Tryin out a new company (Maybe)

Edge Transport is a part of The Siemens group. They are just a scab company that has resorted to importing truck drivers from overseas because NO self repecting Canadian would work for them!

 

dont do it buddy---go with q-line out of stoon instead--its where all the smart edge owner ops went--i put my time in there--and could write a book about the people they have screwed over--myself as well after 14 years--please stay away from anything from the siemens group

 

isn't q-line also a siemen's company?

 

please dont tell me they bought qline as well----i wasnt aware of it--wow that is going to piss off a lot of people---i havnt been back to stoon for couple years---hmm they should stick with one company and try and run it right before they buy more

 

a friend of mine was there for 6 months. they cut 10 cents per mile off just so.
as he asked them about how it comes and talked about his contract. the told him when he can not agree with this cut he can go somewhere else.

thast what he did

 

Q-Line is still independant of the Siemens group but is certainly similar in the way they conduct their business.

The pay cut was a like it or lump it deal and alot of guys left beause of it although it was more about the way it was done than the money.

They put it into effect but didnt tell anyone for 30 days so even if you quit they still had your work at the reduced rate for the month and considering that Q-Line's pay was below industry standards for years it was a real slap in the face to those who had been loyal to them in spite of this.

The office staff nor any of the other employees took a pay cut,just the owner ops on the deck side and the attitude was that you're over paid already so you can afford it.

They have since given it back with a very small increase on top of it but its too little too late.

You're basically treated like a piece of meat by young inexperienced dispatchers(but they work cheap) that are more concerned about getting out the door by five o clock than what you might need to be profitable.

Q-Line used to be the absolute best barr none but now they're just as greasy as the worst and the attitude is that drivers/owner ops are a dime a dozen and if you dont like it or dont want to do exactly as we say you can leave.

Personally i think there are way better options out there than Edge or Q-Line especially now!

Good luck!

 

I know this thread is old, but just thought I would add.

I worked for Kindersley Transport, AND Q-Line Trucking, so I can attest to both. Let me tell you, Q-Line is by FAR, WAY BETTER, than ANY SIEMENS OWNED COMPANY!

I was an owner operator at Q-Line and it was, and still has been, the best company I have ever worked for. Why am I not there anymore? I sold my truck to start my new life, of actually having a life, being home every night with my misses. Even if a company paid a ton of money, you get one life, I didn't want to spend 40 years on the road only to realize I really didn't live at all.

Q-Line's biggest fault is they have the attitude of miles, miles, and more miles. Miles is the key to everything with them, they try and get it into your brain that the more miles you do, the more problems you can fix in your life and the more money you will have. If you do more miles, you use more fuel, and wear the truck out that much faster, so really, it just costs you in the end. Plus, there is the legal battle you will have if you ever get into an accident, even if it is not your fault.

Still, what truck drivers, company drivers and owner operators alike, need to be fighting for is more per mile, less miles. Driving more miles under the same old slave wages is called STUPID! Your no different than the machine you run, there are guys who cheat on the logs constantly, and do 18,000 miles a month as a single driver. Remember, your clocking your own odometer too, as well as the trucks. Parts for you are not readily available though, that's the difference. Not to mention the potential lawsuit if someone so much as slightly rear ends you, say goodbye to your life.


They have a lot of positive sides though. I started with them hauling step deck freight running all of North America. I liked it, but I quickly became tired of crossing the border, and all the customs garbage. I became sick of paying $10 just to fax 5 pages to a broker, only to phone them 20 minutes later to see if they have received it, only to find out that they have lost it, and I must pay out of my pocket again to resend everything. Meanwhile, daylight is burning. Q-Line reimburses you for faxing costs and what not, so it isn't a HUGE deal, but still, lost time, more stress and headache.

Q-Line is family oriented, whenever I told them I need to get home because it is family related, I was given an immediate reload or run empty home.

In the summer time when they are insanely busy, you have months where half your miles are empty miles. This is where you make your money, because fuel mileage is high, no paperwork worries = make better time, and it's very little wear and tear on the truck and tires. They have major contracts such as John Deere, Komatsu and just recently, they acquired business from numerous Caterpillar plants in the U.S.

They are one of the few, probably the last, companies that will P.O for an Owner Operator. Once you have been around for a little while, if you need to borrow $3,000 or $4,000 for tires, they will do it for you and you can repay them off your monthly cheque. They will work on your truck in there shop for $80 an hour last I heard, versus about $120 an hour at the Dealership. Simple work is best left for them, because obviously, there is no warranty. I would leave in-frames and rebuilds of that nature to the dealer, get warranty that way. I had a lot of work done by them and not once did I ever have a problem, the work is good considering it is not a dealership.

Do not work for them if you do not have the balls to stand up for yourself. Don't yell and think you will throw your weight around, because trust me, you will be asked for your plate and fuel cards back before you can bat an eye. You have to be firm but yet remain calm. I had a few dispatchers try and push me to cheat, but I simply did not do it. I told them when I would be leaving, arriving, and it is what it is, if they gave me a different load, fine, I don't care.

Yes they had a pay cut which was BS, ANY pay cut is BS in today's expensive to live in world. It has been given back, plus a raise.

I switched to the Canada only fleet and ran that for 2 months before I sold my truck. That was a sweet deal. I had every single weekend off, but I had 10 to 12,000 miles per month, and took home over $1.00 per mile, versus in the 95 cents a mile range running the U.S. Canadian only O/O's are paid more per mile than the U.S O/O's, not fair, but it is that way. You get paid $75 for each Bill Of Lading you turn in, regardless of if you run Canada or the U.S. Some loads have multiple BOL's on the same trailer, so you make better money on those. I usually had about 20 to 30 BOL's per month, so over $2,000 worth of income just for BOL's. This is how you are paid to load and unload. Tarping is $125 I believe. Oversize is paid by how wide and tall the load is, the bigger it is the higher the mileage rate. Last year with the fuel surcharge I was paying $0.62 per liter for Diesel. They also have a fuel bonus, if you beat the fleet average MPG, you get an extra 4 cents per mile for every mile you did in that month, sometimes my fuel bonus was $500-$600, good piece of extra cash.

All in all, it IS still a trucking company. Obviously the company itself makes way more than the drivers do, but that's the same anywhere you go. It was a friendly, family oriented atmosphere when I was there, and I do miss working there. I have considered many times going back to work for them, but I have been off the road, and home every single night in my own bed for over a year now. I have zero desire to be away anymore, life is just to short to be away from your family for weeks or months on end.




What can I say about the Siemens group? They suck, pure and simple. They are cheap, greedy, selfish, stuck up ######## who think they have the best company in the world. They have the attitude of "we are going to crap on you, you better #### well be grateful for the chance to let us crap on you, we are royalty, you do as we say, shut up, and take it, when we are done crapping on you, ask for more"

I am not exaggerating.

The equipment is junk. When they hire you, they ask what kind of truck you want, as if they care. When you get into a truck, it is the exact opposite of what you wanted. If by some chance you do get a truck you like, they are fast to take it away from you. If you get a truck you dont like and you want to switch, you will be in that truck as long as you work there. They will do everything they can to keep you in a truck you hate. 80% of the trucks are 20 years old with over 2,000,000 miles on them. Stinky old ripped up interiors, broken dashes and everything else are the norm. The trailers are just as bad. About 75% of the trailers are old junk. Doors so rotted they will fall off, cracked frames, bad tires, bad brakes, LOTS of electrical issues. It was not uncommon to get 1 or 2 trailers a month where a forklift tire would punch through the floor because the wood was so rotted it couldn't hold anymore.

They bring in more immigrants to North America than a container ship brings containers. Why? 95% of these people take crap, and don't ask questions. They will drive anything, no matter how unsatisfying or unsafe it is, without complaining. They will work for low wages, and sit waiting days for a load, without complaining. It is because of these types of people that carriers like this can still exist. All of us good drivers who have standards and refuse bad equipment and attitudes have moved on and left there. I had about 35 to 40 good friends when I worked there a few years ago, I only know 2 that are still there now, and that is only because they are close to retirement, only a few years out.

my personal advice: Get out of trucking, go back to school, or find a good company that will give you good equipment, and good dispatching, if you can find that, stay in it by all means, whatever puts wind in your sails. Stay far away from any company owned by the Siemens Group. Q-Line has positives and negatives, but overall, a good place to work with nice freight and they are extremely busy, there is never a shortage of work if you want it.