Midwest Motor Express - Minneapolis terminal, linehaul, 6 months review

You pull a screenshot from MN511 to record road conditions at the time you want to deny a run. You have the right to refuse for bad weather. I have never had an issue with management about it.

 

Update- we will be pulling 6-axle double sets from Mounds View at some point in the next year or so. They'll be going east. New terminals opening in Oshkosh, WI (576 miles round-trip) and Janesville, WI (610 miles). I assume when those open we'll cancel the MPS-CHI meets. I also assume CPM will go up by a few cents with doubles. Future is looking good.

 

We're getting across the board raises on July 9. Linehaul going to 0.766/mile. Daytime P&D gets a big bump from $31.60 to $34.50. Dockworker raise to $27.70 days and $28.70 nights.

We started running to a new AAA Cooper terminal in Janesville, WI. 616 miles roundtrip but it's basically a meet with an Indiana driver. From what I hear the AAA Cooper guy coming from Indiana is on time.

Still looking to hire 4-5 more linehaul drivers they tell me. I dunno where they'd run, lowest guy right now is getting about 1700 miles a week unless he picks up weekend meets, which are still plentiful.

We have been pulling sets of doubles for AAA Cooper but they're not paying us to build or break sets. Not any of those for guys going west or south, yet.

Rumor is that starting some time this year linehaul guys getting less than 2200 miles / week will be asked to work the dock 1-2 hours a night at the home terminal (Mounds View) before going out. That's not official policy yet.

 

Correction- building/breaking sets are paid hourly rate.

I can't comment on AAA Cooper's Atlanta barn.

 

No

 

Dock work is officially starting at this terminal. Our Des Moines run now requires two hours of dock work a night. We currently have 8 bid runs plus five extra board spots. We are waiting on Indianapolis to hire more people to meet us MSP drivers in Wisconsin.
More dock work to follow I suspect.