Not a bad company...

I've had better jobs. And worse.
The reason for the thread is to give you
enough information to figure out if Roadway
is the company for you. It can get very complicated.

The Drivers who make the list usually say they are
happy to be there. Many will complain about several
things about being a Local Delivery Driver. But they
know that with their Union Retirement, if they make
retirement and are healthy they have it made.

My terminal had no road drivers, our loads were picked
up by road drivers from other terminals so I won't comment on that.

What I did learn is that I was among many casual drivers that worked at my terminal, were laid off and
never were called back. I got the impression as I worked that I would be one of them, so I would ask my TM
how I could improve and what I was doing right and
wrong. He tended to be vague in his answers but
complimented me on the amount of pickups I
made in a short amount of time.I kind of got the impression that a TM at a Union company is a politician's
job, but at a non-union company a TM is more of a leader. When he ended up laying me off over the phone he said it was because they were not seeing enough freight to justify keeping me. Some people don't have
a problem being laid off. Perhaps they enjoy collecting unemployment. Or maybe they are one of those that make the list. If so perhaps Roadway is for you.Now, I
make less money but go to work at 6am M-F and am
finally enjoying being a Truck driver. I may be late in
answering your question, but I hope this helps someone...