My journey with PGT begins today

I am still here and still very happy. A lot has happened since my last post. I Will go over some of it quickly. I just got home from being out for 4 weeks (by choice). One thing that happened is I got sent over to my permanent dispatcher and I saw my checks cut in half. I was making around 1100 a week steady and then I was making 500- 600. I hated wallboard and building materials. I hate everything about it. From the #### pay on the loads to doping your trailer and getting pre loads where they loaded it so full there is no room for your tarps and other gear. So I gave it a good 3 weeks to see if it was going to improve or if I would start to like it and, No chance. Wallboard it usually shorter runs too and I like 500- 600 mile loads if not longer. So I talked to my dispatcher and the terminal manager in monaca and told them I was unhappy and wanted to haul steel. They said no problem. I kept my dispatcher and I am hauling steel for a month now and making about 1200 a week again.

I also got a pm from someone last week asking about the LP program. I do not know too much about it other than the lease trucks are the old 9400i that they want to get rid of because they have 5-700k miles on them. They will give you a good deal and they do maintain them pretty good and offer a warranty, but I have been looking into just buying a used truck from a dealer and bringing it there. I have not put too much thought into it since I want to learn more about the buiseness before I jump into something like that.

 

Still here. I am taking this week off to be with my family. My daughter was born 3 weeks ago (I was there) and I wanted to spend some time with her, my son, and wife. They had no problem with me taking a week off. I just asked a couple weeks out and my dispatcher said no problem. I do not have vacation days so it is unpaid, but I just saved a little money so I would have a cushion for the week off.
I am still working on getting out of the building materials division. I put that on hold, because I didn't want to get a new dispatcher and then say by the way I am taking a week off. So, I will continue to try to move after I get back. It is not as hard as it seems, but they are trying to keep me and fix the issue I am having in that division, when in reality there is nothing that can fix it. I just want to haul steel. I have not pushed the issue like I said because the vacation thing and I am making good money still.
Well I am out of words, but if anyone has any questions about PGT I will be happy to talk to you and help all I can. Just message me on here or PM me and I will write back.

 

I can awnser better if you have him call me or you call. I dont have a lot of time t o type. 252 414 0819. Cj

 

Thank you for covering that for me. This is the first moment I have had where I was not rushing to pick up or deliver.

 

Truck 20827. Phil was my recruiter, but I heard he got let go. Idk. I have been running pretty good for the last couple months, but I noticed the pay has increased a bit on the loads now. I am workig on getting my brother over here too. He is with carolina cargo now making 10cent a mile running teams east to west coast. Crazy, but he has an old felony. He is hopefully coming to orientation monday. I am being moved off bilding materials today to run steel from monaca. Hopefjlly I will get a new truck next week they say, but for now its the coffin.