Heartland Express

[Smooth]

Got it Skywalker , I must be getting old because I misread your post .

[Bumper]

When my dad was in the IBEW union they always mailed him a list of candidates they endorsed and asked their members to vote for.

[mdgardner963]

I am just amazed at all the posts.. this is just miserable. you drive that tanker stay at home please let us know when you get everything you want.
I drove fuel for old man willams 20.84 per hour in 85 - 89 err this is 2008 and you making only $20.00 ya know in RI they make 30+ an hour.. sounds cheap to me.. :twisted:

[Ian Williams]

Oh i see you never wait as a local driver.. thats just total bs been there done that!!!!!!!

Yes, but as a local I'm paid by the hour. Shippers & Receivers know that if they take too long, we leave. On the drop off side you get 10-15min on 2 or 3 attempts. After that it goes back to the terminal to be will-called or returned to the shipper.

The problem is shippers don't have to pay for your time, so they don't value it.

I can recall when I worked for Con-Way sitting on the lawn in front of the Sherwin Williams DC in Stead BSing with all the other LTL guys while on the clock.

[mdgardner963]

Oh i see you never wait as a local driver.. thats just total bs been there done that!!!!!!!

Yes, but as a local I'm paid by the hour. Shippers & Receivers know that if they take too long, we leave. On the drop off side you get 10-15min on 2 or 3 attempts. After that it goes back to the terminal to be will-called or returned to the shipper.

The problem is shippers don't have to pay for your time, so they don't value it.

I can recall when I worked for Con-Way sitting on the lawn in front of the Sherwin Williams DC in Stead BSing with all the other LTL guys while on the clock.

I was in local 87 here and your still serving up some bs like i said i was with cf when it was alive and got raped. :shock:

[Skywalker]

Got it Skywalker , I must be getting old because I misread your post .

Me too....age wise, and sometimes I maybe don't always convey my thoughts quite right.... 8)

I was in local 87 here and your still serving up some bs like i said i was with cf when it was alive and got raped. :shock:

What "bs" is he serving up? As a local P&D man today...not in 1987, I can vouch for what Ian is saying.

We're kind of slow around here so I finished my peddle-run early today. Dispatch had me come back for an MT 53' and double-drop a spotted trailer. Pulled in and there were like 28 skids on the loaded trailer but the paperwork wasn't ready. Had to wait 1 hour and sat around BSing with a couple of drivers from Werner and US Xpress. Those guys had been sitting there for 2+ hours waiting to get loaded for no pay and were rather upset. I was on overtime at $33.00/hr and loving every minute of it. Kinda wish there was a big traffic jam on the way back, too!!

Like I said, OTR SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!

[mdgardner963]

I have to get my BOOTS on to much bull dodo on here. :twisted:

[Twilight Flyer]

Like I said, OTR SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!

You know, I think everyone here knows you are a disgruntled ex-OTR driver, CFM, and that's really OK. It's OK to think that OTR sucks. No one is disputing that you have a right to your opinions.

But here's were you teter off the end of the dock. OTR is what makes your job possible. OTR is what gets the product from City A to City B, where it becomes your job to get it LTL'd around to various points within City B. Those cherry local gigs are USUALLY dependent on those OTR drivers to at least get the product in position where you can effectively do your job.

I talk to drivers every day that think OTR sucks. And I talk to drivers every day that think that LOCAL sucks. In the end, it's an individual choice. Some drivers like running OTR while others like running LOCAL. Hell, if I was to get into a truck, I sure wouldn't be running OTR either, so I'm in agreement with you there. Still, let people do what they want to do, but while on the boards, kindly keep the nastiness toward the OTR drivers out of the conversations.

We know you don't like "dwellers." We get that. But right now, today, "dwellers" are 90% of the industry. And until there is a suitable alternative that will allow product to get from City A to City B, "dwellers" will remain a huge part of the trucking industry. That's just something you'll have to deal with in the real world.

But on the boards, I'm getting a little tired of getting complaints, if you understand me. So continue to sing the praises of LOCAL running (no issues with that at all), but please keep the derogatory comments about OTR drivers to yourself. Thanks.

Oh yes, I've been meaning to say...

PATRIOTS SUCK!

BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!! :wink: Sorry, just had to get that in there.

I'm getting a little tired of getting complaints

OMG then please do something about it then :!:

How many of us would collectively jump for joy if that a-hole got the BAN BUCKET!!


Oh BTW T.F., do you care to tell us about H.E.'s detention policy?

[Twilight Flyer]

Oh BTW T.F., do you care to tell us about H.E.'s detention policy?

Not much to tell, really. It's not my favorite topic for obvious reasons, but I've never BS'd anyone, so here you go.

The down and dirty is that there is no set policy for detention. Do we pay it? Sure do. But how much and when it kicks in is anyone's guess. The way it is set up is that if you get stuck sitting somewhere and it's through no fault of your own, meaning you have not turned down freight, not running late, etc., then they're going to take care of you. If you're running great miles that week, they might throw a few dollars your way. If you're running bad miles that week, they'll probably throw more money at you. But it's a gray area, set up to allow the dispatchers and terminal managers to take care of the drivers that are taking care of the freight.

It's a policy that has its positives (greater flexibitily) and its negatives (nothing set in stone), and by and large works for the majority of the time. But it's not my favorite topic because I don't like gray areas. I prefer to deal in black and white. I thoroughly enjoy working for my company...simply put, there is not a more stable trucking company out there. Debt-free and $350 million in the bank helps me sleep well at night. But that said, there are certainly some things I wished we did differently and that's one of them.

Hope that answers your question.

[Colts Fan]

Like I said, OTR SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!

You know, I think everyone here knows you are a disgruntled ex-OTR driver, CFM, and that's really OK. It's OK to think that OTR sucks. No one is disputing that you have a right to your opinions.

But here's were you teter off the end of the dock. OTR is what makes your job possible. OTR is what gets the product from City A to City B, where it becomes your job to get it LTL'd around to various points within City B. Those cherry local gigs are USUALLY dependent on those OTR drivers to at least get the product in position where you can effectively do your job.

I talk to drivers every day that think OTR sucks. And I talk to drivers every day that think that LOCAL sucks. In the end, it's an individual choice. Some drivers like running OTR while others like running LOCAL. Hell, if I was to get into a truck, I sure wouldn't be running OTR either, so I'm in agreement with you there. Still, let people do what they want to do, but while on the boards, kindly keep the nastiness toward the OTR drivers out of the conversations.

We know you don't like "dwellers." We get that. But right now, today, "dwellers" are 90% of the industry. And until there is a suitable alternative that will allow product to get from City A to City B, "dwellers" will remain a huge part of the trucking industry. That's just something you'll have to deal with in the real world.

But on the boards, I'm getting a little tired of getting complaints, if you understand me. So continue to sing the praises of LOCAL running (no issues with that at all), but please keep the derogatory comments about OTR drivers to yourself. Thanks.

Oh yes, I've been meaning to say...

PATRIOTS SUCK!

BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!! :wink: Sorry, just had to get that in there.

I never thought I'd see a moderator on this site tell someone to stop voicing their opinion, no matter how repetitive it might be. No vulgar language or images. Are you mad that he may have changed some minds about OTR and these green new recruits are not using your website to get jobs? Will you ban him if he continues to voice his opinion about OTR? It is your website so it is up to you, but I guess I had a different impression on how you operated.

People aren't forced to read his posts.

[Twilight Flyer]

What part of this:

It's OK to think that OTR sucks. No one is disputing that you have a right to your opinions.

...do you not understand?

Wow....

Once more, for those having issues with comprehension.

Opinions are absolutely fine. By all means, voice your opinions. If you think OTR sucks, voice your opinion (even if you're sounding like a broken record)! If you think local sucks, voice your opinion! People on both sides of the issue do it every day and that's great!

But there are T.O.S. rules and when the majority of your posts are aimed at specific posters and calling them morons because they happen to enjoy a job that you don't, that's a problem.

End of discussion.

But there are T.O.S. rules and when the majority of your posts are aimed at specific posters and calling them morons because they happen to enjoy a job that you don't, that's a problem.

End of discussion.

Well said TF.

I think I speak for alot of members when I say that CFM should've been banned a long time ago.

[Colts Fan]

But there are T.O.S. rules and when the majority of your posts are aimed at specific posters and calling them morons because they happen to enjoy a job that you don't, that's a problem.

End of discussion.

Well said TF.

I think I speak for alot of members when I say that CFM should've been banned a long time ago.

[Mackman]

CFM should not get banned he tells it how it is. SO when all these new wannabee OTR drivers come here atlest someone is telling them how it really is. It seems like everyone else paints such a good picture of how OTR is.

[Ridge Runner]

Locked for now till I have time to come back later and clean it up. Although it is faster to just lock it and be done with it, there might be some information that someone might want and find useful, before a couple of internet rambos started a pi$$ing match.

If there is a next time I may just find it easier to delete posters rather than posts.

Just saying,


Ridge


Edit: Cleaned up some-what. Like I said above, I won't make a habit of this. :evil:

CFM should not get banned he tells it how it is. SO when all these new wannabee OTR drivers come here atlest someone is telling them how it really is. It seems like everyone else paints such a good picture of how OTR is.

I put $15,000 straight to the savings account last year doing OTR. Not all OTR sucks, this i know. Easier ways to make a living? Yeah. Worse ways to make your way in life? HELL YEAH!!!