Falcon hire's a thief.....

Thanks for the reply. Was only wondering,because based on the theft alone, I would not necessarily use that to judge the company itself,but your replies to my questions give a better basis for me to judge the company. Thanks again,and sorry for the loss of your son's radio.

 

I am not surprized! Falcon made headlines when the team truck crashed last year and a State Trooper found head wounds not consistant with a vehicular death on the Driver who died and the Falcon Co-Driver was held responsible (found a bloody tool in the truck). The Co-Driver killed by his partner had been complaining to his wife for weeks he and his Co-Driver were not talking anymore and was worried a fight could occur in the truck.

 

Ageed..had a thief climb right up into my truck while i was sleeping in it.

 

You gonna blame the company for this? Classic case of blaming everyone but the perp. Why didn't the co driver go to the company and tell them, or get off the #### truck. What was the wife supposed to do? Geeez, you have a warped perspective on life and responsiblity.

 

Yep..TA tr.stop in Breezewood,Pa..middle of the day.

Driver sleeping in bunk in sleeper.i feel the truck rock..i wake up/look up and the guy is standing between the seats,looking at me!!
I yell and reach for a Baseball Bat and he says... "o'sorry..i drive for the same company you do and i must be parked a couple trcks over..sorry,my mistake,and before i can really get woke up...he's gone.

I sit there a minute and then thought..nope.I hadnt seen any of my companies trucks there and hadnt been asleep that long..so..i jump out in just my underwear and boots and run 1 aisle over..nope,no trcks like mine..
1aisle back..nope.no trcks like mine..

Thief is gone and i was Lucky to have not lost my possessions and or gotten injured in Robbery attempt.

Keys are out there for these trcks guys....be careful.

 

I know the feeling. Back in the day I had my truck leased to falcon pulling a skateboard. Well I left my trailer at the Gary in yard. And some azzhat driver decided he needed one of my tarp. Falcon didn't care that one of their company trucks had my tarp. So as I'm standing their watching company drivers pick through other company trailers stealing whatever they needed. The dispatcher at that yard told me to grab tarps off someone else's truck. So I grabbed two new tarps off a truck. Ugly lime green ones collecting dust. At least I got some satisfaction.

 

Ah but you can. There is a thread about this. We carry and have an 80 pound lab/boxer/pit mix. Go ahead and break in my truck. Don't expect me to cry 'cause your arm is gone.

 

Until recently, masterkeys could be bought on eBay for most makes of heavy trucks/heavy equipment.

They acually still sell them, they just "reword" the description and omit words like "masterkey". Also, the wafer tumbler locks most trucks use as door/ignition locks wear out really easy allowing several different keys to unlock; also a key blank can be used as a "pick key" by inserting and jiggling while applying turning force.

Now the newer trucks (Peterbilt), use sidebar locks wich are way harder to defeat. Sidebar locks hav keys that look similar to the regular double bitted car keys.

 

QUOTE=Dryver;1844499]You gonna blame the company for this? Classic case of blaming everyone but the perp. Why didn't the co driver go to the company and tell them, or get off the #### truck. What was the wife supposed to do? Geeez, you have a warped perspective on life and responsiblity.[/QUOTE]

Dayton Daily News
Robert L. Hardy made friends easily, would help people down on their luck, even when he didn't have much himself, and talk your ear off about football and NASCAR, his fiance said Thursday, Jan. 28.
But as hard as he tried, the Miamisburg resident could never get along with his truck-driving partner, Rudy A. Arnette of West Carrollton, who is accused of beating Hardy to death Tuesday evening, Jan. 26, as they drove along Interstate 90 West near Buffalo, N.Y.
"They had absolutely not a thing in common," Cindy Flora, Hardy's fiancee, said Thursday evening.
New York State Police Capt. Michael P. Nigrelli said the two were hauling a load of auto parts from Vermont to Dayton when Arnette, 46, allegedly attacked Hardy with two weapons ' one blunt, one sharp.
The attack caused Hardy to lose control of their tractor-trailer and crash into trees. Troopers responded to the crash site at 8:20 p.m.
Nigrelli said from the extent of the injuries, he believes Hardy, 43, died quickly, though not from the crash.
"He had sustained some pretty traumatic injuries," Nigrelli said.
Arnette was taken to the Erie County Medical Center, where he was treated for minor injuries before being charged with second-degree murder. He was remanded Wednesday to the Erie County jail without bail.
Nigrelli said he was able to determine through interviews with the truck company, Falcon Transport in Youngstown, that "there was some type of personality conflict between these two gentlemen," who started working together in December.
"It is senseless. It's basically two people who couldn't get along and this is how one guy decides to resolve the problem," Nigrelli said.
Hardy had been driving a truck for three or four years, Flora said. She said her fiance and Arnette never fought physically prior to Tuesday, but had increasingly not gotten along. She said Hardy pleaded with Falcon in recent weeks to pair him with another driver.
Falcon officials could not be reached Thursday for comment. Neither could family members of Arnette.
"He finally had some kind of career going for him there," the brother said. "You never think your job would kill ya."
Contact this reporter at (937) 225-7408 or agottschlich@DaytonDailyNews.com.

And who said Falcon cares about the Employees? I wonder how a company can disregard request from a driver to change co-drivers, and no one listens until its too late. POP!