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Transcarriers, Memphis, need i say more?

Discussion in 'Report A BAD Trucking Company Here' started by highstrung, Jan 5, 2014.

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  1. Jan 5, 2014 #1
    highstrung

    highstrung Bobtail Member

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    Worked there all of 3 1/2 weeks & that's all folks! They run that northeast, e-logs, constant relays, and short ####. They canned me for refusing a 30 mile run! I haven't be given a pink slip since I was a young buck and never during the holidays! When I refused the load they said, I couldn't refuse loads, except going to the city. I'm a city driver, I wouldn't have refused anything going to NYC. When they sent me the load info, they included only the loaded miles on the msg. It was a live load and unload, which would have taken me 3-6 hours to get loaded and unloaded. I don't know about other drivers, but if u don't send me all the info like empty miles, etc., I'm not accepting it. The way it was sent, it looked as if I would be paid about $11 for the run! Then after I refused, they said, "well we'll give u city pay!" No thanx, I'm sure they were trying to break it off in me. Then they said, "Well we're bringing u back to Memphis since u'r resigning." They were trying to trick me into "resigning", so they could take $300 out of my last check. See they have a $1000 sign on bonus, $300 of which they give u on ur 2nd week. However, if u resign in the first 6-8 months, they take that money out of ur last check! This outfit is as sorry as they come, in my opinion. I found another job soon after, no love lost..
     
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  3. Jan 6, 2014 #2
    Allow Me.

    Allow Me. Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Yeah, the way it works with trucking is, you hire on, and do what the bossman tells you to do. The bossman calls the shots, not the driver. You always have the option to leave, if you don't like the way the company operates. The bossman books the loads and expects the driver to follow thru by delivering the load, not refusing to deliver the load.......what would the shipper think if the bossman called and said, "my driver is refusing this load". Can the mailman refuse to deliver certain mail because he doesn't like it ? How about UPS/Fed-Ex ?
     
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  4. Jan 6, 2014 #3
    Raezzor

    Raezzor Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

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    Well, to be fair, if there was a package that for one reason or another a mailman felt was not safe to deliver I imagine they could refuse to deliver it. I mean, if I had a package of hazmat that was leaking and the office told me to deliver it I sure as hell ain't gonna say, "Doh, ok, you're the boss!" But refusing a load just because you don't like is another thing entirely. Best bet might have been to deliver the load and then talk to someone in payroll or driver management about the need for additional pay on loads that short. Maybe instead of mileage looking at getting changed to hourly for anything under 100 miles or so.
     
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  5. Jan 6, 2014 #4
    pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

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    If you was an OTR driver and had to go thru this load after load they yes I could see you refusing.Done that a few times with Werner.They only sent loaded miles,why didn't you just ask them to send all the load info?
     
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  7. Jan 6, 2014 #5
    stabob

    stabob Heavy Load Member

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    Nothing wrong with refusing loads I do it about once a month.But I wont work for a company that has forced dispatch. You took the job to make money 30 mile trip no money I would have done the same thing real quick! But if they were to offer you a different pay like they did maybe you should have sucked it up even I take one for the team every now and then. But it does sound like they did you a favor.
     
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  8. Jan 6, 2014 #6
    stabob

    stabob Heavy Load Member

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    Bossman took the load cuz it was worth it to him...make money so a good boss should let the driver make some too not pay 11$ bucks for half a days work.
     
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  9. Jan 7, 2014 #7
    highstrung

    highstrung Bobtail Member

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    Ya know, if u allow your "bossman" to run over u, he'll continue to do so in the future. If u don't draw a line in the sand, so to speak, he will take advantage of u every opportunity that presents itself. I plan on standing up for myself as I always have. I'm not a "yes man", like many employers have come to expect because of drivers like yourself. If they had included all the money details from the start & I probably would have done what they wanted. These companies want u chasing the money they owe u for weeks, hoping u don't pay attention to your pay stubs, & hoping you'll forget! I'm not new, as the next trucker that commented suggests, by breaking "how things work" down for me. You keep doing what your bossman tells u & I'll keep standing up for what I think is right!
     
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  10. Jan 7, 2014 #8
    highstrung

    highstrung Bobtail Member

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    I know u'r right! It's not like I haven't taken many for them before! You gotta know when to hold'em, walk away, & run! I've done all the above.. Can't stand drivers without backbones.
     
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  11. Jan 7, 2014 #9
    Allow Me.

    Allow Me. Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Three weeks working there ? You didn't give it a chance. It's not a matter of backbone. How do you know this company didn't just get a lucrative new account, and they're running some "mini" loads for them before they start the big paying runs, of which you could have been a part of, that's if you hadn't refused a couple loads. And are now in the un-employment line. Quitting a company because you have a bad week won't get you far.
     
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  12. Jan 7, 2014 #10
    jbatmick

    jbatmick Road Train Member

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    Sometimes you gotta give a little. If I had only been with them 3 1/2 weeks, and they asked me to do a short one, I would have done it, hoping it would show them I will work. Not to make a habit of it, but sometimes you have to give a little.
    The trick to doing a favor is making sure whoever receives the favor remembers it, and does you one when you need it. You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours.
    Sometimes in life its not what you do, but how you do it. Had your company asked you, explained the situation, and suggested to remember you 'next time you needed something', maybe you would feel differently.
    Carriers have to take care of their customers, and if neccessary, take a 30 mile load.All the loads cannot be made to suit the driver.
    I would have taken the load this time. Maybe not many more like it, but once, as a newer driver, yes.
     
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