My New Adventures At Beacon Transport

Millie's may be calling your name, lol

 

Sorry to hear that Smurf. Still waiting on my DAC. Started dropping apps anyway. Got an invite to orientation with Navajo after just dropping an app yesterday, waiting to hear back from Double J Transport (Jackson Wisconsin) and USA TRUCK. The recruiter from Navajo said the only thing showing on my DAC was a couple of incidents at Abilene (broken side view mirror, pulled fuel nozzle). That was two and a half years ago. Maybe there is a hiring freeze going on.

 

Whats wrong with Double J? Besides 37cpm??

 

These things don't sound like a reason to avoid Beacon. Beacon runs where I run. Every driver seems pretty happy.
You can supply your creature comforts with you truck stop loyalty points. Many reefer guys use leaf blowers rather than brooms.

 

Big G Express is a good company with lots of miles & nice trucks. Each one has an APU as well. They do drive I-81 back & forth to NE a lot, but you don't sit waiting for dispatches. You are pre-planned before you deliver.

 

You can buy a $50 car GPS until you can get a free truck GPS with fuel points, if you HAVE to have a GPS. You do have a driver rewards card with each chain don't you? The industry ran OK with paper atlas and phone calls for decades. A $20 wrecking bar & $20 broom works for pulling nails and sweeping out but I thought there were back issues going on. Add a cheater bar to the wrecking bar and you can pull nails without bending over. I haven't seen a sleeper truck without room for a 12 volt cooler. Even if you have to set it on the bunk while you drive and in the passenger seat while parked, there is room. Or leave it in passenger seat or on floor in front of passenger seat, if moving it is painful on your back.

When dispatched on this load did you call the customer on the drive to them and ask what info they needed from you? It would be good if you didn't have to do Dispatch's job, but if it keeps you from sitting all weekend I'd do it. Will you depend on Dispatch to tell you everything necessary on the next load? I wouldn't. Call the shipper/receiver and ask what they need to load/receive?

I'm not criticizing you. I'm trying to help you adjust to where you are working rather than change jobs each time something doesn't go like it should. One of the problems working for smaller companies is they are small and they don't have "military precision" and anticipate everything because they have seen everything 2,000 times over the last 20 years. Maybe Beacon isn't a good company, or maybe they are not a good match for you. However there are ways to make most of what you mention better, but that might require you making your life better and not waiting for the company to make your life better.