Dayton Freight Lines

Be prepared to run nights and illegal logs

 

@Bob Dobalina

 

Calling @Bob Dobalina

You'd most likely run nights on linehaul and days doing local cartage. I'm betting it's all logged legally also.

 

@truckingmechanic You basically heard right. One of the main things that attracted me to Dayton was that their drivers I used to run into tended to be super nice and happy, unlike many of the other LTL drivers I'd talk to. And they seemed to have nothing to complain about compared to the other guys.

The operation runs the same as any other LTL company for the most part (P&D drivers deliver and pick up freight during the day and linehaul drivers shuttle it between terminals at night), but the management style is totally different. The drivers are treated very well and our input is welcomed. There is a positive atmosphere unlike any other trucking company I've ever worked for.

Logged legally, on E-logs, by the way. And we run on the 60 hrs in 7 days rule instead of the 70/8 rule, so nobody is killing themselves. I couldn't work on a weekend if I wanted to. They stress a work-life balance, so if you are an outlaw trucker/workaholic, it probably won't work out. It's a good company, period. Not too many of those out there, that I've seen.

 

@Bob Dobalina

Do the p/d drivers and linehaul guys have to load their own loads?
Could you give me a rundown of how much dock work drivers do compared with driving??

 

1: Nope.
2: None (generally speaking). Occasionally a linehaul driver will go to a dark terminal with a trailer that has freight bound for another terminal, in which case he will jump on a forklift to kick freight off his trailer. This is rare, and is only a possibility on certain bids. One guy only has to do it occasionally on Saturday mornings, because that particular terminal is open throughout the week and there are dockworkers normally present to do it.

Dayton isn't the type of company where the drivers all double as dockworkers. 99% of the time, drivers are just drivers.

 

Thank you!! The way it's sounding, I might be headed over to Dayton soon.

 

Good luck. You won't regret it.