[Kev C]

Originally Posted by VULCAN1999

Rottsatrucking, do you drive for them? If what's your opinion ?

He posted his opinion a couple of months ago in this thread, if that's what you were looking for. Enjoy!

[Phantom433a]

Thats what they paid new drivers 8 years ago....sad to see they haven't bumped it up.....is Macon still the safety driector?

[Kev C]

Yep, Macon is the driver ops & safety director.

[CB JR.]

Macon is a good man. Just do your job and he'll treat you with a good amount of respect. I quit a few years ago... W/S has to do something about that terribly low solo pay scale.

[RottsATruckin]

Yes, I drive for W/S, and I'm quite happy with them (OK the pay is a bit low, but for a newb it's about par with other companies) like Kev posted, funiture loads go to terminals and individual stores, last week I had a 9 drop load throughout Oregon with a final drop of about one half trailer load at a terminal, I made more money from the drop pay than I'd have made driving a full day. The paper is usually big rolls for printing or recycle bales destined for a mill.
I'm just wrapping up 4 days off, after my last drop I asked to be routed home, they got me a load, I delivered and qualcommed I'd be off for 4 days, no problemo

[Brad M]

Originally Posted by RottsATruckin

Yes, I drive for W/S, and I'm quite happy with them (OK the pay is a bit low, but for a newb it's about par with other companies) like Kev posted, funiture loads go to terminals and individual stores, last week I had a 9 drop load throughout Oregon with a final drop of about one half trailer load at a terminal, I made more money from the drop pay than I'd have made driving a full day. The paper is usually big rolls for printing or recycle bales destined for a mill.
I'm just wrapping up 4 days off, after my last drop I asked to be routed home, they got me a load, I delivered and qualcommed I'd be off for 4 days, no problemo

What furniture stores did you deliver to in Oregon. I used to work for M. Jacobs Furniture.

[TBird]

Hi,
Sorry I haven't been back to answer any questions, we have driving like crazy. I don't think we have done anything but drive and sleep for days. We are now in Missoula getting work done on our truck, that unfortunately is going to take a few days. We are sitting in a hotel a few miles from the terminal while our truck issues are figured out. Stinks to be sitting when we are planning to take 10 days off in about 3 weeks, but oh well. I would rather have the shop find the problems during maintenance, rather than something happening on the road.

Paper loads never really seem to disapate too much. Right now there are more paper loads than drivers. Carpet slows down a bit, but then we usually have back up loads, like talc, flour, sugar, bottling company stuff going between Coke and Pepsi facilities.

Team driving is a totally different beast than solo driving. I have done both, and actually enjoy both for different reasons. Freight slows down for the entire trucking community in the winter, but if you know the ups and downs you can plan financially and vacations and such.

Hope you all have a good day, I am going to walk down the street and go to Johnny Carinno's for lunch/dinner. Talk to ya all later

TBird

[BobMack]

Can someone tell us what kind of home time W/S has to offer? Thanks.

[Kev C]

1 day off every 6 days out.

I'm taking 3-day home time as I type. Been out for more than 30 days.

[BobMack]

Is it possible to run 12-14 days and take 2 off? Or do they like to keep you out longer?