My experience with Knight Refrigerated

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  1. mitchtazz

    mitchtazz Road Train Member

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    i'm lost on what's really going on now.. i've noticed some refrences to other drivers but i know the cold is slowing my mental processing down a bit.. but my opinion, i say give it a good solid month before considering quitting.. i forgot you just left Squire and came over to Knight Knight, it's gonna take a week or two for your DM to get use to you and how you run. Hell i've had the same sub DM for over a month and he's just now getting use to me. if it doesn't get any better, then i'd see no reason for you not to quit.
     
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  3. Smaggs

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    I assume someone above me is. I assume anyone with Internet access can see. I'm good with it. If I was concerned with that, I'd never post.

    Freedom of speech is good, so long as I don't start lying.
     
  4. Smaggs

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    If knight is threatened or offended, they can go ahead and drop me for another looney trucking school student. You know... "big time truck driver shortage". We all know that's not the case.
     
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    JimDucan Medium Load Member

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    Just be glad Fontana has a shower now. God that place got ugly when it didn't have one.
     
  6. Smaggs

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    I can imagine. It was bad WITH one.
     
  7. Smaggs

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    Things have gotten better. I'm still watching my pay. I always get reimbursed for scales, tolls or any other things the truck needs.

    I also get paid more miles than my preplan states. They take your end miles from your last trip, factor on dead-heading and then take your miles once you complete a load and pay you those, rather than just the pre plan miles like before. That's nice. Those miles add up quickly.

    I've been getting more longer loads. My last three loads were 2100 miles, then 2200 then 900. That was nice.

    My only gripe is that my front and rear air tanks get to 60 PSI and my alarm goes off before the governor kicks in to refill them.. this occurred right before I got back to Phoenix.

    I turned my truck in for work and it was "done" first thing the next morning. I'm headed back to the yard to find out what I have to do to get someone to actually fix my tractor.

    I tested my governor and it's still doing the same thing. Oh well. I want to get it fixed so I can keep rolling.
     
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  8. jrodyoung80

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    Smaggs, just wanted to say, I have read your posts from day one until now. I went thru the same thing when I was with Werner right out of cdl school. I quit them after 6 months for the exact same reasons you are disgusted with. You actually enlightened me because I was thinking on going knight a call but unsure now. Guess the grass isn't always greener on the other side. Keep up the good posts.
     
  9. Smaggs

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    Your experience will depend on your dispatcher and how good you can put your foot down on issues. I don't let anyone force me into anything.
     
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  10. musky

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    The grass is always greener. I started with a cube van in 2001 surfing the boards for 1-2 pallet loads, went on to a straight truck , then 1 semi then 5. I sold everything in 2009 when the fuel went nuts. I'm now a broker agent still involved in this industry. But the point of this post is take everyday as a learning experience and use it to your advantage and dont just be complaisant if your not happy. Bust your ### and do somthing about it and stop whining.
     
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  11. Blue02celi

    Blue02celi Road Train Member

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    took a while but liked reading thru your posts, the good and the bad. I've also submitted an app with squire, for after my schooling that im doing on my own. have a list of companies that I've applied with and hoping to narrow it down when I actually start school and learn a little more. Keep up the posting!
     
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