sharkey sucks

I am not looking to start a "post war" with anyone , but who died & left you in charge ? You might wear the pants in your family , house & truck , but here you are a 6 month newbie !! I can & will write anything I want to write , if you do not like my posts then do not read my posts , just in your email when you get the notification hit the "Unsubscribe" & you will never see them again . SIMPLE !!! You can not whitewash a Green & Yellow Mack !!

 

i am as real a truck driver as anyone drive 3000 miles per week sleep shower eat and post daily
everyone is different and most of the newbie wannabes just trying to gain understanding
thou some of them fustrate me too

 

anyone on this post that works foe Sharkey know how many miles you can get running regional van? I run hard and will use all my hours in my logbook if they give them to me?

 

I've been looking at Sharkey for awhile and I'm not really sure what to think yet. This post kind of clears it up for me. Thanks for sharing your opinion.

 

I'm going to retire here. This is the best company I have ever worked for. It's truly an open door policy here. The last day of orientation the President Jack Sharkey came out of his fancy office and shook my hand, welcomed me aboard, even gave me his cell phone number. I think a lot of that man. What president of a trucking company would take the time to not just meet you as a new hire but also give you his personal number if you have any issues that you don't agree with. Obviously its not to abuse that right. But yes, the most personal working experience I have ever had, even outside of the trucking business.

He's not just a numbers cruncher type president either. He started this company from the seat. Our program is designed by our driver committee. Thats what stands out to me. They actually listen to us here. I'm on a dedicated run right now. I get home every night and off on the weekends. I gross around $1100 a week right now. I took a different pay type. I'm driving on percentage because I'm able to make more this way. But you get to choose your schedule, lanes, mileage or percentage pay, I really couldn't ask for more. Plus I have 5 boys and the company pays for not only my benefits but my entire family. This saves me a ton of money.

I think their is local lanes in springfield, IL right now too. Just call the recruiters and they will fill you in on everything. No shadyness here. They even put everything in writing for you. It's not a perfect company, but what else could a driver really ask for?

There's tons of info out there. Not just this forum and the couple of haters that obvously got canned or something. Get out there and check out other forums and websites. Thanks for the private message and if you don't mind I am going to post it in the forum also. It could benefit others who read this forum too. I just got tired of answering the one guy who just keeps posting in this forum. It was dead for almost 5 years.

Check out Brenda's stuff on You Tube. She has several videos that she has done. She even had a film crew ride with her about the life as a lady trucker here.

Hope this helps Driver! Be safe out there!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vEY_n8r0Os

 

She's got a bunch of videos on this link. Talks about the TV show that they are doing on her too.

http://www.youtube.com/user/trucker47?feature=watch

 

This is addressed to "Short cut" - I have said more than once " Sharkey may be a good company for some , but not for all " . I am tired of drivers like you , who think they know it all . First Jack never came to an Orientation or does he shake the new drivers hands ! Second , the Insurance is free , but like the saying says "you only get what you pay for " , we used the "free insurance" on the road for my wife & when we got home we discovered they only paid about 15% of the bill .
I am not as you say a "negative nancy" but I am a realist & only tell what has happened to me while I was there ! True when I left they did pay all that I had coming . I have also NEVER tried to get rehired , so your comment about that is also untrue ! Nor did I get fired , I quit of my own accord ! Before you attack someones statements on here or anywhere , maybe you should think before engaging your keyboard !! I did meet a few drivers that were happy there , but most were either misfits or way over-weight , the kind that most companies would not hire ! And most that I talked to did not enjoy everything about Sharkey , but stayed because they hate the hastle of looking for a new job ! If you had takin' the time to read my posts you would have seen the nightmares they put me thru . First I do not like sitting 8+ hours because someone with more time in got my load that I was told had cancelled & I had to wait for another that they said was a "HOT" load , but was not even scheduled to be loaded for over 6 hours ! I know because I watched another truck come in & take out the original load I was to get ! I also did not like sitting 3 days south of Detroit because of the idiot dispatcher that would not listen to me , when I told him more than 3 times I could NOT make his delivery time . Or when they give you 4 loads on the computer , not counting the one I was hooked to & then asked me what was my ETA for delivery on that 4th load !! So maybe you are a "Super-trucker" or maybe you are one of the "dispatchers favorites" (brown-noser) I am not sure , all I write here is exactly what happened to me . Yes , I am abit upset , because it is drivers like you that sugar-coat things to get other drivers to hire so you can get the bonus ! Oh , by the way you need a refresher coarse in math :
(4. I really love my Compliance Bonus. As long as I don't get any log book violations, I get a $800 bonus every three months. I always hit that bonus to total $3400 for the year.)
Last time I multiplied 4 x 800 = $3200 ! But , what the heck , whos complaining over a measly $200 when you are making SO MUCH MONEY !! LOL , this is my hopefully last statement on this post , take it however , I just don't care !! Only reason I posted this one is because of things you said in yours ! I also have been driving for right at 30 years & most places I worked were for around 6 years & would have been longer if they did not go out-of-business !!

I probably have seen you around the shop in Quincy , but can not tell by that tiny photo on your entries ! Maybe you should imform these people who you are sugar-coating about repair time or service time in Quincy !! There is another joke !!

How about the benefits : Sharkey nothing - Sisbro & Core , paid vacations & holidays !! Yeap , they are truely a good company !

 

No one attack your statement recently OUTLAW13. You are complaining about things all truck driving companies do. It's part of the job. You are saying the insurance sucks? 80/20 Only once in my life have I ever had better! A good friend of mine works at a large hospital, and she only gets 80/20, and she has to pay for it! Sharkey is a great company, sorry you are so nasty about it. But get a life! Every trucker has been crapped on in all companies. If you had a problem with your dispatcher, you should have changed! You have that right! And just one more. My husband also met Jack during his orientation. So that is not bull.