Carrier's DOT rating-a concern?

They will NOT last much longer with a score that low,

don't waste your time !!!!

 

Is not the concern of ruining "my score" (CSA 2010?) related to *failed* inspections, not passed ones?

So they'll close shop due to CSA 2010 enforcement & poor score? What if recent efforts (see PP: external audits, encouraging Level 1's) bring score down?

They are passing Level 1's since the compliance review.

 

If you will give the name and city of the company, or their dot #, I will look at their stats and give you my honest opinion. If you don't want it here in the open, PM a moderator and have them pass the name/ number to me in private. You need 50 post to PM me, but you can PM a moderator anytime. They will be glad to pass on the message.

 

PM sent to bullhaulerswife, to forward to you.

Thanks for the offer!

 

I sent you a PM.

 

Interviewed carrier this week. I don't think this is a good fit.

It seemed that they'd decided to hire me before meeting me. As if the meeting was an orientation, not an interview. One guy commented about running 1000 miles/day & not logging load time. A driver has mentioned logging load time Line 2.

On pay, they do percentage. However, it's an odd arrangement, which short-changes the driver IMO. From gross load revenue, they take out fuel & tolls first, paying about 25% of the net (what remains). I've heard that fuel & tolls can be about 25% of gross. If so, then you're paid 25% of 75% (remaining after trip expenses). That's 18.75% of gross.

I don't like the deceptive way in which drivers are paid. Drivers evidently don't always understand their system-no surprise! With governed trucks (new to me!) running 66 MPH, you either have too few miles to make dispatch happy or too few hours to run legal. Hiring a driver sight-unseen tells me their desperate.

It's very sad to have to turn down a position. I can afford to drive for 18% of gross, while getting experience & safe miles. But, as everyone has pointed out, can I afford to work for such an (unsafe) outfit?

From a helpful PM (thanks stranger!) I received:
"Once your personal score goes up, you will be unemployable. "

How does the driver's personal score work? I think you're dinged for OOS. Even if you do all you can (pre-trip), a Level 1 can get you an OOS. Are Level 1's more likely with an ISS-D of 100?

 

Everything that is found wrong with the truck or you is counted against you. If you have a flat tire, tail light out, and a bad log book, you receive points for all infractions. There is a total to what you can receive on one check, but I don't remember the amount.

If you drive for a carrier that does not take care of their equipment, you receive the penealty just the same as the carrier. That is why you have to check the ISS-D score, and pull up all their ciatations and inspections. If you see a pattern of brakes, lights and tires, plus many log violations and speeding tickets, then you will probably soon be unemployable because of them.

If the company has a high score and pre-pass, then you will get red lighted into the scale most of the time. If they dont, many times there is someone entering the company DOT number into a computer as you are pulling onto the scale, which will probably result in a red light and inspection if someone is available to do one. These days you have to do all you can to protect your record.

Recently I have passed on two part time jobs I would liked to have had because of high scores. When I checked their violations, there were too many tire, brake, and light tickets. This let me know they do not keep up their equipment. I would be paying the price for their cheapness.