Profile For Bobcat_Bob

Anyone here just check out the Craigslist add for fun once and awhile? Holy moly are there some crazy ads.

Seen one today, "1700 a week for 5 or 6 days 1099 no matter how many miles you run!!" Well sign me right up for that! Gross 2-4k a week " must be willing to RUN can't be afraid of snow" which means they are not going to let you say its unsafe to drive.

Lease our brand new truck " no credit check, no down payment, own it in 3-5 years". Gross 6-10k gross a week!! ignore the 1200 a week we take for the truck payment and the other fees. "No forced dispatch! be your own boss! pick your routes!!" make 2500 a week!

Very few large companies have a ad on Craigslist in Chicago right now it seems, its almost all 1099, flat rate pay or leases. it is no wonder why newbies can be lost, they all sound so great on paper.

( If anyone is interested Super Ego hiring lease operators pay off your brand new truck in 3 years!)

Sorry first picture is kinda bad.

I made it back to my yard with 5 minutes on my 14, had I not had a 70 mph truck today I wouldn't have made it.

I would have weekly meetings showing all the blown brake chambers, air bags and other pretrip items so new drivers understand what to look for. Not just memorizing words.

I can definitely get behind this. I find way too many problems others should have or they are just ignoring them.

I would also set up an amazing communication system so all drivers get the same information at the same time.

I would do the same. Here communication varies greatly by terminal.

Find a way to increase and improve training, especially for new drivers. Implement continuing education for existing drivers, regardless of how much experience they have

This is a good idea, I feel like my meet partner who is a great guy, but has been doing this 25 years, gets lax in his pretrips and hazmat paperwork.

Wow. And dude didnt notice?

Said he heard a "bang" but thought it was the truck next to him. We got lucky it didn't fall off and hurt or kill someone.

It went boom

Sitting at the Loves in Memphis In looks like a brake chamber blew apart on my meet guy before he got to me.

Congratulations!! You have been promoted to CEO!! What are some of the first things you change? What do you change overtime?

I'd move the requirement for 4 weeks of vacation from 15 years to 10. Plus I would give everyone in the company a extra week than they already have.

Secondly, I ld add stop pay for any stops outside the main one. So if you go to Indy then have to stop in Lafayette then Chicago you would be paid for the 2 additional stops, plus the standard mileage and drops/hooks.

I would come clean, they will probably find out sooner rather than later. Once you do they will probably immediately fire you. They may even find out about it before you start, as some companies run a new report just before orientation.

Thanks again for lunch it was great to meet in person!

Well that was short lived. The Director of Reefer Division stated that it was only a temporary move due to equipment and slot availability. Drivers are once again able to go solo.

I think the change back was a more "we have received overwhelming negative feedback" situation.