TMC, Des Moines, IA

I worked for them in 2005 and what I experienced is what I'm saying...you can say what you want to say, but I know what I saw find what I experienced.

 

My only knowledge mf TMC is they told my uncle to get a twic card, and he had to pay for it. He asked TMC to pay for it and they declined and told him to park the truck when he refused to pay for it.

 

Calm down brother trucker,,,never said you didn't see what you saw, just said it was hard to believe. Because I said that, you now have told me when you saw this, 2005... that was 6 years before I worked there and I am sure some things were different than they were in 2011 or now, for that matter. I can see stuff like you said happening in 2005, just not when I was there in 2011. peace out

 

Hello drvrtech77,
When did you work at TMC? When I started in 2007 they had been hiring college grads for Fleet Managers and some of those guys were the pits, but I lucked out with a Fleet Manager that had been a driver, so I had no problems. I heard a while back a couple of the boat haulers out of Pharr manged to get some get some "hitchhikers" under the boat covers. Some illegals made it to Austin and Houston before they bailed out of the boats.
Ooopps!
Every company has people in trucks and the office that take a while to weed out. Some last longer than others.

 

I'm just stating my experience...now my belief is the son was to blame for a lot of the problems at that time and from what I've heard whether or not it's true or not remains to be seen was Harold got tired of the problems under his watch like all the constant wrecks they were having on a daily basis...whether or not things changed I don't know but my experience was not a good one.

 

I worked there from late 2005 to mid 2006...

 

Hello drvrtech77,
You are correct. While his son, Tim, was in charge there were lots of issues and when the economy crashed in 2008, Mr. Annett relieved Tim of his duties and took the reins back. LOTS of stuff changed since then and last October Mr. Annett announced that TMC was going to be an employee owned company and he ordered 1500 new Peterbilt 579's. Yes, they all still go 62 miles per hour........;-(

 

I have a friend that started working for TMC just before I did and he is still there, he made mention of the employee ownership you speak of. That is kool...

 

So what's the deal with the TMC trucks's in the way of the chicken haulers when we need to get a washout and its snowing or raining outside and those guys are getting tractor and trailer washed. That guy and his drivers must have money to burn, because b4 they get to the interstate the truck is going to be filthy again.