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JEFFREYALLEN1974
Joined: 01 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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yea i get where you're coming from eagle but if thats true i've already hauled loads with my truck so even then its a day late and a dollar short..
man brownboy i'm sorry for real but i think this thread has officially been HIJACKED :shock: :twisted: :evil:
who you pulling for Eagle? they sound pretty decent - if they'll pay you dispatched miles even when they screw up i imagine i'd be getting a little better treatment then i've gotten with swift. to date in one weeks time this is the 3rd paperwork fiasco by SWIFT where the driver (me) got the short end of the stick. financially speaking of course.
like eagle said about his company goofing up and how they handled it plus what i've seen with my dad i know how a class act operates and SWIFT is no class act. |
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9ball
Joined: 16 Jan 2006
Posts: 197
Location: st.louis
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| Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 6:47 pm Post subject: Re: Does anyone like the company they drive for? |
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[quote="Brown67"]I see a lot of drivers who complain about their companies, but tell us if you like your company and why.
I must say that I love driving for UPS. I'm still a package driver, but plan to get my CDL and move to feeders within the next 24 months. Hard work, but pay and benefits are great. Free insurance that I pay nothing for and only $100 deductible for the whole family. Last year I made $70,000 and this year I should pull in around $73,000 or $74,000.
You do have to start as a part-timer and work your way up, but it pays off in the end if your are patient.[/quote]
good for you. :roll: |
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Walking Eagle
Joined: 02 Jan 2006
Posts: 400
Location: Normaly on the road
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| Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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Aint telling you, or anyone, who I pull for :D Just have them pissed off with a bunch of phone calls.
Just saying you have to stick with something and take the $&!+. Did that for many years then these people came looking for me, was happy where I was, word gets around and they recruted me. |
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JEFFREYALLEN1974
Joined: 01 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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well... PM me then cause if I stay at swift I'm gonna end up in jail for murder LOL - i'm here now to warn others and look for a new place to hang my hat. like i said i have previous experience... but since it was more than 3 years ago most places won't even talk to me.... so far i've found a couple places that don't care either way when i drove just that i have... i latched on a swift cause i didn't have a lot of time to make a decision and it seemed ok on the outside.... talk about looks are decieving
LOL i think 9ball sniffed us out a recruiter LOL and here i felt bad for f#cking up his post- |
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9ball
Joined: 16 Jan 2006
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Location: st.louis
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| Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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a recruiter? i dunno- does UPS even need recruiters?
UPS is a good job -- 70K seems a little bit of a high amount.... but i don't know what a 'feeder' is or whatever it is he does...
i was just thinking that since most of us here are OTR drivers there's no need to come on here and gloat about having a better job than the rest of us. |
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aintgotone
Joined: 21 May 2006
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Location: north carolina
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| Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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| I have a local union job...LOL can gloat about it :D :D :D |
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Brown67
Joined: 05 May 2006
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Location: Colorado
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| Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="9ball"]a recruiter? i dunno- does UPS even need recruiters?
UPS is a good job -- 70K seems a little bit of a high amount.... but i don't know what a 'feeder' is or whatever it is he does...
i was just thinking that since most of us here are OTR drivers there's no need to come on here and gloat about having a better job than the rest of us.[/quote]
No I'm not a recruiter. Feeder is a tractor trailer driver. I'm a package driver right now and hope to move to feeders soon. I'm not gloating and I think you miss the point of this thread. Lots of threads are from people complaining about how bad their companies are to work for. I wanted people to take this thread and tell others why their company is good to work for. A lot of guys are here trying to find a good company to work for, so why not take the collective knowledge and tell everyone where the good companies are. Why are they good, how well do they pay, what kind of time off do you get, how are the benefits, etc.
I like UPS for the most part. Not saying their the best, but it works for me. What works for me may not work for someone else. So 9ball if you don't want to hear about good companies that's fine with me, just go somewhere else and complain. I was hoping to keep this thread positive. No whining!!!!!! :cry:
I love hearing the o/o too. How did you get into it and do it right without crashing and burning. |
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9ball
Joined: 16 Jan 2006
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Location: st.louis
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| Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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i'm not complaining.
we all know brown is a good job.
i've applied there several times- they never call
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Brown67
Joined: 05 May 2006
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Location: Colorado
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| Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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Yes it is a good job and it is hard to get on there. We have this 6 to 1 hiring ratio for full-time jobs. Six inside to one outside, so unless you start part-time its a roll of the dice to get that one outside hire when it comes open.
I found this site a few weeks ago, because I want to get out of package cars and move to feeders (tractor trailer drivers who run between main hubs and outlying centers). Package drivers bodies start to wear out when they are in their mid 40s. Knees, back, and shoulders start blowing out. Feeder work is all drop and hook and a lot less physical than package cars. I'm 38 and would like to make it to retirement without a wheelchair.
Didn't know much about trucking industry as a whole, so I wanted to hear what others thought about driving a truck before I signed up to go to UPS CDL school. I had no idea what a shortage of truck drivers there was, and how many bad otr companies are out there. I just wanted to start a thread to hear about other good companies. There has to be a few out there. |
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GoldiesPlating
Joined: 23 Feb 2006
Posts: 1173
Location: New York City USA
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| Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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I absolutely LOVE working for TMC Transportation in Des Moines Iowa. Just visit my TMC-Employee site below to see why. I started the site when I was hired by TMC and now it's become a sort of journal/diary of my adventures with them. It's nice to FINALLY see a thread on here for HAPPY drivers!!! Good work!
Here it is, My New 2007 Peterbilt I just got:
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Brown67
Joined: 05 May 2006
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Location: Colorado
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| Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 11:46 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="GoldiesPlating"]I absolutely LOVE working for TMC Transportation in Des Moines Iowa. Just visit my TMC-Employee site below to see why. I started the site when I was hired by TMC and now it's become a sort of journal/diary of my adventures with them. It's nice to FINALLY see a thread on here for HAPPY drivers!!! Good work![quote]
I've seen some of your posts and thought you might show up here. Thanks, and love the truck. Seems like most TMC guys like the company. |
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Ian Williams
Joined: 22 Aug 2005
Posts: 705
Location: Northern NV
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| Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 12:00 am Post subject: |
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| Chalk up another happy Con-Way driver. I just got my CDL from their in house training two months ago. |
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redjaseak08
Joined: 10 Jun 2006
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Location: Wasilla, AK
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| I love my company, Stevens Transport....lots of people don't like them, but I think it depends on your character really. What makes you sad, mad or happy....I enjoy the miles; they keep me busy and my pocket book full. The company does care for its employees or least the ones who care for their company. I did quit once, but they wouldn't stop calling to get me back, asking what they could do to have me come back to the company. We got the problems resolved and I came back. Not to many complaints in my book...I don't really like waiting to be unloaded, but what can ya do. |
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Brown67
Joined: 05 May 2006
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Location: Colorado
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| Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 12:05 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: Chalk up another happy Con-Way driver. I just got my CDL from their in house training two months ago. 2 votes for Con-way. Very cool. They seem to get high marks around here. |
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BigAtrukn
Joined: 03 Nov 2003
Posts: 251
Location: La Habra, CA
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| Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:19 am Post subject: |
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| I drive Local bulk delivery for Coca Cola in southern California. Its an alright job, it pays great but there are alot of downsides about it. |
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