TransAm diary/info

[Goin Fer It]

I am very glad that you got your heat back. It sounds like you guys are doing fine now with Trans-Am. Good miles and they are treating your husband alright. I am glad that the training experience is over and things are looking up for you guys.

Take Care and Keep Warm

Goin Fer It's Wife

[madii'swife]

I don`t know why your rolling your eyes and seeming to blame the ticket on a cop that has nothing better to do, 9mph is pretty serious, do you know how much longer it`d take to stop on the same grade if you were going 69 compared to 60 mph?

if your husband takes the same attitude in this business then he won`t last long, companies tend to shy away from new drivers who rack up tickets.

No attitude from him at all. Of course if you'd like to presume you know him then thats fine. He was right along with 2 other trucks, and trying to keep one off his rear, and simply doesn't understand why he was singled out when he wasn't the problem. He's not "racking" up anything, its the only speeding ticket he's EVER gotten, so lay off, nobody is perfect. There are MANY more people on this board who deserved attacked much more than he does.
That said, nobody's blaming the cop, fighting the ticket or anything else. Whats done is done, I already said that in both places I have posted about this. Several other people have made comments about the Highway Patrol in PA being overzealous, are you going to go rag on them too?

[madii'swife]

Not trying to soapbox here, but he should have been 9 miles under the limit.

But like you said lesson learned, and yes tickets can end a trucking career,

He knows what he should have been, and yes the lesson is learned. Its just an interesting balance between impeding traffic which he felt he would be doing otherwise, and obeying the letter of the law. Trust me , there will be no more favoring the spirit of that particular law, or trying to do others a favor.

[Mars]

He knows what he should have been, and yes the lesson is learned. Its just an interesting balance between impeding traffic which he felt he would be doing otherwise, and obeying the letter of the law.

Doing the speed limit is not impeding traffic ever. You would be impeding traffic for going to slow on a single lane roadway, or blocking an intersection for too long. Don't let it get him down. For 9 over and a cop would never give a 4 wheeler a second look, but a rig is a bullseye for cops.

P/S I read this thread from start to finish, nice read. BOL to you both

[brian]

and several other people have ragged of cops in ohio and indiana and california and texas... whats your point?

everyone always thinks there innocent....

[mikey4069]

I swear i didnt do it !! like some cops dont target trucks ????

[mikey4069]

and several other people have ragged of cops in ohio and indiana and california and texas... whats your point?

everyone always thinks there innocent....

I am i never do anything wrong so yes i am innocent . :twisted:

[madii'swife]

and several other people have ragged of cops in ohio and indiana and california and texas... whats your point?

everyone always thinks there innocent....

Then go bother them, as nobody here ever thought that, much less claimed it. He did it, took the ticket and moved on. Seems to me you're desperate for somebody to fuss at, since all of this has already been admitted by him and me, I just don't appreciate your attitude with it
At this point I will be moving on, as pointless argument will accomplish nothing.

[madii'swife]

Doing the speed limit is not impeding traffic ever. You would be impeding traffic for going to slow on a single lane roadway, or blocking an intersection for too long. Don't let it get him down. For 9 over and a cop would never give a 4 wheeler a second look, but a rig is a bullseye for cops.

P/S I read this thread from start to finish, nice read. BOL to you both

I told him what you said and he said thanks, and so do I. Thanks for keeping up and being NICE about it.

[madii'swife]

My husband is in Flagler, CO, out of hours. He was originally supposed to drop last night but is out of hours and was delayed in PA due to a balding tire that had to be replaced. They rescheduled his load for Wednesday, but were "nice" enough to swap him out with a driver who lives by Denver and is on hometime until Wednesday. They're supposed to meet and swap tomorrow morning after my husband gets some hours back at midnight tonight, at which point my husband is supposed to get another load. Would have been great except they told the other driver he would be at the swap point last night , the swap is almost to Denver where his drop was scheduled...so there was no way he could legally make it there last night.

[madii'swife]

My husband got the swap done early Sunday morning then was able to run some hours yet yesterday and got into Kansas where he picked up a load in Liberal early this morning. This load has 4 stops in it, so there will be some extra money but also extra hassle. He drops Wednesday morning if all goes well, in Pittsburg, PA. After that they will have to head him back down this way for his hometime on Friday evening.
One thing is for sure, they are keeping him moving! He'll have to run hard until Friday to get back on time but thats always good too, he likes it that way much better than sitting.

[Goin Fer It]

Great to hear that they are still moving him. So many companies have been slow from what I have been reading on the board.

I hope you and the kids enjoy your time with him! My husband has asked to get routed home for a few days off soon also! Kinda miss them don't you! But it is also a good feeling sending them off knowing that the bills will get paid.

Take Care
Goin Fer It's Wife

[madii'swife]

Great to hear that they are still moving him. So many companies have been slow from what I have been reading on the board.

I hope you and the kids enjoy your time with him! My husband has asked to get routed home for a few days off soon also! Kinda miss them don't you! But it is also a good feeling sending them off knowing that the bills will get paid.

Take Care
Goin Fer It's Wife

It sure is a wonderful feeling knowing that bills are actually getting paid! The kids are really looking forward to seeing him this time. I've missed him to, but mostly for other reasons :twisted: It will be good to see him again though. Hope you enjoy the upcoming time with yours!

[devildice]

I've missed him to, but mostly for other reasons :twisted:

hmmmmm.......wonder what she's trying to say...

[madii'swife]

My husband is in West Memphis, AR tonight. He ran short on hours and time so he swapped out the load after making the 2nd drop in Louisville, KY. He picked up a broker load in Louisville and is on his way to drop that in Waco Friday morning, then presumably to here, as he's due in by 8 pm Friday night.
Hopefully we can try for every 2 weeks again after this. This time has ended up being 3 weeks, due to TransAm saying last weekend was full. They allow 20% of their drivers to be off at a given time so sometimes the days he requests are full already. He says they only allow one outstanding hometime request so we can't plan them ahead either.
He will most likely be taking my 16 yr old brother with him for at least a month in February. My mom who usually works part time is needing to work full time for 4 weeks and my brother can't exactly be trusted well at this point. Hopefully that will go well with no problems (except a rude awakening for my brother!).

[Bumper]

I feel sorry for him, West Memphis AR has got to be the worst truck stop in the world.....

[madii'swife]

I feel sorry for him, West Memphis AR has got to be the worst truck stop in the world.....

Well, he didn't seem to mind it much. Did say the parking was rather tight.
He was able to get into TransAm's terminal in Rockwall this afternoon, so he was able to get them to fix a few little things that needed done. Somebody gave him a microwave as well, but it wires into the battery, and the shop was too busy to install it today so it will have to wait until next time he's in a terminal.
He's off to Waco early in the morning, says he can deliver anytime after 6 he thinks, then to here, so he might well be some early getting here. This will probably be my last update until after he leaves on Monday.

[Bumper]

Its a pit, but it can be an entertaining pit too...LOL

Microwave, that is great! Save a lot of money with one of those!!!

We cant have that big of a power user here, at least I dont think so. I will have to ask when I get to Nebraska, cause I would love to have one in my truck too.

Enjoy his TAH.

[Big Jon]

This thread has been great, thanks for taking the time to share your husband's experiences.

It sounds like any problems he's having are general "trucking" problems now (weather, waiting on loads, etc.), as opposed to some of the TransAm-specific problems mentioned earlier this month. Is that a fair assessment?

I'm interested in TransAm, along with a few others, trying to decide who to go with. How's your husband (and you) feel about the choice of TransAm now that he's been out on the road for a few weeks? Any recruiter b.s. that turned out not to be true? Seems like a pretty good place to start.

Thanks again for a great resource for those of us newer-than-newbies trying to learn all we can about these companies.

[madii'swife]

This thread has been great, thanks for taking the time to share your husband's experiences.

Thanks for taking the time to read it! I'm glad ot see its helping people.

It sounds like any problems he's having are general "trucking" problems now (weather, waiting on loads, etc.), as opposed to some of the TransAm-specific problems mentioned earlier this month. Is that a fair assessment?

The vast majority of any issues he's having are general, yes. The only real issue he's still having with the company itself is the lack of competency of their night/weekend dispatch. He's learning to avoid them when possible. I don't know if they are just totally swamped, or actually don't care as much as his regular fleet manager, but he has trouble getting answers/loads out of them. Only other thing is that he's gotten some flack from other dispatchers about running 100% legal, log it as it happened type. He hasn't heard anything from his main fleet manager that way though. As a company in whole they are basically leaving that up to drivers.

I'm interested in TransAm, along with a few others, trying to decide who to go with. How's your husband (and you) feel about the choice of TransAm now that he's been out on the road for a few weeks? Any recruiter b.s. that turned out not to be true? Seems like a pretty good place to start.

Actually, there wasn't anything the recruiter told him that didn't hold water. So far anyway its been a good starting point for sure, they definitely keep you moving. He's only sat once or twice waiting on a load, and never longer than several hours. Now..there's always the waiting on shippers/receivers, but that just goes with the whole industry from my understanding, especially reefers. Overall, my husband is pleased with choosing them to start, and would stay for quite a while probably if he could get better hometime.