R&L Carriers and your experience?

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  1. Lioness77

    Lioness77 Bobtail Member

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    I would like to hear thoughts on R&L Carriers. I have been offered a city driver job.

    Thoughts on R&L??

    Now I am trying to decide between:

    R&L
    JB Hunt
    TMC
    UPS Truckload
    Central Transport

    RL and CT are home daily

    I have a lot of options ;)

    Thanks!
     
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    carramrod32 Heavy Load Member

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    Go with R&L out of what u listed, I worked there for about 9 years. Good place to work overall. Stay away from Central Trsnsport, I also worked there. CT is the worst place that I've ever worked at. BTW it helps to put your location in your profile so we are better able to help you.
     
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    Lioness77 Bobtail Member

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    Thank you for that reply

    Thanks for your reply and honesty.

    I am in south central Va.
     
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    carramrod32 Heavy Load Member

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    Also there is an LTL section if u scroll down a bit. Maybe try Estes, they are headquartered in Richmond I think.
     
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    Drivingotr4life Light Load Member

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    Go to estes old dominion abf or ups and fedex. Get that money and home everyday
     
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    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    R&L’s not bad. They have a terminal in Richmond like all the other companies. You can do a lot worse, like Central.

    @braceface worked there once upon a time, IIRC.
     
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    Anybody know how R&L health insurance is? Premiums and deductibles?
     
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    crackerboy Light Load Member

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    Thinking of becoming a system driver
     
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    Lonesome Mr. Sarcasm

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    Years ago, I knew a guy who worked for R&L. They made you buy your own pallet jack, and load bars, which were required. It was fall, and the terminal manager wanted all the drivers to have nice R&L jackets, again, at their expenses.
    FWIW
     
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    That’s a fact above. R&L told me that, and said employees would take better care of their stuff that way.