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I'd like to start a thread to share simple "hacks" that could make things easier for drivers. Here are a few that I have come up with during my 28 year career. This is the "zip tie Mag Light holder." All you need is a zip tie and a Phillips head screwdriver to solve the problem of keeping your...

Hello all. I was hired at the end of November as a seasonal driver helper. I was hired immediately and attended the paid orientation. I am a very motivated worker and I feel that was reflected during my brief interview. I told the woman in HR that I am "Ready to bust my ass" for this job. She...

Since we don't have our own section I thought I would post this for anyone with Feeder questions. What's our schedule like? What did it take to qualify? Why do we get so fat? How do we stay awake on the road? What does the Dispatcher do? What do the On-roads do? Why does the Company...

I just got back from my first interview for PT package handler (preload). It was scheduled for 5:15 AM. There were 3 people ahead of me, and each took about 30-45 minutes to interview. I didn't get in until 5:50. 10 minutes later, my interview was over. The subject of my felony conviction...

Last week during our PCM our center manager said that "volume was down but stops were up" so a few routes needed to be broken out. I go in the next day and look at dispatch numbers and the lightest route had a 9.25 plan and heaviest route at 12.5. For our center that turned out to be roughly 90hrs of OT...

I know the drivers have tons of things that bug them and we preloaders may cause a few of those issues; however we also have things that bother us. . . 1. Add/cuts that are given to us when we are wrapping up our trucks. 2. A huge add with smeared writing so we have no clue where...