inconsistant work

the week before last i had to claim partial unemployment, i probably only worked 2 or 3 days at most. last week was much better i worked 44 hours, pretty happy with that. this week is not shaping up to be very good so far. monday no work. to make matters worse i contacted the dispatcher last night. no response about working today, no response at all. not even a simple, i dont know yet. nothing. so i went to bed and woke up in time to go to work. again i sent a txt to the dispatcher. no response. i waited another half an hour, no response. i txted the guy i work with directly, the guy that does the field spraying finally txted me and told me no work. so i work up early to not work. everyone knew that it rained and no one would give me a straight answer as to weather or not i was going to work. im frustrated and annoyed at the situation. i need some sort of notice of working/not working. the hours are very inconsistant and while much of that is not their fault, im still going to look elsewhere. i need full time work with hours that are more or less set hours (knowing i have work). where should i look? there is jb hunt (already discussed not really positive things said), XPO has local openings dedicated in batavia, ny. where else should i check?

the job im working hasnt been particularly bad but inconsistent hours and work is not going to make ends meet much less live fairly well.

 

so what do you suggest? im thinking of giving xpo a call they have a local opening right now. i have no desire to drive over road. if you wish to live in a prison at a truck stop and do a bunch of work for free i guess its ok. i have been trying to stick it out where i am at, but working 2 or 3 days a week sometimes isnt even close to cutting it. i typically have a good week followed by a bad week and the cycle goes on.

 

when i took the job i have now i asked them about consistency of hours and they said it would be consistent work. nothing has been further from the truth. part of it is indeed the weather, but bring me to work and let me drive something else. problem is they have full time drivers and guys that have been seasonal longer then me, one guy 6 year. they are going to get an extra work before me. the lack of information the night before my shift is also frustrating. when i go to bed early to go to work, i would like to know if i am actually working.

 

some simple information would be nice. why should i wake up at 5am if i know, and they probably know there isnt going to be any work. if they dont know a simple we dont know would be an acceptable answer. i would text him in the morning and expect a fairly timely response...... your not working OR you are working. im looking at local jobs again and getting more of the same run around.

i did work for rist for 1-1/2 weeks. no accidents, no tickets, or other infractions. i was called off the trainer's truck and told they werent going to train me any further. it ended rather quickly with no other explanation given other then i was making my turns too square. i have been driving solo with my current company since the first time i got my CDL. im getting more comfortable with the truck and my driving is improving. i dont know if i should call wadhams back and find out if i could get re-hired in the milk hauling division. my license is clean but im struggling finding my niche. i dont know if once a company lets you go if you should ask them if rehire is possible.

im not making any consistent money doing what im doing and that's the problem. more rain is expected this week YUK.