I am a realist and see what I see. Anyone that chooses to think that Averitt is God, by all means feel that way...just realize that you are not living in an a thimble full of reality.
In my many years in this business I have seen most everything from all different sides of the fence. I know I could leave if I wanted but I refuse to leave here at my age to go and start at the bottom of another equally screwed up place. I have my choice of long or short runs, I do my deal and go to the house. Playing AE's little childish games (Can you turn off your tractor so you can stand a chance of winning a pickup truck or a matchbox car?) is not my thing. If there are those that want to live a fantasy...have at it.
When I hired on, corp. leaders (if you want to call them that) were exactly the same as they are today. This is utter madness. Speaks volumes to me that the shirts are clueless and therefore the policies coming down from those shirts, along with some of the management are a joke. It can be seen daily.
So, I just bide my time, show yup to chuckle at the latest lunacy of the week, and breathlessly anticipate the day that I can retire and remove myself from the trucking business all together. It was fun in the early 70's but has turned to crap since then.