Taking 1st step

A few more days and I'll have a full year in. It remains a positive experience for me. I was hesitant to leave a good company for OD, but I don't regret that decision at all. I don't want to be a company cheerleader, but this is the best place I've
ever worked for in terms of organization and employee/management interaction. Is it really that way across the board company wide? I can't answer that, but in my own small picture world things are going great.

 

Been dealing with winter slowdown since Christmastime. Mostly because I'm extra board. The schedule runs haven't been affected all that much, there's just less overflow for us extra guys. I still got at least 2000 miles a week, so it wasn't terrible. Now that the weather has shifted toward spring we'll get busier and I'll be knocking out the miles. I could have gotten a Chicago run last bid, but...Chicago. Glad I stayed put.

 

You're right, not a lot of turnover. I know a guy that quit OD because he bought his own truck. There's a user on this site that did the same thing as well. A fellow quit to go back to college. Those are the only ones I know about, but my barn is a big one. There are probably others, but the percentage is low. Most guys just switch between P&D and linehaul if they get bored or burnt out. You can't swing a stick in the break room without hitting a guy that has been there 15+ years. It's definitely a place to retire from.