Tribe Express

I can say Ms. Joy was nice to work for equipment was nice , never any problems with maintenance when we were out , dispatcher was good but did go through several through the year last one was good. However we did leave there in Feb to return to the oilfield in Texas cause the pay wasn't good and we never sat anywhere....just the way it was dispatched I guess nearly put us in the poor house , thank god for the oilfield and scraping by is a distant memory!

 

We have Tribe guys come in and out of the warehouse I work at. They seem pretty happy. They run at all hours. All their stuff is automatic Peterbilts. REAL NICE stuff. They bring the majority of our reefers. "A Native American Woman Owned Business" on the side of her trucks lol.

 

My wife and I have been at Tribe for a few months and they've done everything they said they were going to do and more. Started in an old truck, and a month later was given a 2018 KW straight from the dealership. Miles haven't been great, but teams are paid salary and we've always been paid on time and the right amount and then some. I guess it's not for everyone, but this is by far the best company we've worked for in a LONG time.

 

Friend son works for them and he has been there for years. says they are good.

 

She's not that hott. She can eat crackers in bed I could care less. She's probably part owner of a casino or gets casino $$$ and all kinds of spiffs perks and tax breaks from the good ole U.S GOVERNMENT

 

Tribe Express is a rotten place to work as a driver. Some of the DMs act like they're bipolar. They can't keep DMs or drivers. The planners do a terrible job. They run you hard on one load, and the next run you like you're recapping your log. It doesn't make sense really. You will spend half the week at shippers and receivers waiting to get loaded or unloaded (most weeks). You will never ever see the 2500 to 3500 average miles that they preach as gospel from day one. Most weeks you will get 1500 to 1800 miles, and $15 an hour after sitting free for three hours first. You can forget about getting home on time ever. Usually you get home 24 to 48 hours behind the time you requested off. They tell you that everywhere is like that, even though that's not true. Tribe doesn't offer short or long term disability insurance to their drivers, so you better hope you stay in good health. The people on here that defend their practices, or just call drivers that speak up here a liar, work in the office. Many have driven a truck in the past and have had accounts here for years. I was told that by several of them on day two. Right now they are celebrating driver appreciation week by having cook outs everyday. The only problem is that most drivers (98%) won't be able to make it by the office for the meal. Basically the office folks are having a cookout all week for themselves

I don't care if you choose to work there or not. I just want to warn drivers so that they are better informed on what to expect.

 

That's something I've never understood the companies that have a cookout for drivers when the majority of the drivers will never be there. You would think they would give you a gift card for a meal somewhere

 

All the companies do that. There are a few good ones out there that actually show their appreciation better, but they are falling by the wayside. It seems most companies are all being run the same way these days. Bend the driver over and stick it to them. The days of mom and pop companies that actually cared about their drivers, and the driver's families, have pretty much disappeared. In the next 10 to 20 years drivers will be replaced by autonomous trucks. I enrolled in college the other day. It's time for me to finish getting my degree, and start a new career after 30 years of driving. Good luck to you.

 

Autonomous trucks will still need a person in the cab. The same way a train needs a conductor

https://www.trucks.com/2017/06/14/self-driving-trucks-need-drivers/

 

It’s the same way with airliners. They can practically take off and land by themselves, but still require two pilots at the controls.