WHY WORK FOR A OTR COMPANY GO LTL
#131
05-20-2007, 06:07 AM
Originally Posted by BigWheels
Originally Posted by Odie
Originally Posted by feederfred
Uh, "work like dog"....no, I don't think so.Linehaul for an LTL company is not all that bad. Pull a set to a terminal, unhook, go to the hotel...pretty simple.
#132
05-20-2007, 10:06 AM
Originally Posted by Odie
I have done P&D also. It isnt a cake walk by any means. That is if you live in any kind of metro area of course. I have ran P&D in the DC Metro area. It sucks throughly. :evil: Once you are up on the curve its not bad at all. Traffic can still be frustrating, but when you're on the clock it takes a lot of the edge off.
#133
05-20-2007, 03:45 PM
Originally Posted by Ian Williams
Originally Posted by Odie
I have done P&D also. It isnt a cake walk by any means. That is if you live in any kind of metro area of course. I have ran P&D in the DC Metro area. It sucks throughly. :evil: Once you are up on the curve its not bad at all. Traffic can still be frustrating, but when you're on the clock it takes a lot of the edge off. Hey Ian, I see you are in NOVA. Where at exactly if you dont mind me asking. I am in the area also.
#134
05-21-2007, 05:13 AM
Originally Posted by Odie
I was in LTL for 6 years and I did P&D for 1 year of it. There is no learning curve to hauling multiple skids of whatever up 6 flights. Like I said, this was the DC metro area. Now, when I worked for Conway, my terminal was in a more rural location and once in a while I would fill in on P&D. There it was not bad at all. It is all in the Delivery area.
Hey Ian, I see you are in NOVA. Where at exactly if you dont mind me asking. I am in the area also. Thats not so much LTL as lumping. Unless the customer pays through the nose for inside delivery our responsibility stops at the end of the trailer. Except for our one straight truck with a lift gate we don't see all that much hand muck at my barn.
#135
05-21-2007, 01:54 PM
Originally Posted by Ian Williams
....Unless the customer pays through the nose for inside delivery our responsibility stops at the end of the trailer....
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#136
05-21-2007, 09:46 PM
Originally Posted by Ian Williams
Originally Posted by Odie
I was in LTL for 6 years and I did P&D for 1 year of it. There is no learning curve to hauling multiple skids of whatever up 6 flights. Like I said, this was the DC metro area. Now, when I worked for Conway, my terminal was in a more rural location and once in a while I would fill in on P&D. There it was not bad at all. It is all in the Delivery area.
Hey Ian, I see you are in NOVA. Where at exactly if you dont mind me asking. I am in the area also. Thats not so much LTL as lumping. Unless the customer pays through the nose for inside delivery our responsibility stops at the end of the trailer. Except for our one straight truck with a lift gate we don't see all that much hand muck at my barn.
#137
05-21-2007, 09:48 PM
Originally Posted by BigWheels
Originally Posted by Ian Williams
....Unless the customer pays through the nose for inside delivery our responsibility stops at the end of the trailer....
I always told them for me to bring it in it would cost this much (I would inflate the number hoping they would not go for inside delivery). I just seemed to have back luck I guess???? LOL!
#138
05-21-2007, 11:10 PM
Originally Posted by Odie
Originally Posted by BigWheels
Originally Posted by Ian Williams
....Unless the customer pays through the nose for inside delivery our responsibility stops at the end of the trailer....
I always told them for me to bring it in it would cost this much (I would inflate the number hoping they would not go for inside delivery). I just seemed to have back luck I guess???? LOL!
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#139
05-22-2007, 02:33 AM
Re: WHY WORK FOR A OTR COMPANY GO LTL
Originally Posted by Odie
Originally Posted by DRIVERMAN77077
WHY WOULD ANYONE WORK FOR ONE OF THOSE CHEAP OTR COMPANIES LIKE USA WERNER SWIFT OR JB HUNT THAT ONLY PAY AROUND 30 CENTS A MILE? WHY NOT GET A HAZMAT AND DOUBLES ENDORSEMENTS AND GO TO SAIA AAA COOPER FED EX FREIGHT COMPANYS THAT PAY 42 TO 52 CENTS A MILE OR DO YOU GUYS LIKE TO WORK LIKE ILLEGAL ALIENS :twisted: :evil: :P
Quite honestly, IMO most OTR drivers are not cut out for LTL. I am not going to lie about it, LTL is harder work by far than a big OTR company and the vast majority of drivers I have had contact with do not want to work hard and heavens forbid they get any excercise on the job doing work. They want to make the big money but, they dont want to put forth the effort it takes to make that kind of cheese. Actually, most drivers that work the account that I do dont make the big money becasue they dont want to work for it. They are satisfied with their $500-$700 bring home a week where, I am doing between $1100-$1500 bring home every week. In alot of cases I would wager to say you can make good money with a OTR company but, you have to work for it and go into the job initially and establish a reputation of a driver that likes to run and can be trusted to get it done for them. IMO, most drivers dont fall into this catagory. IN OTR there is too much opportunity to slack off and waste time so, most take full advantage of it. In LTL this is not the case for the companies I have worked for. You will be required to work like a dog but, everyone makes good money. Do you know how much money you would have to make to BRING HOME 1500.00 a week, get some NEW stories!!!!!!!!! Talk about inflated numbers....lol
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#140
05-22-2007, 04:05 AM
Re: WHY WORK FOR A OTR COMPANY GO LTL
Originally Posted by ssoutlaw
Originally Posted by Odie
Originally Posted by DRIVERMAN77077
WHY WOULD ANYONE WORK FOR ONE OF THOSE CHEAP OTR COMPANIES LIKE USA WERNER SWIFT OR JB HUNT THAT ONLY PAY AROUND 30 CENTS A MILE? WHY NOT GET A HAZMAT AND DOUBLES ENDORSEMENTS AND GO TO SAIA AAA COOPER FED EX FREIGHT COMPANYS THAT PAY 42 TO 52 CENTS A MILE OR DO YOU GUYS LIKE TO WORK LIKE ILLEGAL ALIENS :twisted: :evil: :P
Quite honestly, IMO most OTR drivers are not cut out for LTL. I am not going to lie about it, LTL is harder work by far than a big OTR company and the vast majority of drivers I have had contact with do not want to work hard and heavens forbid they get any excercise on the job doing work. They want to make the big money but, they dont want to put forth the effort it takes to make that kind of cheese. Actually, most drivers that work the account that I do dont make the big money becasue they dont want to work for it. They are satisfied with their $500-$700 bring home a week where, I am doing between $1100-$1500 bring home every week. In alot of cases I would wager to say you can make good money with a OTR company but, you have to work for it and go into the job initially and establish a reputation of a driver that likes to run and can be trusted to get it done for them. IMO, most drivers dont fall into this catagory. IN OTR there is too much opportunity to slack off and waste time so, most take full advantage of it. In LTL this is not the case for the companies I have worked for. You will be required to work like a dog but, everyone makes good money. Do you know how much money you would have to make to BRING HOME 1500.00 a week, get some NEW stories!!!!!!!!! Talk about inflated numbers....lol |
