L&P Transportation (Legget & Platt}

Yes, I always think it's too good to be true when I hear only good things about a place. I have found that I never really know about what a company is like until I work there for at least 2 months. The guy I ran into at L&P worked out of the headquarters terminal at Carthage, MO and lived near Mt. Vernon, MO. L&P may be different than trucking companies because it is not just a common carrier, although it must have common carrier authority for doing it's back-hauls. It is a private carrier that claims to run 80% of it's trips hauling it's own product. It seems to have most of it's plants on and East of a line from Houston to Dallas to Cathage, MO. It does have at least 1 place in Calif. They do regional and regular OTR out of Carthage but I'm not sure how it works out of the other plants. If you live near a plant, it might be good to go there to see if you can catch 1 of their drivers to get their experience working for them.

 

Yeah I live in Texas I don’t know how it would work for me since it’s out of Carthage and I’ll have to go there for orientation. I really want to give them a chance, I’m just kind of Leary about it. I want something stable and long lasting this seems like it could be the place, but I’m not to sure. I wish you go on board give it 3 months and report back and then I’ll join lol.

 

I'll try to get back w/ info on here when I try them but that will be at least 2 years from now.

 

Why so long?

 

From all I can tell it is a good job and company, however, since I want it to be my last driving job, I want to wait so that if it is not all I hope for or it involves many of the same routes that I might get bored with then I will still stay until retirement.

 

Who are you currently with?

 

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