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My experience at Central Transport

Discussion in 'LTL and Local Delivery Trucking Forum' started by Oi!, Sep 15, 2013.

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  1. Nov 18, 2013 #51
    realdesertkickin

    realdesertkickin Heavy Load Member

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    Hey OP, that's my experience as well, I been on 2 weeks...But I don't care though, I came from worse times and places...
    I think the trick is to upgrade everytime you switch jobs!!! lol
     
    realdesertkickin, Nov 18, 2013
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  3. Nov 25, 2013 #52
    Superquack

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    I just spotted a Central tractor pulling a vitran trailer
     
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  4. Nov 25, 2013 #53
    Oi!

    Oi! Road Train Member

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    Yeah, I saw a Pjax trailer in the yard here in Orlando. I wonder what happened to the pay for Vitran guys.
     
    Oi!, Nov 25, 2013
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  5. Nov 25, 2013 #54
    carl320

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    I've been seeing it pretty regularly in Chicago.
     
    carl320, Nov 25, 2013
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  7. Nov 26, 2013 #55
    wilfredbacon15

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    Does most of the truckers on that company had a bad time there?
     
    wilfredbacon15, Nov 26, 2013
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  8. Nov 26, 2013 #56
    Oi!

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    Only everyone hired after 2008. That's when they slashed the pay big time. Every Central terminal has a handful of "old timers" who's paychecks are not too far from what you could make at a decent company.

    When I worked in Toledo there was a guy that had been there since 2007 (an elderly man in Central years). He had the same run as me. Worked the same hours as me but made way more than what I used to make there. Why? Because when the economy took a dump in 2008 they cut top pay for all new hires from $23/hr to $19/hr. They stopped paying 40 to 50 cpm and started going with "flat rates" which were nothing more than a smoke screen to distract morons away from the fact they were now making 30 to 33 cpm. Everyone hired before this period was "grandfathered in" and got to keep their old payscale. I'm assuming that's what happened with Vitran drivers.
     
    Oi!, Nov 26, 2013
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  9. Nov 27, 2013 #57
    wilfredbacon15

    wilfredbacon15 Light Load Member

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    Okay, Now I know the reason about it. Thanks Oi!
     
    wilfredbacon15, Nov 27, 2013
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  10. Nov 27, 2013 #58
    ACH1130

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    Wow man that's bad, no wonder they can't keep drivers
     
    ACH1130, Nov 27, 2013
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  11. Dec 11, 2013 #59
    Jhoss625

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    I started for Central last week and quit Tuesday morning. I told the terminal manager that the tractor I was driving needed new steer tires. One of them was cupping bad and the other had a bounce to it that made the whole truck shake. Needless to say on my way back to the terminal, one of the steer tires blew out as I was going down the interstate. I told them that the other tire needed to be replaced too. They said they weren't going to. I quit right then and there. It's not worth it.
     
    Jhoss625, Dec 11, 2013
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  12. Dec 11, 2013 #60
    Mack185

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    I've worked for outfits like that in the past and it definitely sucks. I now work for one of the biggest chemical distribution companies in the world running LTL and they are so safety conscious it can borderline ridiculous sometimes. If ANYTHING needs fixed, all I have to do is mention safety and its getting fixed. Of course, when you haul Hazmat 98% of the time it's a good idea not to play around. The only thing that I'm not a fan of is Speedgauge.
     
    Mack185, Dec 11, 2013
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