Does Anybody Know Anything About Auto Truck Transport?

Was just wondering; I’m receiving emails from them every day.
Looks like a pretty good gig, delivering brand new Freightliners to dealers across the states and Canada. Upon delivery, you’re flown back on the company dime to do it all over again, unpaid of course.
It’s a union job so the company pays all your health insurance as well as a company paid pension.
Drawbacks with the union would be that the guys with the lowest seniority always get canned first.
I live literally 10 miles from the Cleveland, N.C. yard.
Does anybody work for this company or know anything about it?
Thank you!

 

Thanks for your reply.

Interesting, your comment about truck sales being down so much from last year; if I may ask, where did you get your new truck sales information? Of course, recruiting told me quite the opposite. In fact, according to the information related to me via recruiting, truck sales are actually backlogged for up to a year; companies that are ordering new trucks actually have to wait this long before receiving a new truck. As a result, there is a big push to “hire hundreds of new drivers”; direct quote.

Of course, I take it all in with considerably more than a grain of salt. ‘They’ want some meat in the seat in a big way and quickly. I do know the ‘economy’ is teetering and things could go south at anytime; truck sales would be affected severely. In fact, a serious recession would likely bring most new truck sales to abyssmal levels, perhaps even to near zero.

When you say that there is no need to rehash the obvious, what exactly is the obvious? Would you recommend ATT to anyone and if not, why? Good to hear that you had some decent opportunities during your tenure there but I’m also catching a dual meaning regarding your judgements via your message.

My biggest concern would be that in a year (or less), being one of the lowest seniority drivers, the layoffs would be inevitable. Having worked as a Union commercial painter for 30 years, I know quite a bit about how it all works; industry type matters little. I promised myself that I will never place myself into a position where layoffs are likely again.

Of course, I realize that the future is guaranteed to no one but still.....

 

Thanks again, Hours.
Yes, I dug up the ATT thread. Very interesting.
There are way too many negative posts all consistantly saying the same things.
All a dealbreaker for me; not a chance would I ever work there.
Thanks for saving me from grief.

 

What a sham... and a shame.

A couple of weeks ago, I took a drive over to the Cleveland yard just to kind of feel things out. I spoke to a few guys waiting for their next assignment. Most guys were understandably wary of who the heck I was and why I was asking questions. One fellow though was nice enough to answer most of my questions. He has been working for ATT for 14 years and he told me his average pay is around $750.00 bucks a week. This is a far cry from the “Average pay of $70,000- $75,000” so blatantly advertised in the company emails that are being generated. This fellow was not pleased with his situation and he told me that he can’t wait to leave.

I guess I’ll keep my current job delivering for Food Lion.