Cold Feet/Don't Want To Make A Move I'll Regret!!

[Hawkjr]

Well folks i got a Job offer from a Small Trucking Company (150 Trucks) to run true OTR... Pays .36 a mile avg 2500 miles a week or more with decent equipment.. either an Late Model Volvo/KW/or 09 Pete (which i would love but doubt i get)... but here's where it gets Interesting.. They will try to have you home on the weekends at least for an 34 hr restart and if you don't make it home on the weekend you'll take your 34 on the road and take it get more hometime the following weekend... And another thing is i have to take an hour and 45 min drive to the terminal.. **** thats 3 hours already taken off your 34...

The thing is i want to leave Schneider so bad but i don't know if i want to take the jump.. I am home quite often but this Slip Seating thing is just horrible!! and also there is alot of politics outside of driving a truck that goes on in this place..

So if you was single/young/ambitious what would you guys do??

[b00m]

I would have some money set aside ,3-6 months of expenses, in case something doesn't work out.Leaving a job right now is kind of risky,cause you don't know what is going on on the other side.

Do your homework,don't rush and try to talk to drivers from that company.They can promise a lot,but that doesn't mean it can be reality for you to soon.Best of luck!!!

[BanditsCousin]

So if you was single/young/ambitious what would you guys do??

I'd make the jump. The grass may be greener. I've jumped from a agent to agent in the United system and found a good fit.

[1TruckDrivinSunUvAGun]

Your single? Who cares about hometime. Will they give you the option of taking the truck home? I had a "local" gig once and had a hour drive each way and was home every night, that killed. I say bank up some hometime if they give you that option that's what I usually do like if you run 4 weeks they give you 4-5 days at home etc.

[Kevin0915]

In this economy, i'd stay put. Think of what company will do better in the long run....a small one or a big one (for the most part). The grass MAY be greener on the other side....till you get there. But then again, trucking companies always tell you up front exactly what to expect. "home every weekend, 2500-3000 miles a week, no touch freight"....yeah....forgot....there hasn't ever been one company to ever fib toward its drivers.

be my guest....jump ship....then when ma and pa trucking folds by the end of the year (maybe) and you can't get back on with Schneider because you have a bad habbit of getting all butt-hurt with shippers, forgetting you've got a 53' trailer behind you and blowing up a trailer rim/tire....don't come cryin' to this board.

[Rev.Vassago]

In a reported post, Kevin0915 said:

dont agree with the use of my name in his signature line. got something to say about me in a post, fine......request this gets removed.

Since you are bragging that you're deleting my PM's to you without reading them, I'll post it here. The fact that everyone will see that you're complaining about them is a side effect brought on by your actions:

He isn't violating any rules by having it there. If you don't want
someone to discuss (or make fun) of something you say, then you
shouldn't say it. Believe me, I know how irritating it is to have your
name used in a sig line - I've had it done several times (the most
recent being golfhobo). But it isn't violating the rules. I suggest you
ask him to remove it yourself. If he refuses, that's his prerogative.
I've asked others to remove my name from their sig line (prior to being
an admin) and have found good results from doing so.

[Kevin0915]

hahahah....we'll see......even without doing the L/P program...i still make more money than Hawk. Better call Jesse Jackson.....cause that just ain't fair...

[dobry4u]

be my guest....jump ship....then when ma and pa trucking folds by the end of the year (maybe)

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getting all butt-hurt with shippers, forgetting you've got a 53' trailer behind you and blowing up a trailer rim/tire....don't come cryin' to this boardI cannot believe YOU said this. :hellno:

[TimberWolf]

hahahah....we'll see......even without doing the L/P program...i still make more money than Hawk. Better call Jesse Jackson.....cause that just ain't fair...


Just a guess here Kevin, but I think you are the one guy who always got picked last for any group activity. Now that you are an adult (well at least in physical size) you try to make up for all the times as a child you were left out...


Timberwolf

[Orangetxguy]

:roll: See.....You read one thread, where Kev makes a valid and reasonable statement. Then you change threads....and see that Kev goes and makes a total butt-head of himself.



Go figure! :moon:

[Hawkjr]

In this economy, i'd stay put. Think of what company will do better in the long run....a small one or a big one (for the most part). The grass MAY be greener on the other side....till you get there. But then again, trucking companies always tell you up front exactly what to expect. "home every weekend, 2500-3000 miles a week, no touch freight"....yeah....forgot....there hasn't ever been one company to ever fib toward its drivers.



First he said this which was Very Acceptable.. Hell I respected that Part of the Response which what he said was Absolutely True... Then He drops this

be my guest....jump ship....then when ma and pa trucking folds by the end of the year (maybe) and you can't get back on with Schneider because you have a bad habbit of getting all butt-hurt with shippers, forgetting you've got a 53' trailer behind you and blowing up a trailer rim/tire....don't come cryin' to this board.

Can anyone pull up me complaining about what a shipper did to me outside of that one time at the Water Plant in PA?? and after a year i can't drive do to one bent rim at night when i clearly made an mistaking while Driving While Mad?? While Kev... Special I tell You Special then he drops this on us... What da Hell does Jesse Jackson has to do with this i'm not even a Jesse Jackson Supporter..

hahahah....we'll see......even without doing the L/P program...i still make more money than Hawk. Better call Jesse Jackson.....cause that just ain't fair

Wow Another Jaw Dropping Moment... and the money thing Kev.. seriously a few couple grand more driving for Swift you can have it...

And This is the Thanks i Get for supporting your lease purchase..lol.. America just isn't right anymore

[jd112488]

(edited - personal attack)

[Kevin0915]

LOL...i love it.

but actually, no i was hardly ever picked last for dodgeball. and come high school, I really didn't care too much about whether or not i got 'picked last' or not....and this might be a shock to you, but what people think of me....i really could care less.

And if someone makes a few thousand extra a year more than the next guy, does it really matter who they work for, or how they got it?? LOL....too funny.

I love your 'John Madden' breakdown of my posts, Hawk. But makes me think all you do is watch FOX News WAAAAAAY too much. You've gotta me watching something with all that downtime over at Schneider.

[Hawkjr]

1st. Your sig in response to mines is super super wack and corny!!! Foreal i'm not even offended.. actually i think it should be removed for being completely horrible...

2nd. Yeah Kev, i got some downtime here... Guess where i'm at when there's some downtime?? On the couch or in front of my Xbox, not shooting War Stories with other Super Swifties in the Cafeteria or Day Dreaming in my 100 degree truck sweating a bullet dreaming about a B/S Leasing Plan

3rd. Yes it does matter where your working if your making a couple of extra grand.. Again have fun at Swift... Better you than me..

4. How are you going to say you don't care what people think but asks the Rev to remove my Sig?? Hmmm... Mind Boggling..

P.S. I might think about doing that... Hmmm, on the side of my New Truck when i Jump ship... and the funny thing is that they pull a few loads out of that Water Plant Daily... Great Stuff.. Your not so bad after all Kev!!!

[VPIDarkAngel]

Hawk, I'd check into the kinds of freight that they run. If it's something that's usually in high demand, even in troubled times, go for it. If not, stay put. I'm in the same boat you are, but the jobs I want involve a shorter commute, rather than a longer one. Also, try to talk to that outfit's drivers. By the way, what company are you trying to get on with?

[jonp]

I'd be pretty careful about jumping ship right at this point. I don't think that the recent economic uptick evidenced by the rise in the Dow is going to last. The number of homes being foreclosed on is just starting. Many, if not most, companies say you'll get 2500 miles a week. Talk to the drivers for that company and ask them what they are getting. Also, maybe you can stay out 3 weeks and then take 4 days off at home if you don't really care about being home that much. I used to do it when I first started and loved seeing the country then going home for a few days like that.

The old addage "the grass is always greener" is never more true than in the trucking business. If you truly hate your present job then I'd say go ahead and give it a try.

[Kevin0915]

1st. Your sig in response to mines is super super wack and corny!!! Foreal i'm not even offended.. actually i think it should be removed for being completely horrible...

2nd. Yeah Kev, i got some downtime here... Guess where i'm at when there's some downtime?? On the couch or in front of my Xbox, not shooting War Stories with other Super Swifties in the Cafeteria or Day Dreaming in my 100 degree truck sweating a bullet dreaming about a B/S Leasing Plan

3rd. Yes it does matter where your working if your making a couple of extra grand.. Again have fun at Swift... Better you than me..

4. How are you going to say you don't care what people think but asks the Rev to remove my Sig?? Hmmm... Mind Boggling..

P.S. I might think about doing that... Hmmm, on the side of my New Truck when i Jump ship... and the funny thing is that they pull a few loads out of that Water Plant Daily... Great Stuff.. Your not so bad after all Kev!!!

LOL....you still have an XBOX. i can't stop laughing. Oh, and you're ALWAYS at home when you have downtime? hardly doubt that. But then again, i'd rather be rollin' earning a paycheck than sitting on my diff playing Harry Potter on my XBOX. And yeah, i sit outside shooting the breeze with other Swift drivers. And you know what?? I can usually get some good tips from other drivers who've been with Swift for a few years. Hate to suprise you, but not every Swift driver has less than a few months experience.

[Syncrosonix]

LOL....you still have an XBOX. i can't stop laughing. Oh, and you're ALWAYS at home when you have downtime? hardly doubt that. But then again, i'd rather be rollin' earning a paycheck than sitting on my diff playing Harry Potter on my XBOX. And yeah, i sit outside shooting the breeze with other Swift drivers. And you know what?? I can usually get some good tips from other drivers who've been with Swift for a few years. Hate to suprise you, but not every Swift driver has less than a few months experience.

dude, consoles are t3h suck. pc gaming is where it's at. my laptop (http://i319.photobucket.com/albums/mm473/XxGyromancerXx/laptop001.jpg) is probably better than the desktops belonging to this sites' members. :rofl: alienware's overpriced, cheap looking laptops have nothing on my toshiba qosmio x305.

as for swift, did you know that swift pays better than knight transportation? i'd highly suggest staying away from "red swift".

[Hawkjr]

LOL....you still have an XBOX. i can't stop laughing. Oh, and you're ALWAYS at home when you have downtime?

Kev, the longest layover on the road i've ever had here is 16 hours, So An extra 6 hours to catch up on sleep and so on... Sure and dude, you gotta be a lame?? So let me get this right, A grown man 22 and up who plays an Xbox360 or PS3 is basically someone to laugh at in your book?? Wow, you are laughing at damn near over millions and millions of people, hell xbox live has 50 million subscribers alone!! But According to the great one over here were all losers!!

[Hawkjr]

Hawk, I'd check into the kinds of freight that they run. If it's something that's usually in high demand, even in troubled times, go for it. If not, stay put. I'm in the same boat you are, but the jobs I want involve a shorter commute, rather than a longer one. Also, try to talk to that outfit's drivers. By the way, what company are you trying to get on with?

Crosby Trucking (http://www.crosbytrucking.com)

They have four different terminals... Each Terminal has a customer that is near by or has a lane going through.. The one in Virginia pulls a lot of Sysco Loads from Harrisonburg and Front Royal.. Also he said quite of few Water Loads from Maine and Pennsylvania...

The three guys i've talked to all said they get miles and are happy... One guy was from the Evansville IN terminal and the other two from the Terminal in Mt. Sidney which is right off of 81 before you get to Exit 235 on I 81 going north bound you can see it from the highway..

VPI i doubt if your interested but they have a terminal in Charlotte, I know you pull out of South Boston so i don't know if your in the Piedmont in NC or In Virginia..

[TimberWolf]

Well I think Us local fuel drivers got you all beat when it comes to home time and pay so there...


Nanny nannny nanny



Timberwolf

[Hawkjr]

I'm sure Kevin will find a way to tell you that Fuel Haulers are nobody's and are over paid plus he still makes more money than you!!

[TimberWolf]

Hawkjr,
you are most likely correct...
Bottom line is that every job sucks and every employer is in it for one reason PROFIT.. that is why it is called business.. I work to live, not live to work as in Kevins case, later on in his life he will come to see that was a big mistake. It took me 20 plus years as an Executive Chef to finally realize it, as in the end the era that we live in is not conducent to any sort of employee longevity. The dollar bill will always win out over an employee's well being.
It does not matter what line of work you do, or how well you do it, there will always be a kevin around to deal with, there will always be someone who whines louder then most, and always enough rumours to go around you would think the place is full of azzholes...
hence my signature it is what it is.


timberwolf

[Kevin0915]

I'm sure Kevin will find a way to tell you that Fuel Haulers are nobody's and are over paid plus he still makes more money than you!!

never said that....i just think you're a nobody.

[BIG JEEP on 44's]

I'm surprised Kevin is not driving a big blue T-2000 Yet ...LOL

[Rev.Vassago]

never said that....i just think you're a nobody.

Which is why you're obsessing over him in your sig line, and via the "report post" function, and via pm, and on the board....

[BIG JEEP on 44's]

Which is why you're obsessing over him in your sig line, and via the "report post" function, and via pm, and on the board....



I think Kevin wants to be Hawks GOOD BUDDY ...LOL

[Hawkjr]

Which is why you're obsessing over him in your sig line, and via the "report post" function, and via pm, and on the board....

Rev...I think he is obsessed!! And damn her i think i only had that effect on Females

And a quick poll.... Would you rather hold the distinction of hitting a curb and blowing a tandem while not thinking straight... Or Going to move a Road Closure sign while you ARE thinking straight??? And then getting a DOT inspection afterwards??

I'll take the hitting the curb... and he can keep saying stuff about it all he wants... Made me a better driver and realize i can't drive a truck when mad... So Kev... Keep up with the Hitting on Curb thing..

In matter of fact man, keep saying what you want, i'm through with the back and fourth with you man... Good Luck at Swift... Since i decided i'm going to take this Job, hopefully i'll be in the Midwest and give you a holla..

also good luck on the Lease Deal..

P

[Hawkjr]

I think Kevin wants to be Hawks GOOD BUDDY ...LOL

He does.. I'll pass tho!! I got my good buddies and they aint dudes neither!!

[1TruckDrivinSunUvAGun]

Damn this is getting a lil scary. I think someone has a crush on somebody else :banana1:

[Syncrosonix]

He does.. I'll pass tho!! I got my good buddies and they aint dudes neither!!

like wanda (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS_2sAGYI-Q)? :rofl:

[Jumbo]

Back on topic now. Hawk, I dont think that anyone here can tell you weather or not to switch jobs. It may be the best move you make or the worst. There is no guarantee that the next job you get is any better or worse then the one you had. Does it sound like a decent deal? Yes. I think you may do better at a smaller company. Think it over and do what you feel is best. Good Luck Bro.

[BanditsCousin]

Congrats on making the decision on taking the new job. Life is too short to be miserable at a job, and living with the "what if?" of going for a better opportunity. Even if it sucks, it seems like you are are the kind of guy that can stick it out in a bad situation so I think you'll be ok.

And Xbox? Lame. Bunch of nerd/geek/dork gamers on here!

Oh, wait.... I just bought this today on ebay and had it delivered to my So Cal agency within an hour of payment!

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[Syncrosonix]

Congrats on making the decision on taking the new job. Life is too short to be miserable at a job, and living with the "what if?" of going for a better opportunity. Even if it sucks, it seems like you are are the kind of guy that can stick it out in a bad situation so I think you'll be ok.

And Xbox? Lame. Bunch of nerd/geek/dork gamers on here!

Oh, wait.... I just bought this today on ebay and had it delivered to my So Cal agency within an hour of payment!

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screw that, get guitar hero!

[BanditsCousin]

Got that. And Rock Band. If you meant the arcade version of Guitar Hero (Guitar Freaks), I'm not into it to buy a full sized arcade machine. I am looking for a Para Para Paradise machine to go in my gameroom.

If you can't tell, I'm into Bemani style games (Pump It Up, Beatmania, Teknika, ance Freaks, etc). I played halo for 10 minutes once though :) I also have about 90% of all orginal 8bit Nintendo games made. The real onces, not an emulator.

[Syncrosonix]

damn nerd! old skool nes is the chit, though. i miss those 8-bit days. contra and super mario bros 1-3 are all that mattered to me.

[Hawkjr]

like wanda (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS_2sAGYI-Q)? :rofl:

LMAO HELL NAW!!! Yeah you seen the couple of pics i had on Myspace wit my old lady!! But still tell this day i kill my self laughing at that clip..

[Kevin0915]

He does.. I'll pass tho!! I got my good buddies and they aint dudes neither!!

i think its the other way around. seeing how he added that signature line with my name in it first....yeah go figure. HAHHAH

[Kevin0915]

Which is why you're obsessing over him in your sig line, and via the "report post" function, and via pm, and on the board....

lol....i'm obsessing....thats too funny. thats why every other post from Hawk has my name in it, and thats why i appear in his signature line. Nice spin on that Hannity....hahaha.......think thats what ill call you from now on Rev......"Hannity". cause you obviously live in your own little world.

[Rev.Vassago]

lol....i'm obsessing....thats too funny. thats why every other post from Hawk has my name in it, and thats why i appear in his signature line.

I don't believe Hawk was making the claim that he didn't care about you. In fact, he went so far as to say he "supported" you. But obviously the analysis was somewhat correct, since you changed your sig line.

[Kevin0915]

I don't believe Hawk was making the claim that he didn't care about you. In fact, he went so far as to say he "supported" you. But obviously the analysis was somewhat correct, since you changed your sig line.

Wrong again Hannity, i changed it because i'm more of a man (or less of a child) than Hawk. (and that is fairly obvious because i've never lost my temper at a shipper, and then forgot about the 53 foot azz i'm pulling behind me) And that 'support' was obviously not intended as anything but sarcasm.

[Kevin0915]

I'm surprised Kevin is not driving a big blue T-2000 Yet ...LOL

actually its not blue.....

[Rev.Vassago]

(and that is fairly obvious because i've never lost my temper at a shipper, and then forgot about the 53 foot azz i'm pulling behind me)

I could have sworn you regaled us with stories of how you blew up at shippers.

[Kevin0915]

I could have sworn you regaled us with stories of how you blew up at shippers.

Hannity, again, you only see what you want to see. I will admit i believe i've told stories about how a shipper may have been rude or what not. But you must not have read very carefully where i said, "...BUT forgot about the 53' azz i was pulling..."

[Rev.Vassago]

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[Kevin0915]

why bother, when the rules are ignored and/or applied only when it suits certain people.........kinda like our government. now i know where you got the idea......=)

[BIG JEEP on 44's]

actually its not blue.....


I was looking at some of the Swift lease trucks ,and my first thought was ...DAMN ...that truck is ...STRIIIIIPED . I mean you are getting screeewed on the lease to begin with ,but even the truck is bottom of the barrel option wise ...heck I'm surprised it does not have steel wheels in place of the Alcoa rims .


Does the Swift lease program include a 12v fan and bowl of ice cubes in place of a good APU for the summer ?

[VPIDarkAngel]

Crosby Trucking (http://www.crosbytrucking.com)

They have four different terminals... Each Terminal has a customer that is near by or has a lane going through.. The one in Virginia pulls a lot of Sysco Loads from Harrisonburg and Front Royal.. Also he said quite of few Water Loads from Maine and Pennsylvania...

The three guys i've talked to all said they get miles and are happy... One guy was from the Evansville IN terminal and the other two from the Terminal in Mt. Sidney which is right off of 81 before you get to Exit 235 on I 81 going north bound you can see it from the highway..

VPI i doubt if your interested but they have a terminal in Charlotte, I know you pull out of South Boston so i don't know if your in the Piedmont in NC or In Virginia..

Many thanks. I'm actually about 100 miles from Mt. Sidney and a fair distance from Charlotte (Salem, VA, to be precise), so that is a little far if I wanted local stuff. However, for regional, it might be worth a shot.
However, if you wanna go to Werner and do DG dedicated, I can furnish phone numbers for them... and I can provide training, too (Yes, even experienced drivers go out with a trainer for 5 trips on DG).
Keep us posted.

[BIG JEEP on 44's]

Many thanks. I'm actually about 100 miles from Mt. Sidney and a fair distance from Charlotte (Salem, VA, to be precise), so that is a little far if I wanted local stuff. However, for regional, it might be worth a shot.
However, if you wanna go to Werner and do DG dedicated, I can furnish phone numbers for them... and I can provide training, too (Yes, even experienced drivers go out with a trainer for 5 trips on DG).
Keep us posted.



Dollar General , HUH...let me know how that pans out for ya .

[zipy46]

I'd make the jump ...alot of smaller outfits are doing ok

The big guys spread themselves too thin and are not running alot of miles.

[Kevin0915]

I was looking at some of the Swift lease trucks ,and my first thought was ...DAMN ...that truck is ...STRIIIIIPED . I mean you are getting screeewed on the lease to begin with ,but even the truck is bottom of the barrel option wise ...heck I'm surprised it does not have steel wheels in place of the Alcoa rims .


Does the Swift lease program include a 12v fan and bowl of ice cubes in place of a good APU for the summer ?I dont know how many are like that, but i know they are out there. HOWEVER on the other side of the coin, they do have some with leather interior and leather steering wheel (why i dont know....) I was at the Gary terminal month or so ago, and a guy who got a L/P was trying to swing deals with them. He wanted a certian type of 5th wheel on the truck, and they were always trying to talk him into this one truck with 'other' items he didnt care for, such as the leather.

i am sure most of not all T-2ks dont have fridges in them, but have the spot for them.....anything i put into the truck that isnt permenant is coming back out when i do.

[BIG JEEP on 44's]

I dont know how many are like that, but i know they are out there. HOWEVER on the other side of the coin, they do have some with leather interior and leather steering wheel (why i dont know....) I was at the Gary terminal month or so ago, and a guy who got a L/P was trying to swing deals with them. He wanted a certian type of 5th wheel on the truck, and they were always trying to talk him into this one truck with 'other' items he didnt care for, such as the leather.

i am sure most of not all T-2ks dont have fridges in them, but have the spot for them.....anything i put into the truck that isnt permenant is coming back out when i do.


Do they have stationary 5th wheels ?

[Kevin0915]

Most if not all lease trucks i've ever seen on Swift property have always had a sliding 5th wheel. I dont know what this guy wanted to put on his truck, but aparently wanted a different type of 5th wheel....doubt it was a stationary one though.....(yeah i know....someone will now say "well ******, there are only two types of 5th wheels.....fixed and sliding"...)

[Orangetxguy]

Most if not all lease trucks i've ever seen on Swift property have always had a sliding 5th wheel. I dont know what this guy wanted to put on his truck, but aparently wanted a different type of 5th wheel....doubt it was a stationary one though.....(yeah i know....someone will now say "well ******, there are only two types of 5th wheels.....fixed and sliding"...)


The Swift Lease Arranger was probably not willing to shell out the extra expense of putting a different fifth wheel on the truck. To remove a Fontaine and throw on a Holland / Jost would run about $3,500. If he wanted a fifth wheel with a riser, then you could add $700 to that figure.

[GMAN]

Do they have stationary 5th wheels ?


As far as I know they still make fixed fifth wheels but I rarely see them. At one time some of the large fleets would order their trucks with a fixed fifth wheel.

[Jumbo]

As far as I know they still make fixed fifth wheels but I rarely see them. At one time some of the large fleets would order their trucks with a fixed fifth wheel.

We have 65 trucks in the fleet and only 3 have sliding fifth wheels and those are the heavy haul tractors. Even the brand new trucks have fixed fifth wheels.

[GMAN]

I prefer a sliding fifth wheel on my trucks, mainly due to changing trailers. I sometimes need to slide it all the way back for my step deck. If a fifth wheel is properly placed on the frame it is rare that you would need to worry about moving it. For most drivers you can correct your weight by simply moving your trailer tandems. A fixed fifth wheel is probably quite a bit cheaper than a slider. I have no idea what they sell for since I have not had the need to check. If you plan on leasing to one of the major carriers many of them require you to have a sliding fifth wheel on the tractor.

[VPIDarkAngel]

Dollar General , HUH...let me know how that pans out for ya .

Still goin' strong after 1 year (although I'm still open to new possibilities). The paycheck is decent, too. :D

[Kevin0915]

Hawk, you wern't on I-194 this morning coming out of Michigan?? Could have sworn it was you.... (just bustin' your balls now.....so relax)