USA Orientation

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by fd720, Jun 10, 2009.

  1. Jakebrake

    Jakebrake Bobtail Member

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    What was your truck #?
     
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  3. longdayoff

    longdayoff Bobtail Member

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    DON"T GO TO U.S.A.... Call someone else. If you really want to make driving a career, then do yourself a favor and call another big company. USA will having you quit in as little as a week. Call US EXPRESS or CRETE
     
  4. ucj824

    ucj824 Light Load Member

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    i just did 1400 to laredo 1400 out of laredo with another run that puts me at about 3400 for the week also. we have runs and miles

    any company could have anybody quit in as little as a minute. do you have anything to back up this post?
     
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  5. panhandlepat

    panhandlepat Road Train Member

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    ahh, i LOVED laredo runs. ALWAYS 1K + in and out.
    i NEVER had a problem getting miles there (from 3/07-09/08)
     
  6. ucj824

    ucj824 Light Load Member

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    yeah the runs are good but the terminal if you can call it that still sucks. i bet you dont miss that at all
     
  7. longdayoff

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    I worked for them for 3 weeks. I was going to Quit as soon as they gave me my truck, but was'nt over the last bus ride yet. They gave me a truck with the headlights hanging out by the wires. They preplanned my loads so that I did'nt have time to stop for a shower or meal. The fuel stops you have to use are far and few. You have to drive a rte. to plan for fuel. Then when I did quit.. They kept my final check. 800.00 I did'nt care. I just wanted away from their control.
     
  8. Cypher

    Cypher Light Load Member

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  9. DBL_TIME

    DBL_TIME <strong>"Two Mints in One"</strong>

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    I would guess 90% of the people that have worked at USA "longer than 3wks" would find this entire post humerous. 1st of all they don't put of whole lot of effort in preplanning most of their drivers. 2nd how is 10hrs not enough time 4 a shower and or meal. On second thought I'm mad now......who does USA think they are to expect drivers to have to plan their fuel stops? Man all on our own and even expected to route trips, that blows!

    Come on! I've never in my entire time there had to get out of network fuel, that's with the cut down list and in a pro-star that uses ULSD which cut the list even more.
     
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  10. panhandlepat

    panhandlepat Road Train Member

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    LMAO!! USA doesn't know what a preplan IS. but i did have a BIG problem with the new fuel stop book. the pilot in joplin was a PRIMARY fueling point for me
     
  11. DBL_TIME

    DBL_TIME <strong>"Two Mints in One"</strong>

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    I'm by no means a big fan of the new book or the new new book either,lol.... The newest edition does have a few more stops added back in and they've sent q/c msgs adding a cpl more to that. My biggest problem with it was I live in nw ga. and the 2 pilots with in 7mls of my house were dropped when they made the first change and have yet to be added back.

    Atleast more places are adding the ULSD lanes.
     
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