Glad I moved over to Poly Trucking

I got my backhaul out of the house, picking up in riceboro ga tomorrow at 1800, going to Laredo for a Friday delivery before 1700.
I don't have tanker and I asked backhaul and the broker and both said it wasn't necessary so hopefully that works out lol.

 

Same here , Jevic was said to be one of the best companies out there little did people know that about 15 grand of your 65 was G&A grief & aggravation , that my friend is a whole lot of grief and aggravation. Every time I sought another gig , I was slapped in the face with a 10k to 14 k pay cut ... back then I was still getting my financial stability in check , today it's different I'll sacrifice 5 or 6 k a yr for my happiness , good blood pressure , and less hair pulling "MY OWN" !!!

 

Totes ? You may want to check with Riceboro dude just to be 100% , if they require the tank endorsement they'll tell ya. The Gallons amount I believe is what sets the requirement , but I'd call them. I have the hazmat and tank , so it wouldn't be an issue.

 

I know you said NEW...but unless your meds have you seeing things, or they are really good at hiding trucks, there haven't been any new trucks on site for over a year. And then those were assigned to drivers long before my name was on the eligibility list. Plus the last word I heard from anyone behind the glass partition was that they didn't know IF they were getting any new units in this year and all they had was a rumor about possibly getting some, and until they saw new trucks being delivered, they didn't believe rumors.

Forgive me for my venting...it is simply to lower peoples expectations that are thinking it is any different here than where they are. Apparently I came here with too high of expectations myself. I had expectations of being able to make a decent living without running 350 days a year. Expectations of being in less than a dozen different trucks per year because of breakdowns. Expectations of a group of people who had the exceptional business sense to build this successful of a company from the ground up, to have the same business sense to select reliable equipment that is vital to the delivery of the products this company needs to succeed. Or for expecting some sort of compensation for the endless amount of time that is spent sitting because that unreliable equipment that I was assigned fails again.

I guess it is wrong of me to think. Sorry, it comes from my experience as a O/O where you calculate everything down to the penny. Experience that tells me that the cost of shipping with outside carriers might end up being more cost effective than buying, fueling, insuring, repairing, maintaining and paying labor for drivers of a company fleet. That and paying for the extras like tolls and health insurance for the drivers and the cost of the support staff responsible for the transportation duties. It all adds up.

Sorry if I don't live up to the standards of being just a truck driver...I guess I don't know how to just get in, sit down, shut up and....wait for the ####### TOW TRUCK AGAIN. Perhaps they need to teach ostriches how to drive. That way when things go bad, they can bury their heads in the sand until the bad times pass.

Maybe I should just fade away...it seems as though I disappoint everyone...I would be better off living in a cave somewhere in some desolate corner of the country waiting on the end of the world doing absolutely nothing...that way I don't disappoint anyone. That way I don't say anything that offends, don't have any unpopular opinion...maybe that is my destiny, to be totally obscure.

 

Lol

 

It's nice to see we are hauling those loads again. It's been a while since I heard anyone say they had one.

In my 2 years here, I've hauled 5 or 6 loads for them. None of mine ever had the volume needed to require a tanker endorsement.

 

I was thinking about this very thing today. Trucks and drivers and points of view.
I chose this job after working at a place for 19.5 years, figured it would be people
free for the most part and i could just be by myself out on the road.
Honestly never in all this time have I thought of myself as a Truck Driver .....
Im just a guy that drives a truck.

 

Id move to Texas , but there is absolutely nothing of interest here.
Good deal on the taxes ( no s/t)
I cannot envision a life in a place like Texas , its a dead zone.
Its like a Los Angeles , a hot concrete covered sand box except with extra rattlers
Its like the place Dorothy wanted to escape from in the movie.
Florida would work .
Poly Florida

 

Even 'Hollywood' is planning to leave. He has sold his house and is planning an eventual move to FL after the 1st of the year.

 

I don't know if your speaking from a company perspective or a forum/personal perspective, but I for one find your posts both informative and helpful. You speak your mind and tell it like it is. Personally, I find that refreshing, as most (myself included) can't, won't, or are afraid to.

Don't be so hard on yourself...