The majority of our team loads get dropped on a yard, or a customer location. Teams won't be doing any unloading of furniture. Although I am sure it has happened before, I wouldn't be concerned.
I'm sure they do live loads and unloads as well. I just don't get to see it. Most of the teams I have contact with, I meet in yards doing a drop and hook.
W/S runs all 48 states and Canada.
As far as my unloading. I generally just drag it to the door. Unless it's too heavy. Then I use a dolly. It's not that difficult. And I can always use the workout
You wish you had it this good :) Watkins & Shepard
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They pay referals, but I don't do them. That way, 3 months from now when you get PO'd and quit. You can't be cussing me LOL
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They love bankers hours They do assign a cell phone for night dispatch though LOL I really expected a 24/7 operation for a company this size. Don't bother calling for a load at 10pm though, it ain't gonna happen.
Need a load at 7am? Not gonna happen either. In other words, if you have a 9am unload. unload at 9am, not 6am.
It's not all bad though. They DO answer that phone when you call. If you have to leave a messege. It's because they already have a caller on the line.
It's run like a much smaller company. The equipment is well maintained. Actually better than some of the bigger outfits.
It's just differant. Many people won't like it, many will. I like it, although it took me a few weeks to figure everything out.
Weekend dispatch?? What's that? LMAO They try to give you a load to match your hours on thursday or friday. So that's not much of an issue. But it can be. -
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I'm not "permanent" OTR. But I do run OTR from time to time, when our LTL slows down. And, I don't just do it for a couple of weeks. I've stayed out for 6 or 7 at a time.
I've always gotten 3000 miles plus every time I've ran OTR. Sometimes it's difficult to project what kind of miles you will get, due to the area you wind up in.
And freight is slow for the majority of companies now. So it could get slow for him as well. I sat for 38 hours last week. I took my reset and my layover pay, and made the best of it.
W/S uses first in first out dispatch. So he needs to make sure those empty calls are made immediately. That said, I'm not bound by that (FIFO). I may get unloaded first...and be dispatched dead last. Because they are trying to get me back to my terminal.
I can claim my place in line, by simply telling dispatch to get me moving..I don't care where, and I'm not concerned about going home this week.
They will work very hard to keep your dad moving, as long as he has hours. Word of caution, SFS terminal is a pain in the ### to get out of sometimes. 2-3 days
If your dad hustles, and makes those check calls on time. He should be okay. Of course, all this really depends on what kind of miles your dad needs. If he needs 3500 plus per week..every week. He may be in for some trouble. -
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