Truck driver b.s.

There's no driver shortages, we've had this discussion.
There's pay and respect shortages.
But plenty of mismanagement.

 

Repoed. Scheider tractor?

 

Some company truck that I've never heard of. Not sure. It's not in one of the bank repo areas

 

Schneider lease to own, went out on their own.

 

Remember when yellow had yellow trucks. Now they have none.

 

That should make things interesting .

Till you pay for the truck pay for the fuel you owe them more then you make.

 

Schneider lease to own trucks are the grey trucks. The orange are strictly company trucks, as are the black w/orange striping. That truck is too new for a company truck retire.

 

Have they all been bought then I have not been following that close.

I know several offers have been made.

 

Done offers for terminals from I think Estes.

 

OD outbid Estes, I think by a lot, for all properties.

Have heard nothing about equipment. With their financial issues, it wouldn't surprise me if the trucks and trailers are in tough shape mechanically.

 

I can vouch for that. Maintenance was minimal if at all for the last couple of years. Trucks were deadlined for months over simple issues that could have been fixed in late then a day. Trailers were for the most part junk but they could afford to put new wraps on most of them. I pulled trailers out of the deadline so they could wrap them just to put them right back on the deadline. Many of them never saw the road again. I’m so glad this crap is over !!!!

BTW. Most of the trucks were white not yellow lol

 

God dam a leaking air seat is annoying when your trying to use the sun visor. I kept airing up the seat but the sun kept peaking underneath the visor… water truck so it ain’t guna get no love

 

What I read the last few days was Estes upped their offer, they now lead the bidding war.

 

I drove for a few weeks with a 4"x4" block holding the seat up.

 

Estes hub across the street, brother drives for OD.

 

Had my first DOT inspection today, only a level 2 so took all of 15 minutes if that. I couldn’t find an insurance card but no ticket. Called the boss when I got back to service and he said insurance card on the trailer would have covered me. Dur-de- dur

 

My work is teaching me to drive our big truck next week. Been driving an isuzu box truck for 4 or 5 months but im moving on to the bigger international box truck they have. Little nervous lol. Think its close to as big as i can get without a cdl. Theyre giving me one training day and then sending me off with it the next day on my regular longer route

 

Haha, technically you can be as long and as big as you want as long as your under 26k

 

I went through a Federal DOT inspection many many years ago in Colorado .

I impressed the officer because I crawled along under the trailer and truck.

No problems noted.