US Xpress's new driver policy is UNREASONABLE

Look if your teaming both people in the truck should make no less then 80k a person but the problem is I don't care where u go team drivers can't do more then 5500 miles in a week and if u get that kinda miles your lucky but for how long us express don't pay there drivers and there's no money there and there very Petty I would never work for them or recommend them to anyone teams don't make money been there done that

 

And that is a very important family matter that must be adressed.. !!!!

 

Yah Weekend Dispatch is pretty horrible.

 

You are 100 percent right family matters the problem is the big company's don't understand that they use and abuse drivers can't wait till drivers band together and stand up and make a difference

 

I wouldn't work for anyone with your attitude toward an employee, they aren't property they are people. If i need a specific day off I tell my employer what day that is and why. It's not negotiable. If they have a problem with that I don't want to work for them anyway.

 

Gabe, apparently you have never owned a business where it was your sole responsibility to acquire accounts and fund a payroll, taxes, and insurance. I paid my people well and worked side by side with them. I went to their weddings and kids birthday parties. I paid for a Christmas party every year. All employees were treated with respect and dignity. When they needed time off, they usually received it. The original post was about a trainee that was "informing" a corporation that he is taking time off during his training period of only 3 weeks. As you said yourself that you accept someone's pay and their schedule but you demand time off as" non-negotiable" , you would be fired on the spot. The nice thing about The USA is that you don't have to stay at a job Gabe, and I wouldn't have to keep you. With your attitude I doubt you hold jobs very long.

 

Wonder which mods will be showing up to this debate?

 

Come one come all

 

$60k or $80k.....which is it ? Or will you raise the bar again when someone says they made $80k ?


Teams most certainly have the ability to do far above 5,500 miles a week. There has been several weeks we've done 6,000 or more miles a week. Does my wife and I want to run that hard ? Not really. We're willing to sacrifice a few extra miles so we can enjoy the places we're visiting. There are many teams at USX that do consistently 6,000+ miles a week. Keep in mind not showering as often and not stopping for a good meal, etc. but it can and is done regularly.