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Discussion in 'Report A BAD Trucking Company Here' started by Truckerswife227, Apr 3, 2012.

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  1. Apr 3, 2012 #1
    Truckerswife227

    Truckerswife227 Bobtail Member

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    :biggrin_25510: My husband went with Star Transport because of home-time but all that was is one big fat lie. He has been gone now since 3/19/2012 and every time he asks about getting home Mike the safety guy says he will work on it. My husband calls every week usually on Monday. today he actually was in Morton and talked to him in person and was told to busy for that (Mike) had another orientation class and needed to get all his lies together for them. Since he started with Star my husband has spend every 34 hour lay over in Ohio 7 hours from our home. This is Easter weekend and still will probably not be home and every week is told next week. They say that home time is important but as far as I can see it is not because they make no effort to get drivers home. Even on there fb page there is rants from wives about their husbands not being able to get home. So to all you new drivers looking at Star, keep this in mind what they say and put in print is just a lie and what really happens is completely different. You will not get home they do not care about your family or kids. And miles not so sure about because theres alot of rant about that too. Remember they are only in it for themselves maybe they should realized that without drivers they are not making any money.
     
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  3. Apr 3, 2012 #2
    tracyq144

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    This is the nature of the game. If you and/or your SO work for an OTR company, do not expect to always get home when you want to get home.

    It just does not work that way.

    How long have you, or your husband, been around trucking?
     
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  4. Apr 4, 2012 #3
    Truckerswife227

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    My husband has been around it for just over a year and myself forever it seems I know all of drivers both OTR and Regional.. to be honest not many local people. I get that its part of trucking my issue is simple companies just need to be honest. Don't say that you have the best home time when the reality is that they dont they are like every other OTR company. If people would be honest I dont think that there would be so much negative post.
     
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  5. Apr 4, 2012 #4
    Preacher Man

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    You can get regular hometime, but the trade-off is lower pay and often having your own truck. I ended up at Roehl on the 7/4-7/3 hometime fleet. Slip seating is a pain as well as the drive to the terminal or drop yard. On the other side, the pay is similar to a regional driver, your time at home is as predictable as you will find in trucking and their starting pay was higher than Star. There are several other companies with guaranteed hometime fleets as well.

    I started at Star and unless they have changed that place is a mess. It is the only place I have ever worked that had you alter your log books to make them legal. They would actually have you sit in the break room and alter your logs until they were legal. The starting pay is about the lowest in the industry and I wouldn't believe anything they say even if they told me the sky was blue. Compared to others out here, they are as close as you can get to being an outlaw company.
     
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  7. Apr 4, 2012 #5
    Allow Me.

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    He's only been there 2 weeks, right ?
     
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  8. Apr 4, 2012 #6
    Truckerswife227

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    Hes been there 3 weeks almost 4 now
     
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  9. Apr 4, 2012 #7
    crosscut

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    usually its going to be about 3 to 4 weeks before you get home. Unless you have a dedicated route. Just saying
     
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  10. Apr 4, 2012 #8
    Tazz

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    Bull squeeze
    :biggrin_25510:

    It only works that way because the weak tolerate it.If a company says home every to weeks it #### well better be that way or walk. Same with weekly, one day off for every week out, nightly..........


    If the agreement is violated fire them:biggrin_25516:
     
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  11. Apr 4, 2012 #9
    bigjoel

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    If he's got experience, he should be able to get a local, or regional job.

    Times are tough, at least he is working. He could be home everyday, being unemployed.
     
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  12. Apr 5, 2012 #10
    Allow Me.

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    March 19th-April4th.....2 weeks, 2 days.
     
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