and have to prove yourself to the dispatchers. Then, and only then, will your DM know who you are among the 60-70 other names and numbers s/he is dealing with at any moment. Then, and only then, will you get the routes, mileage, and hometime you want. Irritate them and guess what?

 

I didn't start this thread....

 

I agree Denali!