Jack Cooper Transport

IMO board players are mostly drivers that won't pick after first dispatch no matter when they show back up. This way they can use there seniority to get a "better" load.

 

Please do not take offense. That said. Your definition of your week is exactly "playing the board". Maxing out your hours to be out of hours on Friday, finding a way into the shop to avoid having to run a load, etc, etc. I agree, no one wants to be out on the weekend, however it does not take very long for the shipper to change carriers when the freight does not move off the ground. I'm just telling it like it is. There are many ways to play the board.

 

I guess we all do have our different opinion of nearly everything. I will continue working 55-65 hours a week mon-fri, and producing at or well above the revenue my company expects and others can work how ever many hours they wish. However the unit that gets night dropped on sat/sun and checked in by the dealer on mon will be on the lot for sale the same day as the one that I load on Friday/sat and deliver mon am. The shipper could care less if I spend the weekend at home or on the road and night drop it on the weekend, they care about when it gets to market and how clean the delivery receipt is.

 

sorry to butt in, but i just received a job offer from jct, and was curious if any of you deal with the buffalo terminal? im also unclear, if they offer me a spot in their class, have they already run my mvr and background checks?

 

I beg to differ, the SHIPPER does care when it gets there. The moment it hits the dealer, the flooring starts on it. Auto carriers hauling new vehicles do not work for the dealer, they work for the manufacturer. All Ford cares is when it hit the ground at the dealer, if they wait 3 weeks to prep it, that's the dealers problem.

In all reality if it works for you, fine. I am in the twilight of my career and winding down. No more trucks, drivers, mechanics, shippers, business agents, maintenance budgets, etc. Get my drift. Just thought some of the new people entering the field should learn how it is.

 

I would think if they offered you a slot, they are hiring you. They would only entertain who they are going to hire.

 

how slippery can the footing get in the winter? im coming from us foods, is it safer than greasy stairs, bald foodservice ramps, and icy freezer floors? how are the working heights, comparable to flatbed? is it mainly daytime work, since dealers arent open at night?

 

Banker, Slant6, & other JC Drivers,

After submitting a two-week resignation notice my present company is offering more money and a few more perks.


Right out of drivers school, I earned $60,000 my first year, home every weekend and sometimes twice a week, driving flatbed. In all honesty a pretty good company...


In order for me to handle new responsibilities in my family comfortably, I need to gross $100,000 annually. Following the intense research, the only place that I found to make that kind of money and weekly home time is Cooper's, Fort Wayne, Indiana terminal.


I know I'm going to have to master the intricacies of car hauling and patiently work my way up the seniority latter.


Going into the Fort Wayne Indiana terminal determined and prepared to do whatever is necessary to earn $80,000 my first year and $100,000 my, am I walking away from my current company?


Foregive me for being redundant. However, getting older, I MUST make the best decisions possible when it comes to the well-being of my family! More importantly I know you brothers are going to keep it real and be totally honest with me.

 

Uh - - - what ?

 

Only you can make that decision. Keep in mind that the Carhaul business, especially new vehicles is very cyclical. It rises and falls on the economy. Layoffs are a very real thing in this business. And they go by seniority. It is an industry where you can make very good money. It gets in your blood. But be mindful, it is not Nirvana. There are some sucky aspects to it too. Us who have been around the block a time or two know how to accept the good with the bad.