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Sharkey Transport-Stay away!

Discussion in 'Report A BAD Trucking Company Here' started by stlouiemike, May 13, 2009.

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  1. May 13, 2009 #1
    stlouiemike

    stlouiemike Bobtail Member

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    I know all companies lie, but Sharkey takes the cake, 1st they say on website $1000 gaurantee, when you get to [FONT=&quot]orientation they tell you they
    don't do that anymore, they tell you they have dental but they don't tell you not for
    a year and 3 months, they have you sign a contract to pay back the orientation pay
    and cost if you don't stay 120 days and then they tell you they hold your paycheck 2 weeks. There equipment is junk!! They have lots of loads going to piece of crap yards they won't pay tolls around Chicago and soon to be everywhere it looks like.
    Lots of sitting, not many miles, they don't give advances, there is not much positive to
    say about this company, they squeeze every penny they can out of the driver. I wouldn't consider working for them if I were you.
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  3. May 13, 2009 #2
    bs64507

    bs64507 Light Load Member

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    Must have changed since I worked there 2 yrs ago. The $1000 guarentee was the real deal, just had to run 2700 miles a week. I had a newer Mack, had around 45k on it. They had prepass for toll road and all that. But, it might be different now.
     
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  4. May 13, 2009 #3
    Panhandle flash

    Panhandle flash Road Train Member

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    Bummer, was looking into them for when I finally got my year in
     
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  5. May 13, 2009 #4
    wwfd1220

    wwfd1220 Light Load Member

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    i have talked to a couple of there drivers and they seem to be happy..... i dont know, i have really never seen them posted on in this forum. i just figured they were a good company...
     
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  7. May 13, 2009 #5
    ironpony

    ironpony Road Train Member

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    The guy I trained with at a different company ended up there last year. The $1000 per week minimum was real then, along with being home every weekend... things change, yes? Lotsa people sitting, and biotchin' about not enough miles all over, so I wouldn't be so quick to quit. The grass ain't necessarily greener anywhere these days.

    His Mack was a dumper - always overheating. Ran across him on I40 in TX one time... waiting for things to cool down. We had a good laugh about all of that!
     
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  8. May 14, 2009 #6
    stlouiemike

    stlouiemike Bobtail Member

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    After thinging about it I can come up with three good things about them:

    1. Usually you know where your going next before you get to your drop.
    which I like for trip planning.

    2. When you have to sit, they aren't real nitpicking about going to closest
    truckstop, they don't leave you hanging out in vacant lots or next to road.

    3. They are good about getting me home when I need it and are flexable
    on time off.

    So like you say it's bad everywhere now maybe they ain't that bad.
     
    stlouiemike, May 14, 2009
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    Baack Thanks this.
  9. May 14, 2009 #7
    wireman1234

    wireman1234 Light Load Member

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    Wow, you came up with only good 3 things about them and can't come up with anymore. I can tell they don't hire the educated that can spell correctly. LOL
     
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  10. May 14, 2009 #8
    badsey

    badsey Medium Load Member

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    ####! I always wanted to run Mack. Maybe I'll try to find a cherry coal route with 20yr old Mack dumper to run.
     
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  11. May 14, 2009 #9
    eckz

    eckz <strong>"Radio Rambo"</strong>

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    Those 3 things are pretty #### important (big) things to most drivers out there.

    You will sit for long periods no matter who you drive for, right now. It's just crappy out there, stick it out and get some experience by the time you get your year in and get used to doing things the way they do it, you may not want to leave.

    Similar happened to me, with TMC.

    After a while they had to force me to quit (fire me LOL)
     
    eckz, May 14, 2009
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  12. May 15, 2009 #10
    wireman1234

    wireman1234 Light Load Member

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    I ain't got much time out there just a little over 9yrs. You guys got alot less, you will find out what's more important......
     
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