XPO Local LTL For New CDL Grads?

Hi everyone! I just passed my CDL class and have my class A. XPO recruiters came to our school in Joliet IL offering $25.33/hr for a no-experience needed LTL position. They stated it would be driving with a good amount of dock work involved. A $5000 sign on was also offered but with a 2 yr commitment. I'm not into the idea of signing a contract so I'd pass on the sign on bonus. Does anyone have experience with this position? I mean the pay sounds good for a home daily local job with no experience, however how much dock work is involved I wonder. Any replies on XPO as a company would be appreciated too!

Actually, the bonus doesn't look to be too bad of a deal. Smaller center though so probably is a lot of dock work.

Transfer to another (busier) location after a year and you're golden :)

Here is an ad for that position:

Truck Driver / Home Daily / 3rd Shift / $7,000 in Bonuses Date: Apr 4, 2021

Location: Joliet, IL, US, 60436

Company: XPO Logistics

Eligible participants who are hired while the program is in effect will receive a $5,000 sign-on bonus, subject to repayment if the employee voluntarily terminates their employment with XPO Logistics within the first 6 months. Bonuses are subject to all applicable taxes. All other rules governing this program will apply. Current XPO employees are not eligible for sign-on bonuses.

A $1,000 retention bonus will be paid to those eligible participants who are hired while the program is in effect and attain 6 months of continuous employment with XPO Logistics in their current qualified position. Eligible participants who are hired while the program is in effect and attain 12 months of continuous employment in their current qualified position will receive another $1,000 bonus. The bonuses are subject to all applicable taxes. All other rules governing this program will apply. Current XPO employees are not eligible for retention bonuses.

Pay starts at $25.33

3rd Shift, Monday - Friday, 8:00pm - 6:00am

I worked for XPO for a really short time when I was furloughed from the railroad. I really liked everything about the location I was at. In the time between when I interviewed and starting pay increased from $22hr to $23.59hr (Now its $24.XXhr just since February) they also we offering a $6,000 bonus then that's increased to $8,000 now. There was a mix of P&D and linehaul from our location. I was told most likely after training I'd start the shortest linehaul route that was about 100 miles then work the dock at that location for 4-6 hours then return to my home location. It was also possible to "double back" to this same location if freight allowed it. Their equipment seemed really good and decently maintained. The manager and dispatchers for my location were all fantastic. I struggled with the decision to either stay with XPO or return to the railroad, but in the end I chose the railroad, however I keep my eye on them and if I end up furloughed again I'll be knocking on their door.

My dad worked for Con-Way for 28 years left about a year after XPO bought them. They have basically run the LTL company down. They don't fix equipment, facilities or pay vendors like they used to. A fair amount of drivers left for other LTL companies for a variety of reasons.

The fact they left their scores get that low is kinda surprising, that has to be near Central Transport level.

I've got a quick question for y'all, on this ^^^ above SMS .... is the 'lack of' Hazmat compliance on the company, the driver, or both?

Not much familiar with HZ, but for tank products.

Thanks!

~ Anne ~

I've got a quick question for y'all, on this ^^^ above SMS .... is the 'lack of' Hazmat compliance on the company, the driver, or both?

Not much familiar with HZ, but for tank products.

Thanks!

~ Anne ~

It's on the company but the driver suffers for it. And if you're a driver and get pulled in and found derelict it's on you.

Since you can't see actual scores, what do you guys think their score is? I'm guessing 75+ if they have lost their PrePass ability.

Laura

Hazardous Materials compliance is a broad label that encompasses many things. To blanketly say it's "on the company" may or may not be accurate - many years ago I had a failed inspection because I didn't have a current haz cert in the cab book. The one that was in there was expired. I missed it when I took the tractor that I was using that day. While the scalemaster was nice about it, and said it was on the company, I owned it (justifiably) because I failed to pre-trip adequately. He said that he actually opened the load because our outfit had a habit of NOT securing haz containers inside trailers (I was not one of the violators of that, thank goodness). In short, I fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is "Never get involved in a land war in Asia," but only slightly less well known is this: "Never assume that the driver of the tractor before you made sure everything was 10-4 before you drive."

If the load you carry is improperly placarded, or the shipping papers are incorrectly configured, you, the driver, are required to know the rules and comply -0 even if that means refusing the load until squared away. I'm a bit old school on this stuff. You don't have to answer all of those OCD grouping questions on the HM test because some office monkey thought they looked hard. They are on there because it is required knowledge. So - yes - the company has an obligation to make sure the drivers are trained and doing the right thing. The driver, on the other hand, is required to know (within range of human possibility) the condition of his vessel and ensure that it is safe AND legal to operate. It's the reason we have higher expectations than an Uber driver.

Just my $.02

And the late response is based on doing an XPO search here - looking at getting back into the cab for local P&D and LTL work...

And the late response is based on doing an XPO search here - looking at getting back into the cab for local P&D and LTL work...

OH?!?!? Do TELL !!!

~ Anne ~

OH?!?!? Do TELL !!!

~ Anne ~

Yep, I may be going back to the grind.