Does Dollar General have there own fleet now?

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  1. Chasingthesky

    Chasingthesky Heavy Load Member

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    Its not really that shocking is it? That's about the same as the companies currently pulling their trailers are paying
     
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    Lonesome Mr. Sarcasm

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    Doesn't say anything about employee discount in the stores............
     
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    haz-matguru Road Train Member

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    Well it's because everyone gets a discount. It's a dollar store!!! Now excuse me while I purchase my items driver.
     
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    Schneider delivers for Dollar General and the driver has to unload that crap. 2,500 pieces that they want unloaded in less than 2 hours by yourself. The incentive from DG, $10 for the entire load. They wonder why people will not stay doing slave work.
     
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    I remember those ugly yellow single bunk freightliner cabovers dg had before they got rid of they're private fleet... ugly ugly !
     
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    Pepper24 Road Train Member

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    Yeah I seen that. Seems like there trying to under cut swift.
     
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    I would honestly get a job at a Wal-Mart store or McDonald's before I had to do that job for that amount of money.

    There's a reason schneider hires newer drivers for that account, they don't know any better and wasn't the experience to move on.
     
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    haz-matguru Road Train Member

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    Wow 10 whole bucks, that's just wrong. Maybe that's why that swift driver sued after he was unloading and either fell down. Or the freight fell on top of him a knocked him unconscious. Because that was the only way he would see some pay.
     
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    I completely missed the $10 to unload part. Oh hell no. At least food service pays by the # our hourly to unload.
     
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    The way that DG loads those trailers, yes, I can see how the guy was knocked out. They just throw it in and pile it up, no particular order.