Indian River

There is favoritism from I've seen and experienced, again this is me personally but I run hard as I can and there are times I'll just sit while watching the same drivers get runs over and over... Or they just "forget" you're there...

 

They have no idle restrictions

 

I asked about that. We do have a few trucks with APUs but the drivers that have them don't really use them and would rather idle the truck so they're not planning on putting them on the rest of our trucks any time soon. As to why the drivers don't use them, I have no idea. When I've had APUs in the past I've always used them except when it was exceptionally hot outside. It would actually be really easy to get our drivers to use the APU though. Put the reward system on the trucks with APUs so if they don't use the APU enough and their idle time goes up, they lose 5mph. But from what I've heard the owner likes the trucks to be simpler and he said "if it ain't broke don't fix it" so I don't think we'll see that happen.

 

We have no idle restrictions, if we had an "EPU" it might be beneficial but makes the truck heavier and it's a pricey add on, in milk and juice places either way the truck has to be turned off most of the time getting loaded and unloaded and you could end up being in there for a few hours or more, the Apu will start the truck periodically to recharge batteries..idle realistically might burn a gallon give or take an hour

 

Any idea on what the brand of the APUs are? Because from my experience if it's carrier. Then I understand why it isn't used. There loud and tend to break often. When I used one before. It kept claiming overheating. No matter the outside temperature

 

I've only seen APUs on the few Internationals in the fleet and they were Thermo King Tripaks.

 

The Peterbilts have the usual dorm size fridge/freezer and 2000 watt inverter. There is a TV mount that fits a 24". Not much else as far as supplied options. Have to idle to keep cool or warm as there isn't a bunk heater either.

 

I don't know which specific negatives you've read. I've never met the owner so no clue if any negative reviews are warranted. As far as office staff, some are easier to deal with than other, but they still get done what needs to be done.

When I first started I used to get frustrated with waiting, and how loads were dispatched etc. Over time I learned how the company operated, how loads are planned and who essentially runs load planning.

Once I figured out that they weren't going to change how they ran dispatch to what I thought it should be or how dispatch worked at other companies I came to the conclusion that I could either continue getting frustrated or accept how things ran and adapt to suit. Coming up on 4 years here and I still see loads being dispatched that make no sense to me, but I just let it roll off my back now. I no longer question "why" it's done that way.

Makes working here a lot less stressful.

 

Can give a example how loads was dispatched?