driver beware of first fleet inc

FIRST FLEET maintance manager Mike M out of murfreesboro tn (head quaters) came to visit cr iowa shop. told us techs "if it looks like it can make it a few more hundred miles then dont touch it" this guy was fired from swift.................

 

if you have a felony over 7 years old they will hire you.......as long as you have a cdl they will hire you

 

they have sex offenders drug offenders and drunk drivers driving for them, at least out of the c.r. iowa terminal they do

 

They will term for:
Rollover, High Speed Rear-end, Serious left road, Preventable Serious Intersection (serious injuries/fatalities), Serious Preventable (injuries/fatalities). They understand the yellow poles, parked cars, or dropping a swing door in the parking lot that came unlatched. Like most companies, you will have a short period where you don't want anything to happen, which is understandable. I can't remember if it is 3 months or 6 months and I wouldn't want to mislead you so you will need to ask them about that if you go to talk to them. They are a good company to work for. I wouldn't be telling you this if it weren't true. They have a referral bonus for drivers and all I would have to do is give you my driver code and if you put it on your app I would get money and you would be considered above any other app sent in, but I am not going to do that because I don't want you to think I am telling you this just to get the referral bonus. Since you are close to their terminal in Portland, go down and talk to their TM and then talk to any driver you see there and they will be able to tell you more about their specific terminal. With your record, you shouldn't have a problem getting on if they need drivers. If you have any other concerns, let me know.

 

Thanks man. I've already sent in an app last week online. They called me early this morning (Monday) & said they liked what they saw. He wanted me to come in for an interview, so I did that this afternoon. Went & did the driving test too. I liked what I saw & I'm seriously considering it. My only concern is working the weekends. I don't mind working every-other weekend at all, but the other weekends I HAVE to be home. We have a special needs son that I have to be home every-other weekend to care for. I know I would be low man on the pole there for a while & he said they'll do what they can, but that if I was needed to work it, then I would have too. Just don't know if I can go for that yet or not. My son is the most important thing in my life & I'm not going to jeopardize his needs for anybody. I'd hate having to leave a company over it & starting all over again, but I would if I had to. I like to run hard & I'm good at it, but I can't do it 26 weekends a year. That's the only criteria I asked of them.

 

I use to run up to the DC area twice a week with Volunteer Trucking. I did that about 4 years hauling Lazyboy. I'd get 2600-2800 miles a week on that route. I got sick of running I-81 and tailgating freight. I knew every bump and curve on that interstate. Usually, I could beat the DC rush hour. But get caught and it was hell. I need some variety on my running lanes.

 

I can understand needing to be home for you son! I run out of the Cleveland, TN terminal so there are things that happen at the Portland terminal that I don't know about. If it was a have to case where they needed you, maybe a short Nashville where you wouldn't be gone very long might work...I don't know. I hope you can work things out. You sound like a good guy and safe driver. Let me know if I can help.
John

 

I know what you are talking about when you mention running the same route. I have ran Roanoke, VA for the last 20 years with a few breaks every now and then. I ran it 3 times a week for 12 years and 3 years ago cut it down to 2 times a week. We have most likely passed each other over the years...well, you have passed me! If you want to make a change, check us out in Cleveland. Might be something you will be interested in. We run West Virginia, Kentucky, and Virginia south thru the Carolina's and the Carolina's to Little Rock and every now and then a Houston load will pop up. Basically we stay in the Southeast. Most of the Houston loads are shuttled to Jackson, MS and they take them on out from there. Portland runs everywhere we do but they also run Houston, Dallas, and the northern stores...IN, IL, MI, WI, OH. They might be more to your likeing but it would be farther for you to drive from home to work. Let me know if you are interested and I will PM you my cell and we could discuss it futher.
Thanks,
John

 

I'm at home now from health problems and got disqualified on my last medical 6 months ago. I'm not sure if I will get back out. I'm still employed with Hirschbach. They either forgot about me or refuse to fire me, lol. I was running the midwest to TX-FL triangle the past 3 years. I'll keep you in mind if things get better.

 

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Good luck!