Mandatory ELD For Mercer...AGAIN!

Jimmy, the guys you see posting or saying the negative things are simply guys like you, your kind if you will. You know the ones, who blame everyone else when things don't go there way. You have proven by your own posts. You got an uphill climb being an owner. But I am sure it doesn't work out it will be because its someone else's fault. Its easy to imagine why no one would want to talk to you on the phone. I bet you would also be. "That" guy in orientation.

 

Read this again, lmao

 

Where did you hear this bullcrap? They were not forced, was landstar forced to phase in for all new hires as well. I don't think a two year phase in forced ,do you? You heard this at the counter right?

 

Skate, I could be wrong, but I believe what he was trying to say was Mercer was "forced" in the way that if the government hadn't come up with the new law, then Mercer would not have had any reason to go to ELDs, phased in or otherwise.
But, I may be totally off-base on his meaning. Wouldn't be the first time. Lol

*goes back to munching popcorn *

 

Nope, I think you are wrong on that. His line about having to use them or shut down the company. Proves that. He implies the government gave them that choice. Reread his post. And think about it.

 

They started making new guys go on them long before the law was passed. To many log book tickets raised the csa score up to high. some of the large better paying customers (boeing and ge for example) won't do business with a carrier that has a high csa score.

You can argue, well then they should have gotten rid of the guys that got tickets, but then your fleet size shrinks, and those same customers won't do business with you unless you have x number of trucks.

 

Ummm, I just want to address this part of what you said for a second. While this is all your opinion, and you have a right to it, some of what you are stating here is either wrong or misleading.

First in first out --- it's actually first empty first offered, and it prevents the buddy system from happening, not sure why you think that is a bad thing.

Sitting around waiting for days to get loads --- that only happens if you so choose for it to happen

Truck stops that have dedicated rows for Mercer trucks to sit and wait ---- again, you're only waiting if you choose to, so why not hang out with some fellow HAPPY drivers and have a cookout

Not being able to source your own loads outside of Mercer's board --- by the time everyone's hand gets pulled from the cookie jar it's rare that you would make out any better I'm sure, but regardless, there really isn't a need to go outside of Mercer, there is plenty of good freight here.

Being put on hold for 15 minutes per call --- well, I sort of addressed this previously, not sure how or why that happened to you, but I'm not sure I've been on hold a cumulative total of 15 minutes

Not having current and up to date information --- they had current and up to date info, they just didn't fully expand on it, which prompted the phone call from you. That doesn't make it wrong, or out of date.

Unprofessional people answering the phones --- again, I've touched on this, I'm not sure what was different when you called, but I've NEVER had anyone be even remotely unprofessional over the phone over there, you must have fallen in the .00001% category

Long deadhead miles --- again, that is totally on you if you choose to do it.

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I'm sure you aren't a complete moron, so this is towards anyone else who may come along and read this later.

A little clarification on the sitting and deadheading. If you opt to take a load to a dead area, that is your fault for booking yourself to that place. If that requires you to deadhead out or sit for days to get out, that's on you, Mercer didn't force you to do it. If you go to California and fail to check on how quickly trucks are moving in and out, again, that is on you, not Mercer. California is well known as being dead then being a hot place then being dead. If you don't check the market conditions anywhere before going to there, that is on you, but ESPECIALLY in a place like California that is notorious in this industry for being hot and cold.

 

Lol, you ever heard of sour grapes? But you keep on replying in the manner you do. It only proves me to be correct in my assessment. Thanks you help greatly