What is Variant?

Thatswiftguy · May 5, 2023

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I'm a current driver with Variant under US Xpress. And I can tell you Variant isn't like any other company. I have been doing this work since 2007 everything from oil fields where your not sure you will have a job in 3 months, to pulling reefers being stressed out to push hours because the trailer temp is off, doing flatbed trapping in the freezing rain and being a lease driver. It's all work but I can tell you it's not like Variant yeah it's some of the same BS like hunting down a empty trailer after a drop but hell all miles are paid or getting stuck with a appointment delivery time. But I can say the system they use with your home time is great it calculates the hours you have available. This is the new innovativation of driving you accept the the load that's available closes to you, no dispatchers playing favorites just you and your truck. Like I said no BS. It's minimum 12 days out and 2 day home or 1 week vs 1 day off if you want to run more, and you can select where you want east west mid whatever just send the macro in advance. If you want to be home every weekend great and I understand but if you want to make some money check it out. If your a good driver and not a slacker you can ask me any questions and I'll help you out. Also Variant has a $2500 transition bonus meaning after your first run you will receive it. I believe there taking 1 year OTR verified at a lower mile rate I believe it's .54 or .56 but after 90 days you get bumped up to the .60 that the 2 year OTR start at.
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Great information does variant offer school for license

Skootlez · May 5, 2023

So how’s the company now that Knight/Swift owns it? Can you still select your loads?

HogazWild · May 5, 2023

Skootlez said: ↑

So how’s the company now that Knight/Swift owns it? Can you still select your loads?
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Interested side note: About 5 years ago I did a year at Total. The owner told us in orientation that US Express basically owned Total. US Express owns/owned Variant. Self-dispatch should be available for lease at the other two companies..

If you can find a company with self-dispatch AND layover pay you are basically set...

flood · May 5, 2023

Skootlez said: ↑

So how’s the company now that Knight/Swift owns it? Can you still select your loads?
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the deal isn't done yet... 3-5 months

Usxpress has never allowed drivers to select loads

DRTDEVL · May 5, 2023

Skootlez said: ↑

So how’s the company now that Knight/Swift owns it? Can you still select your loads?
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Variant is dead. Knight-Swift now owns USX, and just prior to that, USX absorbed "Variant" back into the regular company and is now just the name of their OTR division with red USX trucks for dedicated services.

Skootlez · May 5, 2023

DRTDEVL said: ↑

Variant is dead. Knight-Swift now owns USX, and just prior to that, USX absorbed "Variant" back into the regular company and is now just the name of their OTR division with red USX trucks for dedicated services.
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I was wondering about that. I used to drive for them and TTofMS for a couple years and everyone I asked about it seemed sworn to secrecy lol

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