the truth about deboer trucking.

I recently worked for deboer trans out of Blenker wisc. I first got put in a kenworth T2000 and made it 10 miles up the road and broke down. Got things somewhat fixed. left out. Next day got a load and made it 2 miles from my P/U and broke down. this continued thru out my 3 weeks on the road. 9 of 14 days were broke down and the rest were sitting at a comp yard waiting for repairs. I eventually was at a texas yard an swapped trks. they gave me a international. I went into AR. 20 miles north. and from there to MS where...Of course broke down. I sat for 5 days waiting for repairs at a little town. On a friday I was told parts wont be in til tues next week. So I had to Fly myself Home to meet medical appts that cost myself $900. That following Mon I was told I will be picked up to come to Wisc term to get a new trk. I rode with someone else. No driving. Just sit. I get to Wisc and was told there is No trks here now to ride with the guy to OK. I was going there to recover a trk from a driver who went to jail. So We get to this trk. Takes me 5 hours to clean out the trash. 4 Pilot trash cans full. The trk is smashed inside. Dash kicked and broke apart. so I am told youll take a load to GA and back to a yard for repairs. I get to GA and was told the drv is out of jail and I will pick him up from OK then going to Wisc Yard. He was gonna get a new trk while I kept the broke one. Supervisors words "thats just how things work" so I went on and swapped the load with a O/O and said I am going home. I left everything in good standings and left on my medical reasons. I have been home 3 days. Just got a letter. Theyre keeping my little bit of pay from my past weeks and also trying to charge me $950.00 for recovery of the trk. They send a drv to a abandoned trk and have him bring it back under a load. So My point is if Your a rookie to a Vet...DO NOT WORK FOR DEBOER. THEYRE PAY, TRKS, LOADS, AND PROMISES ARE ALL LIES. Broke down days pay is $40. Avg miles a week is 1800. by 30cpm is $540 before taxes. CAN YOU FEED A FAMILY OR YOURSELF ON THAT?!!??!

 

I thought these guys went under a long time ago. I see a lot of their old raggedy trucks going down the road pulling trailers for all kinds of outfits, figured they folded up.

 

All their nice trailers take the train.

 

Now that's funny!!

 

I am only using these clowns as a stepping stone to get into a better company. I have to use a CPAP every night, spent my first overnight in a de Boer truck last night, and was awakened by the battery alarm after 5 hours of sleep. I idled for 5 mins to recharge, then shut down and went back to sleep, not wanting to go over 30% total engine time you know. Alarm went off again after 2 hours. I gave up and got up at this point. Couldn't move for another 3 hours due to the "we're monitoring your qualcom" speech. They also sent me out without putting my orientation pay on my fuel card like they said they would. So here I am... no food, no money, nothing to drink and all their weekend person can say is "Sorry, nothing I can do."

I DID end up getting some cash, so I'm no longer starving but the INSTANT I get a green light from an APU equipped company... I'm gone. They can STICK their 30%.