Estes | Thinking of switching to Estes from Old Dominion. Smart choice ?

Lmao. I like Texas. I could get on my bike and be out there in less than 12 hours. Less than that on in my car. There's only 2 runs that's better than the one I have. Can't move up much more

Buddy of mine called me this morning... The FTW hub is coming online.. Supposed to have had their conference call this evening.. I still think they are making a mistake taking it away from DAL and putting it in FTW...
 
Buddy of mine called me this morning... The FTW hub is coming online.. Supposed to have had their conference call this evening.. I still think they are making a mistake taking it away from DAL and putting it in FTW...
Had 2 drivers from Dallas call me yesterday. One of them had been there 11 years. He had someone call him from HR just to ask Wtf. Yesterday was his last day. They are getting a visit next week. Uncle Rob will be there
 
I put in 9 years at OD. I had a 45 minute drive to work. I also ran a daily schedule. They seem to be about the same. I don't know if I would give up a daily schedule run , 5 years seniority and vacation time for a lateral move . OD mileage tops out at .5553 & Estes is .5585. It takes 3 years to top out, that is 3 years you would be making less than you would at OD. It just depends on weather the drive time is worth the change and what job category you would get at Estes. I would not give up home daily to run extra board 5 days out 2 days home.

I have a friend that quit Wilson Trucking about 5 months ago and went to ODFL.(huge upgrade).He told me yesterday they are getting a 1.9c per mile raise in sept.plus giving 3 weeks vacation after 5 years.
 
Had 2 drivers from Dallas call me yesterday. One of them had been there 11 years. He had someone call him from HR just to ask Wtf. Yesterday was his last day. They are getting a visit next week. Uncle Rob will be there

They are dropping like flies over here man.. I know DAL has had problems since day one, but jeez... Just glad I'm not over there.. HR knows "WTF", they are just getting all their eggs in one basket...
 
I have a friend that quit Wilson Trucking about 5 months ago and went to ODFL.(huge upgrade).He told me yesterday they are getting a 1.9c per mile raise in sept.plus giving 3 weeks vacation after 5 years.
What about hooking and unhooking pay? If the want to strut their stuff, they need to do it right. Can't half ass it.
 
They are dropping like flies over here man.. I know DAL has had problems since day one, but jeez... Just glad I'm not over there.. HR knows "WTF", they are just getting all their eggs in one basket...
No way I'll go to the bottom at another ltl outfit with a democrat in the Whitehouse. This economy is too shaky for me to do that. If I would ever quit, it wouldn't be to drive a truck. I'll sell moonshine and do some small jobs welding in the garage.
 
No way I'll go to the bottom at another ltl outfit with a democrat in the Whitehouse. This economy is too shaky for me to do that. If I would ever quit, it wouldn't be to drive a truck. I'll sell moonshine and do some small jobs welding in the garage.

I agree... Clinton would have made me nervous if Reagan hadn't handed him such a easy row to hoe and I was already up in seniority by that time.. I can see,here lately, that the industry is suffering a little more than normal.. I've lost at least 10,000 lbs. a night going up, and around that coming back... The young guys are saying customers are complaining also, that it's the uncertainty in whats ahead... When that happens, you're going to see freight volumes suffer..
 
I agree... Clinton would have made me nervous if Reagan hadn't handed him such a easy row to hoe and I was already up in seniority by that time.. I can see,here lately, that the industry is suffering a little more than normal.. I've lost at least 10,000 lbs. a night going up, and around that coming back... The young guys are saying customers are complaining also, that it's the uncertainty in whats ahead... When that happens, you're going to see freight volumes suffer..

doesnt matter who is in the white house...we are getting shafted at every turn.. They all feed at the same trough regardless of their superficially different messages..
 
i heard also from a friend of mine last nite at od. he told me of there pay raise package, very impressive.estes is taking vacation time away. three weeks after five years is very sweet. plus when estes stole our personel days , no raise, no 401, od rolled on and never took anything from there employees.we have lost drivers with plenty experience and noone seems to care. they were replaced with drivers with no experience . i heard that the so called tm went down the road to the local truck driving school to get drivers.they are reaching to the bottom of the barrel.but i am sure when it comes time for our raise it also will be very impressive. i am laughing so hard i just peed on myself/
 
od does pay drops, hooks and fuel.

And think that OD pays after so many hours sitting waitin on a load to if I'm not mistaken, hell at Big E you sit and rot at a Bunkhouse for 20 waiting and get nothin, but hey sometimes your lucky to hit one of great Big E BBQ'S with Hamburgers, Brats, Hotdogs, and all the fixins...
 
Yeah I stayed in them portable trailers at CR England when I first started driving back in 93. Didn't realize anyone was still using them anymore.
 
come over to estes and take a step back in time.20 years behind in technology.homeless people stay in better places than estes drivers.
 
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