I found a job on Craigslist, but it’s not what you think

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Chi Town Steers, Jun 29, 2025.

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  1. Chi Town Steers

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    I'll ask him
     
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    Oh man I made probably the most dangerous mistake of my life in Mexico. I'm seriously lucky I didn't get hurt. Decided to walk to the next town without ever having gone down that road before. Bad idea.
     
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    Lol I don't drink much anyways so shouldn't be an issue
     
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    He'll think you're an undercover agent investigating him.
     
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    I'll just tell him Chinatown sent me, watch your back.
     
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    I never gave a crap about all that stuff. I didn't even ask about CPM. All I asked about are freight lanes and accessorial pays. Screw the rest of it. But, that's just me!
     
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    Yeehaw cowboy! Let's ride!
     
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    "I just didn't know any better"

    "I could have fought for better treatment, but that's some petty business"

    Those two statements are why I'm nervous about you taking this gig. Will you find the defect before DOT and will you fight to be treated properly? Your problems at Schneider were solvable with one phone call. If for some inexplicable reason they weren't, I guarantee you that they would have been solved by going one level up - which you weren't willing to do.

    And you weren't an OTR driver - you were National Dedicated which meant running local accounts at above the 'going rate' for the account. You could have switched to the DG/FD account, or Gerogia Pacific, or just gone OTR for two months and you'd be in a superior position that you are now.

    Heck, I can almost guarantee you a job paying $1,800 a week running nights out of Green Bay.
     
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    Meet your new roommates! Juan, Bubba, Habib, and...Sweetie Pie (she's trans).
     
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