Estes/OD/ABF in Portland OR? Opinions appreciated

Best of luck! Did they give you any indication WHY they need people? That's a 180-degree turn around from what I experienced when I applied there. I'm wondering what changed. I'll never apply there again, but if a driver I know asks I'd like current info.

 

At YRC in Portland I was told the recent hiring surge is due to the economic surge after Covid lockdowns were removed. Our terminal is way short of dock workers and drivers versus the flood of goods arriving. I imagine it is the same for all companies. Huge change with the 2007-2008 economic crash and another huge change after the Covid disruptions.

 

Normally if there is a job fair it means they are urgently hiring. I will be applying to them in the spring 2022 as I am relocating there. Be good to hear if they got back to you and how it went.

 

All of the carriers have been hiring like crazy most of the last year. Funny how all those "two years experience" requirements go away when they get desperate.

 

FXF is hiring at $32+/hr in Portland. Amazing.

 

I know two drivers who applied there this year. Driver #1 applied, got called in to interview and was told it would take a few weeks for them to do the background checks. He was in, "under review" status for 3 months.

Driver #2 was, "under review" for about a week. Then he got the call. The day he was called Driver #1 got a, "thanks for applying but" email. Driver #2 has about 20 years more years of experience driving than Driver #1.