Permanent Employee vs. driving for a staffing agency.

I worked as a temp for a temp agency. I went there cause they offered benefits, though the benefits ended up not being that good. I didnt leave my city. We had the option of being a dedicated employee (40 hours) at the same company every week, or, I forget what the other term was but you could refuse any assignment you wanted and worked when you wanted under that one, it was non forced dispatch.

I did the 40 hour gig trying to get hired on. It wasnt bad. I went to one place. 1st shift, didnt fit in too well and just wasnt for me. I called my dispatcher. Talked to him. He said no issue. Asked what I was looking for. I told him. He gave me an assignment. I got employed by that company a year ago and love what I do.

 

I did a little bit of temping.

It's not the same as a proper full bore full time work 40 hours a week or whatever.

Ultimately I found temping to be a inadequate fill for those who require full time work as a formal employee with a direct connection to a employer. One of the reasons being is that if a employer wants to pay 20 dollars a hour for a temp who is only being paid 14 dollars a hour, the difference of 6 dollars being profit to the temp agency... I say pay me the #### 20 dollars a hour straight hire.

Course that is not going to happen. My last work place (Adesa of Little Rock) fired my temp agency because they were too expensive per head of labor each working day. By then I had worked into a crew boss position with anywhere from 5 to 20 temps for the purposes of moving big tractors to and from the sale barn several times a month at a flat pay for showing up. (Not hourly, they paid 40 dollars minimum first 4 hours just to show up. Anything after 4 hours is 10 per.

All of my crew were temps themselves with CDL's and all did well. But it is not the work they want. They want to be out there on the big road netting 1500 dollars a week after tax running 2500 miles a week with no touch freight.

 

Filling out job applications when you only last three months is a big DOT hassle. You end up with potential gaps in employment, etc. Last resort for most people. Worse, you might find a job you want, but cant have it.

Better to find someone who at least attempts to be loyal to you.

 

As time goes by, these particular OTR driving jobs will probably become much more difficult to obtain and hold onto.

God bless every American and their families! God bless the U.S.A.!

 

With that, I just put I worked for the temp agency. Even if I was off a few days or a week I was still on the payroll so only have to list one company.

 

Thats what the temp agency told me to do. But also, I was hired straight out of the temp agency, so it was a bit different.

 

I worked for one until November, if I needed time off, I would tell the coordinator and she would schedule someone else for those clients and times. I never had an issue and even after my accident, they were willing to find some non-cdl work for me, which I can't do.

A number of my co-workers were 'converted' to employees, which is what they wanted, I was happy with the variety of work and customers I had to deal with, most were nice, some were nasty but overall the company backed all of us when we had issues.

Is it for everyone?

Nope, some temp agencies just plain suck but those that don't really treat their people well and that's where you need to go.