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Frozen Food Express

Discussion in 'Report A BAD Trucking Company Here' started by acetraveler, Nov 27, 2012.

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  1. Nov 27, 2012 #1
    acetraveler

    acetraveler Bobtail Member

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    I have been with Frozen Food Express, for almost 12 weeks. During that time I have been through hell. I went out with a trainer for 7 weeks instead of the usual 6 weeks, We were working with FEMA for Hurricane Sandy and the Nor'Easter. The Friday before last, I got my truck. It is a 4 year old truck that has all kinds of problems-yet it has only 230,000 miles. I am thinking it used to be a local delivery truck, or it had been sitting out in the yard for a long time. Since the time I had it, in two weeks, I have had it in the shop 4, yes 4 times. That is totally unacceptable. I drove for FFE for 8 months in 1997, and I only had the truck in the shop 1 one time. What the hell went wrong? I guess I really pissed someone off or it was just my luck, I haven't decided. The run I am on now I picked up in Cactus, Texas, heading for two stops in California. When I stopped to sleep last night, the headlights were not working right. I waited til this morning to do a proper pre-trip and noticed the drivers side headlight was out. I took it to the shop and they said there was no power going to that light. After a few hours, I was told I needed to go to the Freightliner Dealership in Flagstaff, AZ. I was hoping and Praying that the scales were closed because I was driving illegally. Only one headlight was operable. I got to the Ftl Dlrshp, and was told that it would be at least two hours before they could even take a look at the truck. Meanwhile, my dispatcher is thinking about taking the load away from me. Normally that would not be a big deal, but this load is my ticket to go back home. I am really low on my meds, and I am due home time, yet if they take this load away, then I will no be going home. If you are thinking about coming to FFE, my advise is DON'T!!!
     
    acetraveler, Nov 27, 2012
    acetraveler, Nov 27, 2012
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  3. Nov 27, 2012 #2
    Balakov100

    Balakov100 Road Train Member

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    As far as the Truck thing goes. That's just 'luck of the Draw'.
     
    Balakov100, Nov 27, 2012
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    Dinomite Thanks this.
  4. Nov 27, 2012 #3
    123456

    123456 Road Train Member

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    Hope things improve.




































    Anchors Away..............:biggrin_25514:
     
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  5. Nov 27, 2012 #4
    Dinomite

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    Calm down guy. You ran into a bad patch and hopefully it will work itself out. Hope you get home to get your meds and take a chill pill. Its trucking things are not going to always go our way. There's always tomorrow. Look up my friend.
     
    Dinomite, Nov 27, 2012
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  7. Nov 27, 2012 #5
    Chinatown

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    FFE isn't making money putting a bad truck on the road. It's just one of those things that happens.
     
    Chinatown, Nov 27, 2012
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  8. Nov 27, 2012 #6
    Trucail

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    That's not really bad.
     
    Trucail, Nov 27, 2012
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  9. Dec 2, 2012 #7
    TruckingTim

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    FFE is a pretty good company to cut your teeth with but once you get experience there are plenty of other good companies out there. When I worked there my problem was I didn't get along with my DM and that created several problems. The problem with your truck is just bad luck. I have seen brand new trucks sitting on the side of the road.
     
    TruckingTim, Dec 2, 2012
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  10. Dec 3, 2012 #8
    bigblue19

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    I'll take my chance with a new truck over one some yahoo beat up before I got in it any day. Got my truck brand new almost 2.5 years ago and have never been in the shop for anything other then PM service and 1 recall issue that took 4 hrs to fix. The last used truck I had to drive had air leaks, shorts, and battery issues and a taillight with bad wiring that no one would fix.
    Bad luck? negatory, The company knew that truck was a POS when they put him in it. Unless FFE does not keep service record which I highly doubt.
     
    bigblue19, Dec 3, 2012
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  11. Dec 3, 2012 #9
    Jorihe84

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    so what exactly does FFE gain by knowingly putting a bad truck on the road and jeopardize failing loads and losing money? Please give me a detailed explanation
     
    Jorihe84, Dec 3, 2012
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  12. Dec 3, 2012 #10
    074344

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    I always read that after you get experience, it's time to apply to a good company. I would like to know what company fits into your "good company" model?
     
    074344, Dec 3, 2012
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