What about Pitt Ohio?

Ive talked with several of their drivers from the Roanoke and Richmond and Baltimore terminals. Good place to work at 22-24ish and hour top pay and I believe they get paid overtime. They pull strictly vans, no sets, they do have some straight trucks. These guys seemed to have been very laid back as well.

 

I drive for Pitt Ohio in western PA. If you are on the in the east starting pay for the cith should be around $20 an hour BUT overtime is paid at straight time until you complete 3 years of service. Then you are paid time and a half after 40. Vacations are paid 45 hours with 40 hours straight and 5 hours o/t after 3 years. I went to linehaul on my 3 year anniversary but I was told that holiday pay hours (not sick/personal hours) count towards o/t.

Insurance is free and top notch. No premiums or deductibles, 90% coverage for most in-network services (100% for preventative) with $1000/$2000 out of pocket maximums for individual/family. Now for the insurance glitch-Dependent children are also eligible at no charge but spouses are only covered if they do not have coverage available through their own employer or if their employer does not contribute towards the premium. Most of us were willing to pay a premium for coverage for our spouses but the comapny is self-insured and pays ALL medical expenses out of it's own pocket so there is no plan to contribute to.

I've been with the company almost 4 1/2 yeras and while it isn't perfect, I have no plans of leaving any time soon. It's the only ltl I've worked for but based of what I've heard and read about other ltl's, we seem to have a lot less bs to deal with than most.

 

1. Linehaul is paid mileage, I'm at .5016 . There are 3 pay shedules based on location with the largest cities paying the most. I'm on the "level II" schedule. Drop and hooks, including initial hook and final drop, pay 9.50 each. Breakdown pay starts immediately and is paidat what ever your city rate would be, as is dock work. Delays, at relay points for example, are also paid at that rate after you "give them" a 30 minute lunch. Relay meets are at scheduled times so leaving an hour before your cut will not get you an extra hour delay time. Traffic tie ups of any kind are not paid but the communication has been very good as far as incidents and detours. You are paid for detour miles as well as HazMat routes.

2. Dock work is required at certain "freight consolidation terminals" where you may have to wait for freight from multiple terminals to build your load. Some drivers chose to wait in there trucks and no one says anything, but they don't get paid for their time.

3. That's the way it has been at my terminal but it varies by location, based on need and who wants to do what. I was at the bottom of the city board when I went to linehaul while otheres had to wait because senior drivers were taking the positions as they open. Many terminals have to look outside the company for linehaul drivers while my terminal tends to fill them from within.

Cut times are between 8 & 10 and you can usually get out a bit early. Most runs are done in 9-11 hours, but you know how trucking can be.

 

why wait till spring? If there is an opening apply now. A day of seniority means alot in the LTL world. Seen it happen where I work. go for it, if thats what you want to do.

 

Absolutely. The guy that started 4 days before me runs about 200 more miles a week than I do, on average.

 

I'd apply now anyway. When I applied for my current job there was no opening. I got a call a few months later for that application I had filled out online and almost forgot about. Even 9.5 years later my roster spot is within weeks of some above and below me - I ended up on the early side of a hiring push so another 3 months would have me quite a few slots lower.