Interstate Distributor Co. - Tacoma, Wa.

LOL.....yea, call the Human Resource Department and tell them who you are. I'm sure they just want to help you solve your problems.
They will help you find a bus ticket home after you get sent to a terminal and get fired for posting about them on this site.

 

i got a call from renee and chris i talked to renee so i says thx for calling me maybe all will go well im here to work seems to me allready that they will work to get me miles and to red sovine dont think they will fire me for posting here they can find much better reasons im a hard person to get along with but i get the job done i dont hassle them with little problems i take care of things myself it looks like this site can help alot of drivers that has problems after my post ive got people helping me instead of ignoring things im passing this site along to other drivers b safe out there drivers and a shout out to pinkfloyd

 

This is a pluis for this company and I am sure they will get you the miles, they are doing a great job with me except I think they forgot to pay me my perpdiem lol but when you call to get things done they seem to want to help!! Alot better than the last company I worked for and I am like you a hard worker and and like to run as hard as they will let me!! Thank you for posting the reply about renee calling you and taking care of you

 

things lookin better runnin alot more now any drivers out there if u need a trip program for your laptop find me out there ive got 2 that i share got brand new 1 2010 i posted my trk num so look me up if u ever have problems with your computor email me your num i can probally walk u thru it and fix it im allways willing to help fellow drivers kedavi1961@hotmail.com u need any programs let me know i will try to find it the internet is my hobby if i cant find it then its not on the internet all u guys b safe lets get out there and make some money

 

My problem is not miles. My truck costs me about 8 days down per month in the shop. The computers can not talk to each other and the shop can not find the problem. The system does not even record errors, it just shuts the truck down and I have to disconnect the batteries to reset the computers. Heading back to Tacoma to get that looked at and an AC problem.

Stay away from the Fontana yard in California. They are just swamped and I would have had to wait for 4-5 days for them to just look at my problems.

Miles seem to be good, when the truck behaves.

 

Hey ya'll.. I too am an IDC driver and recently when thru a phase of some pretty bad morale issues. I was primarily frustrated by mechanical issues, then that was intensified by the whole integration of the new system which in the beginning what nothing short of horrific. Our truck had been towed 4 times since Feb and no one seemed to really care that as a team, our best month since feb was 9000 miles, dwindling down to 7000 in april. We are currently in a loaner truck that we picked up in Nampa after leaving our broke down truck in tacoma and boarding a rental car for a road trip to get the loaner. Then we will probably be on our way to get a new-to-us truck that will hopefully get us moving again.

mmorrill.. we had to go above our FM's head (he actually encouraged us to do it) and go talk to the VP of Ops (fabulous guy), but we finally got some results. our old truck has communication issues too, and is getting a new wiring harness. Get Mac on the job!!

I think everyone is starting to learn how to use the new system and things seem to be smoothing out. Its been crazy but IMHO its well worth the wait. I know I feel much much better about things now that I can see a light at the end of the tunnel,

Renee.. thanks so much for your help, here and on the FB page. Its nice to know someone is listening.

 

well last week my miles fell apart 1000 miles on paycheck i would say im in the poor house but couldnt afford that house this week 2800 better if they keep it commin but how soon they forget anytime you guys have problems with the drvr tech on your side have your fleet man send me a msg ill send u my num or if u need gps on your drvr tech i have all the info i try to help out best i can most time fm doesnt know and its hard to get right direction in the lty i told him give num out if needed i take pride in staying up on this new stuff i look at it this way the more i do is less they do so they have no reason not to load this trk im goin to try to start a site just for intd drivers were we can vent problems and help each other solve them sittin in st louy bored again in morning i will be bangin the keyboard on drvr tech they will get tired of me and get me a load if that dont work it ill move on to plan B and nobody likes plan B if i get a website i will post it all u people b safe out there the life u save may b mine

 

Your guys company used to run 70 mph. Watkins Shepard drivers (especially team drivers) used to go there for 2 year graduation. Why are your #### trucks so slow? (62 mph?) And guess what? I see more and more outside carriers to your company pulling your trailers. What gives? Only if you know for sure...

 

interstate has owner ops working here thats the outside carriers u see my trk goes 64 65 on a good day ive got a site for intd drivers email me people and i will send u address staff here wont let me post it 1 of my freinds quiting here as soon as he gets home same problem no miles i think the problem is they hire people when they dont have the freight to keep them busy its goin to cost them in the long run im sitting here watching there profit go out my exhaust pipe my theory is if im not makin money they dont make money im fed up with this they want to blame the economy but in the real world half the people here have no common sense alls done by computer nobody thinks anymore i look at it this way they cant hurt me after 210 paycheck it doesnt matter anymore my new motto is im on a mission and it aint pretty b safe people

 

Our trucks are supposed to be governed at 63.. some go faster.. ours 64 generally. True, we have a lot of owner ops, but most of the trucks pulling our loads are pulling brokered freight. Its a completely different section of the company... just another way for the company to make money. Usually they are loads that Interstate would not have been able to get for the company drivers anyways. I used to get really pissed off when I seen them pulling our trailers but my former fleet manager/friend was switched over to the brokerage side of the company and once she explained it, I didnt feel ripped off so much. Every once in a while we still haul some of the brokered stuff.. like the C.H. Robinson loads.