Barring a miracle in Birmingham, I'm taking this thing back to the terminal on Monday and turning in the keys. The past two weeks here have been the most utterly confounding load of BS I've yet suffered in my young life, and I just don't think I'm willing to keep putting up with it. Melton isn't a terrible company, it just doesn't look like it's the company for me. I really hate walking out on a place without at least giving them a year, but I just can't tolerate it any longer.
Among my grievances:
- Safety is run by a bunch of clowns. Safety people are bad everywhere, sure, but it's pretty bad when I'd have to drive unsafely and/or lie to them in order for them to think I'm a safe, honest driver. Maybe I'll tell that story in another post.
- Wanda is a ####. I wish I could think of another word that wouldn't be filtered to describe her, but even that word doesn't do her proper justice.
- If you upset someone, expect to live in the Northeast. I said last time I went there that I'd quit before I ever drove through NYC again, and I guess I pissed someone off, because here's a load going to Long Island. Isn't it bad enough that I have to sit empty in a truck stop for 4 days before I can get it? I don't care who died today, that's unacceptable.
- No positive reinforcement. I've always found that positive reinforcement works best. Kind of like preventative maintenance on a vehicle. Let someone know they're doing well. Or hell, even thank someone who goes the extra mile. But I bust my hump to get stuff done and get not a word of thanks. But one screw-up, see the above point. I drive two straight years 100% safe following some rookie mistakes in my first 6 months of driving, but one "hard braking incident" that wasn't even a hard braking incident, and I'm getting yelled at and lectured about following people too closely because obviously, I wasn't telling the truth about what happened and must have been riding someone's ###.
All of the positive things I've said about these guys still holds true. The work is good. Miles are good. Pay is good. The people, for the most part, are excellent folks. My complaints are minimal, and small complaints. Today just happens to be the day that the camel's back broke. I wish it hadn't, because I like Melton a lot. But I guess if it isn't for me, it was only a matter of time before all the little negatives outweighed the positives.
Good luck, guys! Avoid Wanda at all costs!
Looks like I'm through here.
Discussion in 'Melton' started by Triad, Apr 18, 2014.
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You might want to give Laceayse Transport a call there in Grinnell Iowa, Good equipment, own home kind of people, Call and ask for Josh, tell um Paul from Bakersfield had you call them. I work ther but Im off on a injury, slipped o ice, bit they have gone out of there way to make sure I have what I need.
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Have you tried getting a new DM? I don't know if that would help but the expense of getting a new job, it might be worth a shot. Good luck with whatever you decide.
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I agree with you on the hard brake incidents. I had one in small town in Kansas right in front of police dpt. I was rolling 40 in a 45 mph zone. Light was red so was slowing down, light turned green 1/8th mile from it so I accelerated and it went yellow so I got on the brakes. I'm not running a red light in front of cop station. Safety said I had a 1 second following distance. No one at all in front of me at 4am on a 2 lane road in before Kansas at 4 am.
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double yellow Thanks this.
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#### man that's ###### up.
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You know, the company has some great people in it. The drivers are all pretty awesome, except Wal Mart guy. Some of the DMs are pretty great. But it's this bureaucratic BS that's going to drag it down. I'm really tempted to call somebody about that pay deduction, but I don't even know if it's worth my time. The deduction was post-tax, too.
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Sounds Like Wanda Needs a Good ,Hard Spanking.... 50 years old or not!
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