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Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by justme1540, Apr 14, 2009.

  1. justme1540

    justme1540 Bobtail Member

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    Have any of you ever heard of a company called Wheels Unlimited located in Rush Springs, OK? They are a company that hauls horse trailer's. Apparently all it takes is a diesel super duty and desire.
     
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  3. psanderson

    psanderson Road Train Member

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    DOT# 1387459, 113 drivers, 118 trucks. Fined by the federal DOT $77,660.00 in 06/2008 for false logs, drivers with no CDL's, no annual inspections on vehicles and many more things. Driver out of service rate at more than 4 times the national average (it appears as though just about every driver that is inspected is placed out of service). Vehicle out of service rate at almost 2 times the national average (it appears that approximately 70% of the vehicles are placed out of service during inspections). Rest assured if you go through a scale/inspection station with these people you will be pulled behind and inspected and in all likelihood be placed out of service. 95 drivers placed out of service in the last 30-months. Many drivers issued moving violation tickets as well.

    It appears that this is a bad company for whom to work unless you want to be shut down all the time.

    From a retired federal DOT official
     
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    justme1540 Bobtail Member

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    Thanks for the information. I'm just curious, how do you get info like that? Also, I'm sure you just prevented me from making a B I G mistake!

    Again...Thanks a million!
     
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    psanderson Road Train Member

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    There are things I can tell you and things I can't
     
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    rookietrucker Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Here you go>> http://ai.fmcsa.dot.gov/Safestat/SafeStatMain.asp
    Just enter the DOT number or the company's name.




    That's not very nice of you, we are here to help each other. It's public information on a government website.
     
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    psanderson Road Train Member

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    Not where I went to get the information. I never use Safer. Where I went has more data than Safer and I didn't post everything I found therefore my previous statement stands.
     
  8. RickG

    RickG Road Train Member

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    That company rang a bell then Rush Springs brought it back clearer . I've read posts on hotshot forums two years ago about them ripping contractors off . You don't want to haul horse trailers anyway . The rates are low as it is but when you deliver it you have nothing to bring back so the actual rate is only half what they say . Same with RV hauling . A couple of years ago you could pull trailers to OR or CA and get trailers coming back . Not any more . A few old experienced hands are still making it but that's about it .
     
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    otherhalftw R.I.P.

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    You missed the opportunity for a soundbite test for Hollywood. The correct response was: If I told you, I would have to kill you! LOL
     
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    psanderson Road Train Member

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    I'm not Tom Cruise and I never flew an F-14, just A-4's and A-7's. The ones I killed were hiding in caves, in Hanoi, and on the Ho Chi Minh trails. That is after we blew all those holes in the jungle with nothing else there. That's what you call military intelligence.
     
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    otherhalftw R.I.P.

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    From a fellow veteran, and now the newest "enemy of the state", thankyou for your service to this great country!
     
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