Interview with ABF tomorrow...

Can't tell you personally what to expect there, but just wanted to say good luck and glad things seem to be getting better for you. When I was looking at LTL, ABF was the one I looked at the most, but I went a different route for a local job. Ran into a couple of their guys a lot when I had another local job and they all liked their job.

 

First off, good luck with your interview!

LTL jobs are some of the best paying jobs within the industry. I love it and wouldnt do anything else. If you get on board, you will be home daily and have pretty decent benefits. Seeing how you are going union, more likely than not, your benefits should be paid by the company. P&D is pretty good if you get a steady route. You will probably be responsible for loading up your own trailers with freight and then taking them to customers. You will build up rapport with a lot of different shipping managers and meet great people. The overall atmosphere is pretty laid back vs the constant rush linedrivers have to get from one terminal to another. My carrier's P&D guys make around $25/hour and have been with our company for decades. Going LTL is definitively going to be a step up from OTR.

 

P/D is at all that laid back. I find line haul a lot more laid back. When I did p/d last year I would at times have 10 stops and they would want me to start making pickups, at times I couldnt finish the deliveries. I knew my area as well too. PLus i hated it when they sent me out in one of their ghetto straight trucks. I used to say Im a class A driver, I dont want this truck, plus why do I need it for when my route I normally use a 40 footer with lift gate

 

good luck brother man. Hope you like it and I hope you get it..completely different animal. But you'll be home every night with your fiancee..Definitely a step up..Expect to be on call unless you luck out and land a bid, which would be friggin sweet.

 

I interviewed with ABF back in February. The background check takes a few weeks, so be patient... I declined the job offer as I was unsure of the contract negotiations, and being on call wasn't something I was interested in for a few years. They are a great company, and I had a great impression of the company/people when I was there (although everything in the building is stuck in the 70's!). Good luck, and I hope you get the job.

 

Is this for a casual (part-time) or regular (full-time) position? I worked at ABF as a casual for about 3 months. I couldn't get on as a regular since no one quits. I was offered a full time position somewhere else. ABF is a great company to work for. They pay outstanding wages and have great Teamster benefits. I have nothing bad to say about them but I was only there for a short time. The only thing concerning to me was the contract negotiations which I think they have worked out. Not sure about that though. Good luck.