Truck Driving Jobs

Karnajj · #1 05-09-2008, 08:49 PM

After delivering a nice 2150 mile load to upstate NY Tues nite dispatch had me sit till this morning to pick up a 282 mile run to NJ. Hoping that I would be able to get a decent load out of NJ I delivered early this afternoon only to be given one load offer. A 320 mile load to Wintersville Oh that doesnt pick up for 24 hrs and doesnt deliver till Sun. Wintersville is in such a place that I know I will not get a load offer till Mon morning. So, I will have a whopping 700 miles to show for almost 6 days. I have never seen it like this before. There were 46 trucks sitting empty in NY and I have never had a problem getting loads up there before. I have two weeks vacation coming in June and I think when I get back I'm going to tell Crete they can have their truck back. They just don't give a damn about us anymore.

doboy · #2 05-09-2008, 09:04 PM

i agree. i'm going 2 give my notice at the end of the summer. im chkng dfrnt companies now

LARM · #3 05-09-2008, 09:36 PM

Damn, I was looking into Crete...how long have you been with them?

I hope you're not quitting after just one bad week..though I'm sure there's more leading to your decision.

Karnajj · #4 05-09-2008, 10:28 PM

Been with them 3 years. Never had to sit more than 24 hours between loads, much less 48, but one time and that was over a year ago. I have been doing extremely well this year ( 53,000 so far) but its like they just dont care anymore. I called Lincoln and left a message with a fleet manager to get back to me and all I got was " you've had some good trips lately so now you have to take the bad". How do I explain to my family 700 miles in 5 days?
I'm gone 4-5 weeks at a time and this is what I get?!?! I dont know what I'm going to do. I tend to make quick decisions, usually to my later regret, so I just dont know.

MonkeyNoodle · #5 05-09-2008, 10:37 PM

Are you serious? It's bad in alot of places, dont think it's just you getting no loads. You even said there were alot of trucks sitting empty. Do you actually think Crete would purposely sit trucks and not give a damn? Give it a few weeks maybe things will pick up.

LARM · #6 05-09-2008, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Karnajj

Been with them 3 years. Never had to sit more than 24 hours between loads, much less 48, but one time and that was over a year ago. I have been doing extremely well this year ( 53,000 so far) but its like they just dont care anymore. I called Lincoln and and left a message with a fleet manager to get back to me and all I got was " you've had some good trips lately so now you have to take the bad". How do I explain to my family 700 miles in 5 days?
I'm gone 4-5 weeks at a time and this is what I get?!?! I dont know what I'm going to do. I tend to make quick decisions, usually to my later regret, so I just dont know.

53,000 this year? Dude, no offense, but if you quit let me know, I'll take your job.

headborg · #7 05-09-2008, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by LARM

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Originally Posted by Karnajj

Been with them 3 years. Never had to sit more than 24 hours between loads, much less 48, but one time and that was over a year ago. I have been doing extremely well this year ( 53,000 so far) but its like they just dont care anymore. I called Lincoln and and left a message with a fleet manager to get back to me and all I got was " you've had some good trips lately so now you have to take the bad". How do I explain to my family 700 miles in 5 days?
I'm gone 4-5 weeks at a time and this is what I get?!?! I dont know what I'm going to do. I tend to make quick decisions, usually to my later regret, so I just dont know.

53,000 this year? Dude, no offense, but if you quit let me know, I'll take your job.

I think he meant 53,000 MILES so far this year- not dollars.

Scary times ahead--- the Devil in the Dark, or the one in Lincoln?

LARM · #8 05-09-2008, 11:17 PM

Ah I see.

Yeh, the industry is just scary in general right now. I'm wanting to leave JB like you wouldn't believe, but it seems like it's the same everywhere you look. It might be a good idea to just stick with the company you're with until the dust settles. It sucks a lot right now though.

unclehotte · #9 05-10-2008, 12:12 AM

I had the SAME setup like you, a very good run from West to East. Then the next week I got NOTHING.After I was mad and told my fleetmanager at Shaffer about it she said : You got over average miles, there are drivers who got much less miles.And those drivers will get the good runs THIS week, not you. Thats fine, its just I WORKED HARD to do these miles, I get NOTHING for sitting the next week. I guess it slipped out of her, I guess she wished that she had bid her tounge .Then I knew there was NO getting ahead. I told her that my mortgage company DONT care about THEIR rules.

scythe08 · #10 05-10-2008, 02:00 AM

Be strong Guys! It's bad all over. I drive local and I have had only 5 full paychecks this year so far(get paid weekly) And the only reason I have that many is the I got bid out of my previous spot and I ended up in this one which was actually a better run.