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MarineCombatEngineer

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4. WalMart is offering owner/operators good mileage to haul their trailers

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Aug 6, 2021, 02:07 PM

Aug 2021

for them and I'm going to take them up on their offer to contract my truck out to them for the duration of the holiday season.

The last time I hauled exclusively for them during the first go round with the pandemic, I made good money and they also included all maintenance for my truck at no extra charge as long as I didn't take on any other freight with other companies.

Say what you want about WalMart, but they do take care of their trucking division.

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Walmart Gives Weekly Bonuses to Keep Warehouse Workers [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 OP

Hopefully we are starting to see the end of the Sherman A1 Aug 2021 #1

These bonuses are BS. How about a permenent living wage? How about some benefits ... marble falls Aug 2021 #2

It's a start though PatSeg Aug 2021 #5

Walmart distribution center employees make more than store employees do jmowreader Aug 2021 #10

Wal-Mart does offer benefits, fulltime positions and pay above $ 12.00 per hour. Demsrule86 Aug 2021 #13

at least they are trying RussBLib Aug 2021 #3

With a gun in their ribs. Labor has not been so strong in decades. They can't afford a living wage.. marble falls Aug 2021 #6

In Ohio, people who work fulltime for Walmart do not receive Medicaid. But those who Demsrule86 Aug 2021 #14

Starbucks. Another group of millionaires profiting from taxpayers and underpaying wages. marble falls Aug 2021 #15

Yes indeed.indeed Demsrule86 Aug 2021 #16

WalMart is offering owner/operators good mileage to haul their trailers MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2021 #4

I've been a Teamster. My dad was a Teamster organizer. No doubt about it: the drivers got ... marble falls Aug 2021 #7

+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2021 #9

Weekly Bonuses... GB_RN Aug 2021 #8

You got it TexasBushwhacker Aug 2021 #11

Of Course Not... GB_RN Aug 2021 #12