Millis OTR journal

Ya its not a long time but long enough that the control of acceleration is no longer with the driver.

Look we all know my feelings about working here. Its a great company, and I have very few complaints. Im going to keep my 2017 until they basically force me thru BRF and I have no choice lol Thankfully I should be good for at least another 2 years....as long as none of my students blow it up lol

 

Frankly, I don't think it's cool for them to try to control new drivers either. Makes it sound like they don't trust their own hiring process or the training they provide. I didn't realize there were driver-facing cameras in all cabs either. For what? I'm starting to rethink my application.

 

Have to think if you are not behind the wheel and truck isnt running it would be a major privacy violation for Millis or any other company to film you. Sort of like putting a camera in a bathroom stall.

 

I agree.

 

Keep in mind that no company, and no job, will ever be perfect. It will never totally be what you want it to be.

I cannot comment on the Qualcomm issues others have mentioned here, mine did not have the latest update. It did have 7 or 8 distinct personalities, but no update.

About the camera issue that was raised tonight I can only say that from odds and ends I have been told from different people over time I have no reason to doubt it, or the person that relayed it to us. But even before I started hearing things I approached it assuming that if there is a camera looking at you, then there is a person looking at you.

The cameras will NOT go away, only become more wide spread in tje industry as time goes on.

(I'm sitting at the Hinsdale oasis on 294 typing this out and look up to see a Millis truck zipping down the road just now.... Hiiiii Millis *waves hand out window*)

The big brother technology is probably on par with the cameras... not going anywhere, but I really feel as I mentioned earlier you will have an advantage with it over those that came before like myself that didn't have it from day 1 then had to try and adjust to it. Also, like everything else in life, there is a simple work around for at least part of it to get it out of your hair. But I also agree with @MACK E-6 and @keen98 about it. It can and will be a distraction and I also would have a hard time not taking it as not being trusted to safely do the job I was hired to do.

Overall, I still think you have made a good choice. I researched for a little over a year before going with Millis. When you consider the total package of what they will do to train you, get your CDL and get you out on your own, the current pay, and the other factors to you could do a hell of a lot worse. I'm really not sure you could do much better.

That's contradictory, I know. Sorry. Nobody ever accused me of drawing a straight line between point A point B.

@Steelersjunkie Check out that 1st link I texted you last night, the TTR one.

 

I hope there is more to that story that you aren't getting. Otherwise that is BS.

 

I remember once early in my time with Millis I was up early to start running around 4 am. I received a message saying "Truck ____(my number) is still on the watch list" I replied back asking what they were talking about. After a bit of a delay I received a message back telling me that message was not for me and to delete it. I didn't delete it for a couple of days debating what I was going to do. Ask my dispatcher or someone else what the hell was that all about. In the end just decided that I am new and probably under more scrutiny at that point and left it alone.