Melton truck lines- tulsa ,ok.

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  1. tootie04

    tootie04 Medium Load Member

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    We have talked to several Melton drivers over the last two years and the story was always the same....no miles and sit all weekend....even when we worked for Arrow we would be in the same truckstops and we would always get loads and come back and Melton would still be sitting...

    Last summer we were working in farmington NM and two Melton trucks were in town and they sat for FIVE days before they left....and no they were not home.
     
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  3. roaddawg92

    roaddawg92 Light Load Member

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    sounds like another arrow.
     
  4. billsgirl

    billsgirl Light Load Member

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    Actually, we aren't.:biggrin_2559: We just got off the roach coach (greyhound bus) back home about 2 hours ago. Its over at Melton. I know he wasn't there very long and most people would say not nearly long enough-but he was there long enough to see the way the company operates and treats their drivers. There is a big long story about everything that happened but I won't get into it tonight cuz I don't want to forget ANYTHING!!!! I want anyone who is considering Melton to hear the account of what went on so hopefully they will RE consider and go somewhere else. At this time, Bill has promised me he is done OTR, any glimmer of enthusiasm he had left for driving was effectively crushed by Melton.
     
  5. Outcast Trucker

    Outcast Trucker Bobtail Member

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    Melton worked with me in many different ways.They care about the drivers that care about the company they work for.I've read alot of negative things about Melton.I say everyone has the right to voice how they feel.If you are about making friends while making money then Melton is one of the top companies to work for.If your one of the many drivers that cant pass a truck stop then you might as well look else where for a job.When I had to come off the road they worked hard to make everything work for me.When I do go back over the road I have a job waiting for me with Melton.Just remember,not every day is a good day but if you do your part,Melton will do theirs.
     
  6. telcobilly

    telcobilly Medium Load Member

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    I get multiple recruiting emails from Melton per week. Gotta wonder if they are such a great co, then why are they recruiting so hard?
     
  7. Skunk_Truck_2590

    Skunk_Truck_2590 Road Train Member

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    Well according to another post I was replying to on trying to find a job mentioning that there was something not quite right about Melton that I couldn't put my finger on and thing's sounded to good to be true. This sound's like the problem. The truth shall set you free.
     
  8. Skunk_Truck_2590

    Skunk_Truck_2590 Road Train Member

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    I know right. I clean out my inbox and spam folder of atleast 12-15 of their ad's a week each one being different. They are recruiting hard. Not only does this sound like another Arrow but they sound like a flatbed version of F.F.E. as well. They do the same #### too.
     
  9. BlueParrot

    BlueParrot Bobtail Member

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    I drove for Melton for only a month.I thought I'd try flatbedding.The miles sucked,the work is hard and I wasn't really liking the company at all,especially that Dave Decker..What a puke..

    Great equipment though.Nice and comfy while you're waiting days for a load..
     
  10. FLATBED

    FLATBED Road Train Member

    Hope NO ONE bases their decision on BILLSGIRLS posting , he jumps from job to job in a heartbeat and its always the COMPANY never poor old BILL :biggrin_2559:.
     
  11. uncommon_belief

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    It's always the company with a lot of people.

    In my experience, guys will want miles, so they will get the miles. Then they want home, so they get home a lot but not as many miles. It's very difficult to make them happy. In an ideal world you would go 1200 miles out and then 1200 miles right back home and do it again but most of us who can think know that isn't always possible.

    However, it's not ALWAYS the driver. We have a guy who I told he could start last Monday. My garage is so busy they can't get around to repairing the truck I promised him. I look like a liar but my hands are tied. Kinda sucks.
     
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