May trucking idle policy

Blah, blah, blah.

I'm still trying to figure out why guys like AT & Kansas spend so much time on a company thread they don't even work for. Boredom? Insecurity? Idiocy?

 

LOL...

Thus, the reason for my, "the same old ######## comment

 

Kansas, you've made a lot of derogatory remarks about guys who choose to work for May. Why? I don't know exactly...

You seem to to think I and every other driver at May are just to stupid to "think outside the box" in order to obtain one of these high paying, ($70,000 a year according to you), entry level COMPANY driver positions.

All I've asked is for you and any other person like you to provide company names so these ENTRY LEVEL drivers who come here to read can call these companies about possible employment.

Why does it take a bet for you to prove your point? What's next? A bet to prove your #### is bigger than mine?...

Just do it out of the goodness of your heart for your fellow Americans and driving brothers. I've recommended guys to positions outside of May Trucking where I believed they could earn more money or be in a situation that was better suited for them. I didn't require them to bet me their last week's paycheck before I shared the leads with them.

Until you do that, I ##############################.

 

I'm a trainer, without question, EVERY single student who has gotten on the truck with me has indicated that he does NOT plan to stay long term at May Trucking.

They say they intend to get some driving experience under their belt and move on to something "better".

I always say, "more power to you driver!..."

There's lots of options out there. Not too many for guys like me three years ago who just graduated from driving school and needed a job. At that time, there were only a dozen or so companies nationally hiring new drivers fresh out of school in my area. I live in rural Oregon.

I own a beautiful home on 2 acres in the country in the Umpqua Valley near the river. My wife isn't going anywhere, just look at my profile picture and you might understand why thus, my options for an entry level company driver position weren't that great.

Hell, I didn't even qualify for a $14.50 an hour local wood chip hauling job and log hauler. They wanted 6 mos OTR experience.

I checked with the local UPS terminal, Fedex, Roadway, Coca-cola terminals, same story.

I personally know the owner of the local Coke distribution company. I've talked to him more than once about a local position, even after I had 2 years experience. His response was, "the guys that have these local positions treat them like gold, I haven't had one driver quit in over 5 years."

I weighed all my options and open doors at the time and May Trucking was the best option for me.

I ALWAYS keep my options open and ear to the ground. I've had several opportunities to go other places, some require me to move, which I'm not going to do, others "appear" to pay more, but when I crunch the numbers and take everything into account, it just doesn't work for me. An O/O gig, or, oil field position, just isn't my cup of tea.

I took a regional position with Market Transport out of Portland last Fall and worked for them a few mos during a difficult time with my mother being sick and they provided an opportunity for me to be home a few times a week. They are a GREAT company. I enjoyed the time I worked for them. I would highly recommend them to any driver with a minimum 2 years driving experience. However, my priorities changed after my mother's death and I decided to come back to May in December of 2011.

Don't regret it one bit...

So, please, you May haters, don't insult me anymore by insinuating I'm to stupid or lazy to "think outside the box".

Deal?...