Paschall Truck Lines

They are a bunch of lying thieves! they wont pay you they wont give your escrow 1 Big lie from day I have attorney. Screw you on fuel leave you without loads especially on weekends. wouldn't give
pm from escrow Employee Owned Lease/Owner Operator Screwed
Heather in payroll wasn't making truck lease payment to cure for almost 2 months but showed taking it out on operator settlement
so Cure leasing took back truck (that's called Embezzlement
Never got your home time! I could write a novel in the 6 months I worked there. If you want the ugly TRUTH my email is thetruckingwizards@gmail.com and ill give you my phone #
so you wont make the same mistake of a lifetime and im being very nice because they wouldn't print whats really going on!

 

What does the term "veteran friendly" mean related to trucking? I've heard it used a lot, but I don't think its been defined in any certain terms.

 

..... It means if you're a veteran driver they won't be friendly towards you
.... They need inexperienced drivers to suck the life out of and feed on
.....welcome to trucking

 

I don't understand why anyone would lease a truck from a trucking company. If you want a truck, save your money and buy one. Lease to own means you make the payments and maintenance for the trucking company, then when the truck is worn out, they sell it to you because they can no longer make a profit running it.

 

You meant to say experienced driver, a veteran is a person that served in the military.

 

That brings me back to my original question. What does veteran,(someone who has served in the military) friendly mean, in concrete terms?

 

Here are some generic definitions, but mostly it's a catch phrase. I think that the vagueness of Veteran Friendly makes people think they will get preferential treatment the entire time of their employment.

Veteran Friendly Trucking Companies
Many trucking companies are veteran friendly. In fact, they often prefer veterans because they have a history of working hard and being disciplined on a daily basis. These attributes translate very well to the workplace. Trucking companies want workers who enjoy their jobs and want to make a difference, and veterans often fit the bill.

Characteristics
The characteristics of a veteran friendly trucking company typically include a willingness to abide by the funding options provided by the Post 9/11 GI Bill. It’s also a willingness to accept drivers who drove trucks in the military and are skipping training to get their CDL license.

 

Well ?? Did Copperhead295 kick the guy in the balls when he got back to the PTL terminal? Its been driving me crazy since April when he posted it. Need a good laugh. Let us all know Copperhead. Did you throw in a few extra moves. Some MMA stuff and then chunk him through a window?

 

First post. I started with PTL in June with a friend and we L/P from Cure. Miles are good but maybe because we team. 5500-6000 a week so far. My complaints are:

1. Pay.
What they don't tell you is when you first start you don't get paid the following week. It takes 2 weeks before you see your 1st paycheck. So you'll always get paid the week you work the following week.
Next is home time/off duty time. If you take a week off thinking you're still gonna get a check on payday....wrong. They hold your pay until you return. Recently had 2 weeks off (personal and truck in shop). They will not pay me for 2 weeks so I'm working now for 2 weeks with no pay. Now my paychecks are 2 weeks behind.
2. Structure
This company is so unorganized.

Find another company

 

"Veteran Friendly" means they have submitted a form to the federal government that says they "appreciate and actively hire veterans", and in return they get some preferred consideration when bidding on a handful of federal contracts, as well as a gold star next to their name. That's generally all it means. Nothing more, nothing less.