PTL good and bad

Discussion in 'PTL' started by Shadowdemon4360, Mar 26, 2014.

  1. Shadowdemon4360

    Shadowdemon4360 Bobtail Member

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    I just left PTL, so I am going to make this short and sweet.
    The Bad
    If you're on your hometime and get a ticket for no seatbelt in your personal car, they will fire you. Ask me how I know
    The equipment: alot of the trucks they give newbies are junk. be prepared to have downtime while they get your rig squared away. The trailers can be pretty #### rough. Most of this is because alot of drivers dont want to loose time getting tired repaired or trailers serviced, so they just drop em off, and let the next guy suffer.

    The good
    I got decent miles while i was there, and after I got out of the "training" phase, my dispatcher was rock solid. Some of the orientation/training dispatchers are goons, but most are good.
    APU's in your truck
    GPS and directions enabled through qualcomm.
    Routing: for the most part, they dont do like a lot of companys, and make you take a TON of backroads to save mileage.

    The company is employee owned, and down to earth. They know they hire alot of crappy drivers. You get a "come to jesus" meeting before they assign you a truck. They are point blank about the reality of the job and what they expect. The unsaid feeling I got from them was this "We'll hire anybody, becuase we know some of you are actually decent drivers who did something stupid. The ones that ARE stupid, arent going to last here"
     
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  3. O.Henry

    O.Henry Road Train Member

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    I just slung them an application yesterday.
     
  4. Shadowdemon4360

    Shadowdemon4360 Bobtail Member

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    In all honesty, They fired me over some BS, and I'd go back and work for them again. That should tell you what you need to know about a company
     
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  5. robbiecox6

    robbiecox6 Light Load Member

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    I was thinking about driving for PTL, maybe I need to rethink it.....
     
  6. Sbowlden

    Sbowlden Bobtail Member

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    I think that was a qualified endorsement, not a warning.
     
  7. justa_driver

    justa_driver Road Train Member

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    So just call them and try to work something out with them? 3 weeks should have been plenty of time for things to cool down. Im sure they will talk to you?
     
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