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I just quit Robinson Transport (Obetz, Ohio) after 3 yrs with them. They are the worst company i have personally driven for. Drivers are treated worse than dogs.

There primary freight base is with Owens Corning out of Newark, OH. Normally you take your load out of Newark to the receiver, then get a backhaul straight back to Columbus to do it again.

I stayed with them for 3 yrs because of the home time (home most every w/e, and possibly once during the week). But the downside here is that you sit A LOT waiting for a backhaul. If you don't want a lot of money, are happy being treated like crap, and want to be home a lot, then Robinson Transport is for you.

Note: if you quit Robinson, Mark Tremain (the safety coordinator) will give a negative review to any company that calls him about you. Other drivers at Robinson have noted this also and it appears to have a purpose of making you unhirable so you go back to Robinson with your hat in your hand.

The above is my personal experience and I stand by it.

Originally Posted by Trucker Larry

I just quit Robinson Transport (Obetz, Ohio) after 3 yrs with them. They are the worst company i have personally driven for. Drivers are treated worse than dogs.

But you hung around for THREE years...it could not have been that bad OR well I'm not supposed to be mean!

Gotta love thgese people that allegedly spent three years with an employer but when they leave the employer was and is the biggest POS on the planet,

No different than someone who wass married telling how AWFUL their spouse was AFTER THE DIVORCE

As I said in my original post, the up side to them is being home often. I, until recently, wanted to be home often for my daughter but since she just started at OSU, the home time is no longer the overriding priority. Since my wife has a good job, money/miles was also not a large issue. Eventually the negatives outweighed the positives. Also, living about 4 miles from the terminal yard was a small factor in choosing Robinson.

If you read the original post and didn't skip the big words, you noticed that I said they did have a positive (home time). I accurately described their load and backhaul process. For me, sitting somewhere for a day waiting for a backhaul when i should be driving is a killer. If I am away from my family, I want to be driving, not waiting on somebody to do their job. Since my daughter started the fall semester and i don't feel the need to be home as often, the waiting began to have a higher position on my priority list.

Lastly, I do not jump from company to company like so many (too many) drivers. I do not quit just cause a dispatcher pissed me off, etc. But I did reach a point where I no longer had to put up with the negatives.

Someone asked about Robinson. Having driven for them as recently as late September of 2010, I gave my personal experience, with no hidden agenda or axe to grind. For that, I get smart ### replies from nobodies. Is it any wonder why no one bothers to monitor the CB any more, why no one gives a #### enough to let others know about the bear hiding under an overpass?

The trucks they give you are junk and they never wash them.Owner Rick Robinson calls it the" recession look". They lie to their drivers and customers.