I know of South Holland.....159th st and such. Just curious if there was a burb I never heard of.
Triple AAA Trucking
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A couple of major takeaways:
1. They are not Russian. They are Croatian. These are the same people from the Bosnia conflict in the 90’s. They like Americans and, there are a lot of them in Chicago. The same as there are a lot of Black people in the South and a lot of White people in Iowa. If you’re a flaming racist, unconfirmed White nationalist or just hateful towards hardworking immigrants, either get over it or keep it moving.
2. She’s right, they pay for very, very little. Almost everything is on you regardless of if you rent, lease or bring your own truck. They may pay up front but, it’s coming out of your settlement. They will break large things like the insurance deductible (up to $2500 if it’s your fault) or fines for DOT driver violations up. If a violation is against the truck or trailer for a preventable issue (ie light bulb) then they fine you also. BTW: I have no speeding tickets and, they quickly and successfully disputed a 2 minute log violation for me. I’ve never been fined (my cousin has which is how I know).
3. Loyalty, a solid work ethic and good communication skills are very important to them.
4. They’re actually nice but, they can get an attitude and get snappy (just like everybody else in operations, in every other company, of any size).
***The only difference is when you snap back you’re not losing your income/contract/job over knee jerk reactions.
5. This place is very similar to Landstar without the Load Board but, they use darn near every load board out there and will go after Freight for you if you see something before them.
6. Most of their “dispatchers” are actually brokers and/or broker’s agents.
6. They have some bad dispatchers and some good dispatchers (Just like everybody else) but, they don’t mind running off a bad one. My first dispatcher/planner was trash and he is not here anymore. I only had him for two months. Numbers were ok but, not what most of their fleet makes. I have a great one now.
7. Nothing is forced. If you’ve hit your gross for the week and you’re done, then you’re done.
8. They have very few company drivers. So few, I’ve never seen one. EVER.
9. After they negotiate your rates, book your load and send you your rate confirmation via email then that’s YOUR load. You communicate directly with brokers, shippers, receivers.
Bottom Line: There is no hand holding here. “Orientation” is 1-2 hours and you’re out. This is an EXPERIENCED owner operator company and, you can make a lot of money here. IF you have a friend or family member here it’s easier because you have someone to talk to.
I grossed 200k from July to Dec last year.
I am a little over 200k now. I gross 7-10k per week. My average take home is 2800 to 5500 per week. My worst week, I ran 2 loads still brought home $1981 after all expenses.
AGAIN: YOU PAY EVERYTHING. IFTA, HUT, Insurance DEDU, Tolls, FUEL, Preventable repairs, Tire damage from nails (but not normal wear and tear), etc.
When I started it was 90% if you bring your truck and 80% if you LP/rent.
They will preplan you to Heaven if you run good. I get preplanned on Wednesday’s all the way to Monday and I don’t talk/text/email my planner until Monday. I mostly use text and email to communicate because of the documentation.
Last I saw the referral bonus was a joke ($250 I think) so I have ZERO incentive for you to come here.
Anywhoo, sorry so long just giving another side from a realistic, current O/Op.
You need a TWIC and Hazmat. You can use a TWIC escort but, that’s not always guaranteed to be available.
Yes, I’m a girly giiirrrl
No, there aren’t a lot of us here but, the Safety Director here is too and she rocks!
Lmk if you have questions,
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Typically I don't make up my mind about a company until I've read several reviews from several different drivers. Usually if there are more bad reviews than good, it's a sign from above.mjd4277, Lonesome and GoneButNotForgotten Thank this. -
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What’s a surprise .
A trucking company run by Russian / former Soviet communists ,
Based out of Chicago that screws the drivers.
im shocked that such a thing happens.
Here’s a news flash; Anyone that works with former Soviet Russian commies or works with any company based in Chicago , is gonna get screwed come payday.
think the hardworking immigrants aren’t racists and prejudiced ?
Accidentally call a Croatian a Bosnian or Russian or whatever because you’re not sure where they are from , the names are all interchangeable, and see how they react . Each ethnic group over there absolute hates all the other ethnic groups . They hate them so bad that after they got through trying to kill all of the other people that were from a different group / tribe than themselves, they all moved to the states because they had destroyed their own countries.Last edited: Jun 13, 2021
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