I would not recommend any new drivers seeking employment at Transport America

Fleet Manager (Former Employee)
Eagan, MN

I worked at Transport Corporation of America full-time for less than a year
Pros – As an office worker, 40 hours do exist with this logistical company. They pay higher than some bigger companies. They also have a staff for all hours.
Cons – The company thinks it is bigger than it actually is. The loads are short and it is unfortunate to tell have to tell new drivers their loads are short. It misinforms drivers about the miles they will receive. Most loads seem to be short for drivers. I would recommend this for a driver though because they can refuse any load and it is almost impossible to be fired as driver. The office politics are bad on the 2nd and 3rd shifts.
Advice to Senior Management – Get rid of Upper Managment because the have let the prisoners run the asylum
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Transport-Corporation-of-America-Reviews-E3722.htm

 

OTR Driver (Current Employee)


I have been working at Transport Corporation of America
Pros – It looked like they had good looking and safe looking equipment. The recruiter I talked to, was very pleasant and helpful on the phone The location for orientation was well located and very clean inside and out.
Cons – The communication, I found out after arriving at orientation, was typical BS that usually comes from a recruiter to a potential company driver. Was told 4 or 5 people would be in class. there were 25. Was not told about certain aspects of the physical until after arriving at the clinic. For some unknown and totally assinine reasoning, the applicant is required to squat all the way down (like a babseball catcher) and " duck waddle" for 10 feet. This proves nothing. How a driver locates him/herself under the trailer for a PTI is completely up to said driver.
When the location manager was approached to discuss this, there was no discussion! Very arrogant and self absorbed in his "power" over the applicants.
To add salt to the wound, was told I had to pay for my way home, if it was not by bus

The morning "breakfast" at the motel, consisted of sugar, sugar and more sugar. This is really helpful for the physical the first morning especially the drug screen and blood work..
Advice to Senior Management – Re-evaluate your physical requirements when it comes to "over and beyond" the DOT requirements for passing. Upon talking to no less than 18 other trucking companies, it was found that NONE of them forced the applicant to pass such a moronic test. At the very least, have the attitude to talk things out and fully explain the whys and whynots of dicisions.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Transport-Corporation-of-America-Reviews-E3722.htm

 

Driver (Current Employee)
Eagan, MN

I have been working at Transport Corporation of America
Pros – The middle management structure is still one of the best in the industry. Good working relations can be built up and maintained.
Cons – Unfortunately upper management's attitude to the drivers and middle management is condecending and shows a real lack of respect. Drivers especialy are treated as if they have little sense and can be fooled intobelieving anything. Since the new CEO and upper management came to transport america even middle management fear for thier jobs. This in turn passes on to the drivers and becomes a culture of lies and deceit.
Advice to Senior Management – Please keep us as Transport America and stop trying to turn us into a clone of lesser companies like shnieder and swift ect.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Transport-Corporation-of-America-Reviews-E3722.htm

 

Submitted: Wed, July 10, 2013 Updated: Wed, July 10, 2013

Reported By: Richie — Centerville Illinois
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• Phone: 651-288-2598
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• Category: Attorney Generals

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[h=1]Transport America Tcam I NEVER MADE OVER $400 in the seven months i work for then, my lowest was net 0000. i was accuse of a accident where i was not found guilty but by t-cam an then put on my dat report. never receive a safety bonus or a raise in my seven months i have lost my car, home, after joining t-cam. Eagan Minnesota




T-cam lied to me about everything , i was told they paid mile for mile. They give great mile an they treat there works like people not a number . Not only was i a number but treated like one. Poor pay sometime bring home zero home after running all week but a good day $400. Sometime going hungry all week , after joing t-cam i lost my apartment ,my car, an everything i gain after years of working other trucking companies . This company needs to be truely investigated for corruption an foul play along with false advertisement.

http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/Trans...nths-i-work-for-thenmy-lowe-1066028#comment_1

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Submitted: Tue, July 20, 2010 Updated: Wed, February 08, 2012

Reported By: x-trucker — columbia Tennessee United States of America
Transport America dont make this mistake eagan, Minnesota

worked for this company four years, first two was ok, then the downhill slide started, cut pay from .45 mi down too .43 then .41 impossible fuel bonus, wont pay detention time wont pay layovers, all this is in their recruting info that they do pay. constant fight with dispatchers to get any home time, 1 or2 days after 3 weeks out, trucks turned down to 60 mph and expect drivers to drive 9-11 hrs straight to deliver airfreight, then expect you to sleep all day on break without any a/c because you have to keep idle time down, and tell you your job depends on it, they tell you to buy a fan and window screens at your expense to save them money. wont allow drivers to use toll roads route you on two lane roads and expect you to make the same times as you would on an interstate highway. if you ever think about driving for this bunch of morons forget it. company really went downhill when they hired their new president from schneider and he brought a bunch of orange idiots with him. started treating drivers like they were mongrel dogs. iv'e been drivivg for over 30 years and this is one of the worst i ever worked for, gave up trucking after this company dont work here under any circumstances.
This report was posted on Ripoff Report on 07/20/2010 06:50 PM and is a permanent record located here: http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/Trans...dont-make-this-mistake-eagan-Minnesota-625320.


Updates & Rebuttals


Unfortunately, I did see evidence of this sort of thing going on at TA, and more. Like another who responded, I'm not at liberty to discuss much, since I too have pending litigation that involves the employer.

I can say this, however...

Have your own outside health and occupational accident coverage. The insurance provided and carried by this motor carrier covers nothing even remotely work related, and filing a WC claim is a nightmare process (they simply won't pay without a court fight).

Carry a full tool set, and be prepared to have to repair your own rig while on the road, likely at your own expense, if you wish to avoid catastrophic failures (which will be repaired as cheaply as possible, maybe).

Use extreme caution to insure you are not injured or made ill by working for TA. If you are, you will be terminated. You will not be able to return to work for them once healed.

My lawyer says that's all the warning I can give to drivers. Good luck, especially if you go to work for this company.
http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/Trans...dont-make-this-mistake-eagan-Minnesota-625320


#2 Consumer Comment
herpes infested twats

AUTHOR: beenthere donethat - (United States of America)

SUBMITTED: Friday, February 03, 2012
POSTED: Friday, February 03, 2012
another great trucking company boofing their drivers
hey transport america!!!!
f*k you
http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/Trans...dont-make-this-mistake-eagan-Minnesota-625320


#3 UPDATE EX-employee responds
Totally agre

AUTHOR: Benn - (U.S.A.)

SUBMITTED: Sunday, July 25, 2010
POSTED: Sunday, July 25, 2010
Sorry to hear that you too saw what I saw. My last day of employment was in the mid-May 2010. I was only there for a few months earlier this year and will verify exactly what you described to a 't'.
Dispatch does expect you to get from point A to point B on those two lane skinny roadways in the same time it took you to drive on the interstate at 65 mph. They also expect that you never break down, do a proper pretrip inspection and god fearing, that you get anything fixed.
I numerous times made loads late due to needing repairs to the trailers. I even had the Fed-Ex operations manager come into the yard in Roseville, MN and witnessed the out-of-service (air leaks) on a trailer and say he wished that his drivers' in his own fleet inspected and cared about equipment as much as I did.
There is numerous other issues I would describe here but due to a pending legal action for wrongful termination (filing an STAA claim with DOT), ADA request and harassment in the workplace....I will just say to those that are looking at working here....think twice. Read what this driver and I have posted here and in other posts.
http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/Trans...dont-make-this-mistake-eagan-Minnesota-625320

 

I said it..... and there you have it folks!!! I hope people are reading this because this is how they operate!!!!
Thanks for sharing your experience!!!

Three days and on the third day, they left him stranded!!!

This goes to show that people should start asking for a round trip ticket "JUST IN CASE"! Just in case this company decides that you are no longer a fit for them. Geez, in three days, this gentleman was put out of work, left stranded and blackballed!!!

If you get a physical and don't pass, or anything that this company may decided that would cause them to believe that you are know longer a fit for them, they have demonstrated that it's no problem to leave you stranded, bad mouth your career to a point that would cause hardship in seeking employment elsewhere!

REMEMBER, BECAUSE YOU KNOW LONGER WORK FOR THEM, THEY WILL MAKE SURE YOU WILL NEVER WORK FOR ANYONE ELSE EVER AGAIN AFTER THEY ARE THROUGH BLACKBALLING YOU!!!!