Estes Combo Position?

She described it fairly. It used to be called "Utility" and some drivers would do it to get their foot in the door. Some actually like the variety. But I've seen Estes drivers complain about their classifications because there are 4 (P&D, linehaul, hub, and combo), and seniority might not transfer from one to the other if you switch jobs. Ask the drivers at http://www.truckingboards.com/bb/forums/estes-express-lines.52/ for more information.

 

All the different classification will have different hours. Hub runs are usually at night. If you want mon thru friday daytime I would weight for a p&d position somewhere. They all have different payscales as well. I work there and got lucky and got a p&d position from the get go. If had to do combo I wouldn't have done it but thats just me.

 

It may also help if you have some p&d experience. You could try central transport in durham or wilson freight just to get some time in and then move on. It would probably be better if you waited until spring everybody fairly slow this time of year.

 

Ward in durham is also hiring forgot about them.

 

The pay is comparable to every body else I think start around 22 and top at around 25. The benefits i'm not sure about but the drivers I see around seem to be pretty happy there. All these ltl jobs are about the same anyway you just have to see which one fits you best. I would apply and see what they have to say. I would call it can't hurt. The only bad thing I see is I don't think they have a match on there 401k but not sure about that.

 

I'm a Combo Driver here at Estes. And I will say that the position varies from terminal to terminal. At my terminal, I would 90 percent of the time, I work in the city and get home every day. The other 10 percent is covering line haul vacations workibg 3rd shift and still coming home in the morning. We have a few overnight runs but not many. So Combo is great for me.

 

I'm kind of kicking myself for not going for this position after getting a phone interview for it in the San Antonio area. Part of it might've been due to my resistance to have to relocate a second time. But after being told by the Phoenix terminal manager that two years of doubles experience was needed to get on with their line-haul, I've been switching gears and applying to Estes PnD or any other Combo positions I run across. Just another road in my so far, year-long quest to get away from the food-grade nightmare.