How's things?

I'm just paraphrasing the upper echelon of our company, but they don't want to jeopardize our regular accounts by taking on too much new. That's why they are asking drivers to check in with local management beforehand. They are also concerned about akward or excessive length shipments, which can affect the volume of the freight lane.

 

We have that happen, usually one or two more pallets on a separate bill, but that isn't taking on a new customer.

 

So are road drivers.

 

A lot of high seniority guys have the entitlement syndrome. Bigger centers it’s worse with road and city. I’m sure most are grateful for their situation but others have been towards or at the top for so long they don’t know how good they have it. When I was on furlough I was looking for another job outside of trucking. It’s rough out there to find a job making 75-100k a year when the only thing on your resume is truck driving. You can get a trades apprenticeship but you’re gonna be eating hotdogs and spam for 4-7 years before you get close to what you were making.

 

Some of the road drivers at my barn are like this. We're the largest terminal in California so we run a lot of freight, but every now and again I hear guys complaining about pulling heavy trailers.

I'd personally rather be grossed out than empty. Sure I'll climb hills slowly, but when the high winds pick up, I'd prefer being planted to the pavement than tumbling through the air like a stock car at Talladega.

 

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