Mesilla Valley Transportation

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  1. JacRabbit

    JacRabbit Bobtail Member

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    i came to work for MVT and i would have to say so far its the worst company i ever seen. I agreed to come to work for them before this Christmas as long as they could get me home to be with my family and if not i would have started after the 1st new year which also i would have regretted. today is monday i started with them wed and already to park the truck forever. Night time dispatch think they have control and play god they are morons. you get your dispatch over people net and its crappy too but when you get your info for your load you will find that customer service doesn't but in all the info like your pick up # . they are using elog its kinda nice i like it i have pretty much a new trk its a 2012 with 100k on it and the ride is nice but they have the Bendix Wingman ACB system provides warnings and – when cruise control is engaged- actions, including brake applications, to help your driver keep their distance and its a good concept but its dangerous i was coming through New Orl I-10 and in one of the curves a car cut over in front of me like they always do and the breaks locked up throwing me forward into the dash which i broke my finger so i don't use the cruse control anymore and screw the fuel bonus its not worth that. the trks run only 63 miles an hour which also sucks. so to sum it up from a current employee of MVT mesilla valley transportation. they will promise you the world and you get nothing its all lies and smoke screens. you get no driver support and the office staff every last one of them I could care less if they all died in a slow painful death and yes they are that bad. "David" and "JF" i love to put a bullet in their head. i am still driving for them for i hope a very short time while i look for something else and when i do i will return the truck to the nearest term and get on air plane and go home. my advice DO NOT WORK FOR THIS COMPANY.
     
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  3. pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

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    That's too bad,I hope the next yr brings you much needed luck.
     
  4. OregonJoe

    OregonJoe Light Load Member

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    broke your finger cause the brakes applied too hard LOLOLOL too #### funny if true these boards are a riot!
     
  5. thedrifter

    thedrifter Medium Load Member

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    well I think maybe you should grow up before you get out here with the grownup. how old are you maybe 12. the reason I figure this is what you said about shooting them is what my 12 yr old says. Writting thatr on an open forum is not the smartest thing i have seen. so grow up a lot then come back out in the big person world and look for a better job.
     
  6. ghst1203

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    I also work with them and they are no where near as bad as this guy is making them out to be. Yes night dispatch can be a real pain but neck there is only 4 or 5 covering 1200 trucks. Yes the new trucks have the bending system and it does suck but you probably shouldn't be using cruise through any city. Yes the new trucks only go 63 but hell most big company's have their trucks set around 65 so there's really not that much of a difference. From what I've seen they have tried getting a lot of people home for the holidays the lot is so full some of the trucks are parked in the car parking spaces. Don't get me wrong there a couple of issues here but nothing compared to some of the stories you see about other company's.
     
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    ghst1203 Bobtail Member

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  8. CondoCruiser

    CondoCruiser The Legend

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    I forget now but I read on their website you have to maintain like 10 or 12K a month to keep your health insurance. You better not go home, lol. Big red flag!

    Edit: I already posted that on pg 1. It's 39,000 miles a quarter, ~3000 miles a week. Get to driving and don't stop.
     
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  9. Numb

    Numb Crusty Curmudgeon

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    that sure was 1 loooooong sentence he wrote.lol
     
  10. JacRabbit

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    I drive for them now and yes they are like most companies. Getting home is not a problem if you are driver that comes out and drives and does his or her job. My fleet mgr runs the piss out of me cause that is the job and and i like to make money. i have not ran nothing less than 900 miles trips i am getting 2500-3000+ per week the trick is take every load and never turn one down and when i'm tired i just say hey man look i need to catch up on sleep lets get a 34 hr restart in and then lets roll and it has not been a problem. now i will say this the trucks are set at 62.5 mph and it makes for a long day any way you look at it also i have had problems with my idle free system and froze my ### off 2 nights and both were at my choice the company has no problem getting you a room they got me many in a 2 weeks while i had problems also the trucks are set not to idle no longer than 3 mins no matter what you do to stop the shut down it just is not going to happen unless you sit up and hit the clutch when the light comes on and you will have to do this for about 30 mins to re-charge the apu batteries that gen heat in your truck. and yes most of the people you deal with are dumb as a rock will not disagree but if you think about it and see the bigger picture you can use it to your advantage. so to sum it up its a trucking company and night dispatch sucks like most and just after my dealings Nashville shop is way better than el paso i put my truck in to have the idle free , drivers window and a fog light fixed in el paso shop . everything was said to be fixed but it wasn't they even cracked the fog light and took my power strip and my keys which had the truck key but also my house and other stuff to never be found. i put it in the nashville shop and after about a hr all was fixed and plus. just do your job and drive never turn down loads and if your are tired just let your driver mgr know so he or she can set your eta/pta out for you. if i ever want to go home i just ask but the company has a perk you can use called PC personal convenience if you are elog every 24 hrs it resets and as long as you are not loaded you can drive 682 miles for what ever reason you want and you are not forced dispatch so as long as you are with in that 682 miles from your house you can get home. yes there are times i want to walk away too but it will happen at any company. WELCOME to the career choice you picked called truck driving. other than the #### slow ### trucks the rest can be worked around and its not the best company but also its not the worst ether. my checks every week are 1000+ every week except for the weeks i go home which i take a cut on.
     
  11. Blacksheep95

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    If you are a person who values you're right to privacy,stay away from this company.they have voice recorders in there company tractors,these people are also crazy,if you are aGLBT person or whatever you may or may not be,Stay Away from this company.it is a major invasion of privacy,been told it is to see if the drivers steal???,your phone will be hacked,your bank account monitored,you will be profiled ,the music you listen to,what you do online,who you talk to on your phone,oh and anything in your past will be found by people who claim to be agents,you will be followed to and from your p/k&deliveries,cuz the owner does not trust his drivers to do there jobs,BEWare if you are white/Anglo ,you are an automatic suspect of anything they can dream up,there seems to be a game of cat & mouse with The Sinaloa federation with this company,& the drivers are in the middle of this game,they think all white people are the police,and god forbid if you speak&undertand Spanish ,I had what remained of my acting career,home movies & photos stolen and pirated by shop & office personnel ,anything that is truly American ,black or white is a threat to them,I was not aware of the bankruptcy ,but it makes sense,your miles will also be shaved,detention pay,never saw it,but when a company has to baby sit there drivers,then there is something wrong with that pic.
     
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