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So what is your LTL company paying?

Discussion in 'LTL and Local Delivery Trucking Forum' started by Northeasterner, Sep 14, 2019.

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  1. Jan 19, 2020 #281
    USMC 3531

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    Does UPSF put you guys with a driver trainer for a week to teach and bring you guys up to speed on linehaul, if not no wonder you are pissed off, I would be too, getting thrown to the wolves sucks.
     
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  3. Jan 19, 2020 #282
    Northeasterner

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    An old linehauler at my terminal say I should've been w/ someone for a week. But obviously the terminal manager doesn't want to pay the extra $$$.

    He didn't like the results he got from having me wing it. Heh.
     
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  4. Jan 19, 2020 #283
    kidz bop

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    From what i gather most companies misrepresent the pay and various ways of doing it. Honest companies cant compete go out of business. Whats left over is the mass of companies doing fraud and misrepresentations.

    Whuch is why im okay with it if my employer does those things against me. Helps them stay competitive.
     
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  5. Jan 19, 2020 #284
    Russian Rabbit

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    UPSF doesn't like or believe in training----you're just "supposed" to know. Trust me.
     
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  7. Jan 20, 2020 #285
    LtlAnonymous

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    ....I...what? You have to be sarcastic or trolling with that last part. Lol
     
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  8. Jan 20, 2020 #286
    Northeasterner

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    My observation matches what you say.

    My immediate supervisor kept texting and calling me and blowing up my phone last nite as I was trying to leave the terminal. I told her, "stop texting, I can't focus on driving, if you don't stop I'll have to park the truck and go home".

    She kept on texting, trying to argue some point. So I parked the truck, sent them a message that it's safety hazard, and went home. We'll see what happens.

    But this unacceptable.
     
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  9. Jan 20, 2020 #287
    ChaoSS

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    Were you being asked to do something impossible/unsafe/illegal? Otherwise you should learn the best way to shut up your boss is "yes sir/ma'am" and do what you're told.
     
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  10. Jan 20, 2020 #288
    TruckingStraight

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    Why didn't you just park the truck and call your supervisor and be done with it?
     
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  11. Jan 20, 2020 #289
    kidz bop

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    I dont mean what i said. Im more neutral about it. I understand more now about the law than i did in the past.
     
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  12. Jan 21, 2020 #290
    Northeasterner

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    Possibly. Gray area. Mixed messages. Management has a history of screwing these things up from time to time and I've made my fair share of mistakes, so I err on the side of caution. After all, I only get one license, but there are plenty of jobs.

    Or... shut the phone off and go home.

    TM texted me to come in to work tonight to work the dock. I worked several hours, and went home. Uneventful. I think they've moved on, and so am I. Linehaul is in the past, back to dockwork and P&D thank God!

    Where do I park hazmat doubles? No rest area nearby, and no place on the side of the highway more than a few feet from the traveled portion of the roadway. Right or wrong that's FMCSR, and I'm just the messenger. I know if something happened because I was too close to traffic, I'd get blamed. So I avoid that possibility.
     
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