Progressive Transportation of Wausua, WI

Discussion in 'Report A BAD Trucking Company Here' started by Wildfire1973, Jan 24, 2014.

  1. Wildfire1973

    Wildfire1973 Bobtail Member

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    First off I'd like to state that I gave them a year and tried to be 'nice' when it came to when we parted ways. No tantrum, tried to look at it in a business sense.
    After all, California no longer wants 2007 and older equipment in their state. It was the company's contract discression that they may pull a vehicle out of their fleet.

    But, I along with several other drivers found our leased vehicle, being brought to main terminal under the tale that it was getting fixed, to find it sold out from under us and not have another vehicle to go into. Contract terminated. That's business...

    But now for the dirty stuff. The 'accounting' department went back to settlements already complete, to change them to charge you the balance the day they send you home. Wiping out ALL of a settlement or two. This is with having nearly $2K in an escrow to work from, they could at least let you have your last paycheck, or give you a heads up so you can empty your belongings from your truck. Instead you end up leaving anything you can't fit in two dufflebags in the truck. I have found out, that I am not a exception case, but many others are just getting discarded like this. Sent back to wherever without their last settlements and then they find excuses to take your escrow too. You get charged, without a say in the matter. Not just at the end but during employment too. I have been charged for their trailer getting repaired and had to fight it. You lease the tractor, the trailer is owned by progressive. Also, the same kid in charge of settlements does NOT care what a driver makes. So when your truck is getting poor fuel econ, you have to beg and bug maintenance to get it fixed. So after two months of hardly any income (One good check in nearly three months), get pulled to office, they won't fix the blown turbo, here is your bus ticket home.

    Like to say maintenance was a one time thing... but that was the THIRD truck that went like that. First one was a brand new ideal lease truck. You are told that maintenance guy will go to bat to help you get truck fixed. That didn't happen. Which if you think about it, it doesn't cost them a penny, ideal lease truck has bumper to bumper. So, it is a lie. Then if you get one of their trucks and you pay into the maintenance program, you have NO SAY in how your money is spent to fix the truck that you are 'buying' which is left to one person's decision as to when that is. Because in the contract it is written more like a rental agreement. Transfer of possession is not written anywhere in it. Everything with the company is more of a verbal trust me. Then they mess you over, including burning your DAC.

    This was my third time leasing a truck. I have NEVER been treated this shady in my career, please run the other way!
     
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  3. superflow

    superflow Road Train Member

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    Wish i could wake everybody up ....they are deliberately degrading this industry ...in others words dumbing us down ,hope we wake up soon ....and stick together and push to have frght regulated once again ....without drivers nobody goes nowhere and has nothing ...not even clothes or food ...WE DO HAVE VALUE
     
  4. White Dog

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    Demand EVERYTHING in writing, or walk away.
    If you have a complete contract in writing, you have "ammunition" in court should things go sour. 'Verbal' contracts are a "your word against mine" situation, and gets thrown out immediately. When are people gonna learn that?
     
  5. White Dog

    White Dog Road Train Member

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    I'm with you.
    Unfortunately; we have become an "Every Man For Themselves" nation---especially in the trucking industry---and there are FAR, FAR too many idiots that don't see the forest for the trees.
    Truckers have the capability of being the most valuable asset to this country, and the most powerful entity. You are correct; IF EVERYONE was to banned together and shut down for as little as 3 days (but it WOULD take everyone) the shelves would run out of product, the stations would run out of fuel, construction projects would stop, and the nation would be paralyzed. THEN eyes would be opened, and BIG changes would be made in OUR favor---in as little as 3 days. But it would take a nation wide effort, and that ain't gonna happen, and THEY know that.
     
  6. Tenn I See Trucker

    Tenn I See Trucker Medium Load Member

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    I understand I was there and lived it....progressive has major issues...it is false advertisement on their part it is a Lease not a Lease Purchase, I know a couple drivers that are looking into a lawsuit
     
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