HeartLand Express Unaccountability

carramrod32 · May 6, 2016

Hey OP do a little research next time and not depend on a recruiter to be 100 percent honest. There job is to sell you on the company. Do they lie, bend the truth, or whatnot, yeah some do. How about accountability on your part? More details would be helpful.

KriegHund · May 6, 2016

Some cheese with that

KriegHund · May 6, 2016

Recruiter is synonymous with BIG FAT LIAR.

pattyj · May 6, 2016

PastTrucker said: ↑

ABSOLUTELY.....
I attended orientation based on my discussions with my recruiter.
And I know.....good luck.
But hopefully my posting will help others with decisions.
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Companies will pay for your transportation if say you didn't get hired during orientation but to leave on your own well then you pay for your way back home.Of course they should pay but that's how the industry is.I would chalk this up as a lesson learned and don't trust anymore companies or recruiters.

PastTrucker · May 7, 2016

tucker said: ↑

What did they lie about?
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I made myself clear to the recruiter that I don't like driving overnight. Plain & Simple. I don't mind starting out at 04:00, driving until 20:00 if necessary, but not overnight. He said that I need to expect overnight occasionally. Ok, I accept it. At orientation I was told 85-90% overnight driving.
I came to orientation all geared up & ready to hit the road for at least 4-6 weeks without the need to be home. I was authorized to rent a car in order to bring all my gear. At orientation I was told that I would only be reimbursed up to the cost of a bus ticket.
I was told to get my med card updated. I did. At orientation I was told I needed to get my med card updated at their provider, at my cost.

I understand that recruiters tell you what you want to hear. I ALWAYS ask questions, and verify info, IN WRITING through e-mail. I understand that I have a choice to continue after discovering I had been sold a pile of #### or leave. I understand that I have a fat chance of being reimbursed my expenses, and actually don't care. That's the cost of learning.
What bothers me the most is then being ignored. Passed onto person after person for accountability, and getting none, especially from the CEO Michael Gerdin.
As I stated in my original post, truckers need to be treated with respect, dignity and above all, honesty. The #### piles on day after day, hour after hour, all the way from your dispatcher to shipping & receiving.
I have always been anti union, but if there was ever an industry needing a good union, it's the truck drivers.
Enough said, good luck and God bless to all of you truckers out there.

reefer75 · May 7, 2016

PastTrucker said: ↑

I made myself clear to the recruiter that I don't like driving overnight. Plain & Simple. I don't mind starting out at 04:00, driving until 20:00 if necessary, but not overnight. He said that I need to expect overnight occasionally. Ok, I accept it. At orientation I was told 85-90% overnight driving.
I came to orientation all geared up & ready to hit the road for at least 4-6 weeks without the need to be home. I was authorized to rent a car in order to bring all my gear. At orientation I was told that I would only be reimbursed up to the cost of a bus ticket.
I was told to get my med card updated. I did. At orientation I was told I needed to get my med card updated at their provider, at my cost.

I understand that recruiters tell you what you want to hear. I ALWAYS ask questions, and verify info, IN WRITING through e-mail. I understand that I have a choice to continue after discovering I had been sold a pile of #### or leave. I understand that I have a fat chance of being reimbursed my expenses, and actually don't care. That's the cost of learning.
What bothers me the most is then being ignored. Passed onto person after person for accountability, and getting none, especially from the CEO Michael Gerdin.
As I stated in my original post, truckers need to be treated with respect, dignity and above all, honesty. The #### piles on day after day, hour after hour, all the way from your dispatcher to shipping & receiving.
I have always been anti union, but if there was ever an industry needing a good union, it's the truck drivers.
Enough said, good luck and God bless to all of you truckers out there.
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I agree 100% but this industry all it cares about is how much money they can squeeze out of the driver before replacing them.But to be honest it never has changed since I started just gotten bigger and worst.

Air Breeze · May 7, 2016

PastTrucker said: ↑

I made myself clear to the recruiter that I don't like driving overnight. Plain & Simple. I don't mind starting out at 04:00, driving until 20:00 if necessary, but not overnight. He said that I need to expect overnight occasionally. Ok, I accept it. At orientation I was told 85-90% overnight driving.
I came to orientation all geared up & ready to hit the road for at least 4-6 weeks without the need to be home. I was authorized to rent a car in order to bring all my gear. At orientation I was told that I would only be reimbursed up to the cost of a bus ticket.
I was told to get my med card updated. I did. At orientation I was told I needed to get my med card updated at their provider, at my cost.

I understand that recruiters tell you what you want to hear. I ALWAYS ask questions, and verify info, IN WRITING through e-mail. I understand that I have a choice to continue after discovering I had been sold a pile of #### or leave. I understand that I have a fat chance of being reimbursed my expenses, and actually don't care. That's the cost of learning.
What bothers me the most is then being ignored. Passed onto person after person for accountability, and getting none, especially from the CEO Michael Gerdin.
As I stated in my original post, truckers need to be treated with respect, dignity and above all, honesty. The #### piles on day after day, hour after hour, all the way from your dispatcher to shipping & receiving.
I have always been anti union, but if there was ever an industry needing a good union, it's the truck drivers.
Enough said, good luck and God bless to all of you truckers out there.
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When I drove for Heartland Express I figure about half my driving was Night time driving. That's to be expected with the way they operate. You should count yourself lucky you left when you did. HEARTLESS, HEARTBURN SUCKS! Just because a recruiter lied to you is no reason to expect them to reimburse you for your troubles. This company doesn't care about the driver's working for them. Why would they care about someone who didn't even work for them? Good luck on your next job.

Canned Spam · May 7, 2016

I'll never forget what they did to their drivers, as far as idling, when fuel was $4.00 a gallon

Toomanybikes · May 7, 2016

I understand that recruiters tell you what you want to hear. I ALWAYS ask questions, and verify info, IN WRITING through e-mail.
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So you got it in writing that they run only overnight occasionally? You got it in writing that they would pay for the rental car? I kind of doubt they would put any of that in writing, but if they did, take it to a lawyer and file a breach of contract suit.

At two years in, you ought to know how these mega-crap companies run. We talk about it here all the time. They tell you whatever crap you need to hear to get you in the seat. They drag you to a worthless 3 day, often unpaid, orientation. At the orientation they send you to their doctor to evaluate what risk you are to their company. They fail to pay any extras they promise. And, almost all the work is overnight short runs for small bucks. Nothing new to this forum, but thanks for reminding us all.

MACK E-6 · May 8, 2016

TROOPER to TRUCKER said: ↑

The only guarantee in trucking is there is no guarantee!
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It's certainly guaranteed that recruiters and dispatchers are chronic liars.

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