Well this is certainly good information about Mercer! I appreciate guys! I was wondering since the guy I spoke with Mercer said that they are primarily a flatbed, stepdeck hauling company, how expensive are those types of trailers? I have never pulled one but am certainly not afraid of pulling any type of trailer necessary to make a living!
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I have a question. How good would Mercer be for someone who doesn't have a computer in his truck to access the load board? I've got a buddy that is a bit older that doesn't have a pc or the internet. Personaly, I think he is a little intimidated by the whole technology thing. He used to be leased with a company that did have an online load board but whenever he'd call in it's like he got the "bottom of the barrel" freight that nobody else wanted. He'd let them know where he was and when he'd be somewhere so something could be set up for him. They'd say they had nothing but whenever I'd look on the load board for him there was all kinds of freight. He called them out on it several times and now is no longer with them. At the moment he's considering Mercer and Pacer Transport so I thought that I'd get on and ask for him.
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Thanks LBP, I will let him know. I see Mercer trucks come into the truckstop where I do my layover and just haven't had a chance to talk with any of them. He's talked with a few Mercer O/O's in the past and they all seem to be happy. But, then again, they may have been the ones that have been there for a long time getting all the good stuff.
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I am with Mercer still.. I've been there almost 4 years now. I'll agree that Landstar seems to be a sore word around Mercer but I do not pretend to know how or why..
There are plenty of people at Mercer who do not like L/S and their politics.. I never worked for L/S and in all likelyhood never will. I'm content where i am. My $$ is always there, freight is a roller coaster, sometimes hot sometimes cool..
You must have your own trailer # Mercer, though they will help you get into 1 if you do not already have 1.. As for the refusing loads and going to the bottom of the list.. This is absolutely false! You are in complete control of your operation, they do not force any load on you, and will never complain that you've been home too long, sat too long, or turned down too many loads..
There arn't a lot of ways to get around the first in first out system, agents can get in hot water for trying.. So "knowing" a agent won't help you get good loads (unlike L/S).. Hope this helps.... PM me if you want more info!TennMan Thanks this. -
When I was in LS orientation there was a guy there from Mercer. He had been with Mercer, then LS, then Mercer and back to LS where he said he planned on staying.
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I have meet a lot of oo drivers that were with Mercer. Never ever heard any bad things. This is rare!! Say has anyone heard of Ace Doran hauling and Rigging? Good ,Bad,or ugly?
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