Stay Away from Conway Truckload!!

This has got to be a joke. I drove for conway for 15 months from 2011-sep 2012. The only reason I left I went back to Afghanistan as a civilian contractor making well oner $150,000. While I was at Conway over half my checks were $1000.00 or more after taxes. But also I have no medical or Dental insurance thru them. I'm retired military and also on my wife's plan from where she works for the State of Oklahoma. Yes there were slow weeks when this happens I called and talked to my fleet manager. I never had two bad weeks in a row. I was always on time not once late with the exception of a trailer tire blow out even waiting on road service to change super single was only 20 minutes late which technically wasn't late because as soon as I got to customer I told them I was with Conway he said your the one one they called about earlier with a tire blowout. So this guy on here bashing the company I'm sure no miles was for a reason. Remember you can't reach the truck clutch from your living room couch.

 

Lol....In spite of my occasional gripe Con-Way is an amazing company to work for. I have been treated with respect and the pay is far ABOVE poverty level. I only wish that we could get slander like this taken down! Most people I've come across that dislike the company are actually piss poor employees. If your not willing to get the job done, and work hard this company doesn't need you! You can't go home every week and make 70,000 a year. Be real people, you are company drivers. Con-Way offers a great BALANCE of: hometime, miles, pay, respect! I came from a different industry where it takes YEARS to work up to the pay that you get walking in the door here! ............I will now get off of my soap box...lol.

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Additionally, you can complain about pay if you want....that's your right. Truthfully there are companies out there where you will make more money. BUT THINK ABOUT THIS LITTLE TIDBIT......Con-Way offers you a tremendous amount of STABILITY AND CONSISTENCY! You will not worry about getting a pink slip like so many of the other carriers out there. I will HAPPILY TAKE my compensation package because I KNOW that the company is ultra stable. I'd rather have the stability and consistency of time than the feast or famine mentality any day!

 

Amen to that!

 

Like I keep saying to ANYONE considering going to work for Conway Truckload or any other mega carrier; go talk to other drivers IN PERSON, AT ANY TRUCK STOP! Ask them about what it's really like at these companies. And notice how mine are the only posts to actually suggest this advice?

 

If your going to work for any outfit, one would think you'd begin with chatting some drivers that work there.
If your at a truck stop or any place drivers gather, talk to them.
Now joe isn't the only one ever to mention that.

 

Still getting 3300+ miles/week. I told my fleet manager I wanted to get in some 4500 mile weeks before the July HOS change -- I think she thought I was kidding. But she's been ratcheting up the miles each week, here's 3550 in the last 6 days:



And I'm still holding out hope for a nice weekend run.

 

I'm at flyin j ex 160 I-85 in GA....

3300 mi

 

If anyone want to chat!

 

Looks like 3148 from here.

 

If this helps ...b4 taxes last two weeks