new hometime policy?

so the best way around this, is to give the company hauling your crap some number that is only staffed 3 hrs of the week?

if all else fails, the first thing i do is call 411. THen call them and have THEM transfer me around. If you happen to be a day early, and like to see if they'd take you early, you really going to ask your DM to ask the CSA to ask the customer if they'll take you early? Just typing it out is too much work, you really think 2-3 people are going to pick up a phone and spend a minute out of their work life to help you? odds are you can get the same info by calling yourself.

 

If Swift tells me to turn in my truck after 2 days of hometime, then they can save themselves a lot of time by NOT finding me another one. I don't have the magical 1 year of experience yet....but I DO have options.

 

they wont save that much time, they'll just pass the truck onto the next. Don't forget, you're just a number at swift. 16k power units, and probably 20k drivers? you think they know your name if you havent been there 2+ yrs?.........let alone 1.

 

sounds like something to try to get drivers to not go home. they make it hard.

 

seperates the ones who want to work, and the ones who dont.

seperates the ones who understand it is a lifestyle change, not just "another" job.......which it is.

 

Some of us want a semblance of a home life. I have a woman that loves me, dogs that miss me, and grand kids that love me.

And a 72 Duster that wants me to finish the 4 speed swap and drop in the bucket seats.

As soon as I can I will be going local.

 

you gotta cut your teeth somewhere. Swift is a good place to do it. get your experience in, and then go local. I'm sure you tried local at first, and it would have been your first choice rather than going OTR....but you made the choice.

I'd like some semblance of a social life too.....but i've gotta go where i can make the money. If this dont work out, and i find i can make just as much money shagging trailers, etc. at a DC...then thats where i'll go.

But right now, i have no rent, no utilities (so to speak), and know when i ever go back to living in an apartment (or buying my parents-n-law's house in Indianapolis), i'll have a $1,000/mo house payment, a few hundred bucks in utilities, and spend about $500/mo on alcohol.

now how much more 'spare' money will i have if i get a job making about 3k a month? i'm making that now, and i have no rent or high utilities.....though i still have the $500 in alcohol...haahaha...just kidding.

 

they'd tell me that, and i'd tell them, i live 200 mi away from my home terminal. i'm going home WITH the truck. and if they wanted me to clean it out, i'll do it...but someones coming to pick it up......which they wont do...

 

Sure they will. Ding your DAc with truck abandonment too!

For right now there is an endless flood of guys wanting to take hiis place.