Is TMC going Under???

I pop mine every morning....No matter what! If it's been idling all nite, I shut it off and check the fluids and belts...No exceptions, EVER!

I have found developing problems more than once over the years that could have cost me plenty.
Opening the hood and checking these things and giving the whole unit a good once over is a discipline that any good driver does as a matter of S.O.P. If you don't do it....You should!

 

you can't listen to the recruiters! they will tell you any thing to get you in.
they get paid for how many people they bring in. I have a friend that just left there and he was trainer. he told me to stay away (things are looking real bad) He loved wroking for tmc.

 

I had my serv. postponed for a couple weeks. I'm approaching 50k, now. Glad you got your unit's problems worked out during a reg. sch. serv. I would like to do the same w/mine.

 

I agree 100%; though I can not say I ALWAYS do that. I always check lights, leaks, tires, leaning, & a several other selected items daily; tho I only check under hood about every 2-4 days, because I know what to expect in oil pressure/usage from my unit and if that varies it alerts me, but generally after I get to know my truck I know what to expect out of it.

Do I raise the hood everyday? Yes, if I feel there is the need to look at something. Do I raise the hood EVERY morning? No, not usually. If I'm in my usual unit, it's not really necessary, because I know my truck & the sounds it makes.

SHOULD I raise the hood & do a full-fledged PTI EVERY morning? Of course I should! And so should YOU! Am I going to do that? Yes, I am. At least once a week, & probably more than that! Because I like to KNOW that my stuff is working, so that I avoid the attention of "interested parties".

 

If TMC goes tits up,the driver will be the last to know.

 

I would expect no less from TMC. Though I DO hope that does not happen for at least a year, or so. Surely, though they can do better, than Arrow did, right? Well, I KNOW they can, but WILL they?

 

If TMC is having cash flow problems and the the Bank cuts off credit. It could happen any day. Trucking is a dog eat dog world. The Trucking Industry is being burned to the ground.

 

anyone notice how empty it looks at the Indy terminal. They didn't have anything i needed from tires to fuel additive. Mechanic told me they are downsizing everything to Des moines? I'm very nervous where the company will be in 6 months. They have always treated me right.

EXPECT THE WORST HOPE FOR THE BEST!

 

they took a steer tire off another truck to put on mine last time I was there. I didn't have a problem getting fuel additive but have never been able to get tire chains there.

 

It would be preferable to put a used tire with equal wear on the steers rather than pair a new one with one with some wear .