Oct trip

Thanks for input Steve, My dm is on vacation. He is great, I have no issues or concerns w him. I believe this is a planning issue or lack of good miles going to my terminal. I have made friends with many drivers, i am aware of other terminals and drivers consistently getting good miles. Coming off emergency time I should never been given a babysitting load. I just lost 2 days and it cost me 3 days more. I am just maintaining a professional interpersonal relationship and look into more stable working conditions. Have you ever thought about having driver advocates for each terminal and have a round table meeting with Mays decision makers to make driver equality and retention a better way at May? I see two sides definitively with May, drivers and decision makers.I think May lost focus of who makes the company and the backbone of it. I am a people person, not a number. I spent three years in Division Operations in the Army. I had a secret clearance and briefed Colonels, to Two Star Generals. I know what communication is and how to work with all entities. The spend more money in turn over than keeping the current drivers what they need to survive here. Less than 2k is useless, if I don't make over 600 a week I must pull from my savings. That being said after I paid for my own schooling cash, hotel for one month and food, I had.15k on savings, now I got less than 5k. I ain't making money. I eat in my truck, I am fully equipped to cook in it. I am available and only been on home time 4 times since I started in April. Too many days wasted not rolling, bottom line.

 

I like to go out 2 months and come home for a almost a week. I drive down to florida to spend time with my dog. He is more loyal than any girlfriend or job I ever had.

 

No, 8 days once, more details later.

 

I didn't even have cell service on location of pick up for some time and was late pick up. Bad directions. I am familiar with it, need 3g for it.

 

Steve, Thanks for your input. Good post, welcome back to the forum. It's not my terminal, its what planning gives us. Yes, my terminal is responsible for repower and babysitting loads. I don't think I will be accepting any more of those coming off home time, or a breakdown. I have been nailed with both similarly. I already lose to time requested off and a breakdown or babysit load just adds to it. Then have a slow week on top of that I never catch up. Some of my friends will not post anything but feel the same way. So I will be the voice of reason. I am not afraid to take one for the team or lead by example. I am professional all the way around just discouraged the amount of time I spend on road and willingness to be out isn't being used.


Lastly, I dropped in Brockport, Ny and picked up there also with a planned repower to pick up a live load Sunday in cincy. I was in cincy yesterday sat morning. This is a load going to cheyenne, Wy that delivered wed. Again, more time to sit BUT READ CAREFULLY I get that load taken off get a pre loaded right away and now going to Boise. Also deliver wed, 600 more miles. Coincidence?

MY TRUCK IS DUE FOR SERVICE AND MY QC IS BROKE SO MAYBE THAT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT ALSO.
Be safe-- plat