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You can ask for anything, when you start the job you agreed to how they do things. Make good choices. It's not your job to rescue every other person. You don't have the right to work for whoever will hire you and then dictate to them how things are going to be. You do have a right to quit and not work until you find the company paying you what and how you like. Instead of trying to fix the world you could try taking care of yourself.

 

Something like that. He's another expert who doesn't do the job and wants to run the industry anyway.

 

EVERYONE in the industry knows Stevens doesn't pay much. "Nice trucks, no miles". It's been that way since before I started driving in the early 1990s. It's not Stevens' job to take care of drivers. It's their job to pay what they agree to pay per mile and the other accessory pay. If your son CHOSE to drive for a company and didn't verify what he was walking into who's fault is that?

 

I happen to like the voices.
The possum in my backyard and me had a nice conversation earlier.

 

Whoopie! Their share price going up is at the expense of their drivers. Cost cutting equals bad pay

 

Did someone leave the door open?

 

That's a standard situation.

 

Stevens is a MEGA and they all have their own corporate philosophy which may seem totally one sided.

Yeah they all are seeking to do better to their bottom line, what large corporation doesn't?

You also need to consider the benefit to the driver who accepts the deal and becomes a safe professional.

After a solid 1.5 years or so driving for them, economy permitting, they will be able to drive for anyone.

Their 'ruff edges' will be smoothed out and their driving abilities polished.

A friends son went with Stevens for a couple years the moved to a small captive chem fleet and is very happy in his regional, return home when empty, career multiple years later.

Matlack was running what was best described as 'CDL grad school' by running their 'pick' of the local CDL schools grads through another month of CDL training.

Classroom with some Haz Mat with hands on driving a water half filled old tankwagon around a former airports runways.

Then 30 days of OJT with a Matlack company trainer if successful into the union.

Even marginal trainees had the opportunity of a voluntary additional 30 days OJT.

When questioned by trainees about the 'quirks' of the corporate quality system; I pointed out that after a year of 'putting up with the corporate 'BS' they would be able to get a driving job ANYWHERE.....

NOBODY goes to that extent today; the growing locations absorbing these drivers paid them a per-Diem and hotel for the 60 days a huge cost to grow in new areas...

NOBODY lets anyone into the union that easily...

Matlack went bankrupt [except for the leasing business] 25 years ago.......

Stevens and similar carriers are here to stay and they pay what they pay.

At least they keep the equipment better than a lot of others.