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Old 07-29-2009, 01:14 AM
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i wonder how many arrow drivers are gonna stay until arrow closes the doors, and then cry because they can't find a job fast enough to pay the bills. wake up people, it's clear as day that arrow's days are numbered
 
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Well, had a great 10 days off. Picked up a load Monday from Santa Maria, Ca. and going to Groves, Tx. With D/H miles it is 2000mi. Good load. Delivers Friday morn. Hopefully I won't sit in Houston terminal all weekend but that may be a miracle. Got all my layover pay on this last check. Trying to find out when the quarterly safety bonus is paid. Got everyone so far:clap: New DM seems to be okay. Told the wife if my miles don't improve the next 4 weeks to at least 2000mi a week I will go elsewhere. Saw some great job offers on Craigslist both in trucking and out. The "out" is door and window sales. I installed doors and windows for 23 years prior to driving 20 months ago. Drive and be safe.
 
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Old 08-06-2009, 03:44 PM
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Arrow just fired all owner-ops and reduced layover pay from $50 to $25 a day. I also heard they are shutting down the Jackson St. training and moving it to Elwood.
 
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I heard from an Arrow driver about a month ago that they quit the l/p program to just just o/o and company drivers. Does that mean they don't have any o/o or l/p drivers? wow.
 
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Old 08-07-2009, 12:12 AM
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run forest run,,,,,, and don't look back.. i can see alot of unemployed arrow driver in the near future.
 
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Arrow has no more L/O or O/O. Just company drivers. Unloaded my 4 reels of Okonite this morning. It's Friday so I hope I get something or I'll sit all weekend and make $50. :thumbsdown:
 
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Old 08-08-2009, 03:10 AM
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Originally Posted by jvnd1953
Arrow has no more L/O or O/O. Just company drivers. Unloaded my 4 reels of Okonite this morning. It's Friday so I hope I get something or I'll sit all weekend and make $50. :thumbsdown:
Hope you get a good load for week end.

I cannot believe what they are doing. They were putting in t/s mags that they were looking 200 o/o and they changed their pay to %70 which I thought may be more appealing to some o/o drivers. Now they are getting rid of them?!!

Do you have to sit for one day or two for free now and then get $25 dollars for each day of layover? When I worked for them it was first 24 hours free, then get paid for each 24 hours after that, but they told me they were changing it.
 

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Old 08-08-2009, 09:24 PM
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there must have been a dozen empty Arrow trucks sitting at the Barkeyville TA a few weeks ago... you guys can have my Pete, it's parked over by the scale most weekends.

go to TMC, at least you can look good while making no money.
 
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Old 08-08-2009, 10:48 PM
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No load for the weekend. D/H me 100 miles to the Houston terminal. The miles will be more then the layover. Arrow's layover policy is the first 24 hours are free. Then it's $25 for every 24 hour period. 23 hours is no pay. Made 2000 miles for the week. This is great compared to a lot of other Arrow drivers. I wish I had more positive things to say about Arrow. If I quit Arrow I will go regional or local out of L.A. I am also looking at a dedicated run from L.A. to Kentucky. Monday to Thursday and off for the weekend but as you can tell it's a team operation. $850 a week though. The guy hiring was adamant that the team members must approve of each other after a meeting and talking. Drive and be safe. Haven't heard from Dewercs2 in a while. Are you still out there?
 
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Old 08-11-2009, 06:37 PM
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Found out today Arrow is no longer paying a safety bonus. This was $250 a quarter. No money to pay for it. I got a load of pipe Monday morn heading to Rock Springs, Wy. Good load. Delivers Thursday morn. Good chance not sitting another weekend.
 




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