I figured this day was coming. The freight rates are falling so the pay will fall also! Isn't Globalism great! I just talked with another company that has dropped their pay down to .26cpm! It reaaly dose not matter what PTL pays. They don't run you anyway!And just wait and seewhat happens when they finally let Mexican carriers up hear!! THIS IS A PREVEIW!

If you really want some fun, see ENDGAME, Zeitgeist II Addendum and WAKE UP CALL! Your world veiw will never be the same!

well my drivers everthing that pam or who ever is saying about this wacked out non driving Co from ky is pretty accurate they are a joke to the driving workforce that we see everyday i too was a victum of being screwed over bye the best the whole organzation is a joke beyound reasoning i pray the day if they screw up my last check i'll be on them like well you can fill it in------------i have a lawyer and dam good one and he will be like a lighting bolt comming down from the hevens

Strange.

We met an Owner-Operator who had been with Paschal for 17+ years. He had a heart attack out on the road. He said Paschal flew his wife to his side and sent another driver to deliver his load to their terminal, then take his truck home for them. Did not backcharge them for anything... Really sounded like a "bad" company... What I would like to read here is a legitimate performance rating of how they deal with drivers and owner operators.

Swift will probably pick up that account

I get the same thing from PTL all the time. I got 2 yesterday and another one today. I was wondering where they got their money to fund all this. Now I know.

Golly!! I guess her next post would be to claim she was abducted by aliens, Definately went on a five year mission and never returned to earth!

After reading all the negatives about this company, we decided to give the owner-op deal a try, since PTL suited our particular requirements at the time.

Orientation was a major turn-off with all their "thou shalt not or else" rules (and cash fines); I was ready to leave and call it a mistake before the day was over. My husband (cooler head) said we should give them a chance to prove themselves, not listen to others or jump to conclusions.

Back at the motel - with a cooler head - I realized that all those penalty-laden rules were regarding actions that no truly professional driver would be guilty of in the first place. They had stressed that COMMUNICATION with your fleet manager, etc., was key to being at PTL.

Week one ended with no major problems; week two ended with money in the bank. By the end of our second month, we had evidence we were making better money than under our previous lease agreement elsewhere.

About our fleet manager/dispatcher - he's young, has never driven a truck ("Gasp," we said!) and is probably the very best driver advocate we've EVER had (my husband has 40+ years on the road and I have 14). He listens, treats us with respect and when we give our reasons (which we always try to do), accepts them without argument or condemnation.

When we've turned down loads, we've seen no evidence of retaliation. Almost always, the next load offered is better than what we've rejected.

Miles: When freight is running, we've had all the miles we've wanted and frequently have our next load preplan before we leave our consignee on the current load. That makes it easy to decide which truck stop/direction to travel when departing the customer. When freight stops moving, it doesn't matter where you are - you're going no where!!

Getting home: They promise home in 5 days from your request. Twice, they have been unable to get us there. Once we were 1 day late, once 2 days. Yesterday, our dispatcher repowered our load to get our truck home. Obviously, they can't always work that out because it takes other trucks/drivers (with their own agenda) to do so.

Equipment: We have met several company drivers at the terminals and on the road. Most of the ones we've met range from content to pleased to be at PTL. The company has taken delivery on a huge number of new Freightliners, with APU's (Tri-Pac) and they are a big hit with the drivers. Trailer condition has it's problems, lots of it is due to customer abuse. (watch those yard jockeys slam into the trailers, shoving or dragging them with the landing gear on the pavement. or forklift drivers who slam into the sides of the trailer as they race each other in and out of the trailers). Don't forget the "5-finger discount shoppers" who need a light or glad hand grommet, or even a landing gear handle...

In short, PTL has it's shortcomings - top management seems to be strictly a "closed-door, do-it-like-I-say" philosophy. I'm not used to that and I don't like it. BUT, the people we deal with daily are, for the most part, attentive and ready to do their part to help us do our job.

Bottom line: money is going to the bank on a regular basis (we don't take advances), and we have no problems figuring out our settlement sheets. That's why we're on the road, isn't it?