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03-25-2008 12:19 AM |
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Originally Posted by CrazyTulip
Sorry I didn't reply sooner, I was busy driving and didn't have time to check in here. :wink: Anyhow, I'm driving team with my husband, not solo. We are on another pay scale with USX because we run dedicated, meaning we actually get paid less than the regular teams on the fleet, but we get double the miles for $.02-$.03/mile less than regular teams.
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Thank you for the clarification. 8)
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And Skywalker: you don't like USX and their policies and that's your good right. Everyone is entitled to their standards, values and opinions. But I also don't like to be a negative complainer about everything that's going on on this website and/or the industry because there are a lot of good things, it's just what you make of it yourself.
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Yes it is my "right" to be as I am. I'm not a "negative person"... I'm just one of those people who can be very supportive of people wanting to move forward with their lives and get the best that they can. I just like to see people get the "facts" plain and simple. You're right...."Life is what YOU make of it". 8) And while much of the trucking industry is the "pits" and not the "valhalla" that some want to believe...its still a place where you can make a decent living. And its also a career field where some people will make more money than they could anywhere else given their skill sets or educational level. It has its upsides, as well as its downsides.
I just have a problem with "payscales" that aren't fair, and in particular with payscales that are detrimental to the person doing the work. There is just too much possibility of "shennanigans" being pulled to cheat a driver out of money...by adding one or two miles to the paid distance on a run, lowering his or her pay....and unfairly enhancing the company's profit. I would have little or no problem with USX...if they paid the same cpm regardless of the miles run be it 1 or 3000.
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I'm happy here, you wouldn't be and that's fine. That's why there are many companies to choose from and you can go where you please if you keep your record clean. For me personally: I honestly have never made more money driving than with USX so I can give a rat's A$$ I'm making a few pennies per mile less than regular teams. I know they are sitting week in and week out. We haven't sat at all unless we asked for it. I might not like some of the policies either and another thing I don't like is their drivers are (for the most part) not as sociable(to put it nicely) as other companies I've driven for, but again I'm here to make a paycheck not to expand my circle of friends.
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I'm actually happy that you are happy where you are and what you are doing. Thats a "good thing". You have found what works for you...and that is very important for anyone.
Like you...while I like being around "positively oriented people".... I'm in this to earn a living....no expand my circle of friends either!! 8) |
