Andrus Transportation

but I should take the bonuses into account, because from what I've been hearing Andrus has several attainable bonuses, maybe you can elaborate? If so, its not really fair to just go by CPM if there are good bonuses...

 

When I was with Crete, they would offer up to...UP to 3 loads to choose from, to me it was kind of a sneaky way to get you to choose a load, most were 1 or 2 low miles and 1 with better miles, and the one with more miles was often an undesirable load. New Jersey, or Atlanta, or something with a very late appointment time etc. I did have a bad experience with Crete, but that does not mean they are a terrible company. Just not a good fit for me. I was with them when they had a pool of dispatchers and not DM's, I hear they have DM's now, and that might be better, I had one dispatcher that got me into LA and he was determined to keep me there doing nothing but shags, I had to go from western regional to the national fleet just to get out of LA. I spent 4 days in LA shagging loads.

 

Andrus does have mileage bonus, safety bonus, and fuel use bonus (idle). They do have an idle policy, but in orientation I asked if I was in a hot zone, like Texas, or Phoenix, what then, they did say, they will not hold idling against you in extremely hot conditions. My bunk heater was MORE than enough in the winter, I did not idle at all this past winter.

 

yeah I'm the same way, can easily get by without idling in the winter and don't mind being a little cold, but I have to idle in the hot weather like Texas or California etc... hard to sleep when hot. yeah that LA for 4 days sounds terrible.

 

I drove for them! For about a Year and a half!!! They do not pay you all your money they hold out for everything and faults pay sheets ! showing very low pay and also has no concern as to you receiving you check on pay day!! Trucks are very slow and old wore out!! you will also get stuck somewhere and sit.... You AC goes out in the Mohave!! it is 125 out side But driving in the Truck going back to St George, UT it get to 145 degrees or hotter. I was sick from the Heat and it was not even noon , I called and told them they had to fix it cause I would not make it... Mrs Andrus! The payroll Head of the operations. Told me NO!!! You will Drive it back here! NOW!!! Standing in the petro... Service area ! on their phone!! I will get a Bus ticket back to Texas!! I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS DEATH TRAP SO YOU CAN SAVE MONEY ON REPAIRS! Well the guy fixed it there!! And Thank you again for that!! after being away from home 6 months, I got back to TX, Emptied my truck and took it to the Dallas Yard! Where I got it...So my check was docked for not taking it to UT. and they charged me for other crap that I paid for!! If the officials was to go thru their cam of things I would get all my pay coming to me and it would run around $36,000., Driver old and New Stay away from this company!!!

 

They no longer have Mrs. Andrus there, they have a bunch of brand new Volvos, with I left, it was on good standing, I would go back, sorry you had a bad experience, buta lot has changed since you Rourke for then apparently.

 

It's hard to keep up with all the crap companies anymore without the Internet!! Thanks!!

 

Wow, auto correct sucks. I just looked at my last post here. Atrocious!

 

Well, how did it go with Andrus? Are you still there?

 

I drove for Crete in the good ol' days (2004 - 2006). It was good then. After the horrible lawsuit, everything changed, a lot. I didn't know how much until I went to an orientation for Hunt Transportation. I feel sorry for the drivers there now.