MILLIS Transfer no longer what it once was

So you're telling me the official stance of Greyhound is "exercise while driving to stay alert". I would think they'd be more inclined to say if you are too tired to drive you should stop, and then exercise , or more likely rest until you are safe to continue.

 

He's a trainer with the company. When I started back in July, he had to shuffle me back to the Cartersville terminal because my own trainer had some home time in Ohio. So, that means he has been with the company at least 1 1/2 years by now. Playamwj is good people, in my experience.

Also, come on, guys. The camera thing? That is your biggest concern these days? I see tons of other posts in this very section about companies who force leases on their drivers, don't pay them, make them pay for their own fuel with "promises" of reimbursement, leave people stranded for days, etc.... the one single solitary thread about Millis in the Bad Company section is whining about their cameras, ad hominem attacks against people that aren't the actual company, and tales of what it "used" to be way back in the day and that's all you got? Oh no! How terrible!

I used to dispatch ambulances with the exact same camera system in them. They were effective tools for determining whether the drivers were at fault for accidents or incidents. Most of the drivers it exonerated, and a couple it got terminated. You know what it didn't do? Go off when they weren't doing something that SET it off. Going over a bump could do it sometimes. Swerving to avoid oncoming cars, too. Minding their own business? Not so much. We didn't have access to live feeds, because the systems weren't made for that. Could things be different for the trucks? Sure, but it's unlikely.

 

Let me explain some things. You've taken it to another level. You've attacked the Millis family, posting things that are frankly none of our business. You actually searched them and posted these things, none of which have anything to do with Millis Transfer. Whatever happens outside of that company is none of our business, you included. You went way over the line with that, and honestly, it's a little unsettling that you searched out the Millis family.

Second, I do not and still do not believe you have the experience you say you do. Millis is a starter company. That's a fact. Most with years of wheel time don't go to Millis Transfer. They are not a bad company, I worked there back in 2001-2002, and was and am still grateful for the opportunity they gave me, and working with me in Trenton to make sure I succeeded. Mike Millis especially. Whatever he had done outside of Millis is none of my concern. I owe my career to Mike Millis.

I do believe you were either fired or left on bad terms because of the vitriol of your posts. I get it. The cameras suck. I've never had one, hope I don't have one, and that's that. That was their decision to put cameras in the trucks. They want to lower their insurance, nip the bad behavior and unsafe driving in the butt, and that's their right. It's their $200,000 investment plus the cost of the freight in that truck. You could have either lived with the camera or simply found another job. You instead went on a mission to degrade not only the company, which, that would have been just fine. But you also did the same to people who happen to be related to them, or just simply have the last name. I don't know, I don't want to know, because it's NONE OF MY BUSINESS. That brought the credibility you head way down, in my view anyway. Once again, my two cents, take it or leave it. Be safe.

 

Personally, I'd like to know if the owner of the company I drive for has a gambling problem.

 

A 300lb dumbbell might be a safety risk

 

You are going to have to be more specific. Do you mean the kind you work out with or the kind that sits in the seat holding the steering wheel?

 

That was my assumption.