How Are Yall Doing?

Things got slow for a bit here at WEL and I got alittle restless and starting thinking about moving on...but I called and expressed myself and now the money has rolling in better than ever and im running the country! Just goes to show you that if you handle your problems correctly it can all be worked out

I can't scream this loud enough to new drivers. The idea that a major company (one that hires new drivers) can't give you good miles or won't treat you fairly is baloney. All of the major companies have plenty of freight overall for their proven drivers. If you've been at a company for at least a few months and you're always safe, you're always on time, you work hard, and you have a great attitude then you deserve good miles and fair treatment. If you're not getting that even though you've earned it then it's time to start making some phone calls to your dispatcher and if necessary your dispatcher's boss and that person's boss. Find out what's going on. Why aren't you getting good miles? Why aren't you getting home on time? Why won't they give you some longer runs once in a while? Why is it taking two hours to get an answer on Qualcomm? Whatever the case may be, talk it over professionally with as many people as necessary until things improve.

But keep in mind that every company has its ups and downs. New management, new logistics software, a change in dispatching structure, the natural ebb and flow of business cycles - all of this and much more will have an impact on the miles you're getting. If you find you're not getting the miles you'd like, the first thing to do is speak with other drivers from your company. Sometimes you'll find that nobody is running very hard because things are just slow at the moment. Other times you might find that other drivers are getting a lot more miles than you are. That means something is amiss with dispatch and you have to make some phone calls.

But it's always better to try working it out with the office personnel than it is switching jobs. If you switch jobs you're starting from scratch and it will take months to get back to where you were at the previous job. You could have worked out almost any problems with a phone call or two in about two hours with the company you work for.

Everytime I read the title of the post and knowing your sassy attitude somehow I always expect the title to be changed to "How yall is?" or How yall be? " kind of a country girl meets inner city girl. I kind of laugh every time I run across it.

Lol Guyjax my momma would KILL me for talking proper! Growing up she would always correct me and make me look things up in the dictionary if I got them wrong n. Hell I even curse properly! (And yes I have quite the potty mouth) lol I always see Werner trucks and am curious if its you. Ill have to get with you on facebook so that maybd one day I can meet the infamous Guy! Ive already had the pleasure of dinner with Star, breakfast with GUY (roadkill) and Starbucks with Logan... Me and Ernie keep missing each other but one day and next up Old School and You:-)

Brett thats why I posted this thread because life isnt always pefect but how you handle it makes all the difference. Truth be told freight is always slow for us in the summer and alot of drivers were unhappy so I wasnt the only one but I also wasnt settling for itty bitty paychecks! Also I was kinda getting restless.. Our companies freight isnt exactly all 48. Its mostly midwest and northeast and I like to run all over . I have to satisfy my sense of adventure. I get bored doing the same ol same ol. So realisticly I know if I want to run all over the US all the time my company may not be it. They can only give me what they got. So you have to be realistic too. Can your company provide or are they capable of providing what im looking for? I will say this they have keep me rolling to new and different places so at least they are trying to work with what they have to give me what I need. Yall know Im a Diva so I expect to be treated as such lol. But seriously I do really like my company overall. They treat me well and like family. Everywhere I go Im welcomed by drivers and personel alike . I would hate to have to go.. And as long as they keep trying I might just be a one and done company driver. I see another 3-5 yrs out here and they just might all be with WEL!

Congrats on all your success red, you've earned every bit of it. Even the companies who run 48 don't generally send drivers there with a very few exceptions. Seems most are exercising more regional stuff but calling it otr. My first company was all south to northeast even though they ran all 48. So I went dedicated since I was going to do it mostly anyway. I have seen more states with the new company being assigned to southeast. Go figure. But the coast to coast stuff is few and far between unless your a team.

Thanks PJ:-) Yes Ive kinda figured that and im not really trying to do NC to CA every week either but I alao want to do more than I80 back and forth between WI and PA . Like I said they are trying. I guess 2 yrs of the same ol gets kinda mundane. I dont miss being a rookie and shaking in my boots everytime I hit a receiver or shipper but I miss the newness. Life was an adventure back then! I miss the adventure:-)

With the loads we run getting stop and meet people is hard to do. High value and high priority means "Get it there yesterday." Heck I know exactly where 6 Strings works at. Have driven by there many a times and I am sure he does not live far away but just don't have the time to stop and visit. Maybe I can do a restart in Carlisle PA and visit one day.

I would not worry about finding another company. You have two things going for you. Your an experienced driver.... And the big one..... Your an experienced female trainer that loves to train and wants to train. Companies should be begging for you to work for them. If you do job hunt make them fight for you.

Your students' success is a direct reflection on you and your coaching, RedGator. I think you should be very proud!

CONGRATULATIONS on your 2 latest students!

Sounds like you're doing really great and grabbing miles when you can. That's awesome!

-mountain girl

I try. They say it takes someone special to be a successful trainer:-) I was sorry we couldnt get hooked up in Denver MG. I spent enough days there. Parking at that Sapp Bros was super fun!

-RedGator

Me too. Wished I could've run up there to meet you for coffee. My energy was drained from all those "other things" going on that week. I was wiped out.

Yeah, Sapp Brothers. That is just the weirdest spaghetti bowl of highways intersecting right there, isn't it? Sort of a strange truck stop too. Of course, what truck stop isn't strange? LOL.

-mountain girl

With the loads we run getting stop and meet people is hard to do. High value and high priority means "Get it there yesterday." Heck I know exactly where 6 Strings works at. Have driven by there many a times and I am sure he does not live far away but just don't have the time to stop and visit. Maybe I can do a restart in Carlisle PA and visit one day.

I would not worry about finding another company. You have two things going for you. Your an experienced driver.... And the big one..... Your an experienced female trainer that loves to train and wants to train. Companies should be begging for you to work for them. If you do job hunt make them fight for you.

I live not far from Carlisle too ill have to track him down one day. I might just have to pop up on you in the fuel island or something Guy:-) Im good at puzzles lol