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FRAC Sand Hauler beware

Discussion in 'Report A BAD Trucking Company Here' started by BigBadSandman, Aug 31, 2011.

  1. Aug 31, 2011 #1
    BigBadSandman

    BigBadSandman Bobtail Member

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    to all working in the sand hauling industry, or thinking of entering into the sand business. GILA Transport is hiring owner ops. As a former dispatcher for GILA, i was told to send owners on less paying jobs, and to send them I was told to use company drivers on good hauls, and high dollar runs. I was told to only use our owner ops as back ups.
     
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  3. Aug 31, 2011 #2
    Diesel Blues

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    Can you please elaborate? Were you "told" this in a written correspondence or verbally? Who "told" you to engage in this behavior? Was it top management or perhaps a fellow dispatcher that had a click with a few company drivers.

    Did all dispatchers obey this directive? If not, what disciplinary action was taken?

    Does this company currently engage in this behavior?
     
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  4. Aug 31, 2011 #3
    Patt52

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    Is that an unusual tactic in the hauling business....where you have both O/O and company drivers?

    What would be some good companies in that area that would not do that?
     
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  5. Sep 1, 2011 #4
    bigblue19

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    Never been a fan of O/O competing with company drivers or vis versa.

    O/O should run at a all owner op company.
     
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  7. Sep 1, 2011 #5
    bigdogpile

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    This is why ALL L/O, L/P or O/O are a bad deal....
     
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  8. Sep 1, 2011 #6
    1988pete379

    1988pete379 Light Load Member

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    That is nothing new to us it has been that way for a long time. One of the reason I haul their freight under my own authority If I do not like the rate then we do not haul it .
     
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  9. Sep 3, 2011 #7
    Rollover the Original

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    not quite! That's why O/O-L/P with their own company drivers or what is called a mixed fleet are bad deals!

    it can lead to good loads on the company, hot got to be there on an O/O and L/P or crappy loads on the company drivers going to places O/O and L/P wont go like NYC and the NE or NW in winter.
     
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