Quitting over the road for home nightly and the economy

You'd be the low man on the totem pole, so I'd definitely look into the company's financials and business model first. Try to assess how recession-proof they are.

 

What are you giving up to take this job?

 

what’s the freight? What’s the type of work?

some segments of the trucking industry are rather recession proof.

 

@Mototom -- your original question in post #1 is a really tough one to answer well, without more info...

What kind of freight does the new job involve?
What companies/industries does it serve (whose freight is it--or, who is on the BOL)?
What city/state is it in/near?

Back when I pulled intermodal freight for Schneider--all the above questions made a real difference.....whether you stayed running....or sat waiting for loads....during the last recession.

--Lual

 

I’ve noticed a new trend in how companies are advertising. They’re calling themselves something to the effect of “economically bullet proof we have super high demand for loads no matter what the economy does” or something to that effect or very similar. Could just be BS, or there could be some truth to it. I would look at what they haul. First and foremost and ask yourself, if the economy gets as ugly as we all think it is, do they haul some thing that people will still have to have. If the answer is yes, it’s probably a good bet.

 

How big is the outfit and is this LTL or something else. Benefits? Even if you are low man if there are a lot of guys/gals retiring or you think it will be steady employment it could be worth it.

 

I wouldn't be worried at all about the stability of Coke. There might be less "Smart water" in the trailer, but that space will likely be replaced with Dasani.