Joined Panther under impression my brother and I as a team would be kept busy and moving. Try sitting more than moving. Told to stay around the north so we do and still sit We been out with them an entire mth taking what they give us and running empty doesn't pay so try this. Empty move from Memphis 854 miles to Birmingham to get a look ad that's 237 miles!!! For real! I'm going broke listening to their excuses and will be leaving but its to late now because I'm about to loose my own big truck if payment isn't made. We both have made in a mth $1567. They lied and keep making excuses. So if all the so called good runs are up north why hire people from the south??? Why lie to drivers like this?? Oh wait I know why because they want to make sure they have trucks ready for when customers do call. I was told on the phone they WAIT for customers to call??? Why not call them and say Hey I got a couple trucks coming in have you got anything? Then they also say they need to keep their customers happy n havevtrucks available. What about the drivers sitting not making any $??? We are the reason these companies are even moving freight!!!! This sort of mess causes serious damage to people's lives that lead to heart attacks! I've been in trucking since 1999 and I know the lies to get drivers in the seat but REALLY! We sit Friday afternoon in Atlanta and no load so we sit all weekend!!! I have never dealt with this sort of sitting ever.
Panther Expedited always sits!
Discussion in 'Report A BAD Trucking Company Here' started by Drivingtheroad, Feb 22, 2020.
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Sounds like the company isn’t exactly looking at the busiest freight lanes. Especially around Memphis,most freight passing through that city typically heads west towards Dallas,south to New Orleans & Baton Rouge,north to St.Louis & Chicago or east towards Nashville. Wouldn’t be the first time we’ve heard about Panther drivers sitting for an extended time.
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Part of load planning is to keep X amount of trucks in a area where loads are known to materialize or they have a big shipper. The company liars will tell you there is no frt but in reality they aren't even looking because like you said they want to have the equipment available to cover once they are ready to ship.
This is why I tell teams to do temp control. Less DH & you have more frt chances then dry if your running irregular routes. Food is always being shipped but widgets aren't always being made. And as a team the 4hr avg waits don't hurt as much as a solo. -
That is a shame to be sitting in that part of the country . The classic "no freight" is complete bs . Now that u mention it i do see them panther trucks in the truckstop sitting all the time. A shame. Hope u find a better outfit to work with
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On the plus side, you’ll have plenty of time to make winky winky with Big Maud from the Love’s fuel desk.
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You’re talking about Memphis. Sitting around a Love’s there Big Maud might actually be Tyrone!!!ROTFLMAO
Might as well cross the river and go to the 21 for the real deal!!
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LOL !!!!!
Drove for panther years ago. Yes more sitting than moving. Good company if your partially retired and don’t care about $$$ but if you need a good steady paycheck forget it !!! I heard it’s worse now because they don’t negotiate on prices. -
If it’s been like this and you have your own truck, why are you still there?
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