Is it just me or did volume drop off recently?

What area do you live in? Lot's of work in my area.
Grocery Haulers might need a driver in Reading at MAIER'S BAKERY - 640 Park Ave, Reading, PA.

 

Also falls off some during Tax season

 

Try here.

aifleet

What they don't tell you in the ads and website:

THE GOOD

1. You'll have to go personally to Austin, TX on a Monday (either rental car or plane, their they pay), spend the night (their treat), Tuesday orientation, roll out Wednesday. You still get paid the guaranteed pay even for a short week, because Monday is a paid travel day and Tuesday is obviously mandatory

2. Easy urinalysis, no chucks of missing hair or strange bald-spots on body parts

3. Basically salaried at a total of $1300/week (no mileage or percentage pay per load), HOWEVER...

4. a WEEKLY bonus of 25% of what the truck makes as long as it makes $5000+ for the week (percentage based on total NOT the amount after $5K). If truck makes $4999.99 or less, no weekly bonus.

5. Paid weekly on Fridays (normal pay) and Mondays (for bonus, if any)

6. Of the guaranteed $1300, $1100 is taxed, $200 is per diem (not taxed)

7. Basic health is covered by the company, with cheaper add-ons available (or you can affordably round that out yourself through Afflac and the like)

8. Normally, a 5 day work week with TWO nights home. If you choose to reset on the road, they will offer a motel for those two nights. They do have a limit you can add to, but it's enough for an average motel.

9. You can flip from home every week to staying out on a whim without having to deal with a different dispatcher every time you change how you roll.

10. You take the truck home with you (they do not pay for weekend parking spots), so you can be hired anywhere within the 48 states.

11. They do not go INTO NYC. Through, yes, to...never.

12. Not forced dispatch, but...as usual...if ya turn down a load and they have no replacement right off, you'll lose time. They will work with you, though. About the only thing they'll mention is you may not make that weekly percentage bonus that week. Guaranteed pay is not affected.

13. They pay for or reimburse any premium paid parking spots for the night. If it's a major truck stop and you know you're stopping there, call dispatch and they'll take care of it. If a mom and pop, reimbursement is best.

14. They do NOT route you. As long as you don't go from Orlando, FL, to Bangor, ME, by way of Flagstaff, NM, you can roll the route you wish.

15. They do NOT plan your fuel stops. They prefer (in this order), due to discounts: Love's, P/FJ, TA/Petro (only if you must). Anyone else, up to 50 gallons allowed without asking permission. Need more because it's a dry area for those facilities? Just call.

16. The COMPANY actually checks reviews online for shippers and receivers. If the reviews are sufficiently bad, they don't take that load. They maintain a blacklist of companies who typically take too long to load or unload. As such, no ##### BEER loads from the majors. They once blacklisted Pepsi (manufacturing, not the distributors - Pepsi itself).

17. The company uses an advanced software (their own tech) for dispatch and the like. None of that 30+ year old DOS-based crap everyone else uses.

18. FIFTEEN (15) days off every year, 10 are paid. The other five are just in case it's needed. Can be taken piecemeal or in chunks.

19. Currently, 135 drivers. 30% turnover.

20. Wanna find out if their recruiter left things out or outright lied? They can have a driver closest to your location call you for the real run-down. If close enough, they'll take time to come meet you. I did this just to see what would happen. Yep! Was a real driver.

21. As long as there are loads, you may run where you want.

22. Camera, but NOT driver-facing

23. Trucks are governed at 70 MPH, floor and cruise. Not sure if any trucks have that pedal speed boost thingy.

24. Must have 2 years driving Class A, or no go. So, it ain't a training company.

25. They will take teams. Most are solo, but it's easier to make that weekly bonus every single time - even with a delay or two.

26. Pet policy is liberal, except for certain breeds of large dogs. Everything else is allowed. No pet deposit or charges. I told them I had a Velociraptor (really, a tabby cat). Still good.

27. If you turn in the truck and don't wipe it down, they do not charge a cleaning fee. They should, but they don't. Although, if you take the refrigerator (et al), they'll charge you.

28. If the truck has no fridge and they can't buy one right away for you, they will reimburse up to $200 if you get one. If you buy it and do not take reimbursement (or bring your own), THEN you can take the fridge when you leave.

29. Very young company (see #7 in the next section).

30. Their website does provide enough information (even a few online articles) that give a lot - a LOT - of info on who they are and how they do things. Very detailed and transparent. None of that "I started in 1982 with one dump truck" crap that every other company seems to have.

THE BAD (or sort of icky)

1. Ryder or Penske leased trucks (most are automatics). Yes, that includes their crappy roadside.

2. Motive ELD (used to be known as Keep Truckin'). Phone-based, for now. I'm told they're looking at tablet-based, but for now...Motive.

3. If you need or want to visit the office, it's in downtown Austin. Ever tried to park there? It can suck. Nice offices, though.

4. All live load/unload. The company is smaller, so they do not do drop n hook (this is on their site, but that is important enough to some to mention anyway)

5. No in-house maintenance, at all. All maintenance is done at or through Penske or Ryder. Company will reimburse any fluids or minor equipment replacements (lights, wipers, oil, etc).

6. They run Internationals, Freightliners, and Volvos. Unless there are a few trucks sitting, there will be no choice which you get. Most are 2019-2020, some are newer (a few are brand new).

7. It's a 3 year old company. Make of that what you will. There are good and bad with that. I will say they are already seeing profits well before they thought they would (they thought 7 years).

I may have missed a few things, but that should be enough. If you want to see their Safer record, use the name: AI Fleet.

Slightly less pay overall than Walmart without all the added BS (driver-facing camera, weekly slip-seating, etc). It's not a bad gig, really. Makes it worth being away all week (or more), and we aren't burned out.

 

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I dont work for a mega, but I get 4000 miles per week often. I did 3400 last week after a restart.