Want to stay broke? Work for Conway!

YOU'RE RIGHT!!

Thx, Surfer Joe. I too easily take the bait. Ha!

Right again! What we have seen is evisceration of the 'middle class' via de-regulation and corporate welfare that has spread the gap between top tier and middle. As the 'middle' drops closer to the 'bottom' there is less discretionary spending and a throttling of the consumer-spending based economy.

As the purchase potential just of our trucker wages drops, our families have less $$ to spend and there is a ripple effect. In the short term, the mega carriers do better. In the long term, we ALL do worse. Better wages = better economy. Raises all boats.

 

I thought I did my homework, I spoke to 6-8 CW drivers. I was SO DOOPED! lol
I have been with CW 10 days and Im looking to leave already! I think its time to go to HD or WalMart...haha
I got 1400 miles last week and its now wednesday and I have a whopping 780 miles!
WooooT!
CONWAY SUX..STAY AWAY!

 

10 days huh? You really gave it a chance there buddy. Perhaps you:have to build confidence with your fm, are in a bad freight lane, started your week late, haven't managed your e log etc etc. Ive brought 3 people to the company over the last 12 months and all 3 are still here. Only1 started moving in their first few days. BTW, I did not receive a recruiting bonus for any of them because I insisted that they NOT give my truck number during the recruiting process. I wanted to prove that I wasnt talking up the company just to make $1000. If you hang in there and stay positive/ productive it WILL work out. Think of it this way, Conway doesn't pay a weekly note on your truck to leave it sitting. It's simply not in anyone's interest to not move you.

 

Worked for Conway T/L for 25 months. Grossed over 52K last year. Have no problems working for them again if I needed to, but got to make the switch to my local Conway Freight yard, so I took it. I am real happy with the training I received there and honestly miss the nice equipment ( except for some of the Towstars). The two years experience I got there driving all the lower 48 except for Maine, and 5 provinces of Canada from Quebec to Alberta, has been irreplaceable to me in the LTL field. Top that off, I kept my benefits, 401K and vacation, and holidays. I still work for a "Mega Carrier", and am home everyday, or night or whatever it is when you're on the flex board, lol. Does Conway have it's problem's, you bet, every company ( and driver) does. When you find a perfect company, let me know. Fact is Joe, if you know so much about operating a trucking company, go out and buy 2500 trucks and do it better than Conway, or any other. the industry eagerly awaits you.

 

Very well stated Wharf.

 

We need more drivers ex-Con-way or current chime in. The range of satisfaction-dissatisfaction highlights the need for truth in recruiting, disclosure of turnover rate, pay ranges for all drivers, etc. Thanks to those speaking up so far and to Surfer Joe for starting this thread. To double yellow and those who provide their detailed experience.

Seen on back of a Con-way Freight trlr: up to $2x/hr 50 cents/mile. (The digit after the 2 was obscured, but obviously twenty-something per hour.)

Let's not lose sight here that it is important that drivers whose experience with a carrier does not work out feel okay about speaking up and giving voice to their experience. Otherwise, we have just the company choir singing all pollyanna. Getting good, detailed information, especially dollars and cents, is priceless. We get this, well, maybe, you coulda, shoulda done this or that, just jumped through more hoops.

Arf! Arf! Arf!

Hey, I show up, do my job, drive the darn truck. Here's how it works out--or not. Don't tell me I forgot to balance a ball on my nose, as one writer on another thread pointed out. Balancing a ball on my nose is not trucking. That's not my job. Showing up and driving the truck is. I do that. I'm good at it. Let the brown nosers balance the ball on their nose. If they feel that helps them get ahead, so be it.

It's not for me.


/By the way, double yellow, the Con-way driver had--a distinctly blue uniform... (double yellow says that once he left Catholic school, he swore off uniforms.)

 

Updated through my first 33 weeks:

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[TR]
[TD]Week[/TD]
[TD]Gross Pay[/TD]
[TD]Miles[/TD]
[TD="width: 86"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD]505.57[/TD]
[TD]348[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]1143.06[/TD]
[TD]2850[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]951.91[/TD]
[TD]2260[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]358.76[/TD]
[TD]892[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]1255.37[/TD]
[TD]3301[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]661.95[/TD]
[TD]1737[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]1159.58[/TD]
[TD]2709[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]551.13[/TD]
[TD]1345[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8[/TD]
[TD]1416.74[/TD]
[TD]2883[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]1347.46[/TD]
[TD]3118[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]1422.92[/TD]
[TD]3291[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]11[/TD]
[TD]1309.78[/TD]
[TD]3054[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]12[/TD]
[TD]1647.42[/TD]
[TD]3741[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD]901.66[/TD]
[TD]2318[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]14[/TD]
[TD]1258.39[/TD]
[TD]2961[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]15[/TD]
[TD]95.99[/TD]
[TD]227[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]16[/TD]
[TD]920.51[/TD]
[TD]2098[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]17[/TD]
[TD]1508.74[/TD]
[TD]3377[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]18[/TD]
[TD]1198.27[/TD]
[TD]2688[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]19[/TD]
[TD]1357.54[/TD]
[TD]3052[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]20[/TD]
[TD]1088.36[/TD]
[TD]2828[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]21[/TD]
[TD]1425.85[/TD]
[TD]2486[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]22[/TD]
[TD]1132.14[/TD]
[TD]2658[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]23[/TD]
[TD]155[/TD]
[TD]0[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]24[/TD]
[TD]1222.76[/TD]
[TD]2358[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]25[/TD]
[TD]1310.33[/TD]
[TD]3409[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]26[/TD]
[TD]1084.14[/TD]
[TD]2822[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]27[/TD]
[TD]1055.15[/TD]
[TD]2678[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]28[/TD]
[TD]975.05[/TD]
[TD]1875[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]29[/TD]
[TD]1290.4[/TD]
[TD]3320[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]30[/TD]
[TD]1723.19[/TD]
[TD]2676[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]31[/TD]
[TD]1385.85[/TD]
[TD]3473[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]32[/TD]
[TD]1442.25[/TD]
[TD]3345[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]33[/TD]
[TD]707.41[/TD]
[TD]1559[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]36970.63[/TD]
[TD]83737[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Gross Pay[/TD]
[TD]Miles[/TD]
[TD]CPM[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Average Weekly[/TD]
[TD]$1,105.00[/TD]
[TD]2527[/TD]
[TD]0.437[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Estimated Annual[/TD]
[TD]$57,460.09[/TD]
[TD]131401[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

While you are undoubtedly off to a rotten start, 10 days just isn't enough time. Like you posted on conwaydrivers, give it a least 6 weeks. However, if you haven't started running better by the 30th, call operations, ask for the supervisor, and request a new FM. But for clarity, you also neglected to mention here that you were paid an additional $252 due to your layovers so your pay checks won't be that far below average.


From other forum:

Prepare to be disappointed. There will be 600-800 mile days, but they are the exception. Including time off, the average Conway company driver runs 2200 miles/week (average of 314 miles/day). I'm averaging 2500/week (360 miles/day) with "good" weeks being 3000-3500 (465/day). But on the upside, with all the ancillary pay (like your $252 layover) your average cpm will likely work out to be ~5 cents higher than your base rate...

If you want to keep a rigid solar-powered schedule, don't expect to run above average miles OTR with Con-way Truckload. A large part of the reason I'm running above average miles is because I look for reasons to say "yes" to a dispatch. That often means bouncing between days & nights as the load appointment times require.