Are there ANY..... ANY Carriers out there at all that are good to their employees?

Well most drivers bring home 1200 after taxes once you hit that 6 month mark. They, pay you for everything like traping, detention, empty miles, etc. I can't speak for everyone here at maverick but I am finding the pay to be very good compared to competitors.

 

nope not with 4 months under your belt '' if you got kids you might want to get a job else where till they are grown

 

really? ??? what do they start at?

 

really? ??? what do they start at?

 

Depends on division. Flatbed is around .33cpm to start and goes to like .42 or something after 6 months. Add to that the 6cpm pay for performance bonus and you are right at 50cpm. Glass division makes a few cents more but not too much. They have to do some extra training.

 

There are a lot of bad companies out there and some good ones, but then again if you are the type of person who complains about everything that you disagree with then you will never be happy with any company.

 

If any company talked ME into their 'fleece' program and then tried to starve me... I'd be creative and take matters into my own hands. Block the GPS system tracker on your truck, there are many ways of doing this ranging from a homemade Faraday Cage to finding the supplied power and wiring in a switch to turn it off at the source... Hint: I've found that they are wired to the key switch of the truck. Then, I'd get some business cards printed up and hire the truck on something local... Haul produce for farmers, livestock, or a hopper... something rather local whereas you could hook to their trailer and pull a short distance. Open a DBA account in the companies name you work for, you could easily say it's for taxes as you are leased on to them as an owner op... Then, make some money using their fuel... F... them is what I say... LOL!

 

darthfanta, I'm hoping you will keep us posted here. Whenever someone posts, TTR-ers go over it bringing their own assumptions, off-topic and irrelevant questions, etc. No doubt that's a turn-off. A lot of drivers get boxed in right where you are. Most unwilling to spend a few $$ on an atty to see if you can walk away... TransAm can cut you loose; you should be able to do the same. Agreements can be renegotiated, too. Not saying that TransAm might cooperate or not. Probably not.

TransAm has you where they want you: pulling their truck at your expense, pulling their freight and making them money, even if you don't.

But keep us posted on what's happening, both between you and TransAm and a new gig.

 

LOL That's a great way to get arrested for grand theft.

 

Look either you're leasing(usually with a buyout contract) the truck and are a owner op(original poster said he was leasing the truck)... Or you're a company man. There are ways and paperwork to get around all of this, and have known drivers to do it. Just what are you stealing? Plus, if you start running up fuel on the lease company... They WILL start running you, period. It's win win win, all in the lease drivers favor. However, you do need to be smart... know the industry, know a little about business.