So.....which brand do you buy???

 

Not every owner operator or small trucking operation is crooked. Just because one does it doesnt mean we all do it. I think that most owner operators take pride in the service they provide, I know I do.

 

me too, I am welcome back at any place I haul to, that's the only way it should be

 

You would be suprised how many don't.

 

It only takes a handful of people to give us all a bad name. Just look at the urine bottles left in parking lots and along roadways. I have always tried to do the best job that I can. Most owner operators that I have known over the years seem to share my values about doing a good job. I have met a few who don't seem to care. I think that you can find that no matter what profession you are in. Since this industry has such high visibility, it is easier to see the problems caused by a few.

 

Chris - sorry that you got dealt that crap. It's not just the trucking industry, though, in which a lot people take little pride in their work. I guess it's gotten where you can only assign to companies that you know and trust. It's a shame. I am glad that they haven't found the truck on fire and plowed into a government building or school. People do things for more than just profit, these days.

 

It's just percentages. Do enough and eventually you will have these things happen. I just hate that with the steps we take that it got by us.
I'm involved in a few other businesses so i know that this type of thing happens everywhere.

 

I hope the best for you. What other businesses are you in?

 

Building materials and related.

 

Update
The carrier is up to 3 stolen loads in the LA area in two days including a load of pharms. out of San Bern. He also has over 120,000.00 in non-payments on a double brokerage scheme. At least CHP CTIP took the theft cases,the double brokering is a civil case.