Thomas and Sons Distributors and 'Tone from the Top'

Calamity Jane · Jul 8, 2018

Aghosn said: ↑

Southern California freeways are crazy. That is probably a statement that most people with any experience on those roads would find a reasonable description of reality.

Today, however, I encountered behavior that can only be described as outrageous, reckless and borderline criminal.

A Thomas and Sons Distributors tractor with no trailer came up onto my bumper at about 75 - 80 miles an hour in the fast lane and sat on me at 10 - 15 feet in an obvious tailgate violation west bound on the 210. When I motioned the driver to back off, I was met with even more aggressive driving tactics. Cutting me off with extreme, erratic lane changes in very tight traffic at high speeds. Hand gestures with offensive intent, etc, etc.

My guess is that the driver and his accomplice in truck number 20420 over medicated themselves today with too much crystal meth......but that's only a guess.

The owner of this company and its employees are put at tremendous risk with this kind of behavior.

From what I've read about the owner, however, this could be a 'tone from the top' matter. That means that there is complicity and will-full blindness from the top that could give the drivers a false sense of reality.

Watch out for the guy in Thomas and Sons Distributor's Truck number 20420! He and his accomplice are dangerous.
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Next time, move out of the way - problem solved.

Lonesome · Jul 8, 2018

Calamity Jane said: ↑

Next time, move out of the way - problem solved.
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yeah, that's it....

Calamity Jane · Jul 8, 2018

Lonesome said: ↑

yeah, that's it....
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Someone comes up behind me I get the hint. Otherwise, bad #### can happen...

TB John · Jul 9, 2018

Frank Speak said: ↑

“Sternly worded email”

I concur, and I shall help you! Send this to the owner:

“Dear Sir,

Your company driver in truck abc can just go up an ally and holler fish!

Further more, I have a good mind to buy myself a raspberry snow cone, come knock on your door and when you answer, bite the bottom out of the cone, suck out all the juice and hand you nothing but the ice! What do you think about that?!”
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You sir, have a diabolical mind!!

Scooter Jones · Jul 9, 2018

Pete_’inaPete’ said: ↑

I happen to also drive for this great company and after nearly 40 years in this industry I am not too surprised that this sometimes does occur. However the over reaction and libelous insults from this post not only are insulting to the other drivers from this company and to the terms and conditions of this site, but also to its professional managers and owner who are amongst the most scrupulous in the business.
You can’t go around suggesting without any evidence that controlled substances are being used or that the head of the company is complicit and aproves of such behavior.
Furthermore a 2 prefix is an owner operator and not a company driver which would have a 1 prefix.
Bad and antisocial driving is a small problem in the industry best dealt with by individual company safety officers as well as by police officers when these incidents occur.
Driving Safely
Pete-‘inaPete’ happily at T&S.
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Don't mean to correct you, but...

Prefix 1 are company
Prefix 2 are Lease Operators
Prefix 3 are Owner Operators

Btw, this recruiting video is a real puff piece

Long FLD · Jul 11, 2018

Scooter Jones said: ↑

Don't mean to correct you, but...

Prefix 1 are company
Prefix 2 are Lease Operators
Prefix 3 are Owner Operators

Btw, this recruiting video is a real puff piece

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