Currently at Melton

NOTE(took a break from bull wagon)


So I have been at Melton for a little over a month. I cannot says they are God's gift to trucking, since all companies have crap. But all in all Melton is decent. Like any company they have downfalls. So to all you complainers, deal with them cause thats life.

I have averaged 2500 miles a week, really I myself (meaning me, not the entire fleet) run from midwest to southeast and thats all. I was on the road for 1 month after oreintation, but had the option to go home after 2 weeks.

You can request hometime after 14 days, but unless you happen to be close to home it may take a week or so to get you there. I got home 2 days earlier than my requeted dates.

Tarp pay is $20 to put it on, and $20 to take it off. Stop pay is $25. I dont know detention pay since I always forget to request it....

The $1000 bonus is if you get HazMat, passport, TWIC, in six months PLUS over 6mpg and safe and all. Paid within 30 days of your 6th month anniversy.

There is a fuel bonus for getting over 6.1 mpg (I think) I'm averaging 6.79

My DM is good, my loads range from 550 to 1200 miles, I have only had 1 load I didn't tarp.

Maitenance is good, my truck gets fixed within a few hours of trouble.

I HAVE NEVER BEEN ASKED TO RUN ILLEGAL there was a time when they rescheduled my appointment since I didn't have the hours.

Communication is key!!!

So all in all they are good. There are downfalls like I've said. But I aint puttin em on here cause I aint here to b!tch and run a company into the ground. so thats all I got to say on em.

To all the whiners in the trucking world.... grow up,, trucking is trucking. I bet ya micky d's will screw you around just as much. Also, these "screwings" some of you get, did you ever wonder that maybe you only get 1 or 2 300 mile loads a week cause you dispatcher knows you like to sit and don't wanna work?


Oh and in case you didn't get it GROW UP or get back to flippin burgers!


Also keep your childish comments to yourself, dont wanna hear em, and I aint gonna argue with you on a computer site. Unlike you, it doesnt make me feel more like a man to type big words and act hard....

 

im am refering to general negative complaints that seem to always find there way onto a board. (mainly other boards i've been to. Just a habit that i put on things.)

Not meaning anyone specific, think of it as a surgeons general warning...

 

you are correct. but i never said otherwise.

 

i had read the posts you did, i understand Bill's reasons. Some of the things you mentioned, I've seen also. Hope all is going good for yall since.