I was with this company just shy of a year with no service failures, no accidents not even a scratch on the truck. I have over 30 yrs of driving experience and in the neighborhood of 3.5 million accident free miles. I was fired recently for failing to answer a text and or phone call! They use your personal phone for loads etc even though you have a EROAD in your truck. It was that simple, just not answering a text and phone call while I was operating the truck down the highway. I've been with big name companies in the past and even if you have a service failure they write you up or reprimand you but for something as not picking up a phone is a petty excuse to me. I had dropped my trailer in the yard and was heading home 28 mi away when this accured. Drivers came and went while I was there and I couldn't understand why. I got my answer as to why that happens. It's a small 20 truck company and the owner is a control freak, so I would stay away from this company if I were you. The left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing half the time. I found them to be very unorganized compared to other companies that I have driven for. I ran the Northeast exclusively and wasn't appreciated the least. All drivers are aware of how hard it is to find a driver who will religiously run that area of the country. Drivers you can find a better company to drive for. Trust me, I already have
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i can recall only ONCE giving my cell number to an employer to reach me, in case of an emergency, at the house..
i was never contacted as there were no emergencies. that owner needs to respect a persons private line and use the company phone, period.
but control freaks are like this, thinking you are thier property 24/7/365
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I forgot to ad, I was never given an opportunity to explain why I hadn't answered the text and phone call as I was driving home. When I did call this owner, he was already threatening to call the local police and report the truck stolen etc! It was utterly crazy and I couldn't believe what I was hearing! I felt afterwards that he didn't get the pleasure of firing me at the terminal which would have left me without a vehicle and a way of cleaning out my truck. I'm very disappointed with this company and never done anything to deserve this kind of treatment! This is a guy who thinks drivers are a dime a dozen. I hope he finds out different some day
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Great writeup! Good luck with your future endeavors!
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If the company was willing to fire you over something as trivial as a missed phone call then maybe that was a sign to head to much greener pastures.Last edited: Jun 8, 2020
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Very interesting. I’ve seen the add on Craigslist for awhile now. It sounded really good. But that’s a red flag for me. A small company that sounds that good, do they really need to advertise.
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