Conway Local?

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  1. steven77

    steven77 Bobtail Member

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    I looked at an ad from Conway needing Driver Sales representativesfor local and line haul positions. It doesn't look like you need any long OTR experience. The only requirements that it states are CDL license and abilty to demonstrate truck driving experience. I called the local termianl and the asked the lady at the desk if this was true. She first said that she thought you needed 2 years experience. She then said or be a graduate of a truck driving academy. Can anyone verify this? The only other requirements are hazardous and doubles/triples endorsements. I'm not sure what doubles/triples are. I have yet to attend an academy, just doing all my research right now.

    One more thing. Is this driver sales a home every night position or home every other night or?
    Thx.
     
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  3. Peeping_Tom

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    alright i'm gonna try to answer this as good as i can and not try to forget anything here as my mind works fater than my hands can type. first off conway is a good company (no i don't work for them but i have a friend who does). doubles and triples is where you can haul 2/3 pup trailers at a time. depending which terminal your looking into will depend on the exp. that is needed. i know the one here will actually on occassions hire fresh meat out of a school. but most of the time they do require at least one year exp. and on down time at the docks you will work the docks and unload trailers til you get a run to go on. line haul is a little different and alot better. that is mostly driving from place to place dropping and unloading trailer at each stop. also look into odfl and saia as ltl companies. as for the sales position i have no clue how that works.
     
  4. Truck Vet

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    I have never worked for Conway. But have looked into them.
    I believe they call it drivers sales because as your delivering
    they want to find sales leads + encourage the customer to
    give you more freight. At least thats kinda how it was at Roadway.
    When I talked to a Conway terminel manager I got the impression that
    if he hired me I would start out as a fill in driver. Sometimes working days-
    sometimes nights. I started to fill out one of the longest non government
    aplications I have seen. They would not let me take it with me. I never
    finnished it because I thought about the schedual and decided against it.
    Not to say your terminel would not be different. Most daytime LTL
    positions in my experiance are high stress and you have to account for
    almost every minute of every day. The money is good. Probably start from
    15 to 17 an hour getting up in the 20s after you make full rate. Try to
    find out if the terminel manager is a good person before you put in
    your aplication. Ask the drivers away from the terminel. That can make
    the difference between being able to stay there and leaving because
    your miserable. Being a TM can be a high stress Job. I have seen TMs
    that make the working environment miserable for almost everyone there
    because they can't handle the job.
     
  5. steven77

    steven77 Bobtail Member

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    Thanks for the time guys. Great answers. I was bumfuzzled. I think this is the first job I will pursue out of school. Hopefully they will have something for me. I would take fill in for now if that's all they had. Thanks again.

    Wait, I don't think the school I'll be attending tests for the doubles/triples. Any ideas where I can get the training for this? Will it have to be on the job training? Or is there certain place you can get the training?
     
  6. Truck Vet

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    Once you get your CDL through school you can take the doubles
    test by studieing the book. Each LTL company should take the time
    to train you if they will hire you right out of school. The doubles
    for different LTL companies are different. For instance, some have
    buttons to activate brakes on the dolley (between the doubles), some
    don't. Roadway has a strange system where they will take a dolley
    (they call it a Jiff) and hook it directly to a single axle tractor
    in effect make it a twin screw. Don't know how Conway's dolleys
    are.
     
  7. xxcruzxx

    xxcruzxx Bobtail Member

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    Yes, I have worked for Conway Western Express, at the Las Vegas terminal. I drove linehaul for two years and P&D for 1 year.

    Conway, is a great place to get experience if you have none. The pay is very good. Benefits are good as well.

    But, Any non union ltl company will hire less experienced drivers as well.
    Such as, FedEx Freight, FedEx National Ltl, USF Reddaway, Old Dominion, Saia, Ups Freight, R&L, and so on.

    Conway is the only company where drivers are dockworkers as well. Their business model is based on the premise that drivers perform dockwork; especially linehaul drivers.

    For example, I ran from Las Vegas to Fontana every night. Broke the set; put both trailers on the dock. Worked the dock breaking freight. Then building freight. An average of two to three hours dockwork. Then hooked my set; And, drove back to Vegas.

    At all other companies, drivers drive....

    I have friends at all the ltl companies and they are all basically the same except for the Conway business model.

    That's why Conway always has an advertisement in the newspaper. Turn over is sky high. Linehaul drivers are worn down and tired. P&D drivers get micromanaged and pressured to make better numbers.

    As for the others, try any of them. Getting hired always depends on timing. Stop and ask the local pd drivers if their hiring.

    FedEx has the best technology, equipment and uniform...
    USF Reddeway is out performing their sister union companies and is growing rapidly now due to business mergers....
    R&L has good reviews from their customers for good service...
    UPS Freight may be getting the best pay in the near future.

    In the end, get experience where you have to...then move on to a better company than Conway. Their shareholders love them, but their employees hate them. Any other questions, just ask...
     
  8. Truck Vet

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    Conway is the only company where drivers are dockworkers as well. Their business model is based on the premise that drivers perform dockwork; especially linehaul drivers.Quote

    Sorry I have to disagree.At 2 of the 3 LTL companies I worked for
    there were 0 dockworkers at the terminel. Of course I am talking
    about small terminels. I am on the east coast. Nothing wrong with
    your post in other respects cause that is what happend to you
    in your area. I still think the most important thing to look for is
    a good terminel manager.
     
  9. Peeping_Tom

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    not sure what part of th east coast your from but here in the a.t.l. drivers will and do work the dock while waiing and these aren't really that big of terminals. but being the capital of the s.e. region alot of freight goes thru here so there is a big demand of freight.
     
  10. Truck Vet

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    At the 3 companies I worked for most drivers worked the dock.
    All three had less than 50 doors at the terminel. But when you
    go to 150 door terminels they have more dock workers.
    Personally I did not have a problem loading my own truck
    in the morning. (when I delivered) it made the day go smoother.
    Just starting out, usually your going to work the dock IMO.
    If you mannage to get a linhaul position without several years
    seniority it will probably be somthing no one else wants. For
    instance, I would rather put in 8 hours on the dock and 5 hours
    driveing than 10 hours driveing in stop and go traffic in the NY
    area getting paid by the mile. Its all relative.
     
  11. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Estes, Pitt Ohio Express, and PJAX are 3 more

    Not true. Quite a few other companies have forced dock work, including the 3 I mentioned.

    That's because of the 3rd shift life. I did it for 2 years and didn't think much of it.

    I don't get "micromanaged" Then again, I don't work a real busy area either.
     
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