Running with JCT, Part Deux

Ok I was just curious. Thank you for the reply.

 

Hows everyone doing?
So im delivering to americold in carlton where is a good place to park when i get there? im running ahead by a few hours.

 

I guess I need to get caught up on what's going on! Didn't realize we had 292 pages already! Thanks for keep it clean and keeping this thread alive!!!!

Now does anyone know when the Quarterly Safety Bonus comes out?

 

It always comes out on the last pay period of the 1st month after the end of the quarter.

 

Let me clarify that a bit. Quarters are: Jan-Mar, Apr-June, July-Sept, Oct-Dec.
Paid on last week of: Apr, July, Oct, Jan.

So this quarter it will be paid on 7/30 settlement.

With that said........we have a new safety person now as Lisa has left that job. I'm going to assume that the new girl doesn't drop the ball and gets them in on time. We'll see.

 

Oh no, someone new! I'm still not a happy camper about the change up at the shop! Where's Delbert anyway?

 

Lisa will be helping the me girl this quarter.

What changes happened in the shop now? Last time I was at Sapulpa, Delbert was back downstairs cuz he didn't like being salary.

 

Hi all. Did it. Made the leap. Here in Sapulpa and with a bit of luck I'll be OMW in my first truck by this time tomorrow. I'll say this so far:

You guys here had a VERY large influence in my decision making. This is the FIRST company forum I have seen genuine positivity in the face of serious challenge; without back biting and personal pettiness pulling folks down or beeyatching about how the company does this and doesn't do that and it screws me, yada, yada, yada There is a real undercurrent of personal responsibility and accountability for one's own success or failure and assistance in navigating and capitalizing on the ways to do that and the things to avoid without downing the company itself, and praising it when appropriate. If NOTHING else; Highest Marks to all for that alone.

Second: You guys have (by what I've read in all 292 pages in this one alone - WOW a sincere desire to share and help others new to this type of situation, succeed and have no problems at all sharing "secret" tips and tricks on how to do so. Freakin' AWESOME. Stock in JCT just keeps going up.

Get out here after a Hell on the Hound trip from SC and the people in Sapulpa are fantastic. Real deal, down to earth "Welcome and we really want you to succeed, let me help you with that" way and company culture. I been in this rodeo long enough to be able to tell salesman BS from real "yeah, but the bright side is . . ." BS, if I can look the person eye to eye. Sounds silly, but it's not all that hard for a good con man (or woman) to pull off the con over the phone or internet. "Get 'em out here and then let 'em eat the crap cake or walk back home" mentality and a slickster "used car salesman" on the phone to get you out there where it's kinda too late by then. Old hands know it as soon as they get in the door. You can smell the con then.

I have been thoroughly impressed by the JCT staff. I can smell BS real well in person and I don't smell anything even close. Straight shooting, not everything you want to hear but straight up nonetheless and nobody has BS'd me just to get me here and I just chose my truck. It is what it is and it's what I chose of what's available. She ain't perfect by no means, but I think we'll get along just fine as a starter for me and a finisher for her. I'll take good care of her to her last round up (she's tops on the list for the glue factory) and I expect she'll roll well enough for me during my transition from company driver to L/P Op. It's all good and no phony baloney about where we all stand. I respect that and respect is not a word I can recall using much at all as a company driver for all my companies all these past years. Nice to be able to say it so comfortably here. I'm old school and a mix of old and new way. I've done that and been there (to borrow from a tag line of a poster I respect) so I can deal with just about anything as far as my truck and what have you. Just please don't blow smoke in my ear and pump my jaw making smoke rings or pee on my leg and tell me it's just rain. I won't abide by that. I shoot straight, you shoot straight and together we'll get through the crap the rest of the industry and life is shooting at us; best we can.

Tomorrow we come to final terms and sign the contract so hopefully this trend of my being pleasantly surprised will continue. Thanks again to all you guys here for you honest input. Y'all be safe and profitable out there. See ya in the funny papers (some of you might have to Google that expression. LOL).

Edit:
OK. I just Googled it. WOW. So here is the deal. See you in the funny papers means: I like you, life is crazy and funny, and silly and unpredictable. Look for me to give you a "shout out" and HI, in odd little places you don't expect. How someone(s) managed to write intenet doctoral thesis on it and still get it wrong is . . . well I guess it proves the point of how silly and crazy life is.

 

So glad I took that swap heading to Pennsylvania last week. I wasn't super enthused about it because it meant having to drive full throttle, (2 days of 750+ miles back to back just to get there within minutes of the appt), but after getting unloaded I slept a full 20 hours & woke up to a pleasant surprise from Keith.

One of the new fellas needed a repower because his Kenworth was being towed. Okay, I'm a team player... count me in. Unfortunately, he hadn't even been in his truck long enough to get his first check in, so I grabbed a DQP & large fries for him at the McD's (wish I could have done more, but I'm dead broke after just coming off home time, myself).

Where to now? Oh, California? Awesome! 2800 mile trip after a solid 20 hours of sleep? I could drive all the way there right now!

Seriously, I don't know how I'm going to get to sleep.

 

oh no not a KW, whatd he say was wrong with it?