ATTN: PTL Drivers

Discussion in 'PTL' started by Hard Worker, Nov 3, 2013.

  1. jdmiller8265

    jdmiller8265 Bobtail Member

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    All of those are probably true. I just know I haven't been targeted. But if you think about it 9 trucks out of over 1500 is pretty good. Plus if those drivers would have done a proper PTI they would have seen these problems themselves. PTL would have repaired the problems. They always repair any thing I find on my truck or trailer. No questions. These are just lazy drivers. Also if this gives them a CSA of over 50 PTL gets rid of them. You "the driver" are ultimately responsible for making sure you are safe to run. Don't blame the companies if you are too lazy to check out your truck.
     
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  3. jdmiller8265

    jdmiller8265 Bobtail Member

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    If you look at the CSA history here you will notice that in May the score was 98%. Now it is I think 84%. It is coming down fairly fast. This alone shows that PTL is on the way to having corrected the problem. Which by the way was due to having drivers who didn't check their equipment.
     
  4. Victor_V

    Victor_V Road Train Member

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    PTL's unsafe driving score concerns me even more than maintenance.

    HOS looks high, but reasonable.

    So, what does an 84% Unsafe Driver tied with a 41.4% HOS mean? To me, it means the drivers are late before they even get their next dispatch based on the time it takes to get to that next stop. So the drivers bust butt to get there on time. The result:

    32 (no brains) tickets for no seat belts
    76 failure to obey control device
    20 failure to use hazard warnings
    19 following too close
    19 improper lane change
    53 lane restriction violation
    20 improper parking/leaving vehicle in roadway
    117 speeding 6-10 over
    39 speeding 11-14 over
    15 speeding 15 or more over
    15 speeding construction zone

    Yeah, these bother me.

    Check with ChinaTown, though. It's only your CDL on the line, not his...

    No big deal, right?
     
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  5. Hard Worker

    Hard Worker Light Load Member

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    Ok, my CDL is clean. I've only driven for 8 months with Schneider, but had 3 very minor slow-manuevering non-DOT recordable preventables, all with no tickets (sounds terrible but I'm actually a pretty decent driver, improving with time). But of course Schneider let me go. They did however put that I Quit/Resigned on my DAC report, that was nice. So now after 30-40 rejections of companies telling me I need 6 months of clean driving with another company b4 they'll hire me, I found 4 companies that invited me to orientation. Swift, PTL, Big M Transportation, and Super Service (I'm not going with Super Service though). I've been out of trucking for 3 months now, tried selling cars for a while and started missing driving, and my CDL is still good.
     
  6. Hard Worker

    Hard Worker Light Load Member

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    How long have you been driving with PTL, and what does level 3 mean?
     
  7. Hard Worker

    Hard Worker Light Load Member

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    PTL is not like Schneider, having terminals all over the country right? So when you are out on the road away from Murray, KY and you find a problem during your pre-trip, where do you go to get it fixed? Are you usually somewhere near, or not too far from a repair place?
     
  8. bigdog4981

    bigdog4981 Light Load Member

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    We go to the ta, petro or dealership when we aren't near a terminal.
     
  9. Victor_V

    Victor_V Road Train Member

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    Have you looked locally? The eight (8) months with Schneider is good. Do they show you as a possible rehire or no? Did they show your incidents as 'incidents' or as 'accidents'? Would they object to you asking HireRight to correct those 'accidents' to 'incidents' (If they show as accidents.)

    Some companies won't care. When they need drivers, they need drivers. You don't want a company that's 'just bad enough' to hire you. Smaller companies typically give much less weight to DAC/HireRight. Even city bus gives you large profile vehicle experience. I'd prefer you widen your search to include straight trucks and other truck-related work, like repair shops, yard hostling, shipping and receiving, distribution centers.
     
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  10. Victor_V

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    Big M has a very interesting CSA. 87% on Driver Safety. Yet 27% on HOS and 13.4% Vehicle Maintenance. Have you made a personal visit to talk to them? 240 trucks.

    You are in control of your driving. I'd like to know what's behind this high Driver Safety score with good scores on Vehicle Maintenance and HOS. Is safe driving acceptable to Big M?? It should be. But apparently hasn't been. What's their turnover rate like? Do they have a bunch of old timers that run hot all the time that they don't want to cut loose? Or is running hard part of the ticket?

    I'd go visit. Face-to-face. Wouldn't settle for a phone call. I'd want to kick the tires, maybe even be a little confrontational. I'd make it very clear I don't want my CDL compromised.

    You might be the conscientious driver they need here on out. See what they say about that. I'd want to meet and listen to dispatch. And I'd be blunt. I'd want them on a meet-and-greet. The 25 cent tour.
     
  11. DE36535

    DE36535 Light Load Member

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    I've never once been pulled over or singled out for inspection in the time I've been with PTL. Granted, that time is rather short (only a few months) but considering I pass through weigh stations daily, you'd think I would have been pulled in for an inspection by now if current assumptions were true.
     
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