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cactusjack · **^ Top** #**421** 08.23.2009

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Originally Posted by mev

i worked at marten for a while.

Last few hours of orientation they talk about you must pay back everything...
From physicals down to the meals they brought you for lunch
if you leave before 6 months...

Your accident points are double for the first year...(so even the smallest of things will get you canned)

they push you to run hot quite often....but thats just trucking it seems.

They are pest on the qualcomm...

They drove me crazy with the little stuff...but then thats just me

the list could go on and on i suppose....i just learned the hard way that the smaller the company the better for me

ok the physical i can see but the meals....come on..... And as far as qual comm ...leave me the heck alone.... I am an driver let me drive ....

cactusjack · **^ Top** #**422** 08.23.2009

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Originally Posted by mev

western star sounds like most of the companies i have worked for

in the past...essentially just a bunch of callus tight wads that only care

about them selves.

especially when it comes time for company bonuses around the office i am sure ..... As of most of the companies

truckin4alivin · **^ Top** #**423** 08.23.2009

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Originally Posted by Mev

Is there anything in the company manual that if you accidentally

strangle Jackie you be terminated ?

Nope Mev it doesnt but they will tell you flat out in orientation she is a ##### and most drivers dont last 90 days. They will also tell ya if you scratch your truck have a rag and some paint thiner to get the paint off of it, so it doesnt look like you hit anything. They will also tell you if you hit some thing and screw it up find some brown hair and ketchup and make it look like you hit a deer.

cactusjack · **^ Top** #**424** 08.23.2009

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Originally Posted by mev

as long as western star sends me the freight ...then leaves me the hell

alone to get it there we will get along fine.

All i ask is to be left alone out here on the road.

good luck . I hope that you succeed .

truckin4alivin · **^ Top** #**425** 08.23.2009

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Originally Posted by Mev

What do you mean ?

In orientation they tell you to hide accidents ?

Who are you hiding them from ?

Thats what I was trying to find out for my self Mev. I dont understand it. When you park in a truck stop at night they want you to get out and write down the trucking company names,plate #'s,truck #'s,trailer #'s on both sides of you.

truckin4alivin · **^ Top** #**426** 08.23.2009

Yeah Mev she is one of the owners daughters. Holly and Jackie are the owners daughters. They are night and day difference

truckin4alivin · **^ Top** #**427** 08.23.2009

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Originally Posted by Mev

Do Jim and them tell you cover up accidents or is that advice from the other drivers ?

thats strait from the safety source its self

truckin4alivin · **^ Top** #**428** 08.23.2009

You got that right Mev. The do have nice equipment and they ride nice. I just had to leave do to the fact that my back cant take it. The Carson office those people are a riot.

cactusjack · **^ Top** #**429** 08.23.2009

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Originally Posted by Mev

How hot do you have to run with these W/S people ?

Do they respect the HOS and the DOT ?

Ive had to squeeze a little here and a little there every where i have worked....but its usually no more than a 30 min compression or something.

How far do they try to push you ?

Do i need to look forward to headbutting back and forth with them ?

DONT KNOW THE AWNSERS FOR YA BUT THEY ARE FORCED DISPATCH
FORCE DISPATCHED = COMPANYS WAY OR THE HIGHWAY

cactusjack · **^ Top** #**430** 08.23.2009

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Originally Posted by Mev

Forced Dispatch means you must run if you logbook sez its Legal to Run.

Say for instance if you 10 break ends at 1:00 am...you may be forced to

get up that early and roll.

It does not mean they can force you to run illegal

i bet they sure would try... cant say it for sure though...just been there and done the whole forced dispatch thing. take the load and get there when we tell ya to be there.... no if ands or butts... even in compliant companies not gonna mention names i would p.u. my trailer at midnight and be expected to be 360 miles away at 0600 for delivery. you say no problem well i just got 2 hours sleep from my last day of running and worked 18 hours so i could only back it up 4 hours.... now thats forced dispatch.
and penalized if ya couldnt make it at 0600 cause it was an front door delivery. meaning b 4 the store opened.

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