Any opinions about "Magnum"?

you can look up any carrier on "safestat" if you have the complete name of the company, city and state they are based in.

 

i just remember it slipped to borderline poor. not quite but almost.
its hard for me to really consider my viewpoint as negative twards here since the pros usually outweighed the cons for me personally, times i get frustrated yea, but that just comes with the territory i think and the lifestyle and having a conscience of what i give up sometimes, what one guy dont mind another will find intolerable. i can also say there has been a lot of drivers who left and came back. i have been moving a little better lately, little frustrating getting outa the cities lately since i dont live here anymore. like i just wanna mention again, everyones pros and cons list will be different, the occasional stuff they do that dont make sence will vary driver to driver, i notice they do run newbies better sometimes, not sure if its luck or on purpose honestly. i know if i really thought i could do better or have it better elsewhere to have balance, at this point i either wouldnt be here, or ready to commit and drive my own already. for the most part i have to guess if stuff dont always work like clockwork its just the chaos of the biz and trying to steal from peter to pay paul, they make attempts to please which isnt always possible when you got a bottom line and keeping hundreds of people in work and rolling. maybe i am just in a better mood tonight..heck if i know. maybe next week they can all go to hell in hondas for all i care...hahaha i would like to see a little more competitive pay or feel honest compensation for sitting sometimes, but i try to remain positive and typically if you are a straight shooter or give n take they will accomodate n give you load choices if they got em. theres been a time or two they gave me a few extra bucks for going above the call of duty, being easygoing, or doing what no one else would or could at that moment, granted that really shoulnt be expected or abused. i learned young from my parents and the corps sometimes theres a job to do and dont expect much more than self satisfaction, and you cant put a price on integrity either though. yea i still got stories, like the time they persuaded me to take another drivers truck from fargo to deliver a valley city load with 6 hours of unload time, pretty sure i made it clear that wont happen again. its just not right even though i got detention n my assigned rig was n the shop for i wouldnt want someone up in my bizness. or that last post i was pretty frustrated n burnt out and didnt make it back for honest hometime i was planning cuz they just sent the load and i didnt have the hours n caught guilt from the girly, but i still try n keep my sanity, it is what it is here sometimes i guess. i still think i would recommend someone at least givin this place a shot if they live in the area and wanna be home and are not doing this to get rich.

 

I checked Magnum's safestat rating. I'm not quite sure how to interpret the graphs below but based on what I read on the website this seems to be a pretty good rating. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

Also, Ground Pounder seemed really disgusted at his per mile rate. How do any of you other Magnum drivers feel about your pay per mile?

Carrier SafeStat Score History

Carrier Accident SEA graph has been temporarily removed

Carrier Driver SEA Value History

Carrier Vehicle SEA Value History

Carrier Safety Management SEA Value History

 

Well, the long and the short of it is that I am ok with my rate. Would I be happier with a higher rate? Of course I would. But as a new driver with no experience, as the saying goes, you have to start somewhere.

Besides, like I have said over and over again.... if you make 35 cents a mile, but you are only getting 2000 / wk, you'll make $700. If you get 30 cents a mile and you are getting 3000 / wk, you'll make $900. Rate is important, but mileage is what counts in the long run. Heck, someone making 45 cents a mile sounds real impressive until you find out you are only going to get 1200 each week.

So yeah, I'm ok with it.

As far as the interpretation of those scales, what they basically indicate is that the company is making some real improvements in their operations and their day-to-day activities and incidents. They are pretty good to begin with, and they are getting better.....

 

JLDII, congratulations on getting your truck and I'm glad to hear you feel you made the right decision. To me, making the right decision is more important than pay or anything else. You have to feel you did the right thing or you won't be happy. Most of what I've read on this forum about Magnum is positive. They do seem like a good company and I'm thinking that I'd like to drive for them.

I do have another question though. Ground Pounder stated that Magnum does not pay for stop-offs. If that is true, do the drivers have to load/unload at these stops?

Once again, congratulations to you, ScooterDawg and all the other new Magnum drivers who got good jobs in this tough economy.

Best wishes to you and be safe out there.

 

not sure its quite $15 a hour actually might be less depending on the load, the detention is usually a pain to get inless your hauling turkeys cuz thats the only time i see it usually, they seem to be getting better though about stuff even though it dont start til 3 hours after bumping the dock and a few mins late or not preloaded..forget it. layover days at 25-$30 a day actually,. i had a friend sit at the turkey place and since they rescheduled it, he got screwd outa like 15 hours pay, and then they just gave him the 30 bux. but on the plus side i sat at the supervalu freezer once sleeping and playing video games and ordering pizza and got like 16 hours detention, sucked since it was 20 miles from home n on my time off but crap happens. they also stopped paying for deadhead home, i been run 120 miles or so cuz they didnt have anything and i was ready to run, i appreciate they brought me home though instead of making me sit, so its another thing of it is what it is, cept i didnt like having to drive from bismark to fargo, or fargo to the cities unpaid. i whole heartedly agree this is a excellent place to start, i got lucky when they hired me because i wouldnt have found a better fit anywhere else to start. i convinced a good friend to come here from another company where he was making almost twice i was starting out and did have the miles and extra pay, but he was never home and his girl was forgetting what he looked like and was in a stripped down truck that wasnt very comfy.


magnum always pays for lumpers tcheck, they dont really pay you to unload because they dont want you doing it. it is only like 10 bux a hour and not even worth turning in sometimes. i have gotten loads where lumper service wasnt available, and they passed on more than that to me though. solo cup loads are good for that if you dont spend the ten hours live loading it and forget to bring pallets to convince them to exchange and not load it on the floor. they have even gotten better about just sending lumper monies, guess they dont like being woke at 2 am or something...lol. i bet the times i had to touch freight in over 2 years here can be counted on one hand though. its nice working with a small group of people and after they go home at 5 i dont get bothered. sometimes wish i could get loaded on weekends, inless im at home.. 5 oclock fridays rolls around im either home or better go buy some movies n the nearest truckstop...lol.

 

I only asked because I am curious, it dosen't change my mind about wanting to drive for them. I'm just trying to learn as much as I can about the company, just as I would for any occupation.

When I drove for Central Freight Lines, they would bring you into their Dallas or Houston terminal. You might get there around 8 pm and not get a load until 1 or 2 am. Didn't get a dime for that either but I still made good money. If they hadn't went belley up in the 90's I might still be with them. They have tried to come back but are just a former shell of what they used to be.

 

Jack,....Glad to here your doing well,....If you get through R.L.,...I'll buy ya lunch,..And talk fishing!!!