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Discussion in 'Report A BAD Trucking Company Here' started by stayfit, Mar 29, 2011.

  1. Mar 29, 2011 #1
    stayfit

    stayfit Bobtail Member

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    When reading posts on good and bad companies be sure to check out the date of the post. 2009 was an awful year for the trucking industry. No company wanted to let drivers go and pay unemployment tax, then have to re-hire drivers for the "big recovery" of 2010 that never happened. I know of quite a few otherwise great companies that just didn't give drivers miles in 09. And, they had a hell of a time getting some drivers home. Things have gotten better and you should try to look for patterns and trends in 2010 and 2011 posts.
    Also, if you go to Quick Transport Solutions' website you can look up companies by state and get to their safety info, number of trucks and miles driven per year. Do some math. It isn't a perfect science. You don't know the percentage of team drivers, day cabs and pick-ups with DOT numbers, but it's a place to start.
    Just my thoughts,
    Stayfit
     
    stayfit, Mar 29, 2011
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  3. Apr 1, 2011 #2
    CA_Medicine_Woman

    CA_Medicine_Woman Light Load Member

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    Agreed, one should check out the dates of posts here to check out overall trends. However, I disagree that one should ignore older posts. I use trends in specific complaints overall not just to gauge general trends within a company, but also to see how they treat their drivers when times get tough.

    I tried the site you suggested, but I prefer the FMCSA Carrier SMS site (currently free and open to the public). It's way better than the old SaferSys site, and more current (data is within last couple of months, instead of last couple of years). You do have to know the MC or USDOT numbers for the carrier (easily obtained through a Google search), but beyond that it is pretty straight forward. With a little industry experience and knowledge of how CSA rules work, anyone (if I can, you can) is able to figure out most companies.
     
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