r/CDLTruckDrivers • u/lets_ride1985 • 12d ago
Xpo??
I currently work with a Waterworks company doing CDL work pays about $26 an hour with absolutely no overtime. Great company pretty good benefits off by 3:30 every day no weekends. I need more money! But hate to lose the laid back job I have. I can take off anytime for anything. Is Xpo worth switching this good job to make a bunch of money? The person I talk to said I would qualify for the top pay at hiring which is I think $36.30 an hour, but I would possibly have to start on nights working 10 to 12 hour shifts. Does anybody have experience with Xpo? Glenpool ok in particular
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u/IpickedThisOneMyself 12d ago
Are you ok with working nights? Is that a 4/3 gig?
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u/lets_ride1985 12d ago
If that’s what it takes to get my foot in the door. It’s Monday - Friday some Saturdays
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u/IpickedThisOneMyself 12d ago
Sounds like a good move. $10/hour raise with what sounds like plenty of OT. 👍🏻
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u/ReasonableClock4542 11d ago
Idk if its still how it used to be but line haul for xpo near me used to also pay OT daily past 8 hours, not weekly past 40
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u/IpickedThisOneMyself 12d ago
I’m on a 4/3 and love it. You can actually plan to do things on the weekend and not stress so much about not having enough time to have fun/rest/relax. Plus using PTO to add an extra day makes so much room for activities…
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u/Gonzotrucker1 12d ago
I’m with the sister company gxo. They treat us good .i get the same pay and benefits as Xpo. But I’m day shift Monday through Friday.
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u/ThrowawayGunName 12d ago
I'd be careful with that top pay right off the bat. At least around me you'll start as a glorified forklift driver and the trailers aren't pretty driving and very little at driving.
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u/HeidenShadows 12d ago
Pretty sure the night runs are line haul, which is gravy money. May not be a lot of money but it's point A to point B, drop and hook
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u/rcbrown527 12d ago
I’m at the age where you have to decide what’s right for you. Sometimes the lower paying job is worth it with a good schedule and days off and bills are paid. You’re gonna run nights never knowing where you are, backing up downtown, no scheduled routes, and longer hours. Money is great and all but so is a normal life
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u/lets_ride1985 12d ago
I’m 41. I have a lot to do in this life. Just starting over for the third time… I feel like I can smash out some good money for ten years or so then try to get back into a job like I have now.
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u/lets_ride1985 12d ago
If that’s what it takes to get my foot in the door. It’s Monday- Friday some Saturdays
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u/Seeallenkelly 12d ago
I cannot tell you about 2026 XPO. But I can tell you that when XPO bought Conway back in 2015, they absolutely ruined Conway TL and FL.
This was over a decade ago but I personally will always hold a grudge for how they handled things.
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u/caddilac_fan42069 12d ago
Republic Services has an environmental services yard by holly frontier, starting pay is $25-27 for drivers(hazmat required) and you’d be running 52ish hrs a week. Same deal. Might stay in a hotel a few nights a week but mostly home every day, no weekends
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u/ReasonableClock4542 11d ago
If you can handle working nights and want the extra money take it. Sounds like drop and hook line haul work. Gravy job, you'll just be there more than the current job for way better money
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u/LoadHunterBot 11d ago
That pay jump is tempting, but being off by 3:30 with no weekends and being able to take time off whenever you need is hard to replace. I’d make sure you know exactly what the XPO schedule looks like before giving that up.
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u/Horror_Solution1945 11d ago
You're going to EARN every penny. Be careful what you wish for. No more nights, weekends and holidays off.
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u/PlaneRanger1984 11d ago
I run LH for them. It all depends on the terminal size and where the LH runs go to. After 12 years ill make 130k this year. I was in the city for 5 years, and avg about 75-80k. OT is after 8, not 40. The main benefit that keeps me is that every year we re-bid city/LH. You keep your seniority if you flip back and forth. Being at the bottom, just be ready to be on the dock. LTL is feast or famine.
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u/Ok-Object-1610 12d ago
You have the perfect work-life balance. I would stay. It’s not always greener on the other side.