Linehaul at night?

I do ltl for Central ,out at around 10:30 - 11 am from ABQ down to Lubbock ( roughly 5.25 hours drive) D/ H an do a 30 , head back, again roughly 5.25 hrs. M-F. Take home pay is roughly 830 per week. Not the best pay for all the hrs ( 60 all told ) but home for 12 and wkend off. Better than some and cheaper than others, but nothing really hard and its not seasonal or otr . I agree about the money though, if if your pocketing 48 or more after taxs your doing ok.

 

My forever job was PIE tank lines. I'd been with them long enough to move up a few notches, did the struggle with the extra board, had a decent bid on a daylight run, and the top ten guys on the board slated to retire within the next five years.
Then...no more PIE tankers. I could never bring myself to get comfortable with a job after that.

 

[QUOTE="Northeasterner, post: 7116826, member: 214354 UPS contract is up on the net, but it has a linehaul driver addendum that seems to suggest pay tops out at 43cpm, so what would be the point?

You weren’t looking in the right place if you think a UPS driver is making 43cpm. It does take 5 years to top out now but it is 80cpm.

 

Same here. I spent 2 years as an Extraboard Floater before I finally got a bid run. Never really got use to floating around at all kinds of different hours and didn't get an ounce of sleep during that time. But I stuck it out, put in my dues, and it wound up being the best job I ever had...beside the current job that I have now. I have a lot of good memories during the almost 10 years that I worked there. Loved the camaraderie, atmosphere, and I have a lot of life long friends that I still talk to this day. I would of retired with the job, had they not closed down, and would of had a $3500 a month Pension to retire with. But I'll still get about $1k Pension for the 10 years that I worked there. Pay was phenomenal, benefits were outstanding and free, and I could get all the free Twinkies that I wanted too...lol.

There's a lot of misconception about what happened to IBC/Hostess Brands. A lot of people assumed that it was because of the Union that caused everybody to lose they're jobs, but it's far from the truth. The Union actually helped keep IBC alive for many years when we were in bankruptcy. We gave up raises and a percentage of our pay for kickbacks so that the company cound improve on operations and equipment. But the CEO's and management never used our kickbacks to improve anything and stuffed all our money into there pockets. That...and the whole low carb fad that was popular back then...which was what put us into bankruptcy in the first place for almost 10 years. Then the inevitable strike happened, and that was that.

Even to this day, when I walk through the Supermarkets and see all the products that I use to deliver, from Wonder Bread, Twinkies, Hostess Cup Cakes, Drake's Cakes, Funny Bones, Swiss Rolls, Devil Dogs, etc., etc., etc., it brings a smile to my face knowing that all of our products still exist to this day. They're all branched out and owned by various different companies now...but yeah, those were good times and I have no regrets whatsoever that I ever worked for them

 

Honestly,1100 week for a "Rookie" as you say, isnt anything to sneeze at.Many drivers (including myself) started out at a lot less.It sounds easy,drop &hook,no unloadind or loading,scales probably closed,familiar stop.

 

This is ups freight, not ups parcel. They are hiring in many ares of the country. Ups jobs.com or call the local Teamsters office and ask.

 

The medical isn' really "free", it' paid for with lower wages..With the exception of UPSF most of the non union carriers have a higher max pay rate.

As far as pension vs 401k, given that I'm 30 years or so from retirement I'll take the 401k. With all the cuts to pension contributions and benefits there is no guarantee there will even be a pension fund in 30 years..No way in hell I'd depend on a pension in this day and age for my retirement. Guys retiring right now may be the last generation to get a good pension payout.