TransAm Trucking Pushed me to do illegal driving

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  1. Irishfan

    Irishfan Light Load Member

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    Sometimes there just isn't a choice, not if a driver wants to get that first job and everywhere else says no. I am looking at the very real prospect of having to go to TransAm, if I want to start my trucking career this year.
     
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  3. bad-luck

    bad-luck Road Train Member

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    If the driver got his engine rebuilt for $2100, please provide us with the shop location!
     
  4. mjd4277

    mjd4277 Road Train Member

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    OTOH,maybe we’re better off not knowing-shop may have used knock-off parts!!;)
     
  5. bad-luck

    bad-luck Road Train Member

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    $2100 wouldn't even cover the aftermarket parts... I don't know whether TransAm is good or bad, but the engine statement makes me question his entire post
     
  6. mjd4277

    mjd4277 Road Train Member

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    Last I checked they try to sucker drivers into the fleece purchase racket. For all we know those aftermarket parts could be Chinese knockoffs that could fail before the truck’s next scheduled PM.
     
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  7. bad-luck

    bad-luck Road Train Member

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    I am sure they do. It is where they make the most money. Then they re-lease the truck and do it all over again....
     
  8. Frank Speak

    Frank Speak Road Train Member

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    I got pushed once by this big guy wearing a ski mask over his face. He said “give a haircut”. I said “I don’t have time right now”. So he said “then give me all your money” and then he pushed me real hard, right in the chest. It was a real assault is what it was.
     
  9. ZVar

    ZVar Road Train Member

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    If only one crappy company will give you a shot, it maybe a message this industry isn't for you.
    It's not that hard to get a driving job. Just wait a bit until whatever is causing the issue to fall off.
     
  10. Irishfan

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    If only life were so cut, dry, and simple. Easy, yes so easy to say...
    Oh, but then it must be put into action. I already have my CDL. It is a known fact that after acquiring a CDL, there is a time window during which companies will hire a recent graduate. After 90 days, the number of companies dwindles. So, I wait a few more months so that I only have one accident in the last 3 years, none at fault. Now all I have done is traded one issue for another. The same companies saying no right now will say no then, only for a different reason. Not so simple as one would like it to be.
     
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  11. Lonesome

    Lonesome Mr. Sarcasm

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    You didn't put the bite on him, drain a pint?
     
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