Update on Marten Transport's low down, dirty tactics

I am not jumping to conclusions as only your husband knows what really happened. A blown tire can happen anytime. The ruined brakes are suspicious. I am guessing he burned them up going down a hill, but again only he knows what really happened. I posted it because General Lee wanted to know the full story. It wasn't a knock on your hubby just trying to help a fellow poster gather information. Living in So-Cal there are many opportunities for your husband and I wish him the best of luck finding a new job.

That is one of the things I love about Cali, the laws are very worker friendly.

 

Thank you.

 

Because 30 days incident free, your husband would have shown himself to be a capable driver ... instead we have an incident, that has just enough pieces of info, to lead one to believe that there may be some serious issues with your husband ability to control a truck.

Frankly given the worse case scenario of what may have actually happened here, I'm not so sure Marten would have kept him on even after 30 days ... they may have taken more time and done a deeper investigation before coming to the same conclusion to terminate your husband.

 

Next time I see a thread started by tbrown_sd I am just not clicking on it................nothing to see here.

 

I was just terminated with Marten a couple of weeks ago, because of two incidents within the first year of employment. I expected that as I knew and understood the policy when I was hired. I was charged for my trip home, that part hurts, but also expected as I was told that would happen in orientation also. I was terminated at the Indianapolis IN terminal. Of course I was sad. I liked Marten for the most part, I liked my FM, all the office staff and shop staff where good, to me even when I upset them and made mistakes. I did have concerns with the planning department, I was given loads late or not given enough time to deliver on time a lot, that bugged me. Night FM needed help, and Road Service was slow because they do not have enough help either.
My Truck was kept in good condition. I say it was a positive experience for the most part working for Marten. They pay good. Lots of extra pay above and beyond the mileage pay. Checks where always right and on time. I felt cared about and supported while there. If I didn't want to take a load I could refuse, but I had to have a valid reason, not just cause I didn't want to. Home-time was every other weekend and often I would be home on Sat instead of Fri, that caused some issues at home, but I would get to stay home till tue. if that happened. I would have stayed if I could have. The only thing I can say is I'm happy that I now have a weekly home time job coming up which I am sure I am going to like a whole lot more. I have a family at home, so being gone two weeks at a time was hard on me in that respect.

 

Oh and I wanted to say I was worried about getting another job after being terminated by Marten, but I had not trouble at all. Within just about three days I had a solid job offer with USA, but I turned them down for a job with Koch trucking. So in less then two weeks I am back to work with a weekly home time job. I know they might not be the Cream of the Crop jobs but they are still good companies with good jobs. I have only two years experience so far and now those two incidents plus a termination so I can not expect Cream of the Crop yet. So please don't try bad mouthing my choice.

 

i have never been fired from anyplace anywhere that i didn't have some part in the mess that was created

 

Koch huh. Well you'll probably be one of the top drivers there and I hope you don't have any more incidents and good luck.

 

Most company's can drivers for safety issues during probationary period..

Marten is being proactive. And judging by the way they (most Marten drivers) drive on I-5 they need to can some more.

 

Again, trucking is the ONLY industry in the U.S. that is not subject to any federal labor laws. As a result, an employee/driver has no labor rights whatsoever and therefore can and will be treated accordingly.
You want justice? Fine... pay for it yourself by hiring an attorney. Problem is, based on the measly pay of most drivers' salaries, hiring legal help is not only very expensive, it is also nearly impossible.
This hasn't happened by accident.
This has all been part of an intentional strategy.
Over the years, most large trucking companies have successfully lobbied federal "lawmakers" to adjust protocol to suit their needs.
Bottom line: The major shareholders rake in record profits while at the same time they are intentionally cheating the workers out of as much monetary compensation as possible. Means more dough for themselves. And as little as possible for the drivers.
The upper echelon "execs" in the companies make as much as much as $40 million a year for... one man.
Some will say that such a high salary is well deserved, given all the involved "risks".
All this while company drivers are lucky to get a couple hundred bucks a week. Sometimes to risk their very lives; certainly their family life.
How much longer will we drivers put up with this?