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Originally Posted by ColdFrostyMug
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Originally Posted by mistergreen
The py problem is that Wal Mart does the pay scale for the shortest route period, even if that isn't a safe route to take a truck. Bouncing around in the woods of OH in Amish country isn't all that fun to be honest.
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That's bogus man. Wallyworld company drivers are paid straight off the hub. Plus they get paid for all waiting, drop/hooks, etc. They even get paid for sleeper berth time. You guys should be getting the same deal or at least something close.
But that's how those mega-haulers like Schneider National land accounts like Wal-Mart. It's off the backs of their hard-working drivers.
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Nope Wal Mart screws the contractors. I was selected (forced) to help out the weekend before Thanksgiving down in LA. They has like 3 different companies there and most of us were just sitting around, even their drivers were waiting for loads. We tended to get the real crappy stores that have 2 docks for general merch, both were full and ya had to wait for them to finish unloading one trailer while you went and dropped yours somewhere else, pulled that one out. Then hook back up to the one you need to drop, drop it and then re-hook to the one you just pulled out.
Wal Mart treats their drivers like they are the king shiznit out there with good reason too. Without happy drivers the rest of the morons out there can't buy their cheep crap. I'm all for low priced but buying something that will wear out or break sooner causing me to replace it earlier then needed is wasting money. But enough Bashing Wal Mart.
The best thing to do when yer sitting at the door for 5 min and no answer. Go around front and walk into the back room. Just make sure you have your ID badge on. I've done that plenty of times.
It's also was fun to kick out the other vendors that were taking up a spot or making them wait. Wally World trailer have the right of way, doesn't matter who got there first. lol
One more good thing though was I was in Cranberry, PA on Thanksgiving and they offered me Turkey Dinner.