Rains and sons

Still nothing? I see they are hiring I'm my area.

 

I'm from Oklahoma and used to drive OTR. One day years ago I was sitting at the TA and I overheard two drivers talking about how much they loved driving for their company. One had been with them 6 years, the other 6 months. I had never heard a truck driver, who always seem to be able to find something to complain about, talking up their company like that. So I just had to know who they drive for, it was Rains and Sons. I kept a business card with me for years, it was always my backup if I needed a job fast. At the time they didn't use DAC reports and would still fax an application to a truck stop and you could send it back with trip pack. Was a very old school hiring process and they could have you in a truck in a couple if days. Small company, 75 or so trucks, family owned. Things might have changed in 5 or so years. But they are still my backup plan, and I tell everyone that asks about a company to work for to check them out. I've seen pics online of peoples pay stubs showing $1-2,000 paychecks. I have no direct personal experience, but I've always had a good feeling about them. Learned a long time ago to trust my instincts, they are usually right!

 

Anyone drive for this conpany?

 

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Horrible company. My husband is on his first solo run. They bused him from Austin, TX to Perkins, OK last Tuesday, He had orientation Wednesday through Friday and they put him in a truck Friday night. His first stop in Ponca City, OK took over 7 hours to get loaded. Then he headed to Arizona, 4 stops and sat for over 24 hours for his next load. He then went to Las Vegas, NV arrived yesterday (Monday) at 6pm and is still is still sitting and waiting for load (20 hours). Dispatch wants him to go west to Northern California but he will run out of hours and get his restart in California. He has refused, wants to come back east and they say no load until tomorrow (Wednesday). He has been out for 5 days and has gone 1400 miles! This is ridiculous. Also, they don't pay .38-.42 cents/mile as advertised. They pay .34 - all drivers (they say). Something about they get the advertised rate off 'average miles'. These people sell a story of "family-owned, we care about the driver" but they are liars and manipulators and you make no money. My husband is an experience driver and I am a former trucking company owner. I know the games these small companies play. Disgusting.

 

another one post hit and run

1500 miles in 5 days then refuses to go the the northwest?
afraid to recap hours?
more to every story

 

Here's more to my story...

This is not a one post hit and run. I have a job and can't be sitting on websites watching posts. I have never posted to complain about a company before but I had to this time in the hopes others don't get screwed. And it's not "recap" it's "reset". You've missed the entire point of my post, Cranky. Rain and Sons are liars. Here's a new one. Frank (the recruiter) told my husband he would be paid $10/hr for orientation hours. Now they say they don't pay for orientation hours. Good companies pay their drivers for orientation. These guys are crooks! Why the support for Rains, Cranky? Do you drive for them or do they pay you to sit on your computer and say nice things? Now I'm cranky!

 

I would not make judgement on any company within the first 5 days.. This is my 4 cents!

 

Well it's now been 8 days since hire. Looks like he's got a few stops in norther cali (produce) then heading back to OK. He won't make it (not enough hours) so he'll do his reset a few miles out of last delivery in OK. So estimating he'll be back to Rains main hub in Perkins, OK by maybe Monday? So, to sum up working for Rains and Sons:

-no orientation pay (3 days) even though their recruiter will tell you $10 an hour. The do pay for lunch and hotel in Perkins, OK and get you there by bus
- pay is .34 per mile, not .36-.42 as advertised
- lots of stops
- after last drop you sit for 6-24 hours waiting for a call from dispatch to where you're headed next
- You can only get fuel at Loves
- After 10 days OTR my husband turned in just under 3000 miles

I know what your'e thinking, "the driver must be inexperienced" or "he doesn't know how to log" or "he must have done something wrong", "he's disgruntled." All not true. He went into this job very enthusiastic. He said everyone in the office made him feel at home and welcome. But then he got on the road. They lied about orientation pay, the lied about the pay rate and they gave him crappy loads so he got very few miles. This is disheartening. We just moved to Austin from LA where he drove for a FEDEX contractor for 6 years. He thought Rains and Sons would be a good move. Relocating drains your finances and he has no check this week. And who knows if they'll hold any of his pay for the runs he did do. The stress this company has caused on me and my husband is sickening. I don't know how these people sleep at night.