BEWARE!Universal Am-Can,Mason Dixon

How the H3ll do you know what he started with? You think a guy who has 25 trucks HAD to have someone give them a start?? WTF? How do you know he didn't start driving a truck himself and work real hard, save even harder, and scratch and fight and build.

My Dad has 15 trucks. He started with a local trucking job and a motorcycle he rode year round. Nobody gave him ANYTHING! He didn't borrow anything, either. He was 18, married, had a kid (me), and had to provide for us. He saved and worked and saved and worked and bought an old International COE and began clawing and scratching his way to what he has now. Why do you think if someone owns a few trucks they MUST'VE had help??

If the company you're leased to is screwing you, why have you let it continue? You have said they're not standing behind you. Well, I don't want any carrier I'm leased to standing behind me. That's a perfect place to stand to make it easy for them to bend you over. Keep them in front of you so you can watch them.

My Dad, Grandfather, and Great-Grandfather are or were O/O's. According to them, the "old school way" you keep referring to is to man up and take care of YOUR truck and YOUR business. It IS YOUR business. Universal contracted you to haul deliver, not repair your truck for you. If you think you are being screwed, you should leave.

 

Nope, read the whole thing. Twice.....and this is what I assume you're talking about. Maybe I took misunderstood, but I thought you two were debating over aspects of the industry and he owns trucks and you drive and own only one. I may have been wrong, though. There was, however, NO place in his postings about anyone giving him a pot load of money to go out and buy 25 trucks. YOU assumed that.


My point was in response to THIS comment that you made.

Why is it an "obvious fact" that he had to have someone backing him? My Dad didn't and he's got 15. He could have more and he used to. He's winding down to retirement now.


You make another assumption here, too. You assumed that he doesn't drive because he owns trucks. I'd just bet he has a few miles behind the wheel, too. Just because Pape own trucks certainly doesn't make him less knowledgeable about the industry than a guy who owns and drives only one truck. He operates a trucking company and so do you. It looked to me like he was responding to you in that vein. He asked the question why your driving a truck makes you more knowledgeable about the industry AFTER your post where you assumed that he didn't drive, but simply had someone give him a bunch of money to buy trucks. So yes, I read the whole thing.


Sorry, bud, we're just gonna hafta agree to disagree. We probably agree on other stuff, though.



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i pulled my first load as a owner 8/13/10, i have my own authority. So, far for my repairs.. I broke down and had truck towed in eau claire, wi.

1. 125 tow bill
2.708 starter
3.500 4 new batteries
4. 2200 exhaust manifold and fix oil coolant leak
5. 35 patch tire
6. 500 oil sensor and #4 acutator fix

Thats over 4,000 dollars, i did not ask anyone for ####. i just got on my computer and find the nearest truck repair shop. I have had my cdl's for 3yrs and only been driving otr for 8 mo. 23yrs as an o/o, and you didnt plan for breakdowns in your budget.....

 

A lot of new O/O's do not plan for the unexpected and even a few that do fall victim of the FIRST BIG $ CHECK that rolls in , do not realize the $ belongs to the truck and buy themselves some TOYS.

When REPAIR time rolls around its OH OH no CASH FLOW.

There are a few COMNPANIES that will FRONT YOU $ for Repairs , at a 25% surcharge , thats more like LOANSHARK than OLD SCHOOL

 

i still say to go get your own authority get out there and pay for you own fuel and bill your own accounts. Then you would appreciate what Universal did for you. If not then get back to company driving or hang it up all together and be a wal mart door greeter.

My dad taught me a long time ago. You pay for your own bills. It's not someone's responsibility to do it for you. Once a person understands that. He/she will see the world in a different light. I expect to pay for my son's bills.....he's 12 though.

 

"You know alot of people have accused me of assuming things on here "

6dogstrukin my post was not DIRECTED at you nor had anything to do with you it was a generalized response to rickybobbys post.

I have READ all your posts , and really could care less about the $13,000 you put into your truck , all you do is whine about how bad the COMPANY is because they will not front you $.