Trucking Companies Going Bankrupt | Shutdown Updates & What to Watch For
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- Опубликовано: 8 янв 2023
- Trucking companies going bankrupt?! What is going on?
In this video, Ronen shares some of the most recent trucking bankruptcies in North America, and how they got to this point.
Ronen also shares some tips on how to identify if the company YOU are working for could be in trouble, too.
Do you have any experience with companies going under? Leave your comments below and let's talk about it!
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The biggest red flag is fuel card not working. Company not paying their fuel bills on due date and got cut off
Not necessarily, even good companies get their cards shut down
I work for a producer who hauls their own loads (manufacturer), we've had our cards shut off over a glitch.
Yeah our cards glitch a lot. Been at my current company 3 years and I'd say at least twice a year we have fleet wide card issues.
Could be, but can also just be a glitch in the system.
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You forgot to talk about companies that put off maintenance and repairs that is a good sign that they're having money problems
To me that's the one of the major signs that a trucking business is going under
I was told when I first got in the trucking 🚚 industry that if a company starts to let maintenance go and if the drivers are looking tired and shabby It is a high sign that the company is not doing too well at all.. Also that is Apparently what many DOT inspectors also look for as well like Hawks and Vultures
They could also be doing a number of things because they're just doing it for the tax write-off whether it needs it or not and oftentimes you find yourself to be the lab rat for them to test that new s*** on you
This was my first thought.
If you do a good pretrip inspection on a truck or trailer and then find not just 1 or 2 things but a lot of mechanical issues, that’s a company to avoid because they’re skimping on maintenance. And they’re probably skimping on maintenance either because they’re just in it to make a quick buck or because they’re almost broke and can’t afford the maintenance.
@WeThePplWhoRBlackerThanBlu that's 100% correct. I'd rhey can't afford to fix trucks they will have problems down the road, delivering loads and getting paid.
Xpo couldn't provide working dollies. Slip seats were never there all replacement trucks broke. Avoid internationals at all costs! Lol
love your comments. , im a driver for 31 years, i have my own authority, 2 trucks my son and i, i do only amazon work, we are still healthy and going strong, keep my overhead low and trucks are almost paid for, keep up the good info, thanks!!!!!
What would you recommend starting off with? A 26 or 28 foot truck? Liftagte or non at Amazon?
I'm not going anywhere just making sure people start understanding work for something not ask for free stuff because you are lazy people telling me can't work more than 12 hours or can't handle 12 hours because it's hard so we play hard ball
Another red flag is when these companies hire a third-party company to start moving your ELD logs adjusting them to give you more drive time. New drivers beware never allow anybody to adjust your clocks. Some of these trucking companies are getting cute my hiring third-party companies to do their dirty work. But what the driver does not realize is that your cell phone Andor shipper and receiver, and or scale houses are all time-stamping. And God forbid you're ever in a wreck. Prosecuting attorney will eat your breakfast lunch and dinner for you...
Never worth it they don't even appreciate it
Stay away from Goldcoast carriers (Elgin, IL), the company does shady business and runs off of 3 names/DOTs to get around restrictions due to poor safety record and tons of insurance claims. Also known as United Global Freight and Goldcoast Logistics)
I'm sure they'll change that name soon too
Yea they tried to hire me told me to come on board and I didn't and I'm glad
I never knew I suspected United Global Freight was shady I always thought they was soild Thank you for the heads up
European company lol
Thanks
I trucked for 40 years, thank God I retired early at 58y old.
There is no money in it for the drivers, the only ones making money are the huge companies
Super Ego out of Chicago Illinois...... bounced my check and paid me late.....great company, great people.... but I saw the writing on the wall and left.
Super Ego has been calling me to buy there trucks and trailers I told them I will let them know in 6 months
Super EGO is a horrible company
@@100pyatt With a name like super ego I can believe it.
Name Super Ego is telling u who is runing it..
I drove on and off for 22 years. Last run was in 2011. Sure knew how to do creative log book entries.
Legendary transport in Kansas City, Missouri hot shot company
took 2500 from me and it was my last pay check
A friend of mine worked for a flatbed company that paid him late and also charged him $25 for every toll road he took (he was forbidden from using any tolls). I told him any company worth their salt would write that off as a business expense and that there was no need for them to fine him for using any toll. I told him they were probably in the red for their finances and scrambling to cover costs.
The company began shutting down a month later.
Those toll road add up. Im owner operator I avoided toll road unless I have a time sensitive load.
They know that some of those roads around the toll roads are no thru trucks and yet they extort fines from drivers. I wouldn't be around there for very long.
Thats crazy
How could you write off something that you need in order to keep the doors open? No tolls mean no tolls. If a company tells you to avoid this in order to secure your job then he should listen becuase with high fuel and cheaper rates they have to cut money somewhere which they could have been bold and cut his pay.
If you been in this business you know this is the normal.
Trucking company come and go.
We had some super years now it time to pay the piper
Jan. 9, 2023----If you're not being paid on time, contact the unemployment office and file a complaint. Had this problem with Knight many years ago and they went after Knight. Knight tried being sneaky, wanting me to sign an agreement that I would not bring any additional complaints to the unemployment office and I said no. I retired 7 years ago after driving truck for various companies for 10 years. Made more money, with less effort with an ltl company than I did with any otr company.
If I’m not getting paid on time , I’m out of there immediately.
They couldn't hold you to that agreement anyway if you're a W2 employee, even if you signed it.
The Knight crime family are really bad
I tried this unemployment wont help if your 1099
Look at what arrow trucking dis to their drivers. They didn't pay drivers for 2 months
Another sign is that the company stops buying new equipment. This is exactly what was happening at celadon and I thought it was a little strange that they stopped buying new trailers at regular intervals.
Fuel card not working and hit and miss paydays are deeper signs of trouble and you need to get out of that company without delay!
Wow, celadon. They were so big back in the day. My friends Michelle and Raymond worked for them.
I just recently started in the industry. August 2022.
I was working for Challenger. They're literally giving me
1000 miles round trip at 47 cents 🤣🤣🤣.
I left and they charged me 5000 for their training program for 8 weeks.
My new company said they were paying me 58 cents and I'm getting better miles than 1,000.
I'll definitely look out for these signs in case the company goes under.
Thank you for that information you provide out here I really appreciate it
Thank you for posting this video!
It’s not a big deal, companies are going filing for bankruptcies to get out of contracts so they can build again, with more favorable contracts.
ILG out of Elgin IL owes me over $10K. I have a judgement from the Illinois labor board and still haven't seen it.
Sadly, courts get paid and attendees get a piece of paper...
Selling off equipment is a sign.
As always useful information!
Mom and pop companies are struggling pretty bad. The company I used to run for REFUSED a shipment of new trucks and sold 10 brand new trailers to owner ops for cash. 😮 HUGE red flag! So is sitting for days at t-stop waiting for a load that only goes a couple hundred miles, then they “conveniently” forget to pay you layover pay.
Run away! Maybe the mega carriers can get us through these hard times? At least they have freight🤷🏼♀️
Yeah, if you're a driver you need to look for a company who owns their own insurance company, gives out pay raises in difficult times, always pays their bills, and insists on proper truck maintenance at all times. Like my company.
AND EVEN THEN THEY CAN BE RUN BY SLIMY REPROBATES
What’s the name of your company?
For those of you who have money saved and finding it hard to get financed for a truck… trust and believe… there will be a fire sale on semis and you want to be ready for that liquidation.
The real main question will be tho How GOOD are those trucks are gonna be..
Do not be afraid to get dirty and go on underneath that Shiny truck.. Always check out all the hoses cable airlines and the electrical system As well as the transmission and clutch and the differential component Those are the things that are gonna be causing you a lot of money in the long run
People with no truck payment are struggling, you wanna go buy yourself a truck and operate it in this environment... you must be as dumb as this chair I am sitting on. You have no experience booking a load. You got no experience running a profitable lane, you have no idea how to do a proper pretrip, you got no idea whom to call when you got a breakdown... good luck going bankrupt along with 99% of indiots out there.
@@wethepplwhorblackerthanblu6442 always check idling hours & don't buy high mileage emission truck
@@dmitryxxx26 I hear you what you should see the truck that I am driving right now it's a freightliner from 03 This thing only gets between 3 to 4 miles to the gallon
@@wethepplwhorblackerthanblu6442 Agreed.
I consider the biggest issue amongst OTR driving is the F*g LUMPER Issue ! !
Flat out - any more these days the drivers have absolutely no business being involved with whatever issues the receiver has with accepting their freight other than OSD , , ,
Drivers are not allowed on the docks for loading the freight , the drivers are not allowed on the docks for unloading the freight , , ,
Whatever issues there are between the ways the shipper loads the freight the receiver orders & the ways the receiver wants to accept the freight they ordered is between the shipper & the receiver , & if necessary then the broker also , , ,
Drivers have absolutely no control over the distribution of freight other than arriving between picking up & delivering the freight within manageable schedules for safe delivery , , ,
It is complete BS that drivers have to waste any time to pay lumper services at all , , && the 98% of the time it's them grossery f*g warehouses manipulating the BS ! ! !
File a class action lawsuit against the industry to get them mofos to get their money laundering BS off of our backs ! ! ! Thays all it is - MONEY LAUNDERING ! ! ! Abusing truck drivers to show acceptance of the practice to hide the laundering of payments between everyone involved between shippers & receivers ! ! !
THERE ! there is one of the biggest problems with the turnover of drivers , , , Drivers get fed up with putting with the BS petty issues between the ways receivers say they want their freight received in such certain manner && the ways the shipper says it must load that customer's freight in such way as to get it loaded ! ! !
DRIVERS HAVE NO ROLE NOR RESPONSIBILITY IN ANY REGARDS TO THEIR PETTY LOADING/UNLOADING (money laundering) ISSUES ! ! !
Gold Coast logistics and Nova truck lines both out of Chicago run the other way.
The ever changing rules for the trucking industry must be talked about more. The rules for trucks to meet EPA standards continue to change, and get stricter, and stricter. The money needed for these changes is just not there. That is a major problem for most companies.
Thank you for your voice you really helpful
Like always, great video 👍👍
Been employed with Premier Carriers Inc and payroll has been a disaster, never on time and usually incorrect when they do pay. Numerous discrepancies ended up putting me on salary and at that point I believed things would or should have been better.
I finish off the year 2022 with the company not paying for November and December… I explained to them very clearly that without payment I wouldn’t go back on the road . New year looking for a new employer.
Filed a complaint with Labor board Federal level and see where it goes .
Life of a truck driver (company driver) in Ontario, Canada
Oh and I see the outfit is currently advertising to hire new drivers …
Beware.
I remember dry van trailer brand new was 25-30k back in 2017 year
Yeah, I realize that materials costs have really shot up, but there really is nothing to a dry-van in as far as construction (compared to tractors with their engines, emissions, drive axles, steer axles, etc.). I feel that the dry-van market, and all trailer markets, have really just been adding profits to their companies. They should not cost what they do now.
I was purchasing new Great Danes for $15,000 back around 2008, aluminum wheels and scales on the tandems.
You forget about freon trucking, which went bankrupt with 250+ truck
That was huge and sad
Great video! Thanks 👍🏾
Great video!!!
Great information thank you
This is funny lol 😂 😂 😂
Companies are struggling !!!!! How does that feel ??? Treating the drivers badly and getting the treatment right back 😂 😂
Karma finally came back on them!
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😅
My father drove a semi for American Standard Freight Line for 20 years until the company went broke. Then he drove for 24 years for Gateway Transportation, which went broke after he retired. In both cases, the companies caved to excessive demands by the teamsters union and then went bankrupt.
Thanks for sharing info,
Everything that you’re saying is so true! We are a small trucking company. We only have two trucks one of which I drive. We have a dedicated run but last July there was an explosion at the plant that we haul the gravel for. Which made our trucking business come to a screeching halt. It is still closed down as we are waiting for OSHA to give the thumbs up to open again. Speaking of being exploited. We had two invoices that were due before the explosion ever happened. Which were already over the 60 days. My husband works for that said company as well as their truck driver for their company. And they have all continue to work during this closure which is good. But they’re not producing anything to where we can bring the gravel again. So not only are we losing the revenue every single day but they owe us $62,000! Since they did not pay us in 2022 it’s going to mess up our taxes big time! I know everybody is telling us to get a lawyer but the problem is we really can’t. My husband works for them and we still technically have that run. They’re supposed to open up at the end of the month but I’ve told my husband we are not getting one load for them until they pay the bill. What pisses me off the most is the vice president of the company which is the owners son has been showing pictures of his $1.4 million home that they purchased just a few months before the explosion. It makes me so angry that they can give a shit about us and there he is sitting in his $1.4 million home while I am sitting in a trailer still. $62,000 is a lot of money for a small owner operator. I have my own RUclips channel and I know I should bring attention to this. But I really can’t because we don’t want to have any issues with the company that owes us the money. So I’m glad that you’re talking about the small operators that are going under because of bills not being paid. Thank you
Hire a lawyer that will work for a % of funds collected. Also don't forget your lawyer will tack on fees & interest. Do not allow this company to take advantage of you while you just wait and pray.
While it bad for those people employed by those companies going under this is a blessing to those that are able to stay in business. There are too many companies right now. This must happen.
Very smart thinking 🤔 I like the way u put 2+2 together!!!!! We needed this the competition was to high !!!! A few mega carriers need to go under as well 🙂😉 so they can stop buying them junk self driving and electric trucks
Yep we only need mega co that treat driver's like shit.
So much for the driver shortage BS they been feeding people for decades.
If a company is eager to give you a team mate, that is good. But if they say “you gotta get your own team mate” - - not a great sign. It means they’re trying to nickel and dime you. You can make $72,000 take home teaming, home a lot, or if you have to go solo, it’s only $51,000. So the choise is obvious. So if the company is not interested in helping you - drop the company. Also, if they have 0 city drivers to help you out, and force you to start on yard, grab empty trailer, drop and hook at customer, then give you a run to not a far place, and on backhaul you have to deliver to the backhaul customer, then you can go to yard - - you know that’s a terrible company. Also if they say “we don’t go to California / Maine, Florida, Seattle… another sign that is bad. If you get paid by the mile, you want to rack up huge miles, or else be paid really high rates per mile. And ask them before you start out - - how much can I make in the long term at this company? After you start working for them, if the pay is not appearing to be what was mentioned - - get out - - they are liars.
Yup I’m figuring that out at Xpo bunch of liars
Insurance companies refusing to renew trucking companies with bad scores could possibly produce a positive outcome for many good truck drivers because there will be less bonehead truckers to deal with.
Crazy how Matheson went under. I'm with one of their competitors, but is so surprising to see them go under
Great Job Alix
Thank you for your video A lot of good information there what do you think about an owner operator having his own authority and finding a good company that they can ship their goods for them and be very reliable to and truck drivers are the worst enemies because the way some of them drive they are on the ass of everything that’s on the road you can’t be like that when you’re driving something that weighs up to 80,000 pounds they don’t stop like a 3000 pound car
Regulate brokers and pay detention to DRIVERS ,NEVER SEEN IT
I quit my last company because they had their head so far up dots … .
When are drivers and companies going to learn , dot are not your friends.
If truckers keep paying those prices what incentive is there to stop the price gouging? Keeping the worker in debt is how they control you, but how low are we willing to go to keep up with the "jones"?
Unfortunately most employers have the additude that truckers are a dime a dozen and a hungry employee is a productive employee.
I see the images of the dude at 7:20 for various trucking advertisements through the US, and man, what a smoke-show. I wish more truckers looked like that. 🔥
But seriously, GREAT CONTENT - thanks for your videos & info!
You don’t get your last check at trucking companies they use that money to detail the truck and fly u home. Don’t shoot the messenger.
Here in Canada the company I drove for , just purchased another company, that's smaller in fleet and I assumed the reason for that is because company having smaller fleets are more likely to run in bankruptcy due to poor maintenance and financial decline.
Didn’t Freon go bankrupt also?
I've always told drivers I know to absolutely save at least enough money to live off of for three months.. and never live exclusively in the truck the company gives you to drive .. if the company goes under or decide they dont like you anymore they won't tell you untill it's to late ,, and if you don't have money or a place out of your truck to live your screwed..I lost my job driving for a company that closed up shop last June and toke the whole summer off with out pain and never looked for job one time ..a company called me in Sept and offered me a job good pay and benefits .. I was never in a hurry or desperate for work ..that gives you an edge , if you can take or leave a job offer that's on the table.. .. never wholly trust the company you drive for they would drop you in a heart beat and not Evan blink ..
Jordan carriers withheld my pay once I resigned even though I worked out a two week notice.
I just found your channel. God willingly one day I will have 1000 subscribers to share my story in logistics. This is all very much correct what you mentioned as an asset based carrier. Looking forward to following your content and seeing how you share your valuable content with all of us in the industry.
Please note there is a carrier who went bankrupt - Premier Carriers out of London, ON went under so please make sure you know of this and do not proceed to do business with them so your shipments don't get delayed or stranded. I just found this out this week so make sure to keep this information shared.
Diesel prices! It is killing the trucking industry. Never ever hear of diesel over $4/gal its insane! Top that off with low freight rates and high insurance rate can you blame them for going out of business?
I'm up next to get out!
My 2015 is paid for but from February 2022 to present, all my earnings are going to the 12% Company that I run under, insurances and diesel fuel. Thus with low ball broker freight and I am tapped out. Began 2022 with over $50,000.00 cash plus my bullion. Now the cash is down to -$20,000.00 maintenance and other road cost.
Poof - Just like that!
Facts...
The insurance rates are absolutely insane. We have a dedicated run and haul gravel. But in July of last year there was an explosion at the plant that we haul gravel for. So our trucking has been down since then as well. When I called the insurance company to tell them that we’re not moving the truck they would not budge. They told me if I took the insurance off of the truck then technically we would have a truck with no insurance and they would tell that DMV that we didn’t have truck insurance on the truck. They didn’t give a shit that the truck wasn’t moving. They also weren’t going to refund any of the money. We paid them upfront for the entire year. It averages out to about $1200 a month per truck! So we have two trucks that have been sitting since July. All of that money down the drain. My other problem is I didn’t register the trucks because why waste the money if the trucks weren’t moving now I found out from the DMV that I’m gonna have to pay all of those late fees since August 2022. There’s no getting around it. Even if I turned in the plates and then restarted the trucks when the plan opened again they said I would still owe the late fees. I am set to go to the DMV tomorrow and I am so incredibly smart to find out how much the late fees are going to be. I know it’s going to be astronomical we’re supposed to go back into business at the end of the month. The other problem is this company that we haul gravel for owes us $62,000. So unless they pay us we’re not hauling shit for them.
@@truckingwithtobee bruh they owe you 62k? I would have stopped at 10k
@Trucking with TOBEE bruh tell that insurance comapny to go pound sand. Switch to progressive where they allow minimizing your coverages so u pay the absolute minal insurance fees while your trucks are not moving
It is January and it is always slow in January , nothing unusual there
Rates are trash, dry van is even worst
Malin's Inc shorted me $12,300 they say part of it was in escrow with their insurance company can you tell me how to get it?
Connect freight in Chicago IL I put a 2 week notice in & the very last week they didn’t want to pay me my last check
My company in the 4yrs I have worked for them have opened up 3 more warehouses for transloading and doubled their local company driver positions. They had compliance issues when I started there so their real strict on anything safety related. In 1 day, they fired 3 drivers for cellphone use while driving. But the main growth has been in Owner Ops for port work & short haul. My area of the country is booming. If my company went under with 31yrs safe driving, I think I'll be ok. I'm retiring in 2yrs anyway.
Force Transportation (used to be located in burr ridge IL until a driver shit up the place) kept my $6k maintenance fund and my last settlement which should have been 3k ish. Delta Freight Systems out of Elk Grove Village kept my last settlement of 2k. United Transport in Hammond IN kept my last settlement of like $15-1800ish.
You'd be insane to want to start a trucking business in 2023. It's an amazing 180 in the industry
Lol what ever.
Boss man told me that an exhaust leak could wait a few more weeks!! Lol!!
I told him I'm not breathing in fumes a day longer than this. He fixed it but I'm sure he didn't want to.
😂
We had 1 or 2 good years now we will pay for it for 5 or 10 like usual
Exactly
Just when we were doing good with Trump we get another DNC Tyrant that feverishly expands government killing the economy
I work for Western Express...the company is cheap. What would be red flags concerning companies like that ??
WE is a burning dumpster fire. They run recaps, and exchange tires for recaps. Averaged 1-2 tire blowouts a week. I had to wait 12hrs for a tire change once because some karen on nightshift had a mood. Was stranded in farmington NM for 4days because they don't keep up with maintenance. The don't pay drivers as advertised. No CDL school reimbursement, sent the paperwork in 3 times. I knew 5 lease operators that were getting Negative Checks. I'll repeat, Negative Checks. Don't do flatbed for them either, they'll tcall you consistently so you don't get miles. The team driver program is a scam as well, they'll try to pay you 25cpm. I worked for those scumbags for 2 months, no hometime. I had to plan my evac in Nashville, caught a flight from the airport to GTFO.
Oh and they shorted my last check. I called the Tennessee Department of Labor, and they didn't answer my phone or respond to voicemail.
Do yourself a favor and don't waste your lifespan dealing with them.
@@DJ-jq5rh I've been with them since October...got on my own in November. As soon as I get enough experience I'm out. I love what I do and I appreciate them hiring me straight outta CDL School but I'm tryna not get too cozy here. My DM is pretty cool but these people they have on nights and weekends absolutely suck !! You're absolutely right about the maintenance....I sent my truck in for PM over the weekend and they only did the brakes on the road side. Now it wants to act like it's overheating despite having coolant just like it did the first time I sent it for PM. I've tried to get more than 2k miles but only got 1750...haven't seen that kind of miles since.
I worked for Carrington logistics location in VA and MD and they let me go after a week and a half for low safety score. I didn't understand it till I saw your video.
Sorry to hear that! Thanks for sharing.
That means that it’s time for them to go GLOBAL! Other countries are not having that challenge. Buy a Tesla truck for about 150k and get your insurance from TEXAS for $500.00 to start ! Give drivers more💰 & pay them on-time. Then they will not want to start their OWN business. Finance your work payments with a variety of companies. I’m on the freeway right now, and I see about 100 diesel trucks here.
Saw 3 on Freightwaves just today.
04-12-23.
Even some shippers like, South American Beef went back current
I was working with Real Trucking of Illinois. Payroll they use a third party service out of Tennessee. I signed on for a $300 a day. They would run me on recap hours. Under 11 hours say they would combine days and wouldn't pay me for the day even if I was willing to work but no time on the clock. My last check they shorted me $600. And they blame it on the third party payroll service. Although they have an in-house payroll apartment
also ive seen a lot of review about super ego holding is holding drivers pay. easy pun lol
Filing CH. 7 or Ch. 11? Big diff. if it's 7 they are shut down, Ch. 11, they are protected from being sued. for debts. make agreement on paying for debts. etc.
Coastal Truck Brokers, Louisiana, Bad,bad,bad,
Marten Transport out of Wisconsin looks like they're having problems, strict dispatch/ops they put off maintenance on some trucks and certain repairs like cracked windshield and shocks. Their trailers were getting horrible when I left and my truck was in the shop 2+ times a week and other people had problems as well
People afterwards told me there were a lot of layoffs and they were trying to fire people any way they could
Variant, a company under USX technically doesn't exist and was a failed project they're still hiring but have a 150% turnover rate. They were good for a while but now are quickly going downhill as they're firing bad drivers and support staff to complete their merger
My old job just closed it's doors on all driver's last Friday it's insane out here scary we knew beacuse he kept cutting off are fuel cards and would not repair the truck
I worked for Marten 12/23/22 let me tell you, Thanksgiving they had no loads and got measly 200bucks to sit all day instead of gettin paid plus day off. My truck had vibrations while driving and couldn't go past 55mph so imagine thruTurnerFalls Oklahoma yea slow as can be. Took me at least 1month to get it repaired at Freightliner cuz shop kept ignoring saying driveshaft is fine and so are the tires. They didnt pay Layover for loads where i sat literally inside shipper On Duty from 9am-4:30pm just to get load canceled. Currently on a wage claim because they paid me 567.00 and 65.00 last 2 checks well over 2,000 miles yea. Wen they hire new dispatchers who take less pay but don't know what they are supposed to do yup. I new guy dispatching a whole fleet 🤦♂️
As of 07 Feb 2022 the FMCSA/DOT put an end to trucking companies cutting corners with in house training as well as farming out to privately owned trucking schools unless they complete the Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT). ELDT adds more educational training as well as practical. I don't know what the deal is up in Canada. BTW it was less than 2 months ago I saw LandAir trucks on I-40 in NC. Yes LandAir not LandStar. I had to stop driving for medical reasons 11 years ago but i still keep my feet in the water.
Training is a scam to get cheap labor in trucking. Other industries use that shady model, including cell network subcontractors.
This is good! Finally you can taste your greed!
Are companies allowed to milage zip code to zip code or is that scam?
How is et transport doing?
It’s happening with ASL LOGISTICS IN BRAMPTON
And yet, that "temporary fuel surcharge" we all had to pay when fuel went way up a few years ago was picked up by every carrier adding it on to every shipment who viewed it as a free for them price increase, of course like every other "temporary" fee/surcharge it became permanent despite fuel prices going way back down and they were pocketing all that extra revenue.
I stopped selling on Ebay 2-3 years ago when the costs to me to FedEx ship was costing almost more than the items being shipped- a shipment from Iowa to California was almost $80, UPS was even MORE @ $135! with all the UPS add-on surcharges the shipping cost around $45 and it hadn't even moved off my porch yet! there was a residential pick up fee, a "rural" residence surcharge, fuel surcharge, then because I shipped in plywood crates there was an additional $12 "special handling" surcharge for any shipment not in cardboard! forget that the plywood ELIMINATED any damage and breakage. There was another surcharge if the item was 70#, and yet another one if it was 100#, then the transport charges, a residential delivery surcharge, fuel surcharge on the delivery, and taxes on all of it.
There was no way I could sell my products and ship for that kind of cost with the shipping included, and every January the cost increased, even adding a small $10 charge for shipping (my prices included shipping) I was STILL subsidizing every shipment. Clients will not pay shipping costs like that on a $275 item, and when shipping was not included I constantly got the "can you combine shipping?" like I can really "combine" two 75 pound items in one big box!
I remember in the 1980s being in NYC and having UPS come at no charge and pick up, and ship my item that weighed around 22# to california and I was able to sell the item for $38.50 DELIVERED and make a decent profit as the UPS shipping cost was about $8 on that.
I have my permit test coming up in a couple weeks. After that, I was suppose to enter Roehl Transport’s training program but they told me they are now on a “hiring freeze” until further notice because they can’t get enough freight moving.
Wow
I’m still going to get my permit, but I’ll look for another opportunity.
@@01JR FedEx UPS and XPO Logistics all train and pay for CDL also DHL
@@toddhayes3506 Thanks for letting me know.
@@01JR Great career opportunities I used to train for schneider national and swift transportation both great otr companies
How is T-Force doing a TFI own company?
Just a heads up, your videos have been very quiet compared to everything else I'm watching lately. I don't know if it's a new audio guy, or new setup, but something has changed.
Trucks for you played me and WEL got me for one my last settlement with wel was 200 and having me far northeast
Hi guys . How to close the truck company?
My company has a bad ratings no because my trucks are in bad conditions I have in house mechanic we inspect are trucks every week but apparently dot always find something there’s trucks on the road in really bad shape and never got inspected I don’t think DOT play fair..
JB Huni: milage under pay, constant! Truck break down? Co. sends another driver to pick up the load! Driver has to drive for new load without break down pay! Read the fine print when being hired!
Freon Trucking is completely shut down now
_LandAir is owned by Covenant transport and they only shut down the company in that state, they are still operating in Pennsylvania_
Thank you for the HIGH valued information Thank You once again
The fact that they are owned by covenant is the reason why anyone should think twice about working for them.
@@alenagoddess2400 not familiar with the space. Can you explain what is wrong with covenant?
@@oppressor741 If you'd ever been to their Chattanooga facility you would know. They were running at least 100 people a week through there busing people in and out. It was almost as if they want to see what you'll put up with like most of these companies push you to your limits. I could write a book! LoL One OD narc dispatcher essentially forced into a team with someone covid positive coughing on you in a 1 bunk truck or cut your miles, those were your choices. With all the migrants flooding this country and robots who knows how much longer Americans will be able to live the dream!
Here is how I found out one of the companies I worked for was failing giving me the chance to get off the ship before it sank. Blew an inside tire on the trailer-called dispatch and they agreed as I limped the rig about 10 miles to the closest truck stop around 5am. Was told by the attendant that the tire guy wasn’t scheduled till 7 but they would call to see if he would come in early. About 20min later the tire guy showed up and directed me into a bay and removed the good outer wheel and the bad inner wheel. Then this man dressed in dirty overalls tells me that it’s going to cost $2064.56 paid up NOW before he replaces the bad tire and puts the wheels back on the trailer! I’m thinking WTF? O-K I’ll call the company for a P.O. #. The maintenance director at the company went ballistic-that’s way overpriced and blackmail not the repair our rig and get it back on the road for a timely delivery-put that tire guy on the phone I want to talk to him! Now I didn’t hear the the maintenance directors side of the conversation but I did here the tire guy speaking. Your driver told you right. That’s how much this repair is today because you’re company hasn’t paid ME for the work I’ve done on your rigs the last six months. Bla-Bla-Bla from the director. Tire guy in dirty overalls says- Yes I can do this because my name is So In So and I Own this truck stop. I’ve been waiting for this opportunity for months. You wire the full amount Now or this rig is going to sit until I get MY money and if that’s the case I’ll ban your rigs from MY Truck Stop. WOW that was fun to listen to and it wasn’t bullshit. He really was the Owner. The money came and the Owner mounted a new tire and put the wheels back on the trailer and before I left I shook the Owners hand with much respect. Now for the rest of the story. When I get back to the yard the maintenance director corners me and ask me why I went to that truck stop? What?? It was the closest repair shop on the route-what truck stop do you want me to use? Don’t use any of them we owe ALL of them money. This happened 1980-81 when there were still a lot of mom/pop truck stops all over the country.
Will this get better?
K.c and son LLC.
they kept 2,000 dollars from me.
So much for the truck driver shortage.. .
Prime Inc acquired LW miller’s reefer operations
They all are victims of inflation. There is just so much that prices can be raised before customers say, no more.
Wen they offer Salary to do Local work instead of hourly to not pay you overtime, or use 1099 to misscassify you as owner wen you are company worker so they save on taxes and have u pay more end of year.
How do you think Swift will do in 2023?
Company I work for currently has consistency of late payment cheques so this is a major red flag 🚩that going bankrupt
So far it was the pandemic correction. Now with first consumer spending slowdown in a decade, we will see recession correction.
My Das was a long distance trucker I feel bad for all truckers out there facing this economic storm attacking them my dad was a life long trucker working even the day he died
How about now?