why the ** do LTL drivers get paid a lot more than everybody else.. Please explain!

Well for everyone that says they love Otr, you can be out for weeks on end if you want with some of these LTL's. Old D, Estes, Holland, YRC, correct me if I'm wrong. Or you'll run for the week then go home. Depends on terminal, might want to ask. I rather live out of a hotel everyday. Plus it's usually an option to be gone not forced. Easier to get home too. Make great money. Not running the same lane. Most of the mid west and east coast terminals do this. Rather do Otr for .50-60cpm.

 

run the system as an ltl driver for holland and you would be out all week. and even starting wages are dollars above what you get now. and you get a hotel room every day your out, no sleeper cab crap.

 

yep, thats why i dont get anyone that talks about the "freedom" of OTR driving. you go where the freight is, not on a joyride. the truckstops are all the same anymore, and i get sick of the stinky idiots that live out of their truck for months at a time.......

ltl for the win....its boring, but hey, if you want excitement, at least you have the money and time for it...

 

Holland, Inc,. is a recognized leader in next-day delivery, quality handling, and on-time performance in the LTL industry. Holland is hiring Class A CDL Regional (over the road) drivers at our Des Moines, IA terminal. Holland's regional drivers are generally dispatched out on Sunday or Monday evening and scheduled to return to home domiciled terminal on the following Saturday or Sunday.

That right there. Dispatch out Sunday and return Saturday.

 

How large of an outfit is Heding Truck Service? Do they go to all 48 states and, perhaps, Canada? What is both their starting and finishing pay? Is their pension plan a 401(K) plan?

How much experience is needed to drive for Heding Truck Service? Is a hazmat and tanker endorsement required? It sounds as though there are job applicants lined all the way up to Kalamazoo and Timbuktu.

 

senior guys grab the sunday loads, and the sunday loads depend on the terminal. no sunday loads out of my barn, from wha ive been told.

 

not sure of their lanes. pay is 37.5 cpm, 10 dollars a stop, 10.80 after 2 hours demurrage, 10.80 for all line 4 time, 4 dollar meal reimbursement, 30 dollars cash every night you hit the sleeper.

they have a 401k, no match. BUT, they put in a decent chunk of change into central states pension fund.

iirc, you dont need any endorsements either. all dry van. excellent health and welfare benefits too, better than any other sleeper cab outfit ive seen......

 

Correct me if im wrong, Holland has had a pay freeze since 2009. Not, knocking the company, but their is more to the background.

Or am I thinking of a sister company ? the conglomerate confuses me, Disregard if the above info is wrong.