You wish you had it this good :) Watkins & Shepard

Having worked at a carpet mill in Los Angeles and seen my share of W/S trailers being loaded with rolls of carpet I can tell you that NO ONE is unloading a full roll of carpet "by hand". It takes a fork lift with an 8' pole on the front. Or you could tie a rope to a tree and if you can get it attached to the roll you could drive out from under it.

 

Yeah, I guess there's no choice there, even for me!
Talked with Roxy last night for a while and asked about the LTL situation and she said it isn't permanent; just a matter of contracts. I mentioned Danc and the reason he quit: hey man, you're most likely welcome back when there's an empty seat!
Right now they're flooded with apps, many from Crete drivers.

 

Dang dude. I don't know what happened with you but I work for W/S right now and that's just bull.

I have hand unloaded a few pieces off a trailer a few times, but nothing approaching 90%. The only time I've been laid over for more than 12-14 hours was on the Christmas/New Years holiday. You're right that you need to plan appropriately for the weekend, but there is a weekend dispatcher to help with any other problems a dispatcher can usually help with.

Your pay numbers are just laughable. My wife and I will have made $40K by June unless something horrible happens. And as far as a larger company getting "better loads," even a lot of our solo guys are getting a fair number of 2000-3000mile loads and that RIGHT NOW while everyone is fussing that freight is slow.

Seriously don't know if you are ticked off with how the company treated you or if you're just misinformed but dude...

 

Ile think there is a grudge or something. I've been leased to WS nine years and I had to read his post twice to make sure he was on the right thread.lol They are a small company but if you look at there website you will see they dont generate that kind of revenue letting drivers sit.Sometimes you might have to sit but it's not the normal. I've been here to long for someone that just passed through to run down a company that's been good to me and has helped me for 9 years be profitable.

 

I can see lack of communication all over his thread. Sometimes you cant just sit and wait on the QC to beep. you have to be proactive. I've never,let me say again, never unloaded on a Fri day/nite that they did'nt keep me moving.In 9 years. So let it be known if you trash WS and you have half truths and facts we will call you on it.

 

that is true at most Co's.
when things are kinda slow, they let the ones who aren't motivated sit. the ones who after sitting an hour are blowing up the Qcomm. get the loads.
my standard procedure has been (not so much now, because i am USUALLY preplanned) after one hour i send a msg "where am i at on the board" or something similar

 

Danc: shoot man, how did that happen? I mean, what happened to the chorus line, warm fuzzies, and we-are-fa-mi-lee?