Cloud Trucks

Are you still with the cloud? Thinking of going thrre

 

I left Cloud Trucks a year ago and what a joke. For perspective, I was with F2F before the sale. Yes, they had financial issues and with time and understanding, I see now that F2F did the Self Dispatch part right. And right is not a strong enough word. They rocked that.

Here is an example: When I leased to F2F, brokers instantly treated me with respect. We got premium loads with rates that typically beat the market.

With Cloud, when I called on a load, they looked ME up and if I had not worked with them I felt I was treated like a new authority. And I know what that is like because when I left I got my own numbers. So I thought, OK, different time, different company, lets build my reputation.

Nope, a year into this and the "cloud" was hanging over me. Someone had to be desperate to give me a rate that beat the lane average.

They are no different than the current F2F Transport, no one there understands that carrier and broker relationships are something that will make or break you. Not Cloud, Not F2F, Not any decent size company I have seen. The original F2F understood that.

Now, as someone with my own authority I took my lessons from earlier on relationships to heart. Within three months I was getting better rates than when running with Cloud. My belief is that is because I did not have all the bad drivers associated with my MC pulling me down.

 

I'm going through the process now. Any one on here active with Cloud Trucks? If so what do you like about them? What are some opportunities of improvement should I be aware of? I heard that you can still book off the normal boards as usual but may run into some issues with some brokers which I like. Needs some honest opinions from hard working honest people that just not here to complain. Every company has their issues and #### near every driver does lol

 

Well I only looked up their FMCSA records cause that the 1st thing I do. So I can't help you but it would be nice if you'd share your experience with the rest of us.

 

Hey how is CT now it’s 2024?

 

Are you still running with CT ?

 

Bust most of them where Box truck and hot Shot

 

no, shutdown march last year and sold truck

 

To granite state , that freakin blows dude . A kenworth not worth a dam . Really making me think that a pre 04 referb however expensive is more cost effective , seat time effective , even at 6mpg . With the caveat, i know nothing .

 

company i work now driving local uses nothing but late model macks. they hold on to them as long as possible.
drive an 05 mack that just had the frame replaced