Drive for Marten Transport, you WILL lose!

[greaterbaatezu]

The company is being groomed to be sold off in my opinion, and therefor is not a stable place to work. Also, as they are desperate to "save money" on medical expenses and payroll at all costs, they are scraping together any excuse they can to fire any driver who has moderate to high medical expenses and/or will not accept their per diem package (now up to 14 cents of your overall pay). I am a victim of this. I have been driving for almost four years, made my rookie "bump and scrape mistakes" early and have been incident free for three years. I even got a three year safety award from them, right before they fired me. Now, they are smearing me on my DAC report with some very damaging and VERY vague/misleading statements, which are preventing me from finding work while I go through the EXTREMELY tedious process of disputing their claims.

Thier advertisments say "prestige has wings". Believe me, there's NO prestige in starvation.

They expect the best, but they don't pay the best... or treat you the best...

[greaterbaatezu]

Reason for termination: violation of company policy regarding: Overall unsatisfactory job performance. Got popped on I94 wb in southern WI 400 lbs over axle on the drives. Shipper scale shows me legal, Illinois scale on US 41 nb out of Chicago area gave me the green light. Load was too light (less than 42,000 lbs) to get reimbursed for a CAT scale. Due to alleged overaxle weight, I was pulled in for a level one DOT inspection (which lasted for an hour and a half) and was made forty minutes late for delivery instead of being there with bells on. I have had a grand total (in my own recollection) of 5 service failures in nearly 4 years. Of which, only 2 were entirely my own fault. The other three stemmed from circumstances beyond my control. (see above example)

[Syncrosonix]

somebody at the knight orientation had the same problem. marten blackballed him. he had several safety awards, and marten put some (bullchit) safety violation down on his dac, and knight ended up dismissing him from orientation. i felt sorry for him, too, because he didn't/doesn't seem like the kind of guy to purposely piss somebody off.

[zipy46]

The Blue Bird of Happiness strikes once again.

Used to work there...it was a pretty weird place.

.... high turnover as I remember it.

But man...I love those freakin APU's !!

[zipy46]

Its worth remembering that this industry actually

does eat its young.

[avc]

The industry needs a national union like hogs need slop, drivers will be getting the shaft until there is a national strike and all truckers honor it to get a union going.

[Syncrosonix]

Originally Posted by zipy46

Its worth remembering that this industry actually

does eat its young.

the world's a vampire. she eats her kids.

[avc]

If the jobs suck, conditions are bad, then truckers themselves are at fault for it, they can organize and shut this disaster down, and all of you should get moving on the movement now.

I just saw a kid driving for Werner yesterday, he looked like he just got out of high school yesterday, that is the future unless the drivers organize a union, if you don't like it, they will replace you with a 19 year old kid !!!!

These things should not be !!!!

[zipy46]

Originally Posted by avc

If the jobs suck, conditions are bad, then truckers themselves are at fault for it, they can organize and shut this disaster down, and all of you should get moving on the movement now.

I just saw a kid driving for Werner yesterday, he looked like he just got out of high school yesterday, that is the future unless the drivers organize a union, if you don't like it, they will replace you with a 19 year old kid !!!!

These things should not be !!!!

I have noticed that cash and commerce are the real dictators of the world.

Unions seem to have worn out their con game over time.

[avc]

As long as there are people like you around drivers will be working for pennies instead of dollars in addition to sitting back and letting Mexicans take all your jobs down the road.

[zipy46]

Originally Posted by avc

As long as there are people like you around drivers will be working for pennies instead of dollars in addition to sitting back and letting Mexicans take all your jobs down the road.

I been sitting for going on 3 days now....currently there isn't enough freight to come together and organize.

[zipy46]

Wasn't the Obama gonna issue some sort of card where working people could organize and essentially elect a union or something like that ?

[avc]

Originally Posted by zipy46

I been sitting for going on 3 days now....currently there isn't enough freight to come together and organize.

The Teamsters need to make a move to get a national strike going ASAP !!!!

Shutting down the fraud would put many companies out of business and force the government to improve conditions and pay for drivers.

[zipy46]

Originally Posted by avc

The Teamsters need to make a move to get a national strike going ASAP !!!!

Shutting down the fraud would put many companies out of business and force the government to improve conditions and pay for drivers.

Some of these companies are so highly leveraged a strike would collapse them in a very short span of time

[zipy46]

I used to work at Lockheed....they were union.

There was a contract... a pay scale...benefits....etc.

.... it did not allow us to shove the company around.

It more or less tried to make sure we were able to maintain a basic and functional standard of existence against the backdrop of the economy of those days.

Unions and capitalism don't mix well any longer....I doubt it will ever occur in the world of trucking during any of our lifetimes.

I also especially doubt one could tell a private owner what he or she must do with their company.

[avc]

Really, how does UPS survive then ???

They are buying up non-union operations in an attempt to bust the union, I don't think it will work.

Remember Overnight Trucking which for a long while was one of the few non-union companies in the past age ?

Originally Posted by zipy46

Some of these companies are so highly leveraged a strike would collapse them in a very short span of time

Now you're catching on !!!

Read and learn from experts:

New Threats and Opportunities | Teamsters for a Democratic Union

That is the general idea, force these trucking companies to merge and pay drivers what they are worth !!!

[aces up]

The Teamsters would most likely bring more stability to the OTR trucking industry. Some of the turnover rate amongst drivers can be attributed to unrealistic expectations amongst newbie drivers. The majority comes from job hopping veteran drivers. It is not the drivers that are at fault, it is the anti driver sentiment that the companies have as a whole. These companies, from the largest to the smallest, use and abuse drivers. They expect perfection from the driver and then will toss the driver away like trash over the smallest thing. Any trucker who thinks it will eventually get better without the benefit of the union is mind screwing themselves. Right now there are two kinds of OTR drivers. Those that have been bent-over and those that will be in the future. The TL carriers do not want stability amongst the drivers. If they did they would have fixed the problem years ago. Its cheaper to open the company cdl mills and keep pumping new inexperienced drivers into the system than to respectfully treat its career veteran drivers. I do not believe any career driver expects this industry to kiss their behind, they just dont want to be treated like a dish rag.

[avc]

Truck drivers need to educate themselves and then act as one !

A New Direction for Our Union | Teamsters for a Democratic Union

.....or things will never get better, only worse !!!

FedEx Readies Campaign Against UPS Over Labor Bill - Family News Story - WFTV Orlando

Truckers can win big if you stick together !!!!

[SickRick]

Originally Posted by avc

Truck drivers need to educate themselves and then act as one !

A New Direction for Our Union | Teamsters for a Democratic Union

.....or things will never get better, only worse !!!

FedEx Readies Campaign Against UPS Over Labor Bill - Family News Story - WFTV Orlando

Truckers can win big if you stick together !!!!

Jimmy? Jimmy Hoffa...

IS THAT YOU?

Rick

[Mr. Ford95]

AVC, ever sat back and thought about what your saying? You are darn near demanding that all truck drivers US wide shutdown and go on strike. Lemme give you a clue, not everyone can do that buddy. We have bills to pay and mouths to feed, going on strike means no money which means no food and no bills getting paid which means I lose my house and cars. This is not the time to go on strike.