kllm as a company driver beware

I just called KLLM, and 32 cpm is the pay for all solo drivers, regardless of experience.

 

I just made a followup call to KLLM, and was told that they're not phasing out solo positions, but they're putting more emphasis on lease-purchase and regional.

Hope this helps.

 

KLLM recruiters are stone cold liers, they always have been. KLLM is going down, it's a crappy low-class outfit and like most of trucking today they are in a race to the bottom.

Thats just pitiful. truckers made 32 cpm over a decade ago. I expect that in the next few years trucking slaves will no longer be working for trucking minimum wage, or free, but will have to pay the trucking companies to drive their trucks. Actually I think they do, it's called leasing.

 

So true.

But when you think about it, why should they offer more? Some carriers are only offering .25 cpm, and still have plenty of applicants.

I'm not a big union supporter, but without any representation, the "slavery" will continue.

In a good economy, they would have to offer more. Right now people that have been unemployed for awhile will go for it.

"A drowning man will grab even the tip of a sword."

That's what these outfits are, the tip of a sword.

 

I never thought I'd say this. However, truckers need to unite and form or join a good union. When employers behave badly they deserve it. Plus, truckers need representation to make employers be fair. A good union will keep your wages and benefits acceptable. In an industry like trucking, it is the only way to protect drivers from being notoriously treated like slaves.

 

Good Luck at FFE !!!

 

Kllm has been circling the drain since at least 2005, if not before. After getting clear of the Bernie Ebbers and Worldcom backruptcy, the company got involved in some costly lawsuits resulting from accident liability in 2007. The silent partners moved in 2008 (Southern Tire Mart, Utility Trailer of MS) just in time for the collapse of the economy. Kllm is a single customer company (Fresh Express) backed up by a lot of broker freight.

In 2008 they lowered the governed speed on company trucks, began rigorous enforcement of logging regulations and started a campaign to 'steer' long time company employees into lease purchase plans. This coincided with a migration of management personnel from C.R England into the Kllm ranks.

Kllm is notorious for vengeful DAC reporting. The unwritten company policy was that if you were not good enough for Kllm, you were not good enough of anyone else, at least as far as they were concerned. The company publicly praises drivers as the most valuable asset while privately referring to them as pieces of sh#t. If you have ever fallen victim to the level 1 through 5 log violation system, you have seen this in action.

Kllm is a numbers driven company. They have a lot of numbers, especially when it comes to mileage pay. There is one number for the actual mileage between two points, another number for the mileage paid between those points, still another number for the mileage the Qualcomm reports and finally another number that the load planners use to schedule appointments for the drivers. When I started with the company in 2004, a driver was only required to log paid miles. That ended following the lawsuit hysteria in 2007. Company policy changed to all miles driven had to be logged from the odometer.

As I mentioned Kllm is a single primary customer company. The regional operations exist to support the single customer. Here is where a driver will get the most pressure to deliver on time. Safety and operations are always at odds, the driver is always in the middle of that fight.

Kllm paid me on time. That is the only thing I can say good about my 4 year relationship with this company. They are vengeful and spiteful. The company comes first, no matter what the circumstances. I would not recommend them, period. Stay away.

I know from first hand experience that high seniority drivers will report other drivers in an effort to make themselves look good to management. There are more rats in that company than a run down New Jersey tenement apartment building. Recruiters are known to frequent this forum and others talking up how wonderful the company is. Remember, they work on commission and will tell you anything to sign up. Drivers also scam the forums trolling for recruiting bonuses.

 

Hey, 123456, Do you know anything about FFE. I have only seen a few things written about them on here. I know my first job out of school wont be with the greatest company, still waiting for some others to get back with me Shaffer to name one but I cant wait to long . Willing to take my lumps and pay my dues and get some time and miles under my belt and get with a decent enough company but thats along ways away. Most newbies will not make it in the long run but I am a stuborn SOB when it comes to putting up with crap and old enough to know when to shut-up and learn something . Got a little bit of money set aside for the first half of year so what little I will be making at first at least bills will be paid for awhile. I think this is where us newbies drop the ball. Thinking we are going to make big money right now after training is over. For traing I am bringing 100 dollars a week with me plus money in case I have to find a way home wont be because I quit hopefully. So the little I make in traing can go home and help pay bills at home along with money I have put away. I will have enough stress on my shoulders I dont need my fiance on my back needing money to pay bills when there is not any because I need money on the road. I learned this from another thread on here about having enough money to survive for awhile. So thank- you to all of veteran drivers who have given your advice and opions to us newbies and thanks in advance for future advice. Be safe out there

 

F = finally

F = found

E = employment