Comments By Bird-One

Are you still around? If so how have you been man?

I put in an app in for FedEx about a month ago. With it being as slow as it is I don’t expect anything to come from i, but last I checked it’s still pending. None of the Ltl’s out here have really been advertising with the exception of Central Transport.

That is correct. Usually on the bottom of the door you’ll see the company name. A lot of the Amazon tractors out here run under a company named Geneva Transport.

The gray Amazon branded trucks are basically an affiliate of Amazon.

Amazon purchased the trucks then leased them out to a carrier, who runs under amazon’s insurance and authority and of course their freight. The affiliate basically bought a franchise with amazon.

So the drivers of those trucks are not Amazon employees, correct?

I’m not entirely sure what you mean by dispatch services either. I’m not aware of any company that really lets their drivers pick and choose where they can go. I’ve heard of no forced dispatch into nyc but that’s about it. I think you are looking for mostly owner operators which we only have one active on this forum.

Was driving last night down the interstate in the right lane. Coming around a slight bend I saw multiple cars on the shoulder with flat tires. One vehicle was pretty much on the line of the shoulder and right lane. I had to get over.

There was semi in the lane next to me but had distance. No one else around really. He had room to jump over in the lane next to him. I signaled and started to shift over. He decide to speed up and start flashing brights.

He decides as he’s blowing past me to roll his window and chuck something out that smack my window dead on. Didn’t crack it which surprised me. Guy had good aim I’ll give him that. I’m thinking it wasn’t his first time doing such a thing. Seems like drivers are getting more and more aggressive out here as time goes on.

I personally don't consider anybody less “tough” if they don’t have want to deal with somebody as trainer who smells like butt, and has breath of rotting teeth.

And, if on top of that he isn’t actually doing much to train. I’d be asking for a new trainer also.

Doesn’t hurt to voice your concerns and give another goal with a trainer if possible. Company can’t fix what they don’t know if nobody is speaking up about this guy.

For me one indicator would be how they conduct themselves in say a distribution center. If they don’t come in driving like a jackel. 4 ways on. Lights off. Not crowding trucks when they are trying to back in and fly by the second they get an inch of room. Not parking directly in front of the check in door. Not stinking up the line when waiting to check in. Being polite with whoever is doing the check ins. I could go on but those immediately come to mind. O and clean truck. Inside and out. Not a pound of garbage sitting in the crevice between the dash and windshield.

Speaking of Pottsville how’s G-town isn’t that where is was out of if I remember right?

How were they way different? Pretty sure we gave pretty much the same responses. Slightly different scenario.

Interesting that the replies were way different when I spoke up about keeping your hands off someone else's equipment.

Yeah something needs to get figured out for these situations. I’m curious Rob how would you handle that situation if it was your assigned trailer? I was actually going to post about this to see what other drivers thoughts were.

Also don't be like this guy.

There really isn't a widely available solution to this problem. Excess snow pack on your equipment will also drastically increase your weight as well.