TNI gets Bolt's Goat

Wasted Thyme · Aug 4, 2021

Goat lives matter.

Opus · Aug 4, 2021

Indeed

keebler13579 · Aug 4, 2021

Only till they become food

UturnGirl · Aug 4, 2021

Frank Speak said: ↑

With all that time off available, I’m surprised their drivers don’t spend more time in Kentucky. That’s what I’d do.
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Never after dark....

Frank Speak · Aug 4, 2021

Wasted Thyme said: ↑

Goat lives matter.

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I may have told this story before, but I'm old (VERY) and forgetful so forgive me if I have. There used to be a bad arse motorcycle rally in the Florida panhandle that made Thunder Beach (Panama City) and Daytona look like church choir get togethers. They locked the gates at night and it was anything goes. lol

Anyway, many years ago there was an incident a few miles down the road from the rally involving a pilgrim and his exploits with a goat, if you get my meaning. It was all over the news. The rally was a couple of weeks later. A clever vendor made a small FORTUNE selling t-shirts that said "BAHHHH MEANS NO!". lol

Shackdaddy · Aug 5, 2021

UturnGirl said: ↑

Warning: long post. TMI on TNI.
Tomorrow marks one year anniversary with TNI.
Time for a review of the company.

Pay 3 stars Benefits 1 star
Pay is ontime and accurate. Solo Pay rose from .44 to .47 pm plus .02 a mile safety bonus each month 11,500 minimum driven. Haven't gotten my full 3k signon bonus yet because it is awarded $500 at a time if 12k miles run in a month. I've lost track how much I've yet to earn because this distribution method is whimsical. Still, I've averaged 3k miles per week. Benefits are pitiful. Accessorial pay is a joke.

Loads. 4 Stars.
Loads average 1000 to 1200. Run Laredo to Detroit corridor or southeast. No northeast and rarely west of I-35. 50/50 drop and hook. Essentially forced dispatch. I have yet to flat out refuse a load, but am often accommodated by being allowed to relay loads for various reasons. Delivery appointments are rarely strictly on the minute but are more often scheduled within a window.

Hometime: 5 stars
Hometime is TNI's claim to fame. As little or as much as you want up to 29 consecutive days at a time which leads us to...

Equipment and other whimseys. 3 1/2 stars
The trucks are relatively new and well maintained. When you take hometime, you empty your truck and when you come back you get another one, even if it is only for 2 days. Big pain in the butt, and less than sanitary. On the upside, you never have to sit around waiting for a lengthy repair at the oc, just get another truck.
You must get Def, oil, washer fluid etc. At oc else pay for it yourself and get reimbursed. One of the improvements they made is the Def is now self serve and available even when shop is closed at most locations.
Fuel stops are the big 3.

Driver treatment. 4 stars
Everyone is respectful and actually cheerful, even fellow drivers. Maybe because we are all pretty darn happy with our work.

I'm free to choose my own routes as long as not adding ridiculous miles to a run.

The ocs are sorry little dumps with single stool bathrooms and sometimes a single shower which I am loathe to use. Except for san sntonio, they have 1 washer and dryer each, but they are free and really efficient.

Road facing cameras, and the usual buzzers, bells and horns for lane variance and following distance with unicorn detecting collision mitigation. Annoying but manageable. I have yet to have safety contact me and "school" me on my driving habits.

However, I'm worried about some new cameras they are installing and retro fitting. They still are not driver facing or voice recording. But instead of buzzers etc they will have a computer voice nagging you like a mother-in-law in the back seat. "Slow down! You are following too close! Oh my gawd, you have exceeded the speed limit"
Yep. Comparing speed with highly inaccurate Google speed limit data. Besides being annoying enough to make you want to pull a Garth Brooks, I'm worried this signals a new era of safety department micromanagement like at jbhunt. Now I don't know how it will play out, and I may be borrowing trouble, but piss me off with that stuff enough, and I will start looking for another company.

Conclusion TNI is not everyone's cup of tea, but pay is average and steady, hometime is stellar and job is relatively stress free. But it's a delicate ecosystem that management could mess up with a single policy change.
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Thank You for the wonderful review Miss Uturn girl.

I was just browsing threads looking for info on companies and wasn’t planning on registering and posting here but had to take a moment and thank you for the detailed review.

You’re company may be the one for me.

Quick question if I may ma’am ???

I’m living in the Houston area doing LTL for the last 3 years, never been over road trucking. Retired from the Air Force 3 years ago and got an offer for free driver training from a LTL company and been here ever since. But I’m yearning for the open road and am a native of Virginia and haven’t lived there in 25 years but have family there and would love an OTR gig that allows me to take some home time in Texas, and other times in Virginia.

You think your company would allow that and accept my LTL experience or do they prefer OTR experience ?

Doing LTL in Houston a city with no zoning and warehouses in residential neighborhoods has prepared me for pretty much anything in this business. So can pass the hell out of any type of road skills test.

Thanks again. Loving reading your post.

UturnGirl · Aug 24, 2021

Frank Speak said: ↑

Shhhhh, we can always replace it with one from Mississippi. She’ll never notice.
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Thank God for Mississippi

UturnGirl · Aug 24, 2021

Bolt celebrates his birthday with sweets from Arby's

UturnGirl · Aug 24, 2021

Shackdaddy said: ↑

Thank You for the wonderful review Miss Uturn girl.

I was just browsing threads looking for info on companies and wasn’t planning on registering and posting here but had to take a moment and thank you for the detailed review.

You’re company may be the one for me.

Quick question if I may ma’am ???

I’m living in the Houston area doing LTL for the last 3 years, never been over road trucking. Retired from the Air Force 3 years ago and got an offer for free driver training from a LTL company and been here ever since. But I’m yearning for the open road and am a native of Virginia and haven’t lived there in 25 years but have family there and would love an OTR gig that allows me to take some home time in Texas, and other times in Virginia.

You think your company would allow that and accept my LTL experience or do they prefer OTR experience ?

Doing LTL in Houston a city with no zoning and warehouses in residential neighborhoods has prepared me for pretty much anything in this business. So can pass the hell out of any type of road skills test.

Thanks again. Loving reading your post.
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Thank you for kind words. And thank you for your service. My son retired from USAF after 22 years and is now a dock manager at Averitt. Hella good company if you can stand the management. LOL.

as far as TNI goes, because of the extended hometime options, you must park at one of their yards for hometime. I doubt they have an option in Virginia, but I was surprised to find they had a few slots rented in Detroit, so who knows?

I have seen several megas that have a 2 or 3 months out 1 week off option that might work. Jbhunt for one, but I wasn't satisfied with the miles.

Bumper · Aug 24, 2021

UturnGirl said: ↑

Bolt celebrates his birthday with sweets from Arby's
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Looking pretty clean still too.

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