melton good or bad

I almost went to work there, I know that you have to be out at least 2 weeks, everyone I ever talked to said they got good miles and were happy. You should have no problem getting home they do a ton of stuff out of Texas. They do alot of tarping.

 

The only thing I can tell you is I run into them quite a bit when loading/unloading out West;and all I have talked with have never had too much bad to say about them.. And so now the question must be asked-why ain't I there?

 

Spoke with a recruiter before Thanksgiving, and talked to 2 drivers in the last 2 days. One driver said he had been with the company for a year, making .43 CPM, and was happy, and had no intentions on ever leaving. Other driver answered all my questions about Trippaks, tarping, load distribution, washes, fuel stops, NYC and NE pays, 2500 miles avg, busy/slow seasons, APU's, new trucks on order, all kinds of stuff. Going to orientation next month.

 

I see Melton at many of the sites where I load such as steel mills, roofing insulation and steel truss factories. They have nice equipment and most drivers seem to be happy. If you are a company driver they would be good to work for, much like Boyd, TMC or Maverick.

 

I have been with Melton for almost 2 years now, and the only complaint I have had so far is the past couple months. With winter time and the election, the freight slow down was expected. Other than that, I haven't really had any trouble getting miles or anything. I am a road recruiter, and I can answer any specifics any of you may have that haven't been answered yet. Hometime is pretty much like every other company--you get 1 day off per week on the road, no maximum, and you do not lose days if you do not use them...well, take that back--you can only carry over 5 days at your anniversary date. So, say you stay out 8 weeks and only go home for 5 days. When you go back onto the road, you already have 3 days saved towards your next home time. Texas is in a minimum 2 weeks out area, and you have to give at least 1 week notice of your requested time off. There are other parts of the country that we don't service as often that require 3 weeks minimum out and 2 weeks advance notice for a request off time.

 

Noggin,

What's a road recruiter?

 

I'm a driver. I also recruit people. People on forums, other drivers...answer questions about Melton and try to get them to join our company

 

Melton does a lot of tarping, but they also seem to have some of the nicer equipment I see for flatbed companies. I have spoke with a few guys back when I was on my dedicated tanker run in Arkansas as they were always at the same TA each week. they all seemed very happy. I never asked about miles, but they sure do keep running. One guy said he spends all his re-sets at home (Effingham, IL) so that might be a possibility for you if you happen to live along one of their lanes too???

Either way, best of luck to you, and welcome to the flatbed brotherhood if you take the leap.

 

If you ever have a load going near your house, you are allowed up to 75 miles one-way out of route to spend the night(s) at home. BUT...if you are late to your delivery after stopping through the house under a load, you will NOT be allowed to do it anymore.