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Heartland Express~Russ Would Be Rolling Over....

Discussion in 'Report A BAD Trucking Company Here' started by pottymouth, Apr 18, 2015.

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  1. Apr 18, 2015 #1
    pottymouth

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    Don't let anyone tell you that Heartland Express is a good company. Ever since the father of the company, Russ Gerden died, it has became more and more driver un-friendly. The company wants to short haul the crap outta you and then try to make up the miles at the end of the week by having you sacrifice your time at home. What's the point of making 48-50 cents a mile, if you're not making any miles? The paychecks still come out to the equivalent of a newbie driver.

    They pride themselves on having new equipment yet the trucks they get are the cheapest ones on the market. Not to mention that the trucks won't run for heat or AC until it is a certain temperature but you pretty much gotta freeze to death or roast like a Thanksgiving turkey until the truck will run. (This ain't safe, there have already been incidents where drivers have gotten hypothermia or heat stroke and DIED from these inhumane conditions.)

    Another problem with them is that the planners insist on shutting the drivers down when they have hours left to run and making them run at night. This is absolutely a safety issue when drivers are exhausted because they can't sleep during the day due to the heat, noises, or just waking up a few hours before.

    I am not the only one who sees the problems with this company; quite a few of their drivers out there complain about the same things. The company is 300 drivers short and those numbers are just gonna go up because the hot weather is here and drivers ain't gonna want to roast in their trucks...and I'm one of them! I have over 5 years OTR experience and driving for this company is just a miserable existence.
     
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  3. Apr 18, 2015 #2
    pattyj

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    Then they wonder why they can't get the drivers and keep the ones they have.It serves Heartland and many companies like them right to be in a bind hireing the drivers.I hope they continue to have problems finding qualified drivers.You put in a lot of time with heartland and this is the way they show their appreciation,very sad.
     
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  4. Apr 18, 2015 #3
    Cranky Yankee

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    is it a law if you hate a company you join a forum and become a one post wonder?
    if I quit this company I will get a new accountant to continue the tradition
     
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  5. Apr 18, 2015 #4
    pattyj

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    One post wonder or a full time member,the point is he posted in the section he was suppose to and warning others.I see nothing wrong with that.
     
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  7. Apr 18, 2015 #5
    Jumbo

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    Could you please post a link to where one of their drivers died from either hypothermia or heat stroke because of their trucks?
     
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  8. Apr 18, 2015 #6
    STexan

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    "Short-haul" is pretty much what the entire dry van segment has changed to, all across the nation. Nothing new there. Go to any other dry van carrier, and that's mostly what you're going to get today. The industry has changed a lot the last 10 years. You want longer hauls, you'll need to get into the reefer gig or find a smaller carrier who has a niche worked out that means consistent long hauls.
     
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  9. Apr 18, 2015 #7
    Lonesome

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    Gee, it's only been an hour, give him, or her, a chance to answer.
     
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    FatDaddy

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    How do the planners shut down the trucks during the day? Do they have a magic button on their keyboard that does this?
     
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  11. Apr 18, 2015 #9
    joseph1135

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    To be fair, Heartland has been putting some sort of HVAC system on new trucks, along with inverters. This was one of the good things to come out of the GTI acquisition. As for drivers having to run at night, that's been a long standing gripe at Heartland.
     
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  12. Apr 18, 2015 #10
    Treputt

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    Everybody was a one post wonder once, including you...
     
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