You People Don't Get It

I read it like this......

They wanted me to work So I quit

He could have saved all that typing.

I drove for Navajo for 6 weeks and it ended 3 days ago, thinking it was going to last for several years. Everything was going great until my driver manager told me I had to get my miles up. I did not understand that statement, because in the three years I worked for Swift 10 years ago, they NEVER mentioned my monthly miles, as long as I picked up and delivered on time. Some loads don't require 400 miles every day of the month. But Navajo says if you don't put on 400 miles every day you are fired. That is not realistic.

I wonder if your checkered career is part of your attitude. You have pointed out you have worked with several trucking companies, and even one where they asked you to leave after you expressed an opinion, in the office, about their mentor program. If you continue with your Donald Trump style of expression, you won't last long at any company.

600 miles is a good day,take your 10,and another 4 hours=240 840 is possible..get goin slacker!

I have done many loads that have been at least 1100 to 1500 miles loaded and empty total. Nobody ever said anything because I was delivering and picking up either on time or early. Then, out of the blue, while I am home my DM says that I have to get my miles up. I had no idea it was even a problem. I told her that I can drive 550 miles a day in order to get the load where it is going. I want to drive hard so I can have only a few miles to go on the day of delivery. But as far as how many miles I go every day of the month...............I don't care. As long as I pick up and deliver from the customer on time, I don't care how many miles I go. As long as I do it safely and legally. If those two things are ignored by the company then I don't take the load in the first place. With breakdowns, home time, delays for hours at the shipper and consignee , it is not reasonable to expect a driver to do 400 miles every single day. My DM told me she had some drivers who drive 700 miles every day. I told her that I would not believe that if the driver swore on a Bible. The governors on Navajo are set at 64. 700 miles including fueling, eating, taking the 30 minute break???? No, not reality at all. So I resigned while I was at home. I did not want to be a thousand miles away and be fired on the spot, and stranded. That is the entire story. If you don't believe it, call Navajo.

400 miles a day is very doable. I am in my third week of TNT training and I have averaged well over 400 miles a day. Just today, I had 693 miles (with 3 minutes of drive time left) and my truck is governed at 65. My previous high was 589. It sounds like you don't want to get the miles Patrick, not that you can't get them.

I drove for Navajo for 6 weeks and it ended 3 days ago, thinking it was going to last for several years. Everything was going great until my driver manager told me I had to get my miles up. I did not understand that statement, because in the three years I worked for Swift 10 years ago, they NEVER mentioned my monthly miles, as long as I picked up and delivered on time. Some loads don't require 400 miles every day of the month. But Navajo says if you don't put on 400 miles every day you are fired. That is not realistic.

I wonder if your checkered career is part of your attitude. You have pointed out you have worked with several trucking companies, and even one where they asked you to leave after you expressed an opinion, in the office, about their mentor program. If you continue with your Donald Trump style of expression, you won't last long at any company.

Now why you gotta go and bring Donald Trump into this? Just kidding. But his daughter is hot. Just saying

Ok i just checked my 8 day log I've only had a couple runs this week but each on my first day of running each load I ran 581.9 and 550.2 Second day 233.5 third. 330.1 fourth 181.2

2nd load. 270.3 and 70.3. After the initial 550.2

So as an example of "limited/few in #" runs I wanted to show as a rookie/OTR/dedicated driver I crunched 550+Miles first day on load and arrived in vicinity of unload on second to fourth day either a full 30hrs ahead of schedule or at least a full 24.

So if Patrick was running what he claimed, as I truly am, then there is some other reason he was being contacted by his DM and he is looking for sympathy for his life in conflict in the apparent fantasy world he lives in...

This is rediculous, I'm not happy till I have at least 600 miles in a day. I also call ahead and try to get in early so that I can keep rolling. I have found that most places are happy to take you early, especially the cosignee. There seems to be an issue with your work ethic vs the company. I couldn't see myself running easy all week to just make it there on time, I am out here to make money, not watch tv in the truck.

It must be impossible because these trucking companies like Navajo have no drivers...they've all been fired for not making xxx miles per day! I heard Navajo was going out of business because they fired ALL their drivers for not making enough miles per day! hahaha!

Phil

Hey everyone, just look at it this way. Within another year, Patrick can write a personal review about every trucking company in the US because he will have been hired and fired by them.

I have done many loads that have been at least 1100 to 1500 miles loaded and empty total. Nobody ever said anything because I was delivering and picking up either on time or early. Then, out of the blue, while I am home my DM says that I have to get my miles up. I had no idea it was even a problem. I told her that I can drive 550 miles a day in order to get the load where it is going. I want to drive hard so I can have only a few miles to go on the day of delivery. But as far as how many miles I go every day of the month...............I don't care. As long as I pick up and deliver from the customer on time, I don't care how many miles I go. As long as I do it safely and legally. If those two things are ignored by the company then I don't take the load in the first place. With breakdowns, home time, delays for hours at the shipper and consignee , it is not reasonable to expect a driver to do 400 miles every single day. My DM told me she had some drivers who drive 700 miles every day. I told her that I would not believe that if the driver swore on a Bible. The governors on Navajo are set at 64. 700 miles including fueling, eating, taking the 30 minute break???? No, not reality at all. So I resigned while I was at home. I did not want to be a thousand miles away and be fired on the spot, and stranded. That is the entire story. If you don't believe it, call Navajo. So if you have any phony complaints about me, go **** yourself.

Here's what you do. Now I'm not saying that people don't do it, or that it is "legal," and NO I never did do it, while at Navajo, but some drivers have, log out on your Qualcomm , and keep on driving. That is how you get 700 miles EVERYDAY. Whether or NOT you'll get fired for doing it? I don't know.

However, if you are driving, and taking one hour lunch breaks EVERYDAY, and going 55 m.p.h. when there is NO traffic on the interstate , or NOT running as hard as you should be, then yes, they're going to give you heat. 700 miles everyday, is NOT possible. Some receivers will NOT take early delivery.

Dave