Is it true about Saia and OD?

Doubtful, unless it is a union shop and is in the contract. Most of those runs pay by the mile, or a flat rate. Some pay by the mile plus any drops/hooks you have to make.

 

At Saia, if you wait your lunch (30 mins), plus an extra hour, then they start paying you by the hour at that point. 95% of the time the driver who arrives second to the meet point arrives during the first driver's lunch (if that makes sense) so there's no delay involved.

 

not true i work for od best company i thing i work out in southern cali they never force 80 hrs lol if anything they try not to work u as much

 

No.

 

I really appreciate this post. Applied for a line haul position here in Salt Lake City I had my phone interview yesterday and an in person interview Tuesday.

I do have a few questions regarding the 4 week training Id like to ask if I may:

Is line haul training home every day or is the expectation to go OTR with my trainer for that entire 4 period? I assume it's a daycab? At least that's what I've seen on the road. What does the 4 week training entail? I guess I'm trying to have an idea of what to expect in hope of being prepared.

 

Sleeper Cabs with LTL are usually non stop teaming operations.

Sometimes there's a lay over run with LTL but a lot of there runs are usually out and back.

Depends also on what job you bid.

 

Pretty much what Mike said. I don't know much about how Saia operates, but most of OD's linehaul runs are out and back. They do have wild drivers at some locations that stay out and lay over in hotels, but most common is to end up where you started and go home.

We've been hiring more drivers from Saia lately. The ones I've talked to all mentioned driver facing cameras as a factor for leaving. Micromanaging was mentioned too, but that's all secondhand. YMMV.

 

I should have mentioned the gig Im interviewing for is with OD. Anyone know of how the Line Haul training regiment might work?

 

One way i judge LTL companies is to look at the employee parking lot and the general facilities:

Are the drivers driving nice new crew cab pickups/lexuxes/new regular cab pickups/cadillacs etc.? Generally new stuff---dodge challengers etc. IF the cars aren't brand new, then are they in decent condition?-----some people don't always have to have new stuff, but you can tell if it's in good shape or ghetto-y.

i passed up Central Transport because the place just looked too ghettoed out for me. Maybe it was the right choice, maybe it wasn't. But the terminal was dirty, crummy, ghetto and depressing. The terminal yard wasn't even paved----sort of a dirt lot. The equipment(Ford or Sterling aeromax?) seemed ok, but something about it just didn't give me an enthusiastic perception of it.

It doesn't have to be brand new; If the facilities are clean and well-maintained, then chances are you'll be paid well and the company offers good benefits.

Now, this is not always 100% true, but generally it is:
When i temped for G.O.D., the terminal literally consisted of a rented gravel lot and a rented spot in the corner of someone's garage that was literally the size of a closet. In this closet was a pullstring light, a file cabinet and a fax machine (to fax the bills in at the end of the day). But it was clean.