My TMC experience.

Im just curious what exactly my excuses are? picking up a preload that was overweight? sitting at the shipper? when you tell the people they say either that's flatbedding or apologize. lack of willingness to do the job? how so? I know what my job was and could tarp and strap just as fast and as good as everyone else at the shipper. I also could drive the truck 62mph just like everyone else. You must be used to working your ### off and doing extra unpaid work because of the military.. I too am a vet and refuse to be under paid. If what im saying isn't true.. look at the driveline computers in the terminals and the termination reasons on why people quit.. long hours and low pay or something around those lines...

 

whatajoke1,

Listen if anyone has a legitimate gripe against TMC it should be me. I went to orientation in 2010 and was sent home on day 2 or 3 because I have a VA disability and my doctor was out of the office until the following week so I could not get a letter written up in the time that they wanted. Actually I was told they would give me 24 hours to get the letter and 4 hours later I was sent home via bus. They knew all about my disability because I disclosed everything to my recruiter and they said I have no issues. I have a TBI that made me lose some memory while in Iraq in 2006 they took that as I have constant memory lose even though my VA decision letter stated otherwise, but after doing something else for 4 years and being pissed at TMC, I am ready to pay for a refresher course and head back to Des Moines, IA and try again. Trucking is what you make of it and you have to have patience with the company until you prove your worth. Also confidence in yourself that when you are having crap weeks that you can show them how good of an employee you are that they will want to give you the outstanding loads. I think quitting was a BIG mistake on your part.... but who am I to judge anyway????

 

Yup. That's why I decided again shipping out to TMC (or any other regional or OTR carrier). As I currently have no interest in making trucking a "lifestyle" (be out weeks straight), I decided that It was likely I wouldn't be able to make ends meet. Oh well...if I was at a different stage in life (i.e. A few years ago...I wouldn't have minded being away for weeks at a time), it would have been a different story. Based off all the research I did, I think I'd have liked working for them though. i.e. I like their no BS approach to things.

Good luck going forward Gunner.

 

Yup. That was why I leaned towards TMC there for a bit (most carriers require 2+ weeks away). The homebody in me decided to go the LTL route though (home every night). Hopefully the LTL route pans out. If not, I'll be looking for a Plan B shortly.

 

I don't have to prove my worth to anybody. AND IF I did have to prove something what's the 5 weeks and the week of driving training for? What did they give me an award for? Being the biggest sucker? I'm a truck driver. My CDL license is what's making them money as well as myself. Getting the truck from Point A to Point B safely is my job. Not building sh it at the shipper with a hammer and nails... not constantly fixing the truck. When you get into flat bedding you understand that there is going to be work outside of driving the truck and you accept this by way of bigger compensation. Why would I do flatbed work for the same pay I could make driving a box van?

 

Well being as tho I really like this thread and what it's original purpose was for I am going to ask that we digress from the complaining from former TMC drivers and small insults and get back to YOUR EXPERIENCE AT TMC GUNNER. Again thank you for starting this thread. I was just informed it's going to cost me $1,000 to take a refresher to get my 40 hours that TMC and most companies require because I have been out of trucking for so long.