when I was at Estes Express I loved that I was treated as a driver, hated the good old boy system.
I guess the bad for me is they run your ass to death and the good is the money and the relaxed environment.
If you are not lucky or good at the job you do, you still have protection. What's a guy gotta do, to get fired around here ? I guess to some point this is good they are not regimental, but on the big picture,Job security is this the very thing that will hold us back, as Rob has to fork out alot of money, for just plain stupid sh-t.
Starkravinloon said:But the new V.P. in Dallas,when he arrived(Johnny Freightline) said "The good ol' boy days are over..We are moving in another direction"...Was he wrong,or misunderstood?
Job security is set by the fact they cant get drivers and the good ones the do have end up leaving
Job security is set by the fact they cant get drivers and the good ones the do have end up leaving
After reading the previous comments, I feel I'm on track with the general consensus.
I feel so much more happier here than at Con-Way (12 years with CWX/Con-Way, 6 in UPH, 6 in UPW!). You do get treated like a REAL person/driver at Estes, at least on the West Coast, and the pressure cooker effect is low steam here, unlike Con-Way, who puts so much pressure on EVERYONE that I am not surprised those guys think they are "Diamonds" LOL ;)
I really don't have any complaints, being an extraboard driver for 4 years now, I really love this job! :)
I have to imagine though that because the world itself is dynamic, and most LTL companies are too that things will slowly change, and of course, as I get older (almost 50 right now......) I'll be unable to bend and flex like I did the first years, back in the day (started driving in 1993). But that is my problem, and though I may eventually bow out, I think the future drivers at Estes will be damn glad they signed on! :)
No, you get nothing, but who does in this industry anymore.