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Quality Drive Away

Typical day - 5 to 5 1/2 days per week. 45-52 hours a week. Worked in an office environment dispatching and managing drivers while trying to move 200-600 commercial vehicles across the continental United States at a given time.

I learned how to drive a commercial vehicle. 

Management - was great. I answered directly to the Regional Southcentral Manager. He was open to suggestions and allowed me the responsibility to train new dispatchers for the new office. At least twice a month our Regional Manager would even buy us lunch. 
I knew exactly where the General Manager of the division and the owner stood on some matters of the company. The owner actually took the time to sit down and talk with me about the company; even after the Regional and General Manager had agreed to hire me. It is still interesting to me how different companies operate in different ways.

My coworkers were great. There were many times we would have lunch together. I was a good atmosphere. We seemed to always work well together, even in stressful situations.

The Hardest part of the job was leaving. You can call it God, the Holy Spirit, or your sixth sense: call it what you want, but I had an overwhelming feeling and direction for about 4 months to get out of there. What happened went like this: we as driver manager/dispatchers had a tremendous responsibility over dispersing money to drivers to perform their duties in transporting commercial vehicles across the state (we handled a lot of money). After I left the company, one of the senior dispatcher/ driver managers was arrested and convicted for embezzling over $60000 from the company. He conned everyone. Glad I wasn't there for that. 

The most enjoyable part of the business was the constant change/chess match in dealing with drivers challenging them to handle poor paying loads as well as good paying loads.  Also, the fact that my immediate supervisor continually asked for me to come back. There was even a time during my re-cooperation that the company wanted to send me a laptop and have me work with them remotely while they were in Louisiana and I was in Montana. I guess I did a great job for them.

I worked here over 4 years ..I'm still doing the same type of work the only reason I left Quality is I found it sometimes difficult to do a job a month because I started with another company who had work 70 miles from my home so I was able to eliminate the  huge expense of double,travel ..which of course gives you more money to take home in the end..
  Quality has a lot of good discounts with a few hotels/ motels and car rental agencies which really overall saves you money in the end. With that said navigating this industry is fun and I just love travel. If you don't like travel and being a passenger half the time it's not for you. 
  Now a days we have Uber and Lyft. These were not available when I initially started doing this type of work..it really makes life easier. Quality also allows electronic logging. Which gives you back your time at the end of the day..I'd never want to do paper logs again. 
  The dispatchers are  easy to work with and the safety dept is awesome. The orientation I attended was necessary at the time for me being new to the type of work and it helped introduce me to the process of how things work.. in essence it's just things you need to know. It's a lot of information crammed into 2 days. Not to worry though because you would use all that information in the months to follow. How to choose work or a truck and how to research travel are learned processes. I can now do all that is about 15 minutes from start to finish. I use my phone for all of it and I book cars flights ect..all in just a few minutes. However I wouldn't recommend booking flights until you're enroute at least 75% of the way to the destination if you break down or there's any delays your only chance of not losing  the flight is trip protection which I hardly ever do. Just another expense.  Decent place to work. You are a contractor so you decide your schedule.

I worked for Quality Drive away for 2 years based out of Jones-town PA.  The Job is basically driving and delivering new and or used trucks, vans, semi bobtails, tow-able RV's and pretty much anything other then personal cars. The Start up costs are pretty high as you need a vehicle that you can tow behind these vehicles you will be delivering,  You will need to buy all sorts of tools and hitches that they offer.  Once you have them then you are not an Employee so there are absolutely no benefits no you are a :"Contractor" and there for they don't have to follow any rules in how they keep or terminate you if they want to let you go they just stop giving you runs.  
Now these jobs you take the vehicle you are delivering to where it has to go then take all your stuff off of it put it in your personal car or truck that you tow behind and then drive home or to your next pick up to get your next vehicles.  You pay for gas for both vehicles,  they give you extra money on top of the money to deliver the item. How much you spend to get there is entirely up to you, you can fill the tank up and use it all or pinch every penny and get it there on fumes . You are paid half the amount of the total delivery price up front the other half after you have delivered said vehicle and faxed in the paperwork.
That is the ONLY PRO to this job.  As a Contractor and not an Employee you pay your own taxes so there for file a 1099 and taxes become a nightmare every year due to needing to save every single receipt for every thing.  To make any real money you need to be running constantly and unlike a semi Truck professional driver do not get the benefit of a sleeper berth and a mobile home.  All you have is your towing Vehicle and what you can fit in it.  This job I highly recommend caution and research prior to signing up

This position was an opportunity for me to earn more during the summer months.   QDA is known for hiring  School bus drivers during the summer session, which I am,. It is fact that many School Bus drivers do not earn or do not earn enough during the summer months.  I was able to earn income to pay bills and save a bit effectively.
You may work as much as you want. If you are like some who work continuously, you keep DOT regulation with driving OTR.-14th hour and restarts/reset 70/8 rule.  If you can drive Manuel - 10speed as well as automatics tractors you may have even more opportunities. You decide where you go to deliver to different parts of the United States.  You are responsible for getting to the next pickup location or deadhead home after delivery-either way it may take away from earnings. So effective planning SAVES! You have to pay to get to your next pick up by train, plane, bus, or car. However, working with a team of drivers (headed in the same-like direction) can make it easier and less expensive. All in all, it can be very rewarding and eye opening experience as it was for me. Be sure to have a quality and knowledgeable CPA as well as keep good records because you are a 1099-Contract driver and it will affect your taxes at the end of the year so maintain good records for write-off. 
After this experience, i can say i am considering upgrading my CDL!

I get to work in the IT department so it is quite busy day to day. We handle all of the employee's technical needs from day to day and insure that all systems and software are running smooth. I learn something new on a daily basis and never elevate my understanding and knowledge to a point of "know it all" as I may miss an opportunity to learn something new. The management here is on par with the industry, expectations and requirements are quite demanding for them, but to stay the best in the industry it is necessary to have the best managers. Culture here is as I have stated... family like and team based; it may vary by department but we all work and act as a team to reach a common goal.  The hardest part of my job as with any IT job is the unknowns and managing vendors when they fall through or fail to deliver as promised. (also printers suck!) The best part of this job is getting to work with the people here. The job tasks are important, but without the people I get to work with I may have left this place a while ago. I feel fortunate after 3+ years to be a part of this team.

I contracted out of this company for Griffin, Georgia. Right off the bat, being the only white person, I couldn't get loads. The favoritism was so in-your-face, too. The safety coordinator, Art, who was also the trainer at orientation, was very arrogant and came off as a know-it-all. I was turned off by this right away. The company is very unprofessional. If you want to get a load, you call dispatch and wait for at least 30 minutes. Trying to get a call back is a nightmare too. Complaining to corporate does no good, either. They simply don't care. If it weren't for the Blue Bird contract in Tifton, Ga., this company would fail within a week.
The pay is terrible, the people are terrible, the office and support are terrible, no benefits, and no advancement. Period. 
The drivers are the bottom of the barrel, too. Last chance drivers. DUIs, failed drug tests, multiple tickets and accidents. It's the "end of the road" CDL job.
Don't even think of working here, you'll be wasting your time.

you basically deliver (as in drive yourself or tow) vehicles from different one place to another. A company like UPS will order a new truck and so you will pick up that truck from a manufacture site and deliver it to one of UPS' location (they tell you which). You get paid by the mile, a portion upfront and the rest upon delivery. Average delivery will take 3-4 days since you're often going from places like Goshen, IN to Sacramento, CA -- most of the vehicles have speed restrictions as well. Last thing...plan your trips accordingly. There are times where you might be miles away from a gas station and if you run out of gas you could be stranded for days before getting help (or using your own personal money to get help).

I enjoy the chance to transport new vehicles across our great country. I normally try and transport as a team with one or two other drivers.By driving as a team, we get a chance to make pretty good money and see parts of the country that normally we may only read about or fly over. I presently drive school bus for Gwinnett County Georgia and I recommend trying the company out for yourself before making negative comments on hearsay. You have to plan your travel and make arrangements for return travel unless aditional pickups are scheduled throughout your travel. Get a good working relationship with the dispatchers and the Safety department and you will find this employment being very rewarding. A must have is a credit card or at a minimum a debit card for car rental or other travel arrangements. Go Quality and learn to Drive Away!!

Think about this...42 cpm to move a truck and they pay for fuel...you get a run for 1000 miles...you get $420. If you have to take a bus or plane to get to your next run, subtract that from your $420 (lets be kind and say $150)...also subtract the cab-fare to get to the truck and then get to the airport or bus station(lets say $40). Also subtract hotel expenses (if you're driving a daycab, you won't want to sleep in it and if you you do, its illegal - ask DOT). Even staying at a flea bag you're left with about half of that $420 and I was being kind with the costs. The company pays NONE of your travel expenses.
Were you told about backhauls? You won't see a backhaul except maybe 10% of the time. I know what they say in orientation, but they lie. They may tell you to get a bus pass, but do you really want to be on a greyhound for 10, 20, 30 hours a t a time?

This company is a joke.

Quality drive away is basically designed to make money off of the driver while not paying you that much.To put it simple , you are driving for company pay, with owner responsibility. If anything were to go wrong (THANK GOD IT DIDN'T) It will be all on YOU! If someone calls in on you for any reason, they can terminate your lease without a question. No investigation or anything. That is totally contrary to ANY lease agreement ANYWHERE! They  sit on the fence post with you.In other words they will hang you out to dry and wipe their hands clean.They will point the finger at YOU for anything that goes wrong , when in fact it was their customer service and logistics that neglected to cover all of their bases. . I have been a trucker for 24 years. I know what I am talking about.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Dispatcher 3 salaries reported	$19.00 per hour
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Safety specialist 1 salary reported	$17.00 per hour

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