Central Transport

[Super 8]

Anybody know anything about Central Transport? They are looking for some drivers, promise no evenings or weekends. It's local, and they only require 6 months experience and a Hazmat.

Anybody know anything about them?

[Snowman7]

With any LTL company conditions will vary by terminal so keep that in mind. But yes, I worked there for a month. Definately at the bottom as far as LTL is concerned but...It beats sleeping in a truck if you prefer to work local. They keep you busy as they do have the freight, they also have high turnover. Once someone gets experience they move on to a better LTL company. Not sure I would believe the evenings as you would have no seniority but I'm sure they wouldnt lie to you :shock: ! Weekends should be no problem unless you volunteer. Like I said its OK to get off the road but I would move on to someone else as soon as the opportunity came up (ie) Fed Ex, UPS Freight, Yellow, ABF, USF, R&L, Roadway to mention a few. One problem however with the better companies is its harder to get seniority so hours (when and how many) can suck the first couple years. You shouldnt have this problem with Central so thats a plus.

[Super 8]

But yes, I worked there for a month. Definately at the bottom as far as LTL is concerned but...It beats sleeping in a truck

What specifically made them the "bottom"? Last I knew, CCX was hiring right out of school in my area. But that means 3 months of working the docks. How would you rate them against CCX.

I really like the company I work for, but I want to run locally, and I think with them I will always be regional.

[protrkdriver]

iv been there 6 years if u want to know about them look at some of my post.

[protrkdriver]

iv check my post and some have been delited.the good s### happend last year.lol...
iv been through h$ll with this company.going to try to leave at the first of the year.

[truckerdave]

Yeah, the search feature will give you other results including one where I told another driver asking about them to run as fast as possible away from them. I worked for their sister company Charlotte Express, but I pulled CT trailers and went to CT junk yards or "terminals" as they call them. Don't get involved with this company, they will treat you like total poop. You'll also be a minority as they crate in drivers from foreign countries who speak very little english. You'll also notice that nobody that works at the company is very friendly because they are sick of being screwed over too and they don't want to hear your story. Other CT drivers won't wave to you when you pass them or are even passed going the same direction. I could go on and on...but I won't, do yourself a favor and don't even consider them.

I've never pulled for em', but I talk to their drivers alot on my route. Very few have anything good to say about the company. Most are just biding thier time until something better comes along.

One poor sap peddles freight pulling a 53' with swing doors in the city. I ***** you not! No overtime after 40. Not enough pallet jacks to go around, which makes for a fun day after you've been shotgun-loaded by some alky reefer-addict from the local temp agency.

They're basically the Swift Transportation of the LTL world.

[protrkdriver]

omg!!!!!!!!!!
i think im that city driver you are talking about. lol

[DRIVERMAN77077]

Yeah, the search feature will give you other results including one where I told another driver asking about them to run as fast as possible away from them. I worked for their sister company Charlotte Express, but I pulled CT trailers and went to CT junk yards or "terminals" as they call them. Don't get involved with this company, they will treat you like total poop. You'll also be a minority as they crate in drivers from foreign countries who speak very little english. You'll also notice that nobody that works at the company is very friendly because they are sick of being screwed over too and they don't want to hear your story. Other CT drivers won't wave to you when you pass them or are even passed going the same direction. I could go on and on...but I won't, do yourself a favor and don't even consider them.

SOUNDS WHAT IT IS LIKE TO WORK AT ESTES EXPRESS LINES

[Snowman7]

Well I worked at CCX (Conway) too before they layed me off. CCX has overtime after 8/40-Central nada, CCX has full family medical, disability, vision, and dental for roughly$10 a week (free for just you)-Central bennies suck, CCX top pay is 22.50 and .54 mi-central is 20 and .42? CCX is a professional operation-central is (see above posts!). CCX supplies uniforms and laundry service, central you trash your own clothes. But again, if you have less than a year your choices are limited. Nothing like sleeping in your own bed! As for 3 months of dock at CCX its more like forever! They dont have dockworkers the drivers are the dock workers. But that's a part of LTL, I worked the dock at central, it just goes with the territory. There are exceptions at every company and at every terminal but seniority has alot to do with it. Give central a try, it wont hurt to learn LTL from them and go somewhere better after you have experience. It will make you a better hire for someone else if you can tell them you know what you're doing. LTL is a specialty and if you can do it you'll always find a job in it. I will caution you though, if you end up at CCX they will have you on call and its feast or famine. In the summer you'll work alot but in the winter you might only get 20 hrs. Thats hard to do if you have a family. If you want to learn more about LTL go to www.truckingboards.com

[taldrkhansum]

I worked at Central for 7 long months. I was expected to break the hos laws and when I didn't my hours were cut to below 40 by the terminal manager. They have introduced the three strike rule. It is gives you three strikes then you are dismissed. You could get a strike for as little as getting somone's signature and if they can't read it when the paper work is turned in you get a strike. Their insurance is terrible. I had to pay $100 for a prescription that would cost someone with good insurance about $15. I was eventually starved out. Most of there company equipment was never pm'd so it just sat brokedown in the yard and rental equipment was used. I didn't have a problem finding another job as I have over twenty years exp. But I would work elsewhere if possible.

[truckerdave]

I am in a few thousand dollars in debt from a few medical bills while working there too. In 14 months of working for them, we only went to the doctor a handfull of times between my wife and I and our 2 children. They have no gyno coverage for your wife and daughters, no well checkups for your children (1 a yr checkups covered by every other ins company), no vision coverage. You have to pay several thousand (family cov) out of pocket before your ins kicks in EVERY year. They also use (what is considered a joke by those in the medical community) an aweful network for doctor coverage (or lack off...). It's Beech Street. I had several receptionists and secretaries either laugh or offer their condolences when we told them our network coverage. They own the insurance company also....big surprise there huh?

One last word on medical coverage, I was fired for something that was out of my control and not my fault, but they canceled my insurance 2 days before they fired me! As for the three strike rule, they canned me for one minor incident.

[taldrkhansum]

Hey TruckerDave sorry to hear about your insurance problems with Central. I'm single and it put me in dept also. I have blue cross blue shield at a better company but the insurance companies still try to get out of paying for things or only pay half. Hope your doing ok now. Good Luck!

[Super 8]

Wow... how can a company be this consistantly bad and stay in business?
Thanks for the info guys. I am interested in LTL mainly to get home and work a more regular schedule. I'm not afraid of doing some dockwork....I am a flatbedder after all. CCX is the only company I know of around here that will take drivers with under a year's experience.

How many hours are you guys working?

[feederfred]

Central Transport is still a wholly-owned Jerry Moyes company. You remember Jerry Moyes, founder of SWIFT Transportation ? He was removed from Swift for stock manipulation two years ago. He is now trying to re-purchase Swift and take them private. Here in the West English seems to be their second favorite language and they have had quite a few accidents lately. Constantly advertising for drivers at their Rialto terminal. Moyes purchased Central a few years back around the same time he bought the assets of what was left of Dick Simon, now Central Refrigerated, another Jerry Moyes company. Our union, (the Teamsters) own quite a bit of stock in his companies so we can have 2 seats on the Board of Directors. It drives him nuts...We like to keep our enemies close....

[protrkdriver]

ur wrong buster brown. matty moroun ownes central transport int. inc.
he also owns the ambasador bridge in mich.decker transport.link,unaversal amcam,charlotte express,pro lagistics,plus gls leaseco,and who knows what elese.im having to work through lunch every day,was told i made enough to have to work through lunch.this happend today when they carried me in the anger chamber.lol

[Snowman7]

ur wrong buster brown. matty moroun ownes central transport int. inc.
he also owns the ambasador bridge in mich.decker transport.link,unaversal amcam,charlotte express,pro lagistics,plus gls leaseco,and who knows what elese.im having to work through lunch every day,was told i made enough to have to work through lunch.this happend today when they carried me in the anger chamber.lol

You're right and I believe Pam is in his daughter's name.

[feederfred]

If I'm wrong, then perhaps you can tell me why Jerry Moyes is constantly referred to as the "owner and principal shareholder" of Central Transport in the Arizona Republic ? He's also listed as a principal by the Texas State Commerce Commission. Maybe he sold it for all I know, but there's a whole lot of "Swift" left in that company...Oh and BTW, that's Mr. "Buster Brown"...www.teamster.org/05news/nr_050503_1.htm I hope I copied this link correctly..

I i went to the wonderful world of Google and found that Swift and Moyes were associated with Central Freight not Central Transport

[Snowman7]

I i went to the wonderful world of Google and found that Swift and Moyes were associated with Central Freight not Central Transport

I wanted to say it but I wasnt sure. Those two companies have been confused before. Central Transport used to be teamsters and they got rid of them by using owner operators to pull their trailers. Most of them were lease operators renting their truck from a CT owned company. Eventually the employees and the union were squeezed out. That's why I found it hard to believe there is any teamsters anywhere near CT. They laid down and did nothing to help the employees. Now that they're gone CT is going back to company drivers (non-union) and screwing over the lease/owner operators. All the sub companies are one big tangled web that all lead back to Central Transport Inc.