LandAir Transport, Inc. - Greeneville, Tn.

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This is what you say at your site. This is what we were told when my husband came to work for you. When told of even more opportunities as an owner/operator, we jumped on it. We saw an opportunity to better our lives and our children’s lives. We saw an opportunity to really own something and do more with the benefits which would come out of this.

In the first three months of being an owner operator, my husband came home with almost $3000 per month. This was more money than we had made in some time. Bills were being paid off, our children got newer clothes, and we were able to actually begin putting money aside. How pleased we were and how wonderful it felt to finally feel the burden of debt and uncertainty lift from our shoulders.

We were well prepared for the unexpected such as low miles and repair bills. It happens. It’s the nature of the industry. My husband has been a truck driver for many years now and we expected it.

So, I want to say Thank You to Landiar. Thank You because since then we have come full circle. All the money is now gone. The bills have quadrupled and most sit on my desk unpaid. The rent is well past due with no hope of ever paying it. Thank You Landair, because we will have to go rely on the kindness of a woman in order to move back into her trailer park without any money. If that’s not possible, we will apply for public housing…something we’ve never had to do in our lives. Thank You Landair.

Thank You Landair for sparing us the shame of applying for welfare. Since they rely on the gross amount to determine who is worthy of receiving assistance we will be spared from becoming a burden to society.

As a result of the low miles and the addition of repairs in conjunction with that, the paychecks have lessened and grown smaller. We’ve learned the value of searching for change in order to put gas in the car so I can take my children to school. We’ve also learned to not be surprised when out of three weeks, we get one paycheck. We’ve learned to not be too hopeful for a check over $500 out of a month with the rest barely above $200.

The lessons are not over, Landair, for now we will discover what Christmas is truly about for there will be none for this family. We will strive to appreciate the good health we have for there will be nothing else to which to be thankful for. No visit from Santa and no stocking will be filled. None will be hung nor will there be a tree to decorate. Thank You Landair for showing us that to do without no matter the time of year is a lesson we all must learn.

May you have a Merry Christmas and may you truly appreciate what you and your family has...as we are.

 

We totally understood what we were getting into when my husband became an owner/operator. It wasn't something we entered into lightly. He's been with Landair for almost two years and for almost a year has been an o/o.

We knew the expense and how to deal with repairs. We had a maintenance escrow set up so as to be able to handle repairs as they came up.

What's happened over the last several months is the miles continued to worsen and add the normal expected repairs to that has broken us completely. My husband was promised by more than one person they would strive to get him the needed miles. It lasted about a week and then we were right back where we started from.

We continued to give them the benefit of the doubt. Keep in mind, that other drivers running the same corridor were getting 2500 to 3000 p/week at the same time. It's very difficult to not take this personally.

Last night my husband had a 650 mile run. This morning they took that away and gave him a 250 mile one going from Allentown, PA to NJ (the specific place escapes me right now). This morning he tried to find out why they did this and got the run-around. Finally, he said (with colorful language included)to get him home. He was done.

We were stupid enough to believe what they said. When he was a company driver he was treated very well and the miles were good. The first three months as an owner operator, the miles were great and slowly over a period of time it continued to worsen until we have no way of paying our bills, paying the rent or putting food on the table let alone having a christmas. The money I get for babysitting can't touch what we need in order to survive.

So, if you believe we are to blame for our circumstances you may well be right. We were naive and we believed what they told us.

 

I'm sorry, that wasn't directed at you. I clicked on the wrong button and didn't quote bobtail as I should have. That's who the post was meant for. I do appreciate what you've said. We're trying to get in touch with a few old friends who might be able to help get my husband quickly in with another company when he comes home.

Thank You!

 

Landair owner's wife tells my husband: If you quit we will sue you for what's owed on the truck after they pawn it off on another unsuspecting company driver. It's your own fault you are in this situation.

I've got two words for her: I'm sure you have a good idea what they are.