Day & Ross is scary as hell!

Sounds like Central Transport.

They tried to pull that no lunch crap on me. I told them if they didn't like it, they can fire me. I work 12-14 hours, I'm eating. Next thing I knew a bunch started taking lunch break.

Trailers got yanked out of doors with forklifts in them. One of the dock bosses got his ankle broke when a forklift ran into him. No heat at all and it was zero degrees out. Everybody always yelling. Made good money, but had to put up with major BS. Turnover rate was higher than OTR drivers. Two months and there was all new faces. Those kind of places are a joy to work at.

 

Just got a call from a day and ross broker.
2007 international
Offered 32 cents a mile.
I asked about waiting time and he avoided question.
12 days on 2 days off (14days)

What do you think?

 

I wouldn't worry abt the waiting time, it only contibutes 5% to your overall paycheck, but $0.32 come on. If you have experience, $0.40 is the norm. On second thoughts, if you have been trucking for 23 yrs, you already know that eh?

 

Day and Ross was our first contract. They play big games with the Fuel Surcharge. Basically, they collect it from the customers then post to you how much you will be rebated in the terminals (at a fraction of what they are charging). The owner settlements never have the fuel purchase record from the oil company attached. They create their own spreadsheet at the prices they are rebating you.
They need watching because they will short pay kms/miles, drop work hours "in error" and charge you more fuel than you have used. It's a real fight to get your earnings paid, even with iron-clad proof of a pay error.
The insurance premiums are outrageous.
Our manager friends at another company that does interline work for them occasionally says they will short pay their invoices if they pay them at all.
Many games to save a few bucks and it isn't only the drivers.

 

Exhidiver QUOTE>: I have never seen a company that tries harder to get people injured or killed.

One of the dumbest statements on this board in 2012.

 

That sounds as though he is running close to cost by handing almost all of the profit to you. Beware of mechanical issues with the truck because it may affect whether you are paid or not.

 

I meant post as reply to you, EHB.

 

This was posted about a YEAR ago, and you're just now making that statement? Interesting.....

 

Got a point to make?

Interesting....? Not really, 2 or 3 other members had posted on this thread which brought it to my attention. To be PC, then it's the dumbest thing posted on this board in 2011. Happy?