trnsport america good for solos bad for teams

If you are looking for a good job in trucking and drive solo then transport America might be the right move for you; they provide great benefits, wonderful training/continuing education and a reasonably good pay scale. Do NOT work for them if you are a husband/wife team! We worked for southern cal transport for 5 years prior to a buyout from transport America and I can say without exaggerating that it was a nightmare. PLENTY of mail runs... you know, UPS quickie hauls, DHL runs that have your tongues hanging out with no let up. LOTS of short hauls in the north east with multiple drop and hooks that have you both up all the time. There's really no need to guild the lily here. I'll conclude by saying that my wife wound up with fibromyalgia and I had blood pressure readings that forced me to take a year away from trucking. I will also say that transport America did everything possible to make it impossible to collect our disability insurance (which we had paid on for years) and then did everything in their power to prevent us from collecting unemployment insurance (also deducted from every paycheck). To give Steve Arves his due, he's pretty smart; the problem is, he is not a good employer for teams!

 

Pretty much what I was trying to say; thing is, bottom line driven companies do either solos well and teams poorly (see transport America) or solos poorly (too many to list) We are currently seeking a company that does teams well; if you know of one we'd appreciate it much!

 

thank you for that info, I am checking them out now