So theoretically.....

Well "theoretically" I would think said driver would know that multi-stop reefer loads, in a 250 mile radius, in the northeast none the less is going to be no walk in the park. Sometimes as drivers, especially us with a little bit of time behind the wheel, have to look out for what we know is best, and not taking everything these recruiters or company personel say as the spoken gospel. Anymore I take what is told to me with a grain of salt, I haul water and was told to expect 40 or so hours per week, but having been around water haulers long enough I knew this was a stretch of the imagination to say the least, ask Logan he's hauled water long enough to know that it's no 40 hour a week job.

Just as well with food service jobs, like I said especially in the northeast. What did you, or should I say "said" driver really expect knowing you're going to be operating in a 250 mile radius in the heart of PA, these roads up here suck, and they only suck worse once the snow falls on them, you had to know this was more than a 50 hour per week job. Either way, I'm not here to "parent", but again theoretically if I was this driver I honestly feel I would have not even looked in to the position to start with, I've been burned by lies in the past and I've also been around trucking nearly 10 years now which is long enough to know that multi-stop food service loads is something I never, ever, ever want to have anything to do with.

 

Enjoy the money; when you've had enough, find another job & leave on good terms with a clean DAC. When I was younger, I loved running like that; take the money & sock it away.

 

I have to agree with this post.

Maybe they put so much emphasis on a clean MVR because they figured you were not going to be able to operate without getting nailed. So if you start out clean, it will mean they can use you that much longer. If you already have points against you, you'll be out of the driver's seat sooner. Just an idea. . .

 

Grave if you want you can PM me, I know alot of companies here north of pittsburgh if you decide to to make the switch, lots of places looking for drivers all of the time...

 

That's the way most food service places work. Somebody call's in. That route has to be covered. You just have to cover your butt and not drive tired. I would try to hang in there because from your other post. Prospective employers may think you are just a job hopper. I'm sure you can say no to routes, but just don't think some of these local outfits will be willing to hire you. When you tell them you didn't want to fudge the book a little. This industry still has a way to go before it gets that outlaw operating mentality out of its system.

 

Theoretically this guy deserves the Chicken Hauler of the week award. Man that's trucking. Yeeee hawww

 

if there is an accident, the theory might have to be explained

 

Are you happy with the Money $$$$$$$$$ ??

 

You have a real good point there - I have a feeling a lot of companies have become so jaded to having a hard time finding drivers to fill their trucks, that their standards have become so low - I see a LOT of companies only requiring 6mos-1yr of experience, and not even a clean record.

Lowest common denominator.

The drivers who keep their record clean, no accidents no tickets, 3+yrs exp, like me and im sure plenty of other folks here, are prime material, and thus we should go to the highest bidder - leave the bottom feeders to take the bottom feeder drivers, and if we go to upstanding companies, those companies will be the ones to survive, from having better customer service, better safety scores, trusted more by brokers, get the better rates, etc. Doing the right thing pays off - and a lot of these companies have sold themselves to the devil, so to speak, by growing faster than they should, and sacrificing integrity for the chance at more money - by hiring substandard drivers.

Maybe that;s the truth, maybe that's just my opinion, but it seems to make some kind of sense, huh?

 

Lets put it this way Dig--there is a reason those yaller trucks can ride--hmm just sayin--and for what it's worth
I aint surprised--BUT IMUO they r an ol skool bunch so some of it is prolly a test to see if ur a whiner
Just my $.02