Quit OTR in Oct '06 to deal with wife's serious health issue...doing ok now so going to go back OTR, thought I would call some companies before just going back to my old company of 8 yrs.

Very disappointed, found this about some companies:

We don't pay for scale tickets

We don't pay for trailer wash outs---large reefer company

We don't pay for Ohio toll road.

We don't pay for lumpers

Also called the highly recommended Crete from the forum and was told by the recruiter that I can have 5 DAYS of vacation after a year, not a week but 5 DAYS and it includes weekends.......gotta be kidding. Either she was an idiot or this is not a very family friendly company....I don't care how much they pay.

Going to call some more tomorrow just to see what I am told....it is getting funny now.

So I guess it is back to the old company....did not know how happy and spoiled I was !!!!!!!

Yes, it's five days paid vacation after one year of continuous employment. However, Crete doesn't rule with an iron fist and all you have to do is ask your terminal manager if you can take a couple additional unpaid days off.

Just out of curiosity, who is "the old company". I've just gotta know. :wink:

FlybyNight:

Missing the point, a weeks vacation is not 5 days, it is a week. Spend a year ridin' and guide'n and get 5 days. You can't even go on a decent vacation, family is a hell of alot more important than that. Not willing to see if some manager is going to give a couple of extra days.

Old company is KLLM, made 68K in '05. Took off 1 week for kidney stones, 2 weeks for hurricane and 3 weeks vacation. Either run 3 wks and take 4-6 days or run 6 wks and take off 6-8 days. They are alot more driver/family friendly when it comes to time off. In fact their policy is" frequent home time"..work with each driver as some take hardly anytime and others need / want more.

Why don't you go back to KLLM? Either way, I don't know how or why you married guys do it.

Amen!!

Sounds like the OP is looking for part time work. Several companies offer the time off you're looking for. KLLM use to be owned in part buy that clown from Enron. Given that I pass them on a regular basis, personally I wouldn't touch them with a 10 foot pole. But to each their own I guess.

I don't get paid for scale tickets, truck/trailer washes etc :roll:

What you FAILED to mention is how much they pay (compensation), in which case you could come out WAYYYYY ahead, despite expenses.

I've deadheaded 450 miles for free before, it was what was waiting for me at the other end that makes up for it.

I pay for my own lumpers too

Grizzly, who is this compnay you drive for? How much did you make last year and what kind of time off did you have??

Maybe I need to give them a call and check'em out.

Hes not a O/O, hes a company driver. Scale weights should be paid by company, as well as lumpers or I wouldn't work there. If they want to pay any out of route miles then stay off the toll roads. Anything that has to do with their truck, they can pay for.