DRIVERS BEWARE !
DRIVERS KEEP YOUR MONEY IN YOUR POCKET
NOT WORTH IT !
This company will invite you to their Driver Orientation for the on-board hiring process, but here's the thing, the orientation is non-paid, they will pay you nothing and provide zero support while taking their slow ass time to process you, meanwhile you'll be sitting in a Hotel at your daily cost waiting for your drug test results to return, rest assure that if the hotel cost was on their dime they would streamline their orientation costs down to a 3-day orientation like every other trucking company , and if you call them on it or make mention of their scam of wasting your money they will terminate you from the on-boarding process, ludicrous, I've posted the scenario below, you be the judge for yourself:
"Tammy@Saia LTL Freight - Hey Carl you are in Contingent offer. Deanna will be calling you to come in to do Road Test and DOT Physical and Drug Test"
"Hi Tammy, Road Test and DOT Physical and Drug Test taken, what happens from here ?, are we basically waiting for drug test results to return before starting orientation ?
"Hi Tammy, Chicago does not work for me anymore, I've been here 10 days already and still not behind the wheel of a truck making money, this on-boarding process is really a lengthy and long drawn out process, been here since the 17th, I believe that SAIA is currently just waiting for Drug Test results to return I guess, meanwhile I'm basically racking up $650 in charges with zero income coming in, can SAIA place me in a hotel near the terminal, that's been the case with every other company orientation that I've ever went to: hotel provided with daily breakfast , transportation to and from the terminal, drug test the first day on or off site, daily lunch during orientation, normally a 3-day process:
"Carl,
We are going to accept your 1st email as your request to withdraw your candidacy.
Thank you for your time and good luck in your job search."
"Carl,
Pure unadulterated BULLSHIT, here's the thing, the SAIA Chicago terminal is not even located in Chicago it's located outside of Chicago in the fucking boonies in Burr Ridge where hotels are upwards of $200 USD per night, the CTA-Chicago Transit Authority does not even go there, their terminal is not located inside of the Chicago area like most trucking companies in the area !
Any other trucking company provides Hotel and transportation via a van or etc. to and from their company orientation knowing that it makes no sense for a OTR driver to maintain a personal vehicle because a OTR driver is always on the road all over the country, maintaining a personal vehicle is a complete waste of money !
OTR Drivers you have been warned, as previously stated, keep your money in your pockets and stay as far away as possible from SAIA LTL Freight, they are a complete waste of your time and most importantly your hard earned money !
Note:
For the record, I was here in Chicago from Odessa, Texas , SAIA LTL Freight gave zero thought to that fact !
I've heard of "Driver Abuse", but "Applicant Abuse" is a new one on me, if this is how they treat their Applicants, I can only imagine the abuse their Drivers suffer !
"Tammy@Saia LTL Freight - Hey Carl you are in Contingent offer. Deanna will be calling you to come in to do Road Test and DOT Physical and Drug Test"
"Hi Tammy, Road Test and DOT Physical and Drug Test taken, what happens from here ?, are we basically waiting for drug test results to return before starting orientation ?
Another question is it possible to transfer me to Phoenix, AZ, Odessa, TX, La Feria, TX, Laredo, TX, Houston, TX, and/or Dallas-Fort Worth, Las Vegas, NV, Los Angeles, CA, San Diego, CA or San Francisco, CA. and have me do my orientation and be based out of one of these areas ?
I ask because here in Chicago there's public transportation within the metropolitan area but not available 24/7 to and from the suburb of Burr Ridge. Illinois where the SAIA LTL Freight terminal is located here in the Chicago area, basically I've been catching the train and bus as far as it goes and then taking a Uber for the last leg of the daily trip to the SAIA Burr Ridge Terminal at a cost $35 round trip daily.
In following locations this would not be necessary, there is public transportation readily available to the SAIA LTL FREIGHT Terminal in Phoenix, AZ, Odessa, TX, La Feria, TX, Laredo, TX, Houston, TX, and/or Dallas-Fort Worth, Las Vegas, NV, Los Angeles, CA, San Diego, CA or San Francisco, CA."
"Hi Tammy, Chicago does not work for me anymore, I've been here 10 days already and still not behind the wheel of a truck making money, this on-boarding process is really a lengthy and long drawn out process, been here since the 17th, I believe that SAIA is currently just waiting for Drug Test results to return I guess, meanwhile I'm basically racking up $650 in charges with zero income coming in, can SAIA place me in a hotel near the terminal, that's been the case with every other company orientation that I've ever went to: hotel provided with daily breakfast , transportation to and from the terminal, drug test the first day on or off site, daily lunch during orientation, normally a 3-day process:
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Sat, Aug 17, 2019
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"Carl,
We are going to accept your 1st email as your request to withdraw your candidacy.
Thank you for your time and good luck in your job search."
"Hi Tammy,
Just waking up, keep my candidacy going, actually I love Chicago, it's not that !
Problem is that my previous company unexpectedly deducted an additional $1500.00 from my last paycheck, actually backcharged me a Towing fee.
Which is unheard of as a company driver under load in service, truck got stuck in the desert on the way to the oilwell in the Oilfield in Texas, spent all night in the desert with the coyotes and rattlers until the sherriff's department found me at 4:30am, no cellular coverage and CB radio out of range
This unexpected deduction has made my relocation to Chicago a bit difficult, but I'm willing to go the course, I'm no quitter.
This is why I asked for assignment to another terminal, was loadsheding costs. As a OTR driver I don't maintain a car, wasted too much money on cars previously, Mercedes, BMW, Porsches, etc. material stuff.
Instead of making car payments now I take that money and make land payments, it's a better investment, I have 120 acres in Arizona, equivalent to 60 football fields, so that's my formula now.
Received your email and a email from my previous company a Halliburton Oilfield services subcontractor upon waking up, they deposited at least a third of the monies they deducted from my check so im good now."
"Carl,
Unfortuantely, your candidacy has been withdrawn. When you put "that Chicago was not going to work for you", the terminal took that as you refusing the opportunity.
I did go back to Bob and the Regional HR person to get their thoughts and they agreed that you willingly withdrew your candidacy and will not be considered, at this time.
Good Luck to you in your furture endevors."
I did go back to Bob and the Regional HR person to get their thoughts and they agreed that you willingly withdrew your candidacy and will not be considered, at this time.
Good Luck to you in your furture endevors."
Any other trucking company provides Hotel and transportation via a van or etc. to and from their company orientation knowing that it makes no sense for a OTR driver to maintain a personal vehicle because a OTR driver is always on the road all over the country, maintaining a personal vehicle is a complete waste of money !
OTR Drivers you have been warned, as previously stated, keep your money in your pockets and stay as far away as possible from SAIA LTL Freight, they are a complete waste of your time and most importantly your hard earned money !
Note:
For the record, I was here in Chicago from Odessa, Texas , SAIA LTL Freight gave zero thought to that fact !
I've heard of "Driver Abuse", but "Applicant Abuse" is a new one on me, if this is how they treat their Applicants, I can only imagine the abuse their Drivers suffer !
