From gm to celadon

If you are the only one with health insurance, you better stay put until that kid is born. If you have to wait 90 days for new health insurance to kick in, it will be considered a pre-existing condition. Just be careful and be sure before you jump ship. It could get costly.

 

I was at Glen Moore for just shy of 5 years. I came to New Century 4 years ago and love it here. I know I hear some guys ######## about it but I'm happy. I make more here than I could at GM and they treat me like a human being, not a human resource.
FWIW, I made over $65k the last 2 years and that was after the 5% pay cut that may never return.

 

That good money. I was only at GM for 6 months but I was making the best money since 2000. Where I was making over 75 a year. That was not in trucking.

 

Got my first trip- now I can start figuring out if I want to be here or not.

 

Finally got out of INDY! What a cluster/F that was. Got a 600 mile run home in my brand spanking new Truck... only a 18,000 lb ld... After only 200 miles the truck went from 65mph to 62 due to "bonus decreases"..engine light came on, jakes worked like crap, no power at all.. a minivan hauling 80,000 would go up hills better... Maxx Force should be shot and quartered whoever he is!
I screamed and cursed more in those 600 miles than in my entire life as a driver. I miss my old GM POS, she was ugly, slow.. but dependable, reliable, and could actually go up hills! What would happen if I had a 45,000 lb load???.. and dont even get me started on digital logs. Plus what happens if I am sitting at a truck stop waiting for a load with a few other Celadon drivers.. I get paid .44 and they are only getting .33.. who do you think is going to get the better load? Or the load first? Why would they pay me more to do the same job? I would pick the .33 a mile guy too if I ran the co.

 

So from Indy to London KY is 600 miles?

 

Say something positive, driver, I dare ya!

 

Not Living in London anymore. I'm a Ga boy now!

Something positive? Truck had good rubber and great brakes.

Something more positive? How about I see how I am treated (Human or Number) and I see how many miles I get in the near future.. Then I will be the first to spread my joy

 

My DM can't remember my truck number for the life of her. She knows who I am by voice, though.

 

i'm so glad I left...