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looker
Joined: 16 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:33 pm Post subject: best thing I ever did quit usxpress no number here |
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| I am so glad I quit usxpress. Got miles now making twice as much. Home in seven days not 2 months.... Big company suks. You got to start somewhere this is true. But much happier now. I know my dispatch now. Not changing every other month... Got to love trucking'''''''' This company keeps me so busy and my wallet is getting fat. They are allot of fun to work for no forced dispatch. I can pick where I want to go. It has a friendly relaxed dispatch. Was home last sat will be home this sat night. Much happier now. |
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BanditsCousin
Joined: 05 Jun 2004
Posts: 3195
Location: Chicago, IL
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| Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Congrats. Hopefully more companies will start letting drivers call the shots, and they can be more productive if they work together. You have found that, and now its paying off. BTW- do they have auto's? |
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Windwalker
Joined: 22 Oct 2005
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Location: Holiday, FL
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| Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 9:38 am Post subject: |
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Good luck to you. It seems that for every one driver that defends one of those large companies, there are ten that find happiness at a small one. I think that's why there are so many of the small ones around.
There's a reason for those huge turn-over rates with the big companies. I'm with a company that has only about a 15% annual turn-over rate. I doubt you'll ever see an ad for them in any of the magazines. And, if no one wants to leave, it might be where you want to stay too. |
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GMAN
Joined: 13 Feb 2005
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Location: Tennessee
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| Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Congratulations, Looker. I am glad you found a company that you like. Do you mind sharing who you went with? 8) |
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shahan
Joined: 24 Apr 2005
Posts: 210
Location: baltimore, md
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| Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 9:20 am Post subject: |
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| i couldnt be happier at USX |
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Windwalker
Joined: 22 Oct 2005
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Location: Holiday, FL
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| Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 5:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Everyone has different things that make them happy. For myself, I have found that I do not like large companies. I work for a small company with less then 100 trucks. Much better atmosphere. More closely knit. And, I'm treated far better than I ever was with a large company. There are things that I can complain about, but I'm not looking to KILL my dispatcher. |
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bigtrucker445
Joined: 27 Feb 2006
Posts: 28
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| Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 4:54 pm Post subject: USX |
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| I am going to US Express a week from Monday in wedway Ohio. Anything I should know about Medway? I am renting a car down there as I hate riding the bus. Is there anywhere to eat around there? How are the bunk houses??? |
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Midnight Flyer
Joined: 08 Feb 2005
Posts: 1184
Location: Wandering around the Ozark mountains of Western Arkansas
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| Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 5:03 pm Post subject: Re: best thing I ever did quit usxpress no number here |
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looker wrote: I am so glad I quit usxpress. Got miles now making twice as much. Home in seven days not 2 months.... Big company suks. You got to start somewhere this is true. But much happier now. I know my dispatch now. Not changing every other month... Got to love trucking'''''''' This company keeps me so busy and my wallet is getting fat. They are allot of fun to work for no forced dispatch. I can pick where I want to go. It has a friendly relaxed dispatch. Was home last sat will be home this sat night. Much happier now.
:D Who are you driving for now? 8) |
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bluegrassdeb
Joined: 17 May 2005
Posts: 134
Location: Tiffin, OHio
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| Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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| There is no where to eat except the awful food they bring in there. Stuff like you get in the machines is what they feed you at lunch. There is a shuttle bus but it takes 45min to get somewhere. A bunch of us had to wait three hrs. to eat one night cause the first bus filled up and there was too many of us. Instead of the driver dropping the first group off and coming back for the rest of us he waited til they were finished then brought them back. The bunk house is hot. No windows. The men said they're restroom/showers were clean but the ladies was filthy. We had one toilet among about 15 women that we also shared with the women that were parked at the term. We had to all wait in line. One of the two toilets was broken. It was no picnic. The tv rooms were nice and they did have a nice area to play ping pong with nice tables to sit at. There were lots of drivers sitting around waiting on trucks to get fixed etc. |
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jedi_knight
Joined: 13 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 12:01 pm Post subject: |
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| I went to USX before Swift.. And after not being able to get a trainer for almost 3 weeks I left.. I also don't like forced dispatch as well.. With Swift even running 48 I can decline a load if I don't want it... |
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Sevlow
Joined: 24 May 2006
Posts: 89
Location: Sterling Heights, MI
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| Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Swift has no forced dispatch? |
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looker
Joined: 16 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 12:06 pm Post subject: |
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I have been with my new company for over six month I have never been happier. I would never work for a big company again. About usxpress how humiliating I am not the only person that is talking bad about the company. I have talk to woman that was in the same vote as I. I am so lucky I didn't end up homeless. Nothing but local deliveries unload load every day usxpress.
I always ask the drivers why is that we don't see many of the swift usxpress jb hunt ect. on long rural roads I see my company trucks daily. My company has 78 trucks. Usxpress 5000 whats wrong with this picture. Truck driver Will come back there all in the rail yards. Compare my pay check with usxpress pay check 10 folds bigger. |
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Mars
Joined: 04 Nov 2006
Posts: 93
Location: Ottawa, ON Canada: Then Off to Arizona
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 10:52 am Post subject: |
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looker wrote: And with dust in my throat I crave - Only knowledge will I save - To the game you stay a slave, rover, wander, nomad, vagabond, call me what you will....
Metallica, wherever I may roam. |
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Piece Of Work
Joined: 28 Nov 2006
Posts: 267
Location: Columbus, OH
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| Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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| So where's the laundry list on US Express?? What makes it so bad??? |
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Mars
Joined: 04 Nov 2006
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Location: Ottawa, ON Canada: Then Off to Arizona
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:06 am Post subject: |
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| what is forced dispatch? |
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