Stay awa from koch trucking!

Discussion in 'Report A BAD Trucking Company Here' started by Timelord, Apr 23, 2010.

  1. Timelord

    Timelord Bobtail Member

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    My partner is currently with Koch Trucking - another of those companies that make promises and don't keep them and out and out lie just to get you in...Koch is one of those idiot companies that are going to paperless logs before they HAVE to. That was only the last straw. They had been playing around with his miles, not providing updated information on loads, disrupting home time (including not getting him home when he was suppose to be) and so on. He had submitted a two weeks notice after finding a new company. he was to be home for home time the weekend before his last day (the FOLLOWING weekend). They started giving him trips that basically kept him near the Minneapolis terminal until finally telling him they were NOT going to get him home and if he didn't like it, go to the terminal and empty the truck! (Fortunately, his NEW company is taking care of him. UNfortunately, it means he won't get to come home and leave behind any extraneous things that he could pick up later!)

    Long story short, Do NOT go to WORK for this company! :biggrin_2555:They are petty, childish, uncommunicative and a few CHOICE words that I won't put on a public forum!:biggrin_25516:
     
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  3. db75

    db75 Bobtail Member

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    under csa 2010 roadside log violations are given the highest point total. alot of companies are going to e logs.
     
  4. doogie21_55987

    doogie21_55987 Bobtail Member

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    i would have to disagree with you post about koch, they are a great company and have giving me nothing but a home for 2 years with no problems. just like any other company it works for some and some it doesn't. And maybe it wasn't koch that did anything wrong. :biggrin_25520:
     
  5. jeepskate99

    jeepskate99 Road Train Member

    Sounds like someone didn't think trucking through and find an appropriate niche for themselves.
     
  6. aladdin sane

    aladdin sane Medium Load Member

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    Correct me if I'm wrong but, I think that Koch probably works better for people that live along the I-35 corridor. To me if you live in Alabama you may not get the home time you need. Just a thought.
     
  7. _ton bundle

    _ton bundle Road Train Member

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    From what I've heard, the trick to being happy at Koch is to get on one of their dedicated fleets. It's night and day between dedicated fleet and their general OTR. This is true for a lot of companies, but this is especially true for Koch. I don't think that they're a bad company, just that their OTR side is a shambles.
     
  8. bamanation

    bamanation Heavy Load Member

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    Where do you get this. The C.S.A (whenever) isnt going to happen until 2011 now. The highest points wont come from logbook violations but will be for fatigued driving. Also this stuff is so caught up in red tape it may never come to pass. The reason companies are going to e-logs is so they can look like they care about safety.
     
  9. CondoCruiser

    CondoCruiser The Legend

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    How do you pronounce that name?? It always brings me chuckles on the road :biggrin_255:

    I have a million slogans for them.
     
  10. _ton bundle

    _ton bundle Road Train Member

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    It's pronounced 'cook.' Sorry to disappoint you. Still, it does rhyme with 'crook,' so it's not all bad news.
     
  11. Timelord

    Timelord Bobtail Member

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    AND so they can be more lazy and even potentially fire some of the OFFICE staff!
     
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