Yeah, my options were to go on the extra board, I would get called in if the board went to rest, Happened 1 time in the last 4 years. I could work the dock, I would go above all the casuals which would be on average 1 day a week maybe 2 days or take a complete layoff. Living by the phone is bad enough when you work every day but to live by the phone when your only working 1 day a week would be miserable. So I took the full layoff thinking I could have a holiday vacation. I saved when I was at Conway expecting a layoff with them, it got slow to soon so went to Roadway. With Roadway I had 2 great months on the road with them untill these last 2 weeks it slowed way down. I have had the OTR bug for a while and would like to go that route.

If you are REMOTELY serious about being a driver for any length of time, your DAC is EVERYTHING. Why screw it up for a month's worth of driving?

JB Hunt doesn't go west of I-35? I guess nobody told that to those drivers based out of the JB Hunt terminal near me in El Paso, TX. :lol:

I agree that a temp agency would be a good choice for you, many are begging for drivers and don't care how much or how long you want to work. Most around here have a variety of runs. They will understand if you just want to commit for a couple of months.

PackRatTDI I believe they are regional drivers not OTR. When I pulled for JB as a company and O/O you were east of I-35 unless you were a regional driver in CA or AZ things could have changed sheepdancer will have to answer that

I agree it's important, it's important when your looking for a job. I plan on staying with Roadway, it will be my last driving job. But my luck something will happen with another company and then Roadway decides not to bring me back. :lol:

Ever thinking of getting off the road gig and do city work ? I talked to one of our supers(yellow) this morning and he said that Roadway has got to be one of the most screwed up companies out there. I know I'd sure hate being laid off every couple of months or so. Heck were are in the big push now (holidays). We have more work than we can handle at our Terminal. I just got home from Sat. dock work

naw, I cannot staaaaaand doing city work. Roadway might be a little screwed up but hey Yellow runs us right? But i'm very happey with Roadway, and I don't mind being layed off and I hope they do the same next year. Ken_o mentioned driver staffing company's and I think I will go that route instead of OTR.

Well talked to several staffing company's, just isn't going to work out because I live to far away. It's bad enough that I live 2 hours away from the Roadway terminal and I really want to go OTR.

So Monday I start orientation with JB hunt and I would like to thank Sheepdancer for all the help. I am looking forward to driving for them until Roadway calls me back.