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Welcome back and thank you for joining us for "Part II - How to Narrow Your Job Search". It can be a very daunting task, with all the options available. So many ad's, a thousand job search website's, everyone promising everything to everybody. I think an important thing to remember as a driver is that our industry is just silly. Yes, silly. It is so segmented and there truly aren't any major players in the truckload market. I remember reading a few years ago that if you combined the top ten truckload carriers in this great nation of ours, they hauled less than 10% of the total truckload market. When business picks up, your local trucking company will go down to the truck dealer and buy 10 more trucks. When he has drivers for all of his trucks, he feels he must be doing something right and buys another 10 trucks. When the bank stops by and visits him and gives him the green light for more trucks, he buys him. God bless the optimism of the trucking company owner! My point is that all of the turnover and all the driving positions available doesn't make this a bad industry to work in, in fact its the best industry in the country to work in. The capacity and availability of driving positions reflects the segmented state of trucking, lots of moving parts for a lot of different reasons. Back to business. I hope you have read Part I, if not please do so now and join me back here.
7. How did you hear about this trucking company? This is important. The amount of advertising a company has does not necessarily mean that they have issues finding drivers. There are a number of reasons a company advertises for drivers.(see above) You may have seen their trucks close by home, saw an ad the internet, etc. What about the ad appealed to you? Was it any different than the others?
Sometimes you just have to pick one, sort of like duck hunting. Write down 5 things that appeal to you about a company you want to work for. New Tractor? Home time? Newer Trailers? Miles? Regions they run? Pay? The Dispatcher - does he have any authority on the amount of miles you get and when you need to be home? Fuel network? Company's reputation? Maint.? and so on.
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Private Fleet Pride - Rineco Transportation
Private Fleet Pride – Rineco Transportation
There aren’t a lot of opportunities for drivers to go to work for a private fleet. It’s truly different than your standard over the road driving job.
There are benefits to being a part of a bigger picture and the company team. It takes a driver who likes regular routes and being home consistently every week. One who enjoys being welcome and getting to know the people everywhere you go, because you are loading at the same places every week. No schedule issues or uncertainty that comes with the standard OTR driving job, you get to do what you enjoy doing most, driving. You truly become part of the family.
Rineco Transportation is just that, a private carrier that picks up their customers products and brings them back to their plant in Benton, AR. It doesn’t get much better than Rineco. I spoke with the General Manager, Sharon Lee and she described Rineco’s approach to their drivers as part of the family. Drivers are paid a salary (yes, a salary, you will never have to worry about a small paycheck), and it is a substantial salary, plus health and dental insurance. This company is a rare find and just outside of Little Rock, AR. Sharon’s operation needs drivers with hazmat endorsement and tanker experience along with a TWIC card, which the company will pay for if you don’t have it already.
Life at Rineco Transportation revolves around picking up customer’s products within 750 miles of Benton, AR and bringing them back to the plant. There are 30 company owned tractors, 33 dry vans and 17 tankers. Don’t have tanker endorsement or experience? No problem, Rineco will train you as part of your job and you’ll another notch on your CDL.
Sharon has been involved in transportation for 35 years and understands the importance of drivers in the daily operation. Most of the drivers with Rineco have been there for a long time and they are looking for additional drivers due to the fact that Rineco’s business is growing. This is a private fleet opportunity for drivers that won’t be available long.
You know you’ve found a home when there are no fancy links or websites to visit just call and ask for Sharon at 501-860-2705 or email sharon.lee@rineco.com
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