TMC

I have been looking through some of the forum posts and have been wondering if anyone has completed TMC orientation and has any more information to offer?

Have looked through a few posts and even read Old School's post and have been wondering if there are any TMC drivers on the forum?

I just got my pre hire letter from them yesterday. May have a little bit of information for you. What would you like to know?

Hey Michael, I'm not sure if we have any current TMC drivers in here or not. Out of curiosity I was wondering if you've ever read through Steve C.'s Diary about his orientation and training at TMC? He had to leave TMC due to some change in his circumstances at home, but he enjoyed his time there. If you haven't come across that one it's worth taking a look at it.

Thanks for the replies, I was wanting to know more about TMC orientation, what they have the student do from a day to day basis and then the 5 weeks your out with a trainer. I have spoken with 2 recruiters and really like the equipment, but want to know more about it in depth.

Thank you Old School. I will check that out.

I have read many reports of TMC demanding drivers fudge log books and run well outside the 14 hour window.

Originally they were my first choice for a company but after reading all these reports I took them off the list.

Again this is all stuff I read on these forums so have no first hand knowledge but might be worth investigating.

I have read many reports of TMC demanding drivers fudge log books and run well outside the 14 hour window.

Originally they were my first choice for a company but after reading all these reports I took them off the list.

Again this is all stuff I read on these forums so have no first hand knowledge but might be worth investigating.

I'll have to disagree with that one. I've known a few of their drivers over the years and TMC runs a legit outfit. They take pride in their equipment and their reputation as well as their drivers. I'm not saying that a driver there has never violated HOS rules but I have a really hard time believing they push for it.

I have read many reports of TMC demanding drivers fudge log books and run well outside the 14 hour window.

Nate, that is an interesting thing you based your decision on, and may I ask what kind of forums you were reading? It would be next to impossible to fudge your electronic logs , and since TMC is using electronic logs just how in the world do you think the drivers were being "forced" to do such a thing? If you believed everything you read on those forums you are referencing it surprises me that you are still pursuing the trucking industry at all, because it is nothing but mean and nasty cruel dictators who couldn't give a damn about their drivers. Wouldn't that be just about the way you would sum up what you've been reading?

Welcome to Trucking Truth Nate!

Boy are we gonna be a breath of fresh air for you!

I am glad you guys chimed right in on this.

TMC was the first company I called back in August when I first starting thinking about going OTR. The #1 reason I called them first was because they claimed to be veteran friendly and being a veteran I liked that. The second reason I considered them first was because they were based out of Iowa and it was fairly close to home (Wisconsin).

The truckers report is where I read most of the claims.

I did not know TMC used electronic logs. Your right electronic logs would make that very difficult. So either the threads I read were very old or just disgruntle ex-employees. Maybe will do a little digging and see if I can find them again and see how old they were.

I did not know TMC used electronic logs. Your right electronic logs would make that very difficult. So either the threads I read were very old or just disgruntle ex-employees. Maybe will do a little digging and see if I can find them again and see how old they were.

Nate, unfortunately the Truckers Report just allows people to post what ever they want to on their forums because a nice juicy slanderous report always gins up business for the web site. Unfortunately most of what you read there is nothing short of slanderous. It actually turns my stomach to go over there and see some of what is allowed.

You are going to find a completely different approach to discussions about trucking and trucking companies here, and we will do our best to help you out any way we can. There is a reason that Brett started this web site, and that same reason is what inspired the name for it. He wanted to help put out some honest helpful information for folks like you to base their career decisions on. The internet is a great place, but there is a lot of stuff on it that just isn't right. One thing you will learn very quickly about truck drivers, especially new ones, is that they completely misunderstood what they were getting into when they started, and they almost always blame their former employers for their failure, when it was clearly a lack of understanding of how to manage the crazy demands of the job.

TMC is very veteran friendly, the owner is a Marine. Several other companies cater in their own way to veterans as you've seen on their trucks and trailers. Not to mention, TMC was and still is one of the best load securement classes it there. Several other companies have based their training programs off of the TMC model.