Ripoff Industry

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by greentruckers, Oct 8, 2011.

  1. White Dog

    White Dog Road Train Member

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    Who ARE the "top ten"?
     
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  3. bigblue19

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    RANK COMPANY NAME SUBSIDIARY PORTFOLIO/COMMENTS 2008 REVENUES

    1 Schneider National Truckload, Dedicated, Expedited, Bulk, Regional, Intermodal, Brokerage, Air/Ocean Freight Forwarding, Customs House Brokerage, Transloading and Distribution, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Advisory Services $3,700

    2 Swift Transportation Truckload, Intermodal, Brokerage Services $3,385

    3 Werner Enterprises One-way Truckload, Dedicated, Cross-Border [Excludes Logistics] $1,891

    4 U.S. Xpress Enterprises US Xpress, Xpress Global Systems, Xpress Direct, Total Transportation, Arnold Transportation, Abilene Motor Express, C&C Transportation, Smith Transport, Pinner Transport (Acquired May 2008) $1,825

    5 JB Hunt Transport Services Truckload, Dedicated Contract Services [Excludes Intermodal and ICS] $1,603

    6 Crete Carrier Corp. Crete Carrier, Shaffer Trucking, Hunt Transportation $1,110

    7 C.R. England England North American, England Mexico, England Dedicated, England Refrigerated Intermodal, England Logistics (Acquired Transman Logistics in November 2007) $1,075

    8 Prime Refrigerated, Flatbed, Tanker Services $920

    9 CRST International CRST Van Expedited, CRST Malone, CRST Logistics $915

    10 National Freight Inc. NFI Transportation $822
     
  4. White Dog

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    I drove for #5 for eight weeks without seeing the house. Soon as they got me a load to Cedar Rapids, IA. I delivered it.....parked the truck at the terminal there.....and told the wife to come get me.

    The following Monday, my dispatcher "Micheal" called and asked if I was ready to go back out.
    My responce: "Who is this, and why you calling me?"

    That is my only experience with any of the "Big 10".
     
  5. bigblue19

    bigblue19 Road Train Member

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    I worked for #4 for almost 7 years. When I left they had doubled revenue by gobbling up other carriers. Since I have left they have doubled it agian by doing the same.
     
  6. Stoney

    Stoney Medium Load Member

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    I agree with that.

    I'm just making the point that you can't expect to start out with a good company.
    And everytime this guy jumps ship, he makes it harder on himself.


    Conservative to the Bone.
     
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  7. catahoula

    catahoula Light Load Member

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    Man you should be the blue trucker not the greentrucker. I would like to see what that dac report looked like, I have not had 10 jobs in 30 years of work history.
     
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  8. Corporal_Clegg

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  9. JimTheHut

    JimTheHut Road Train Member

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    I started with Maverick and they are far from a starter company. I have had zero issues. They treat me better than many of the non trucking companies that I have worked for.
     
  10. kid_cardiac

    kid_cardiac Medium Load Member

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    I believe enough to where he's been blackballed and now taking his frustration out on the forum. He's trying to preach to us what he couldn't do. Maybe, and I'm just guessing here, that the last carrier he worked for put a bad report on his DAC and now he's trying to be a know-it-all super trucker.
     
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  11. kid_cardiac

    kid_cardiac Medium Load Member

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    Keep in mind, the OP said he has worked for all of the "Top Ten" companies. Perhaps this is just a MINIMUM. Maybe he's worked for more.
     
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