Seeking information on foodliner

I drove company for them last year for about three months. I worked regional out of the Blair NE terminal, so it may or may not be anything like New York. I did a lot of enzyme loads into ethanol plants and sugar loads to Coca-Cola and to beekeepers. I did run system a couple of times out to Cali and up into Ontario, and pulled a couple loads out of Chicago. I don't know enough to be able to say how they run OTR, but the regional was definitely out two weeks, then a weekend off. The drivers who lived closer to the terminal got home every weekend.

The pay was good. The equipment was OK, though I did have a couple of breakdowns. My only real complaints were 1) that I was told when I was hired that I would get home every weekend running regional, but then later found out from corporate that the expectation was every other weekend, and 2) they dispatched me in such a way that my sleeping clock would rotate every two or three days (driving days, sleeping nights; then driving nights, sleeping days) way more often than I like. I discussed it with dispatch, but it just kept happening. I left when I found a job that got me home every night and every weekend, partly because of the complaints, but more because we had some stuff going on with the family that required me to be home more often.

I will say that there seemed to be quite a few grumpy drivers there, especially in Blair and also the one Chicago terminal I spent some time at. I think that really depends on the terminal manager, so if that sort of thing bothers you, make sure to find some drivers from the terminal you're thinking of to talk to just to get a feel for how happy they are. I don't pick up bad attitudes too easily, but I think any of us can catch that virus if it's everywhere you go. And a lot of the time it's an indication of some deeper company culture problem, so I pay more attention to it now than I used to. But again, the pay was pretty good, benefits were pretty good, and they had plenty of work, so it's worth looking into in my opinion.