Truck Driving Jobs - What about this trucking company? - Marten mid roofs?

How does marten hand trucks out? Is it like at gordon where the drivers with the highest seniority get the FL Classics? I really don't want a mid roof columbia due to me being 6'8". Is it just a bit of luck that lands you in a T600 and W9?

in orentation they will ask you what you want,going on what they have in the yard.at your height they will give you something you can work with.

It shouldn't be too hard to avoid getting a mid roof. Like the other guy said they will probably work with you because of your height. Those mid roofs got to be about phased out soon. They haven't bought any in quite some time. 8) 8)

DUCK YOUR HEAD!!!!

im 6'4" and i lived in a t600 with no problems. Since you are sitting while driving (hopefully) you shouldn't experience any problems. most seats are able to adjust ride height.... and sleepers are meant to be slept in and are not dance halls...

Just curious, but are the mid roofs standard ones or are they the XT's?

The XT's have the same headroom height (or real close to it) as the International High Rise sleepers.

I've been seeing a lot of Pete 387's wearing Martin colors the last couple months. And like Uturn said..they are running the Columbia XT midroofs...which are not so bad...but they ain't a PACCAR product either!

I happen to be here at the Indy terminal getting service on my truck, so I asked Bob(service manager) and he said slim to none on getting one of these.

BTW-here's the midroof, in question.

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w171/wildk9/MartenMidroof.jpg

I happen to be here at the Indy terminal getting service on my truck, so I asked Bob(service manager) and he said slim to none on getting one of these.

Hey dude, does Marten not run 379s anymore?

Hey dude, does Marten not run 379s anymore?

Yes, dude, they do. :P 379's, 387's, W-9's, T600's, Freightliners, and Volvo's. :wink:

I was just wondering since out here along 5 I see a lot of them. I was thinking maybe the mid roofs for the i-5 regional fleet... Thanks guys

What's the scoop on Marten's western regional fleet? How many miles can one expect? Any mention of their drop/stop/detention pay? I couldn't find this on their site. All in all is it a decent company to work for?

What's the scoop on Marten's western regional fleet? How many miles can one expect? Any mention of their drop/stop/detention pay? I couldn't find this on their site. All in all is it a decent company to work for?

Personally, I think so. Never had to worry about any extra pay. Usually, within an hour after sending empty or loaded call, they'll send me a message telling me how much detention I made.(without me ever saying a word) Just got to send your canned messages in. i.e.- send arrival @ shipper as soon as you get there,loaded when you leave,etc...

As far as extra stop pay, it's automatically put on your check when you transflo in your paperwork.

Other type "extra" pay will depend on you and your FM. I have no problem telling my FM the circumstances and he shoots me money all the time. They pay $50 a day extra, if they don't get you home on the day you request. I was a day late getting home one time, due to loading problems at a shipper, and he sent me $150 because of the hassle of getting loaded and for being late getting home.

I have NEVER had a problem getting paid, getting hometime, or getting miles. Also, NEVER been "pushed" to run illegally. I can run 1,000 or 4,000 nd they don't bother me. Tonight, when I drop this load I'll be sitting on 2,847 paid miles for the week.(Sunday night is cutoff and it's only Thursday)

Another plus is all the drop and hook. In all my reefer exp., I've never seen a company that drop and hooks so much. Most of my live unloads end up being d/h, due to being early.

Any other questions, just PM me.