What is something you hate hearing from a recruiter at a bad trucking company?

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  1. ClassAOldSchool

    ClassAOldSchool Bobtail Member

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    I was wondering, what is something you are tired of hearing from a recruiter, something that you hate the most and makes you hang up right away?
     
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  3. Grumppy

    Grumppy Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    1) "We treat you like family!"
    2) "We pay 52 cent per mile. More than most other companies."
    3) "We give lots of miles. More than the other guys!"
    3) When they use the term "We are a team!" That turns me off big time. The reason I am in trucking is, I work alone. I am a loner. I don't need to work around others. Give me my paperwork and I'll call you when its delivered. If I wanted to be social, I'd work in an office with a bunch of rattling, nosey, noisy people.
     
  4. Frank Speak

    Frank Speak Road Train Member

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    I'm retired, but I always hated "We've got the miles!". That's basically code speak for "You'll be running your arse off to make a decent check". I don't give two squats about who has the miles. I want to know who has the money!
     
  5. REO6205

    REO6205 Road Train Member

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    I haven't listened to a recruiter in a long time but "We treat you like family" just flat scares the crap out of me.
     
  6. Frank Speak

    Frank Speak Road Train Member

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    Oh, they do alright, the red headed step child. lol
     
  7. Opus

    Opus Road Train Member

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    Yep, the old "We treat you like family" is an instant turn off for me. Mostly because most of my family hates me and won't talk to me. I already got enough of that stuff.
     
  8. Frank Speak

    Frank Speak Road Train Member

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    Another red flag for me was if I saw bible verses on their wagons.
     
  9. lual

    lual Road Train Member

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    "We treat you with dignity & respect"

    (or similar)

    :rolleyes:

    -- L
     
  10. REO6205

    REO6205 Road Train Member

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    My family doesn't hate me but some of them are as crooked as Chinese poker. One of my cousins... "Terry, let me borrow one of your end dumps to haul off some rubble." No, he didn't turn it over. He just hauled broken concrete chunks from a foundation removal job and dented the hell out of what had been a pretty good looking trailer.. One of the concrete chunks was huge and it wedged itself in the trailer and cousin forgot to mention it. I had to rent a jack hammer to get it out.
    Another cousin..."Terry, can you bring your stock trailer out tomorrow and haul a bull to the sale for me? My trailer has a busted door." The reason his trailer had a busted door was because the bull was insane and would head-stand anybody and anything that got in it's way. That included partially open trailer doors. I got a new door out of the deal but I had to pay for it myself.
    "Terry can you come down and bail me out?" I haven't heard that one in a while but my standard answer used to be "Sure, just sit tight and I'll be right there" and then turn over and go back to sleep. Usually I'd never hear from them again but I might have to fist fight them at the next family reunion.
    "Treat you like family?" Please, no.
     
  11. Grumppy

    Grumppy Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Well, for me, it aint about real family. But its the indication that they treat you well, then you get there and after 3 months, you're getting the shaft left and right. So, its the insinuation that they treat you well. If they have to tell you that, you know they're lying to you right off the bat.
    I mean, family is tight.. they hep each other. Nothing closer than family. We'll do anything for family. They want you to believe that the the company owners, managers etc will be "tight" with you. Will bend over backwards to help you when you get in a fix.

    In my experience, if they aren't already known for "treating you like family" they probably wont. They're just using a line because they ain't already known for it. If they have a good reputation, they aint got to tell you that.

    We treat you like family.. we're paying 52 cents a mile!
    I'm thinking... :rolleyes:
     
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