Quit Otr After 7 Months

I grew up in a house with 2 sisters and my mother we all worked. The bs that women are some delicate flower and can't or shouldn't have to work a day in their lives is exactly that...bs. We need women for female dominated careers. Are you going to be a hair dresser and do womens hair to fill the void? since you want all women to stay at home lol. And it's not just female dominated jobs it's any job. My sister most likely makes more then most people on this forum she is a vp of a commercial lending bank my other sister is an RN. Women don't want to hear that **** "oh honey i don't want you to have to work at all" It offends most women.

actually from the sound of it, it offends you. To say that certain jobs are "female" jobs is a lot more sexist, than me saying if they don't want to work they shouldn't have to. My hairdresser, before I just started shaving my balding head, was a guy, and he did an excellent job. Nursing is not a "woman's" job either, my son can attest to that. He is a nurse, or will be once he graduates. I never once said that a female is a delicate flower. But for you to say that they HAVE to work, is more bs, than saying that if they don't want to they shouldn't have to. That is more insulting to females. If my wife CHOOSES to go out and find a job, she doesn't need my permission, she just goes out and gets a job. We just don't need her income to survive. In fact, when we were in Iowa, she was technically my boss. So I find it funny, that you said what you did. It was her choice not to work, not my choice for her.

Now this is another topic lets not ruin this guys thread. It's my fault i got it off topic.

I agree

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"female dominated job" I didn't say only females do that job. Just like i would say trucking is a male dominated job am i wrong with saying that too? keyword dominated.

Yes EVERYONE has to work man or woman unless they are financial set for life. Or if the man wants to pay her way that's his choice.

Lastly nobody said anything about needing someone elses income to survive. I clearly said when a spouse loses a job normally the other helps out for at least a short time until they find a job if it comes to that. It's only natural and part of how people who love each other operate...for the most part.

Again my whole point of all this talk was it's not easy for a single person just because we are single. We have bills just like anyone else. Also married couples and married couples with children often qualify for things that single people wouldn't. They also can pay less taxes as a married couple depending on certain things. There are more then a few benefits financially for married couples.

Soooo, to get back on topic, it sounds Like Daniel F's problem might have been at his office where his managers or dbl's (not sure what that stands for) kept quitting. He seems to have fallen thru the cracks. I don't think the company wants its drivers to be just sitting around doing piddly miles. It is in the best interest of the company to keep those wheels turning. Schneider is a big company and they seemed to have an issue at this location. This is one of the pitfalls of big co's, sometimes they don't fire on all cylinders. Anyways, I am not in his shoes, but he could have transferred to a different part of the company, no? And 7 months is a good enough time to figure out s/thing is wrong. I wouldn't have quit, but just kept driving while looking for another job.

Good luck Daniel F.

Soooo, to get back on topic, it sounds Like Daniel F's problem might have been at his office where his managers or dbl's (not sure what that stands for) kept quitting. He seems to have fallen thru the cracks. I don't think the company wants its drivers to be just sitting around doing piddly miles. It is in the best interest of the company to keep those wheels turning. Schneider is a big company and they seemed to have an issue at this location. This is one of the pitfalls of big co's, sometimes they don't fire on all cylinders. Anyways, I am not in his shoes, but he could have transferred to a different part of the company, no? And 7 months is a good enough time to figure out s/thing is wrong. I wouldn't have quit, but just kept driving while looking for another job.

Good luck Daniel F.

Great points. If you're having a problem and your direct contact keeps changing, go to the person who has held their job a little longer, like a supervisor.

I couldn't help but wonder;

1. Why go into trucking if you were a commercial diver for 15 years? I thought divers made good $ & with 15 years experience, seems would be insulated from economic downturns.

2. With strong military background (which I share), why not utilize that experience to rally the chain of command to help?

But maybe in the end, this just wasn't the job for him and it's unfortunate the process was so painful and long.

Merry Christmas everyone!

The oil industry slowed to a crawl...had to make money... Before I lost all my savings. I'm not the type to complain at a system that is failing when there's an option to suk it up or quit. Suked it up for a while.... Then quit. O tried asking about a raise for 6 weeks. Talked to the general manager and was told talk to dbl....talked to dbl and was told to talk to general manager...y would I want to try another division in the same company. That's close to the definition of insanity.

And as far as the other discussion on here...my wife had a stroke... Denied her disability...used to be a nurse...she can't drive in heavy traffic or stand for 4 hours at a time anymore. She would love to go back to work and help out.

The oil industry slowed to a crawl...had to make money... Before I lost all my savings. I'm not the type to complain at a system that is failing when there's an option to suk it up or quit. Suked it up for a while.... Then quit. O tried asking about a raise for 6 weeks. Talked to the general manager and was told talk to dbl....talked to dbl and was told to talk to general manager...y would I want to try another division in the same company. That's close to the definition of insanity.

Don't throw out the entire bushle because of one or two bad apples. There are thousands of good drivers making good money at Schneider, you can still be one of them. Improvise, adapt, overcome.

Merry Christmas.

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Daniel...

I read all of the posts. I don't really know what happened, only you know the whole truth, but it sounds legit. Gotta be brutally honest with yourself...if you think you are a safe driver and can perform at a reasonable high level, I know you can make money in this business. I am making good money doing this, some weeks really good. Although I work hard and average 64 hours per week, I am not a "super trucker", I don't cut corners, I just do my job, so it's possible to make a decent living at this.

My advice, if you are looking for it, is to find an employer who meets your needs and apply. I still wouldn't rule out Schneider though. Big Orange is a really good company. They have your records...ask to be reinstated or rehired in a different division. I know guys making a good wage with them and not experiencing near the issues you documented.

Good luck...!

G-town points out something that furthers my thoughts about the legitimacy of his situation, the thing about being a super trucker. I make very good money and i drive in such a way that i don't think most companies would like having me. Generally speaking i only work from 07 to 2100. If i spend the whole day loading/unloading that's just too bad because i'm not driving at night. I'm just plain not good at night driving most of the time and it's dangerous. If i load into the night i take a 10 from the time i finish loading, not from the time i went to sb. I frequently...almost daily.. take 11 hour breaks unless it would have a chance at messing with my delivery schedule or i know i have a time sensitive pre-plan load. I only recently started doing split breaks occasionally and that's more for the convenience of having an easier time getting showers or washing clothes during the day. I don't harass my fm , shippers, consignees, or anyone to hurry, ever. On a few occasions they've come around after a few hours, "noone told me you were here...." and i still don't file detention pay unless it's a habitual offending company. All that considered i still make so much money in this industry that i'm not interested in trying to make more, hell that's part of why i drive the way i do. Why work at a continuously exhausting burnout rate when you don't have to.

All of that being said, i've never had a week that i earned 350$, and there was even a week where i sat from friday to wednesday waiting to deliver, and another week where my starter broke, got replaced, caught fire, got replaced again, and still cleared 500 or so.

My point to all that was i definitely think there's some problem going on other than his own desire to work. Definitely give moving somewhere else another shot.

And as far as the other discussion on here...my wife had a stroke... Denied her disability...used to be a nurse...she can't drive in heavy traffic or stand for 4 hours at a time anymore. She would love to go back to work and help out.

That sucks to her about your wife. Disability will deny you the first attempt 90% of the time. Appeal the decision. Strokes are no joke. My sister wnet through 2 denials be fore being given disability. And the beauty of that, is money is paid in arrears, to the date of first application.

You should look into Roehl. They have some excellent home time options, that may even work for you, if you want to be there for your wife more. Or a flatbed company will get you home every week most times. Your experience will put you in a good position with a lot more companies. 6 months, is the minimum a lot of non training companies will start looking at experienced drivers. Some as little as 3 months.

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