Any info on MCT (Midwest Coast Transport)?

Discussion in 'Motor Carrier Questions - The Inside Scoop' started by woofless, Jul 31, 2008.

  1. woofless

    woofless Light Load Member

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    I posted this question in the Company DAC section for MCT but decided to post it here in case more people will see it.

    I drive for a small fleet, and have recently been informed that the boss plans to lease all of his trucks on with MCT. He's had financial issues and I imagine this is his "plan B" for staying in business.

    I read the posts on this company with interest but am wanting to know a couple more things. We've already been told our trucks will be turned down to 68 MPH (they're currently ungoverned.) What else is likely to change? Should I expect a qualcomm or computerized logbook or other such things?

    I chose to work for a small company because I dislike being micro-managed and Qualcommed to death....I prefer to be left alone and trusted to do my job properly. The company I work for has had its share of problems and truth be told, I've put up with more than many drivers would have. But I did it because at the end of the day, I liked the people I worked for and the family atmosphere of a small company.

    I view MCT as a "larger company"....am I going to totally lose that family-style atmosphere?? I understand we'll keep our same dispatcher, plus some of MCT's fleet dispatchers, but overall we'll be under MCT's set of company rules. I am apprehensive....if I wanted to work for a Werner or a Swift type company, I'd go there. Is this what it's going to be like??

    How are the miles for a team? And does MCT ever run loads to Florida?

    Any info is greatly appreciated.
     
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  3. kurbski

    kurbski Light Load Member

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    I called them and asked about there training and talked to a driver who runs a few trucks with them. From what I can tell, they are alot of small companies running together independent of each other. The driver I talked to ran plenty of miles from coast to coast,had a 600hp,18 speed and ran 4 or 5 weeks straight pulling a reefer.

    They do come to a terminal in Sanford Florida and get nursery loads down here seasonally. It sounded good, but I wasn't interested in being gone for a month at a time and was told most of their freight doesn't come down here enough to get me home sooner. I would call a few of the companies and ask how they run. You can search for different fleet operators here. http://www.midwest-coast.com/index.cfm?ptype=article&article_id=27
     
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