Got a call from conway today....everything sounded great but recuriters always make it sound that way.....think it would be a good idea to jump from roehl to conway??? Or is that jumping from the skillet to the fire? Roehl .36 mile 64 a week ins. 900-1500 week miles trucks 500k miles. She told me .36 start .5 extra to run 12 northern states .3 extra for placard new truck low miles 50 week ins 2000-2600 miles week I'm on 11-3 with roehl its 14-2 conway. Thnks everyone
Hubby's check last week was 89.00 before that was 200. In Feb had a 49.00 and a 600.00 one but avg checks have been 325 and miles 1200 that is the avg for the yr 2009 about the same since Con-way bought out CFI most everyone we know is in the same boat some have already sunk
RUN!!!! I lost my home my car everything sense being with this company. be very careful. Its not what it seems to be
he is talking about Conway and he is right they have ruined many. If you do go with them do not idle your truck ever, even on the 2-3 days your sitting as they will hold the fuel you use against you and fire you. they don't care if it is 20 or 110 degrees, for some reason if you drop a 100 bucks in the tank your MPG still is low. Hubby has a Cpap and has to idle to keep the battery up he is a million miler and after 11 yrs they just called him saying if he can't get his MPG up (his MPG is the same as it has been from day 1) he is gone then sat him for 3 days waiting for a load (he has no wrecks,always on time,never refuses a load) so that is how they repay loyalty even though he get 1 cent less a mile as he has a dog on the truck supposedly this 1 cent is to pay for the extra fuel for idling. Wonder if they sleep without heat or air? There are no miles as many run and sit. They always hire more drivers than they have freight for. The best one is if you break down in a area they don't have an account they give you a comcheck number and hold the money from your paycheck until they get the reciept, took us 3 weeks one time to get our 900 bucks back and that hurt for that month. Heard on newbies if you have 2 incidents your gone even minor ones. Knew of a team had a wreck in WY they did not offer to help them get home. People gathered money up for them to get them home. They are no better than Swift. They don't match the 401k anymore. Heck yea the drivers will tell you it is a great company as they get a 1000 bucks to get you in the seat
thanks for the explanation the info was very helpful in steering me away from them. that decision was just made easier
Hmm, I just left USA. But they countered with an offer to run NYC regional. But I also talked to a Conway Yard about LTL. They want me to get hazmat before they can talk to me. If I go for hazmat, I'd rather drive a local fuel truck anyway. Plus I'm still waiting for an interview with a local tow company (HR on vacation untill Labor Day, how nice ) Now I'm hearing that they're holding drivers up in MO after training? Is this for the local LTL's or just the OTR's?
My sister is a driver for Con-Way Truckload. She averages well over 2000 miles per week and runs all over the lower 48 states and into Canada sometimes. If you make your appointments on time, maintain the required minimum fuel mileage and behave yourself, you should be pleased with the way the company treats you. She has worked for J.B. Hunt and Celadon before coming to CFI almost 3 years ago. Her current truck (T600) has a lot to be desired in the way of interior storage, compared the Columbias she used to drive. But as for the company itself, she says it is great to work for. She can take her home time where ever she wants. I am posting this, since she doesn't have a computer. My opinion, and this is only my educated opinion, is that she gets more miles than many drivers because they know they can depend on her to get the load there on time. She said that she has finally found the right company for her.
Sis just left Con-Way. She was lucky to get 1500 miles a week and she never turned down a load. Since CFI was taken over by Con-Way, the general opinion seems to be that the company doesn't care about the drivers any more. BIG emphasis on fuel mileage, with NO consideration for the fact that she was running for 3 months down south with 100 degree temps and HAD to idle to get any sleep. Naturally fuel mileage is important, but a sleepy driver can be much more expensive should there be an accident. They used to buy trucks with the AC that was separate and you didn't have to idle to use it, but they quit doing that. I've heard negatives about Roehl, too. She said she'd never go to Roehl. If you have a good record with Roehl, go ahead and try Con-Way. You can always go back to Roehl. Sis is heading for the oil fields...1400 per week take home for just hauling water.
