Getting with an LTL to transition to strict dock work.

@bentstrider83 One of my coworkers just quit so my employer will probably have an opening here in Lubbock soon. Fuel hauling to company stores, daycabs, 12 hour shifts, 6/2 schedule, hourly pay w/ OT after 40. DM me if you're interested.

 

Do you think that might be a problem? Why did they quit? Always was leery of that.

 

I'm not sure, he didn't say when he told everybody goodbye in the group chat nor did he mention anything last time I talked to him at the rack.

 

Almost all LTL carriers have part time in/outbound dock workers, although something tells me that some hiring managers will look at your background and may consider you overqualified for the position, or they may think you ae overdue to go pee in a cup. That aside. your pay will drop to $19/hour and you will not have access to any benefits other than maybe a free company shirt. Your CDL will also be inadvertently affected if you don't log some miles on it. I think after three years, even with a valid CDL; most companies will put you in the same bucket as student drivers that just got their CDLs due to the lack of recent driving experience. I don't think any national LTL company will touch you again until you get some new drive time (at least I am sure this is how it is).

I've had my own fair shares of highs and lows in this industry and I know what it is like to ride at the top and be knocked down to the very bottom. If you genuinely have a new plan and want to hang up your hat to do something else, then go for it. My wife turned 41 and is in school right now for some medical degree after working dead-end jobs her entire life. She is the oldest one in all her classes but she is an example that you are never too old to start over. If you are rage quitting cause of something that happened, I would implore you to reconsider. There are millions of people out there putting groceries on credit cards cause they are so broke. Trucking is one of the few existing professions were you can make more than most people with 4 year degrees. To throw something away with that much pay and job security would be a waste. But I digress.

I wish you the very best of luck.

 

What states you looking for?