Sorry..... Havent had too much time. I have moved into a new run... non dedicated closed loop regional. its better then the western 6 regional.
I took a pay cut from .37 to .34 cpm to get home. i'm home every weekend for 36hrs plus. Its running LA to AZ to NV. It keeps me off the 5 and dealing with snow.

I'd like to get into the container fleet and i'm on a list here at San Berdo yard.

give me a buzz... i lost all my numbers. i was home one weekend and our house sitter had a bbq while my wife and I was gone. I came home on a 10hr break and found this. was fun till a 3yr old went into the pool without her flooties and panicked. i stepped in and pulled her out. my phone was in my shorts pocket. ugghh.... i now have an iphone which is pretty cool.
If i dont answer im driving. JB doesnt allow drivers to talk on cell phones while driving.

 

Hey Paul I'm glad you're alive at least. Jumbo, I bet that happy driver was telling you that to recruit you for $2,000. I am not against Arrow and I had a good time until recently. They are hurting big time and in return so are the drivers. I was D/H to our yard in Dallas and from there I got a load to Fort Lewis, Wa. A great run of 2200 mi. They then stacked a load on me from Mist, Or. to Las Vegas. This is because I'm am 7 weeks out. Three weeks past hometime. I am assuming they will D/H me from Vegas but not sure. Arrow has now made Layover pay available after the third day. My last paycheck was $22. This is why I am leaving Arrow when I get home.

 

"layover pay after the third day"?????? are you for real?? $22. paycheck ?????????? " three weeks past home time" ?????? why do drivers put up with that s**t ???? Is there any other industry that would put up with employee's being treated that way? I DIDN'T THINK SO....... Trucking has some NOT so smart people. but then again, this is the same industry where drivers sleep in cold/hot conditions because they where told too. If drivers would learn to stick-up for themselves, maybe sh*t companies would not exist. :banghead:

 

I thought that he was gonna give me the old "Are you happy with your job driva" speech but it never came. He just kinda asked me about my trailer and my load and told me he was gonna go in and get him somethin to eat and to have a good evening. $22 huh. What you gonna do with all your money?

 

Glad to see your still around Paul...you sorta dropped of the end of the planet there.


As far as JB drivers and cell phones....you must be the only one whom follows that policy!!! :lol:

 

Yes, I remember you were at Davis, but I don't remember we met. It has been too many miles ago. I am sorry.

I have never been self-employed, so I can't speak from experience. I have received 1099's from savings and investments. I do understand that when you are self-employed you must figure in many things in your compensation(medical benefits, both halves of FICA and Medicare, workman comp, etc.) that most company workers do not. I think if more people understood these differences, then we would all value the cost of our labor and services more and price it accordingly.

My original concern was how the IRS would view your work; as self-employed or as employed? It seems to me that the IRS all powerful and overbearing view is it wants to eliminated all independent contractors so that it can hold accountable someone to collect withholding and other payroll taxes. I thought one indicator of this was whether a worker had his own equipment(eg. truck).

Independent Contractor (Self-Employed) or Employee?

Anyhow, you have past experience with self-employment and 1099's. I wish you the very best.

On the part of Arrow Trucking, it is amazing that they have survived this long with their record of maintaining and paying for the repair of their equipment. I imagine there are many other companies in the industry that handle business like this, but you and dewercs2 have expose Arrow's weak practices here on CAD. Thank you.

 

ummmm....yep, sure do.

 

I was at Tonopah TA exit 103 here on I 10 this week and ran into an Arrow Driver. He told me that there were many empty trucks in the Phx yard and that the only way he was making money was by being a trainer. He moved into a International and has been training guys for a couple months now. He did say that the new drivers are getting the miles and once they get 3 months in the miles will dry up.
He did say that the owner Pielsticker came into the offices and let go of Tom Witt and told her son Doug to go home and not come back until she told him to. She's been trying to save the company and has tried a couple things. He did tell me that they are allowed to have Navajo's shop do work on Arrow's trucks now.... Arrow owed JD and Bill about 10,000 bucks for repairs. He said that the owner shot them a check and the bill is paid.
I have been seeing the trucks loaded and running back and forth here on the 10 but nobody seems to have a CB.

I asked about a rumour I had heard from another driver about Arrow getting about 10 CARB legal trucks and having those trucks shuttle trailers out of Ca to AZ. He told me he hadn't heard that one yet but would ask around.

 

That is true about the owner. She put 10 million of her own money back into the company. Tom Witt and her son both used money meant for improving the drivers lounges in the terminal to buy Bentley autos. One each. She also took those away. I was sitting in the motel waiting for my truck repair and talked to new drivers. They were told they would get 3200 miles a week at orientation. My breakdown was the final straw. That and a $24 paycheck. Waiting over a day for a tow truck and I couldn't run my truck and also stuck on a shippers loading area was also it. Waiting 5 days for a 1 hour repair (replace oil line) and having to pull weeds or loose layover pay was also it. I am home now after 7 weeks on the road. Friday, after my final check is in the bank, I'll give them my notice to quit. I'll arrange to take my truck to Phoenix. In my opinion, Arrow drivers will continue to suffer. No more bonuses, layover is now after 72 hours, long breakdowns, short runs, etc. I will miss the road for sure. I do have some great oppertunities coming up. One is managing a hardware store and the other is driving a dump truck. Interviews are tomorrow. I have the dump truck for sure and it pays $20 an hour. I'll also have the management job as I was told I'm the most qualified of all the other applicants by a long shot. Just have to negotiate a salary. I had my own door and window installing company from 1986 to 2007. I also managed building supply stores before that. I will post again when I am done to let you all know how that goes. Drive and be safe

 

What ever you end up doing I wish you the best of luck!