Ok, I'm set for Orientation on this coming Monday. Gotta catch a Greyhound at 8:25am leaving Columbus, and arriving in Paducah, KY around 9:25pm. I don't know exactly how it's gonna take 13 hrs to get there, but then a shuttle will pick up from Paducah and take me to their motel. It's gonna be a loong day but I'm kind of excited to get back on the road again. Have you made any further decisions yet?
Don't trust negative PTL statements
Discussion in 'PTL' started by jdmiller8265, Nov 3, 2013.
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I'm thinking about putting an app in with PTL due to possibly needing a refresher done. My only gripe is having to do team driving after my training period is done.
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I drove for PTL recently, and do not recommend them - especially if you have options. In the five months I drove for PTL I experienced:
1. Driving approximately 7,000 miles for free. This is the difference in my truck's odometer miles and the paid miles shown on my weekly pay stub. They claim to pay HHG miles, but when I asked for their source of HHG route miles, they refused to provide it.
2. Their website claims the average home time for company drivers is "6-10 days out." This is absolutely untrue. PTL pushes a 26 days out/4 days home policy, and company drivers cannot even request home time until they've been out for six days.
3. They only pay .33/mile for miles west of the Mississippi River, regardless of your experience or pay rate for miles east of the river.
4. Their detention/layover/equipment down time policies are ridiculous; my truck was recently in the shop for six days; for that six days I received $140 ($35/day, after the first two days).
5. Inconsistent miles; I would get 2500 miles one week, followed by three weeks of sub-2,000 mile weeks. When I called Driver Services to voice my concern, they blamed my low miles on my having the audacity to take my most recent home time at the end of the month - despite the fact that I had been on the road for almost three weeks when I called.
I could go on and on, but the bottom line is that I recommend going with another company if possible.
Finally, I quit PTL when I'd finally had enough of their abuse. They talk a good game, but I experienced far too much uncompensated time to stay.Dark_Majesty_06 and Nick2001 Thank this. -
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