Risinger Brothers Transfer

Jarhed1964 · Nov 23, 2010

DIESEL WEASEL said: ↑

Risinger is the biggest mistake I remember ever making...only averaging around 2600 miles per week. All loads over 43k pounds. I overheard a fleet manager putting it right into words; "..Our primary concern is the small fleet owners, the single truck operators get whatever is left..." And they are proving it everyday. IF you like pulling heavy loads, burning your drives and steer tires everyday, if you like running 100 mile runs, and working local for your fleet mgr # 26.00/ hour, then sign on!
They also like to keep you in the upper midwest, where the fule price is over 3.30 per gallon.
I assume if you lease a truck through them, you may get some miles to pay for their truck through their so called lease purchase. I've done moved on before I went broke.

Risinger Brothers is a big mistake!!! Just like a fleet manager put it to me: "...Our main concern is the small fleet owner, the single owner operator, gets whatever is left...."
And they will prove that to you everyday by asking you run local loads # 26.00 per hour, run 100 miles here and a 100 miles there, asking you for favors until you're blue in the face.
My best week there was 2600 miles and I had to fight for it. 90% of the loads are over 43k pounds, mainly paper and recycled trash that you pick up at different dumps.
The loads to Texas are all reserved. I couldn't buy a load to Texas.
They love to keep you in the Chicago area, running and burning $3.36 + per gallon fuel. They offer a small fuel discount. THe last settlement I received, my avg was around 3.22 after their so called discount.
I've already moved on before I went broke with them...It's like this, if you like burning you expensive drive and steer tires pulling 43k+ constantly, if you like to run local # 26.00 per hour, if you like to run 100 miles here and there until they can find you a better load, if you like to kiss your fleet manager's ###, so you can get a good load (600 miles avg), then go on and sign on with Risinger.
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Ummmm..... What?

BigKid2 · Nov 24, 2010

DIESEL WEASEL said: ↑

Risinger is the biggest mistake I remember ever making...only averaging around 2600 miles per week. All loads over 43k pounds. I overheard a fleet manager putting it right into words; "..Our primary concern is the small fleet owners, the single truck operators get whatever is left..." And they are proving it everyday. IF you like pulling heavy loads, burning your drives and steer tires everyday, if you like running 100 mile runs, and working local for your fleet mgr # 26.00/ hour, then sign on!
They also like to keep you in the upper midwest, where the fule price is over 3.30 per gallon.
I assume if you lease a truck through them, you may get some miles to pay for their truck through their so called lease purchase. I've done moved on before I went broke.

Risinger Brothers is a big mistake!!! Just like a fleet manager put it to me: "...Our main concern is the small fleet owner, the single owner operator, gets whatever is left...."
And they will prove that to you everyday by asking you run local loads # 26.00 per hour, run 100 miles here and a 100 miles there, asking you for favors until you're blue in the face.
My best week there was 2600 miles and I had to fight for it. 90% of the loads are over 43k pounds, mainly paper and recycled trash that you pick up at different dumps.
The loads to Texas are all reserved. I couldn't buy a load to Texas.
They love to keep you in the Chicago area, running and burning $3.36 + per gallon fuel. They offer a small fuel discount. THe last settlement I received, my avg was around 3.22 after their so called discount.
I've already moved on before I went broke with them...It's like this, if you like burning you expensive drive and steer tires pulling 43k+ constantly, if you like to run local # 26.00 per hour, if you like to run 100 miles here and there until they can find you a better load, if you like to kiss your fleet manager's ###, so you can get a good load (600 miles avg), then go on and sign on with Risinger.
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Where do I start?

1. You said the best week you had was 2600 miles but yet I have not had 1 week in almost 7 months working here where my miles were that low unless I was broke down or took hometime that week. Not one.

2. You said you could not get a load to Texas they were all reserved but yet I have done 3 loads to Uline in Coppell,Tx since I left the house 2 weeks ago today and I am writing this from Texas right now.

3. When did you work here because you are saying your average fuel price was 3.22 after the discount? Uh national average is right at that price so you were not taking advantage of their website to see the prices you were going to pay ahead of time. The best state you can fuel in which gives the lowest net price is Illinois so what you are saying makes no sense at all.

4. Yes our loads are heavy quite often and I have never denied that.

The Real BRICKMAN · Nov 25, 2010

I am having a problem with that fuel discount the 1st time i fueled in Bloomington IL checked the web sight it said 2.68 and i thought i would be happy if i saved just 40 cents i payed 3.19 agal when i looked at my statement i saved 4 cents i payed 5 hundred 73 on my statement it was 566 i saved 7 dollars i figured to save like 90bucks atleast on my next statement i looked at today it was the same across the board saving no more than 30 dollars on a fill up im worried, cause this was a big factor to work here cause the fuel surcharge is haft what most pay so what ive noticed is that u cant go by that chart its a guess at what i will actually pay when the chart says 270 or 280 and u pay at the pump like 300 to 310 im only getting a 4 to maybe 15cent they say its not guarenteed but they are way off and i am going to see if they can either get the actual discount closer or pay more on the fuel sur charge cause as u said we are heavey like 8 out of 10 loads which means for me like 5 to 6 miles agal and 7 and better on the lite ones which thier are not that many lite ones LOL

hrdman2luv · Nov 25, 2010

I haven't gotten my first statement yet either.. And if it's like that, then me and Risinger are going to have a talk. False advertising comes to mind. That's the main reason I went with them. Because if you equate the price per gallon they post, it actually makes Risingers pay, a little better than most. With the .40 CPG discount they advertise, their pay is actauly close to $1.35 per mile...

BigKid2 · Nov 25, 2010

The Real BRICKMAN said: ↑

I am having a problem with that fuel discount the 1st time i fueled in Bloomington IL checked the web sight it said 2.68 and i thought i would be happy if i saved just 40 cents i payed 3.19 agal when i looked at my statement i saved 4 cents i payed 5 hundred 73 on my statement it was 566 i saved 7 dollars i figured to save like 90bucks atleast on my next statement i looked at today it was the same across the board saving no more than 30 dollars on a fill up im worried, cause this was a big factor to work here cause the fuel surcharge is haft what most pay so what ive noticed is that u cant go by that chart its a guess at what i will actually pay when the chart says 270 or 280 and u pay at the pump like 300 to 310 im only getting a 4 to maybe 15cent they say its not guarenteed but they are way off and i am going to see if they can either get the actual discount closer or pay more on the fuel sur charge cause as u said we are heavey like 8 out of 10 loads which means for me like 5 to 6 miles agal and 7 and better on the lite ones which thier are not that many lite ones LOL
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The price that is posted on the website is the net price you pay. That number is the price without that states fuel tax. You then have to add that states fuel tax to the price on the website.

Alanp613 · Nov 25, 2010

So basically its shady advertising on the website?

hrdman2luv · Nov 25, 2010

Alanp613 said: ↑

So basically its shady advertising on the website?
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We'll see, very soon.

BigKid2 · Nov 25, 2010

Alanp613 said: ↑

So basically its shady advertising on the website?
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No it was explained to me and I understood it. The reason it is that way is so you can figure out what you pay before the fuel taxes. Makes a big difference in deciding where to fuel from one state to another. That is the same way that the guy who has the financial show on Xm Road dog on the weekends figures it out . Kevin Rutherford

BigKid2 · Nov 25, 2010

The fuel discount we get is called cost plus pricing which means we only pay a few cents above what the fuel costs the truck stop. Biggest discount I have gotten is .49 and smallest was .066 which was on this settlement. Some companies like JCT and Schneider get this discount but then don't pass it on to their owner operators who pay for the fuel they just give them a .03 discount all the time. Below is the fuel stops on my last settlement and what my discount was.

11/14 Haubstadt,In cash pump price was 3.139 I paid 2.921 for a discount of .217 below cash price per gallon

11/15 Springfield,Il cash pump price was 3.259 I paid 3.193 for a discount of .066 per gallon (lowest discount I have gotten to date).

11/17 Tyler,Tx cash pump price was 3.139 I paid 2.948 for a discount of .191 below pump cash price

11/19 Effingham,Il cash pump price was 3.299 I paid 3.007 for a discount of .292 below cash pump price

pavel94 · Nov 25, 2010

Hey BigKid2 I know your with Risinger and know alot about them. I'm a fleet owner with 3 extra trucks and want to put them with Risinger can I do the maintenance program with them? Thanks

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