Have you been abused by a company and want to tell your story?

I must have scored over the years. I started doing this in the 80's. Been with 4 outfits in that time. Shortest was 7 years. First one, I moved from Alaska, so had to leave it. Second, just put up with average nonsense for 7 years till had enough. 3rd, saw the writing on the wall and left just before they sold out. Good place, just the owner was wanting out. Went to hell after he sold it. Dodged that bullet. Now here at my present one for 8 years, and no intention of even looking elsewhere.

 

Exactly Cowpie. I have worked for Two OTR companies in lower 48 and 3 in Alaska. Whiners will whine anywhere

 

Most that ##### are lazy and have entitlement issues. These companies owe us paychecks and safe equipment to operate. If you have those 2 things shut up and drive if not move on to a different carrier

 

I once drove 1956 miles round trip 3 times to pick up empty trailers. Oh wait, they were new trailers for a customer of ours.

 

Where do I begin. The company I work for doesn't placard hazmat. So after getting my endorsement and LearNing the requirements I flat out told them I would not so it anymore. A driver was sent out in an out os service truck with a Crack in the frame and multiple other chasis related problems. I often am forced to work 10+hours with no break. Haven't eaten lunch or had a break in about 30-40 days. My equipment trailer is too small so the back axle is consistently loaded heavy and it wasted tires. No a/c in the trucks. Puss poor wages. The guy that trained me loaded my trailer wrong, about 90% front heavy, I didn't know any better at the time. and it flipped over while pulling out of a driveway across a highway and the crown in the road was enough to over load the suspension and it flipped. During training. Had that held against me for years even though it wasn't my fault. Using chains/binders not rated for the weight. I could go on and on. The fleet manager doesn't know a thing about commercial trucks so I have to do his job and many others on top of mine. Moat of my problems were remedied after my research. But still dealing with the HOS problems and management being incompetent about commercial vehicle regulations.

 

Might add this is my motivation to work for myself

 

I'd like to think they'd get David Duchovny to play me, but more likely to be David Spade.

 

And why is it again that you work with those conditions?

 

Have to for the sake of my family, I've applied every place around me and can't seem to get hired. 25 years old with every endorsement, 3 years exp, good driving record, not clean but good. For some reason still can't get hired anywhere else. When doing the research for starting my own company I called about insurance and getting insured, even without a clean record isn't a problem. The rates I was quoted were all around 7-7400 including liability, 500k cargo, personal liability, the whole nine yards complete coverage top to bottom. I have two not at fault accidents in my personal car where I was rear ended on 2 different occassions. I'm thinking that's what's getting me. Might add the company I work for has the same 3 strike insutance policy most places do and I've never been on the short list. By 3 strike I mean once you get a 3rd violaton you're uninsurable