Do company drivers get chosen over O/O's?

The company I am leased to has Company drivers, Lease Operators, as well as O/O's. Our Fleet Managers get paid according to our profitability. It would not be beneficial for them to give the better paying loads to Company drivers and make the Lease and O/O's suffer. Also, you have to take in to account that Lease or O/O's are not force dispatched and the Company drivers are. If we don't like what a load pays....or where it goes....we don't have to take it. And, just like this past week....I turned down a load that paid $1.24mi.....and 5 min later got a load that paid $1.48mi....AND more miles! Where as, Company drivers have to run what they are given. A lot of these guys think I'm crazy.....but, for me Prime is a good choice. You might want to check them out.....they just put in a yard in your neck of the woods....the drivers out of that area will mostly be regional....but the loads will most likely pay top dollar....considering the areas they will be running.

 

I drove my first two years at a company with a mix and there seemed to be some underhanded dealings amongst the planners and dispatchers. Was one group getting wildly rich while the other was living in the gutter? Not at all. There sure exists the possibility of a conflict of interest. When I bought a truck I went with a 100% owner/op company in order to avoid such conflicts. If I were to go back to copmany driving, I would only go with someone that's 100% company drivers. Not that I don't trust anyone. I just like to minimize the chances of things going wrong. Same idea behind not buying/leasing a truck through/with the help of your company. Just trying to keep it simple. There are enough head aches out here without inviting excess upon yourself.