[danj_otr]

Originally Posted by tndieselgrl

At least running the 11 western will get you home from time to time 8) Have you decided for sure to sign on with them?

At this point, I will be signing on with them. They're offering $2k sign on, .37 to .30 depending on run length. The real plus is that I have family in California, Nevada, and Washington. So, I can get the occasional run to see family.

Unless May returns my phone calls like they said they would, then I will be going to orientation on February 5th.

I am excited to get back on the road, and behind the wheel!

[dieselgrl]

Congrats, and best of luck to you... let us know how it goes!

[danj_otr]

Thank you, I will certainly keep everyone posted on things. I have a long way to go before I am able to drive like I used to, but, I know I am a lot closer then when I first sat in my truck after going solo.

BOL

[dw64]

I've been driving with USX for a little over two years now. It's a decent company. No worse than others. A lot of it depends on what you make of it. One thing I do like is the AutoShift. One less thing to concern myself with and less tiring in heavy stop and go traffic. Only issue I have with the AS is that the '07 Century I drive doesn't have a clutch pedal which makes hooking up to trailers and backing up to docks a little rougher than a truck with a clutch pedal. It's harder to finesse the fifth wheel up to the kingpin these days. :sad:

I run a dedicated account hauling product for Reckitt-Benkiser (French's mustard, Lysol, etc). Most of my running around is east of I35 (though I'm in Tonapah, AZ as I post this). Even though I'm on this dedicated account, I've only been hauling this account's product about 25% of the time these past couple of months.

The nice thing about running this dedicated account is that I'm not required to hit the fuel stops sent down on my macros. I was fueling almost entirely at the Flying Hook, but USX has been having issues with them so they aren't wanting us to fuel there anymore. So now it's TA's and Pilots.

[tbaarr]

usx runs their western runs on the rails

i was in xd division 48 states and my normal loop was penn to ga to tex to mo

spent a lot of time in rail yard in twin cities and kan city but each rail drop gets you 50 bucks

i had one cali run in 6 months and it got pulled for someone to go home with

after you get tired of rand mcnally miles and split pay scale

and waiting up to 3 hours for your next run

get your 14 months of solo in and crete will give you a straight ten century

rather then the lightweight usx columbia auto shift

and pay you 41cents for all runs

at practical rate

[chico39]

Originally Posted by danj_otr

When I spoke with USX today, they asked me if I wanted to run OTR or Regional. I was under the impression, and I told the recruiter, that Solo's cannot run all 48. Since I was under the impression that I was going to run 11 western, then that is what I am sticking with.

The only dedicated that they had open, which I assume is FEDEX, was for teams, and I don't do teams :wink:

USX just pick up a automotor acount in Kentwood,MI that's dedicated !! And not team ran .

[flood]

Originally Posted by tbaarr

usx runs their western runs on the rails

i was in xd division 48 states and my normal loop was penn to ga to tex to mo

spent a lot of time in rail yard in twin cities and kan city but each rail drop gets you 50 bucks

i had one cali run in 6 months and it got pulled for someone to go home with

after you get tired of rand mcnally miles and split pay scale

and waiting up to 3 hours for your next run

get your 14 months of solo in and crete will give you a straight ten century

rather then the lightweight usx columbia auto shift

and pay you 41cents for all runs

at practical rate

you have not been driving for u s for some time. x d is not run the way it was, max's son is not with the company anymore so it is working better.

u s only has a very few columbia's left.

and at $50 a rail drop i know alot of drivers that are making good money doing just rail drops

[Splitter]

So, I've seen USX Volvo's. And I've seen a couple of Centuries. Are they phasing out one type to go with another?

[coalregion]

Originally Posted by danj_otr

.37 to .30 depending on run length.

This never makes sense to me. Your job is worth more on short runs than it is on long runs? :? Seems like just another cop out for companies to save a few more bucks courtesy of the drivers.:roll: That would be like an accounting firm telling an accountant,"I'll pay you more to do Mom and Pop's Grocery stores books than I will to do Food Lions books....