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Anyone had any experience with us xpress? I was wondering what kind
of miles solos are gettin otr?

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I applied with them a couple of months ago. The recruiter said they would contact me within 24 hours with the approval or not. They didn't call. I called them and they said they hadn't processed it yet...2 months later and still nothing. Either they don't need drivers or I didn't qualify. No big deal but if they don't respect you enough to call and say I am sorry you don't qualify at this time then how much respect can you expect from them at all. But, from what I have heard from drivers on the road, the solos get good miles for a few weeks and then they start to sit more than run. They are more team orientated
and use the solos to clean up the short stuff. I think you can do better elsewhere, but like any company some like them and some don't. It just depends on what you want, and what fits your needs. Remember even if I don't like them. They could be the greatest thing in the world to you. Good luck eith way.

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That's fallacious. In fact, USX has turned out to be the greatest thing in my situation. I'm so glad I didn't end up with Schneider or USA Truck. I run a sweet dedicated, and make nearly 10cpm above what OTR gets (which is currently the top of the heap for training companies). Been with them almost two years and have no intention of looking elsewhere. They have a fantastic driver-support infrastructure. And I'm NOT shifting gears all day (100% autoshift fleet).
When I was OTR, I averaged 2,600 miles/wk. I had one 750 mile week at the very beginning, and one 3,300 mile week.
Do a search of my posts here and on Pumpkin Driver.com. I've written extensively of my exploits with USX, from the moment I went to orientation, all the way through to getting my dedicated.
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this out fit sucks. If you are not going to be a good fit for them , at least be up front with that person it is not to much to ask for. I went there read my posts and the posts of others that went there. US-xp may work for some but they have failed badly for many others. While I was in tunnel hill I got to speak with alot of drivers , you know what they have no driver support at all, one hand does not know what the other one is doing.!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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That's you and your job. Do you plan on giving it up so some newbie can have the same great job. Facts are they have a ton of recruiters and their turnover is very high. Not eveyone gets lucky. Most do not.

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What's fallacious about it? As

as they apparently are.
That doesn't invalidate Ric's observations or conclusions. On the other hand, your seeming willingness to leap to the defense of U.S. Express at the most innocuous slight, real or imagined, makes me wonder about you. You're not one of those "recruiting trolls" who hangs around the Newbie Forum looking to put 'meat in the seat', are you? I have to wonder.

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Yes, I am. Really, you haven't been reading me. I haven't said one word about the company for a long time (nor have I ever pursued anyone for a recruiting bonus). However, when I see the b.s. get beyond a certain level, there's a point where I am compelled to offer some balance. I guess the question should be, why are you so conciliatory to perpetuating falsehoods?
Further, if you guys read my post, you will see that I have driven OTR for USX. That is when I learned that the bad reports were B.S. So I was happy with the company before I got my dedicated. That was just icing on the cake.
I am there. I have been there for a while, and I know what I know. Don't pizz on my leg and tell me it's raining.
As for the guy who said he talked to drivers at Tunnel Hill, well... I have talked to drivers, too. Nearly two years worth of USX drivers, and the concensus is diametrically opposed to your opinion.
Stuffy, I'm surprised you would say that. You don't know what their turnover rate is. That's not a fact, it's your opinion. However, you know as well as I do that this guy may not have even worked for USX. Or, like most of the complaints I've read, it's merely sour grapes because the driver did something stupid. People don't follow policy, get mad, want their azzes kissed, want plenty of miles but also want to be home all the time, get fired, anything; and they only want to harm the company to exact some sort of revenge. You know that.
And, who's to say a newbie won't get into a sweet situation like I did? The company has plenty of dedicateds. So, the question isn't would I give up my job, but why are you so quick to thwart anyone's chances to excel before they even have the opportunity to get their foot in the door?
I know this company has a good retention rate. There are plenty of drivers that have 5, 10+ years or more with them. And several drivers I am in touch with that I was in orientation with are still here. That is indicative of satisfaction.
So I know about this company, you don't. No driver support? What do you call the open door policy, the driver info line, the driver liasons? I am always treated respectfully by the FMs and corporate. Always. And I am never told to do anything - always asked. What the hell else do you people expect them to do? No, like most ignorant truckers, you can't see the forest for the trees, and you want your azzes kissed for a job that anyone can do. And, when you get a company that shows respect and supports you anyway, you sheit on them.
Could it be that maybe you guys aren't getting respect because of your attitude? Respect is, after all, a two-way street.
Trolling along...
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Two weeks.


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I see that you ”judge people by the words they use”; I, on the other hand, judge people by how well they use the words that they choose and I’d strongly suggest that you buy yourself a dictionary.
Since your question, in it’s present form, is meaningless, might I assume that you meant “Why are you so willing to engage in the practice of perpetuating falsehoods?”. Of course, you might also have meant, “Why are you so conciliatory towards individuals who perpetuate falsehoods?”. In any case, why don’t you give that sentence another go and, while you’re at it, be so good as to point out the falsehoods to which you refer.

Frankly, I’m simply dazzled by your faith in yourself. I’ve driven for a number of companies and have yet been able to tell which “bad reports”, made by other drivers, were true or false. Some have seemed unlikely but there’s a difference between being ‘unlikely’ and being ‘B.S.’.

Key word being “YOU”. YOU know what YOU have experienced at U.S. Express; YOU know that the company works well for YOU. YOU know how YOU have been treated. That’s all that YOU know.

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Check your dictionary.

Since you are willing to accept other's negative comments at face value, while taking my favorable musings to task, the definition applies. But I'll give you this one on a technicality. Before you put that feather in your cap, you got me solely on editing - not usage. I changed the direction of the sentence several times and "individuals" was inadvertently omitted. You should feel proud of yourself. You won't catch many like that from me.
Well, thank you. Overall, I've done very well in life making sound decisions based on knowledge and information. You simply have no idea what I've accomplished. You need to open your eyes and have a little faith in me, too. Reading something online like, "I got a ticket for being overweight and this stinkin' company took it out of my check! Don't go to work for these bums," when the company manual clearly states that drivers are responsible for overweight fines, sort of indicates that you're reading b.s. That's hardly a jump to defend the company, or a recruiting pitch. You'll have to do better than that. That's the point, smart guy. The post clearly asks for those experienced with USX. I put forth what I know to be factual - as well as dispel the rumors. Futher, I have experience speaking with other drivers for the company. Not the cries of those who haven't even set foot through the door.
Nice try, but you'll have to offer something more substantial than a propensity to defend the ne'er do wells. You have no credibility. Although, if people want to believe you and the Sunshine Squad, then more power to them. If they believe USX is a sh1tty company, then fine. Don't go to work for them. Simple as that.
Incidentally, it's "US Xpress", not "US Express"... so that's how much YOU know. ' got you back.
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I take it that you didn’t see the post on the R/T referring to an upgrade in the tinfoil hats favored by those of you with an imagined ability to read minds. I’ve been using this forum for close to seven years and I have yet to try “to gain someone's friendship or goodwill”. But don’t take my word for it; check with the moderators.

Are you trying to impress me with your ability to butcher the language? Now, you’re musing?
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Assuming that your reading comprehension level is at that of a high school junior in Zimbabwe, you should be able to see that while I did, indeed, take Ric Carlson’s comments at face value – not being a mind reader myself, I have no means of determining if his comments were true or not – I have treated your comments, concerning U.S. Express, in exactly the same manner. On the other hand, I did comment on your remark that Ric Carlson’s comments were ‘fallacious’.

Nonsense. The users on this forum are anonymous and could be anyone, including office personnel and/or recruiters for the company being discussed. The only ‘faith’ that I have in any of the posters is due to my acquired knowledge of their posting habits. In other words, I have faith that BEDSPREAD and zigzag won't be signing on to Prime to run team in the near future.

Who said anything about defending the company, or a recruiting pitch. This is the statement that you made and to which I replied.

I disagreed with your contention that two weeks is a long time.

You also implied that Ric Carlson is a liar because his experience with U.S. Express was dissimilar to yours. If you don’t want to upgrade, at least adjust the antennae on your mind reading equipment.

So you indulge in hearsay. Why would anyone consider your hearsay any more valid than the opinions of other people who have dealt with U.S. Express?

In order to do what??? You seem to have a propensity to post incomplete sentences.

In your eyes, perhaps, but if you were a bit less egotistical, you might understand that I don’t post in the Newbies Forum to impress “Happy Dwellers”. In other words, it's not all about you.

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I gave US Xpress a year and a half of my life...F**K them and those driver liasions are a joke I had one call me after antoher compnay called to verify my employment, he asked are yout hinkingh of quitting I told him maybe, his next question wasnt why? what can we do to get you to stay? etc.
It was..................... well your not gonna abbanond our truck are you told him no and was told to have a good day I went through 14 dispatchers in 18 months and no I never asked for any of the changes, ran so much New Jersey I should of moved there and unless your a team your never gonna see the west, went to California once in 18 months and I had to (edited) to get out there,
Trucks are nice, hope your on there butt kissin list or you'll never get one first truck they put me in was 4 years old affter it kept breaking down I got a three year old one (also breaking down nonstop) when I asked for a new one I was told by that idiot in Tunnel Hill we dont have any, while there was 200 + brand new Columbias sitting in the lot ready to go.
I was told to drive my truck from Chicago to Oklahoma City with no air conditioner in the middle of August after I told them I was goin to leave the truck sittin across from O'Hare and take a flight home they changed there tune
Good luck i'd look elsewhere

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Hmmm...you piqued my curiosity. I've been on the lookout for a dedicated gig on account of me and the nomadic OTR "lifestyle" not meshing too well. Already got a little sumethin' sumethin' brewing on the downlow. But 10 cpm over OTR? With most outfits, dedicated is at least a few cents lower than system. What's the scoop?
A female US Express driver backed into me last summer. One minute I'm snoozing away, the next WHAM! I get knocked right out of my bunk onto the floor. Yep, I was actually knocked OUT of the bunk! LOL thought Al-Queda was targeting the Austinburg, OH Flying Hook as it's next big score. So I hop of the truck and come face to face with this fine-looking blond. I think I scared her alot more tho...here she is in front of this shirtless Mexican-dude with his beer-belly hanging over his boxers and a wicked-looking carpenter's hammer in his hand at 2:00 AM in a truckstop. Turns out she just dented the back of the trailer a little, no big deal.
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Jeeez...are you serious? 14 dispatchers in 18 months? LOL that's one hell of a feat.
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I recall a driver on these boards trying to acquire some information on one of USX's dedicated runs a few months ago. It was on the West Coast running out of Cali and being home every 2-3 days for 37cpm starting. Not a bad gig for the hometime. A lot of folks with a year experience are making a lot less running the country.

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Does USX hire a lot of drivers out of the military? They seem to have some of the more cleaner-cut and in shape drivers of the industry!