What is the Primary reason you have quit a company?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by xlsdraw, May 6, 2012.

  1. FEELTHEWHEEL

    FEELTHEWHEEL Medium Load Member

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    In this order. Money, Dispatcher or DM, Home Time, Poor Equipment, A Hole Co Driver, Different Laws in Different States, Tolls, Tornado's, Snow, New York, No Parking, And Back To No $$$$.
     
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  3. Jarhed1964

    Jarhed1964 Road Train Member

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    1. Lying

    2. Complete and total disrespect for HOS rules (got tired of having to turn off the phone after running 24 hours straight, decided I wanted to go legal)

    3. Junk (and I mean JUNK) tractors and trailers. Can't believe I didn't get popped in Kentucky.
     
  4. al_huryn

    al_huryn Medium Load Member

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    1. Money/miles
    2. Piss poor equipment
    3. Company not taxing properly, I really don't want IRS issues.
    4. Dispatchers telling me how to drive rather than doing their jobs properly

    I no longer drive for mileage pay so it's not an issue anymore for me but certainly for others it is.
     
  5. The Bird

    The Bird Medium Load Member

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    Junk trailers, poor home time, and as an 11 Western driver I found myself in Jacksonville and Tampa. 11 Western turned into The States West of the Atlantic.
     
  6. AZS

    AZS Honk if anything falls off

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    ooh ooh I love this game.

    slow wagon in fast traffic

    As for why I quit swift it was because of low pay and low miles. no complaints otherwise.
     
  7. MSheets

    MSheets Light Load Member

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    Schnieder - Took all of the NC and eastern TN drivers off of the Sears account. We were told it was because they were not making enough profit, because we were all top pay. They replaced me with a driver making 10cpm less. I went from making $1014 and home 3 days a week to having to stay out for 2 weeks OTR and only making $700.

    US Xpress - Low miles

    Cargo Transporters - Added cameras in the cab to watch the local and regional drivers 24/7.
     
  8. ramkatral

    ramkatral Heavy Load Member

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    Well, I quit Truck Service mostly for equipment. Decent company. Nice people. They treated me well and I made a decent living. But their trucks are just falling apart and the shop sucks. Disappointing for a decent company to screw itself over like that.
     
  9. Wargames

    Wargames Captain Crusty

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    Muney, muney, muney.
     
  10. Bumper

    Bumper Road Train Member

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    Lying and crap equipment. And I tell them up front during their orientation that they get 3 strikes and Im gone.
     
  11. dancnoone

    dancnoone "Village Idiot"

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    Eventually, you'll move to 2 strikes LOL

    I think many of them take advantage of the 3 strike crowd.

    I've walked on strike one, when it involves my money.

    As long as they don't try to steal from me. I allow a bit of wiggle room. Steal from me. And I'm gone.
     
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