A&A Express

Hey man thinking of coming on is has gone as they say

 

Elaborate please?

 

Do not come to this company.

 

I am interested in your side man. What happened to make you come to this conclusion?

 

The Staff members are a cut above the rest. They are easy to work with and the leadership avails themselves to any person with concerns, however, it doesn't progress beyond this.

1. Expensive: FIXED cost are about 1300/weekly, not including maintenance escrow (varies/10c/mi), truck equipment escrow (100/wk × 30 weeks) and fuel/Def.

2. Gross Revenue: 72%(down from 74% in August) and below industry standard of 75-80%

3. Fuel Surcharge: 90% FSC now, as opposed to the 100% earlier this year. Though not the worst, considering most mega fleets are paying pennies off the dollar per mile FSC, we (drivers)
sacrifice enough to make payroll, so why do we get shorted.

4. Broker freight: This company boast a 40+ year history and great reputation, and operates on the more productive parts of the country, so broker freight should be a "one-off" or plan B so-to-speak.

5. Lack of contractual customers: To cosign number 3, that creates a level of inconsistency and uncertainty that become intensified when market conditions go soft, such as now.

6. Dismal fuel discount: Less than 25c off per gallon and you lose a gallon discount for using the card. To add insult, drivers can fill up to 49 gallons of diesel per day at out-of-network stations and ma/pa fuel stops. Keep in mind, diesel usage and discounts are a form of revenue for the company, so it's in their interests to limit out-of-network fueling.

*I could go on, but all these facts are what makes this company (practically) not ideal for leasing on. Has the company made exceptions for me? Yes, but consistency, as mentioned above, is key.

 

Do you know any other companies engs work with because A&A doesn’t hire out of Texas

 

Literally any of the mega carriers you have ever heard of. What part of Texas?