EPES TRANSPORT-Greensboro, NC

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  1. flyingmusician

    flyingmusician Road Train Member

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    well i'm off to a good start for the week. picked up one off the yard that I should have left sitting there and that's probably all I should say about that one....... on only 370 to Pa. fought the snow up 29 and into Pa then got a massive 220 Baltimore to Richmond that doesn't load until tomorrow and doesn't deliver until Wednesday. are you kidding me? I won't even have 600 by Wednesday.
     
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  3. dinkytruckerdoo

    dinkytruckerdoo Medium Load Member

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    dude....you ALMOST had me freaking out! haha I was suppose to finish out my run this morning. Had an Xtra Lease trailer(SOMEONE BLOW THOSE THINGS UP! THEY SUCK! haha) 305411....brakes needed to be adjusted on it, as well as my truck needed service. so Saturday, later morning, when I pulled in, saw Nate and he had it all written up. When I get on the yard to finish out run, to charlotte, brakes are COMPLETELY LOCKED! Will not unlock. I tried it all! So, walked all the way into dispatch and said, I won't make 0930 this morning...trailer brakes are completely screwed. David and Brian just said, ok....it's only 6am and shop won't open til 730 so just hang tight. Not 2 minutes later, walking back to my truck, cussing out the trailer...I'm sure the guys in their trucks heard me! haha Brian calls back and says forget the load, grab this instead, take it to RH Barringer, do a live unload, then I'll run you out to IN! OK...better than sitting for god knows however long! RH only took 3 hours to unload! haha And my e-log messed up and had me on offduty from Greensboro to Martinsville to Roanoke! haha Kathy couldn't believe it! lol Hell, neither could I! I had like 5 and a half hours off duty when I should have only had 3 and a half! Got it all fixed, so now I guess we'll see where this week takes me!
     
  4. tigerdad

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    i just graduated from ctdts last week, applied to epes three weeks ago and got a prehire approval. i have read basically everypost on this thread. is epes still as good as the some of the early posts? have prehires from 6 companies and trying to make the right choice.
     
  5. sdaniel

    sdaniel Road Train Member

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    Tiger , I been here almost 9 years . It's a great place! Every job has head aches. But if you can get on over here, count your self lucky.
     
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  6. Icyhot1966

    Icyhot1966 Light Load Member

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    I am very satisfied with Epes as well. I run nothing but Southeast region. Very few complaints. Out of curiosity, who were the other companies??
     
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  7. tigerdad

    tigerdad Bobtail Member

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    usual suspects schnrider,swift,usexpress. maverick, werner
     
  8. Icyhot1966

    Icyhot1966 Light Load Member

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    The only other good company out if those is Maverick. They would be my choice if I wanted flatbed. But for van, definitely Epes.
     
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  9. flyingmusician

    flyingmusician Road Train Member

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    Domino in Baltimore. Everyone should have to come here once lol think we've been into some tight places? Not till you've been here.
     
  10. Icyhot1966

    Icyhot1966 Light Load Member

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    I've heard about that place. Heard its old and was built for 96" trailers not 102" and that you have to fold your mirrors in lol
     
  11. dinkytruckerdoo

    dinkytruckerdoo Medium Load Member

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    you guys should check out this 2 stop load I got out of Louisville this morning! One off a busy street, right in downtown....then the other stop, about 2-3 miles down the road. The second one was fun....had to pull down an alleyway....do a blindside back, in the middle of the alley....then when you're loaded...you pull forward then back all the way out of the alley! FUN,FUN,and more FUN than you can imagine! lol So guess I'm off to NJ in the morning. Even tho I won't make it...appointment is for Thursday at 0830 so....another, take my time run. I'm not complaining...but with the hours I had left today...I could've been there tomorrow EASY! At least it is a 745 miler and NE! Now if someone could shoot my DM! haha just kidding....but still getting on my nerves this week! Now all I hear about on the Qualcomm is why I didn't go out on Sunday/much less ON Sundays...and I need to leave on Sundays! My response was simple....Look, you want me to go out Sundays...have planners have me home on Fridays! I can't get a 34 in by getting home on Saturday and going out on Sunday! TALK TO THE RIGHT PERSON! I'm doing my job so leave me alone about stupid ####! And that's pretty much how I put it. Don't think they liked it too much...but don't come ######## to me about how planners plan me....if I get in on Saturday...cool....Friday...cool...Sunday...cool.....don't tell me when to come back, because I hafta go off of what is planned for me! Sheesh, some people! haha
     
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