In my opinion, this company is using "bait and switch" in their advertising for drivers. I am an "old man", 57 years of trucking driving, but I am still in excellent health, perfect record. I left a perfect part-time job hauling mail for another company all because of this conoravirus mess, back in March. Well from getting "bored out of my rear", I started looking for a nice mail hauling job again.
Midwest Transport had an ad on Indeed which plainly stated, 3 positions, 3 week rotation. each week you would run a different schedule. This sounded pretty good to me. I applied the very first day that the ad appeared on Indeed. Got a call from a recruiter. Here is how the conversation went: "oh those positions have been filled, but I do have this" and he proceeded to spout off something that would have a driver laying over in Landover, Md(Washington D C) from 2am on Monday to 7:30am on Tue. This was every week. No offer of a motel. No way that I am going to sit in a truck in Landover, MD for 30 hours every week. Oh let me add, the "layover" takes place after only a 3 hour drive. You are on duty about 4 hours and then this 30 hour 'layover".
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The original ad never said one word about this schedule. The ad is still running about the 3 positions, 3 week rotation. I even called their hand on this by sending a message on their Facebook page and on their website. They do not have enough decency to respond.
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Discussion in 'Report A BAD Trucking Company Here' started by Grouch, Jul 24, 2020.
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Once the recruiter said the positions have been filled you should have hung up.
Don’t see why you need to complain about that -
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It’s like getting a credit card offer promising a low APR and a high credit line but when you apply the credit card company states that they have to “modify the offer”(usually decreasing the credit limit and/or a substantially higher rate).
If these companies can’t offer what they’re advertising AS ADVERTISED then they need to be called out and put in the hot seat! -
Midwest isn't the only mail carrier that is doing the "bait and switch". Eagle in Harrisonburg, Va, in my opinion, is guilty of it. They will advertise a "turn" from Harrisonburg, Va to Fort Mills, SC but you call about this, "oh it has been filled but here what I do have". Jersey city and Long Island
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They have a history of running off drivers by simply not keeping their word from the pre-hire interview forward...surprise, surprise to no one, right? Sad that this is the norm, but I believe you, and I know you are correct..
Do not believe their recruiters...everything needs to be in writing, everything. Better yet, look elsewhere.
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Maybe check back with that part time mail carrier job you had originally. Ask em' when they are going to get that route back and running.
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