If you had to make a choice

ironpony · Feb 15, 2014

Sharps5090 said: ↑

IronPony, you're correct. The problem is that many of the outfits now are challenged to keep competent staff in those roles as well as keeping good drivers. Driver I know with a major meat carrier has been through five different iterations of office staff in as many months. It's pretty common to arrive on time for a load, wait the five hour window on the load, then find out it's gonna be another 4 or more before the load is ready and on board. No change in delivery time either, and when you arrive at consignee, they put you at the back of the line because you're late. If only competent fleet managers existed *universally* across the industry...
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Agreed.

But then again the subject of this tread was FFE vs Prime. Now I've never worked at FFE, but I've seen a lot of them and KLLM sitting around the truck stops waiting. That being said, our company side is force dispatched... if a shipper is short of trailers, they have no compunction about sending a company guy a day early just to sit, and that's not good if you're not getting some kind of layover or detention pay.

Buzzkillm · Feb 27, 2014

GasHauler said: ↑

I can not understand how new drivers come on here and ask what's the best company to work for. How do we know? We don't know if you like to be out on the road for long periods or want home time. Nor do we know what you require for benefits. And so on and so on. A question like that has to be more specific to get even close to what you may want. I have suggested forever that new drivers should sit down and make a list of wants and goals. If you want to jump in and then get out of the industry then go anywhere that will hire you. You don't care what your future in trucking will be so take anything that comes along. But if you do want something out of your company that you chose then I would make the list. Start your planning now so you can reach some of your goals.
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I never asked what company is better,
I asked pros and cons of each company. Nor am I or did I mention I was a rookie driver. Calm ya tits, man.

I went with FFE. The refresher course is outstanding. I'd recommend this particular training to any old/new driver.
No complaints.

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