Cheeseman llc

Hi I am a former Driver for Cheeseman LLC out of Fort Recovery, OH.... I just want to start off saying that I am not going to sit here and bash this company im here to give my perspective of my experience...Cheeseman LLC is a great company ran by a straight forward and honest man by the name of Ed Zumstein.... Mr. Zumstein is a very down to earth man, Ya know how at these big companys you always here about the big company owner who still drives on occation or sits down in the break room with the drivers or employees??? Yea that story is only true there at Cheeseman.... The owner is an actual driver, he drove before he owned the company.... He is a great person!! But on to my experience, Cheeseman is a great company to work for IF you live in Fort Recovery, or East Windsor, CT..... But if u live in SC you will run out of the NEW GSP, Terminal its in Greer, SC.... Now it use to be a decent terminal when Anthony was still terminal manager you had respect with him at least... He was approachable with any problem ya had... This guy Eric V is a total D!(k...... Every time I have ever been aound him since he started he talks about either getting drivers a bus ticket home, and or he is just talking about firing drivers period... Make no mistake HE HATES TRUCK DRVERS!!! Now Duncan was always ran differently but it has now became rediculas... There was a guy I went to orientation with his name is Preston he was hired on as a student driver well a year and a half later a older driver that had been driving for cheeseman for over 10 years Mike left the company, ya see all mike did was Florida well guess who gets Florida all the time yes you guessed it the rookie Preston..... there are the Langford brothers who came back to cheeseman after 4 years of being gone well that's all they do too. there are others but you get the idea they play games and favorites in Duncan.... Earlier this year I had been running the NORTH EAST for about 15 16 weeks straight that's ok because I asked for it, but I also OPTED out for NYC well, one day I was given a load by dispatch that delivered in Queens, NY.... I only found out that it was in Queens bc there was a different town name I was given it was a part of queens but didn't say Queens so anyways I looked it up and I called dispatch back and told them well they seemed angy and flustrated like its my falt.... So I took the load anyways how bout that... And from then on I would do NYC because It really is good money and from what I heard they need drivers to go in there so I thought I would help.... but when I would ask for anything else I would get lied to and told that there wasn't any florida or anything else and I know this because I talk to other drivers and in the offices ya have your box where your trip papers are put and you can plainly see whos going where and how many loads they have.... They flat out lie sometimes........ So I asked to be reigional, ok fine I still went out of my reigion once and a while im ok with that ya know..... I tried my best to pull my weight I never complained never refused loads.... So this past Wendsday I was coming back from Ga and I called dispatch to see what they was gonna put me on for Thursday.... So I was told by Matt just to keep heading towards the terminal and the would either shoot me a message or he would call well 1830 rolls around so I call back they have gone for the day.... So I get back go home buy all this stuff getting ready for the Super Bowl and also some personal things I had planned with my girlfriend, so I call in the next morning and im told to come on in so I do, when I get there Matt, Wes, and YES even super douch Eric are in such a pleasant mood, they were being so friendly which is not very often with them as they are usually so busy, and certainly not for Eric bc he isn't like that AT ALL unless you work in the office.... So I was told I had one stop in Columbus, Ga and also one stop in Cairo, Ga no problem huh.... well they told me they had to put extra freight on the trailer it would be 20 mins, so I went and got some breakfast and came back.. upon coming back I notice Eric said something about me and getting some gumbo which when he says it sounds like gumball since he has some different accent kinda funny.... so I was given my trip sheet and I left out to my truck..... upon getting in to my truck I looked at my sheet and realized that my last stop is outside NEW ORLEANS so I call dispatch and they said to call Don up at the Fort and he said it will be at least Sunday or Monday before he could get me out of there... So I call Matt Z in my dispatch and he says well you aren't guaranteed hometime everyweek FUNNY BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT I WAS TOLD!!!! A YEAR AND A HALF AGO WHEN I STARTED AND I HAVE ONLY EVER BEEN OUT BY MY OWN CHOICE EXEPT FOR ONE TIME AND I WAS OK WITH THAT...... THIS WAS SPRUNG ON ME AND MEANT FOR ME TO GET DOWN TO GA AND THE REALIZE THIS THIS WAS A SNEAKY THING AT LEAST THATS THE WAY I FEEL..... THAT IS THE DIRECTION THIS TERMINAL IS GOING LIES......... So if you are thinking about working for cheeseman just make sure u will not be out of the Duncan terminal or you will be treated like this, a SECOND CLASS EMPLOYEE..... arrogance is taking over a once great company his name is Eric V!!!!

 

Its no only that, cheeseman does pay well and you can push it as hard as you want don't get me wrong. But for instance Lets say you leave out on a sunday and you go to the North East ok...... Well your gonna have up to anywhere from 4 to 10 stops either in new jersey or NYC or Penn or where ever that's great I love those I don't mind the NE.... HOWEVER your gonna run either back over to ohio or wherever usually Ohio I was out of SC so sometimes I went back to sc but not often anyway that's fine and dandy too... but on fri if you get a load coming back to SC and a lot of times you will you better run your hours out or when you get back you will be working hard for peanuts at $10 a stop and no miles for hours doing what the local drivers should be doing NOT THE OTR DRIVERS WE WORK HARD ALL WEEK AWAY FROM HOME we don't wanna fool with that crap no one does all cheeseman drivers complain about this bc its ####ed up........

 

Small companies are great to work but they also have their drama and you will get tired of it.... Looking forward to being a number after this experience