I have been told that some Trucking companies do not provide chains for company drivers. Could anyone read this please just put the company down and weather or not they provide chains for their drivers?

Thanks


To start this off:
Swift Transportation - Yes

 

I would think that any company who runs in states that require chains would have them on the truck.

 

15+ years ago, I had a friend that hired on to drive flatbed for a company in Sumner, WA. Not only did he have to buy his tire chains, he had to buy all his own cargo straps.

 

This I've really never run into... but ok...

Arrow Trucking - Yes - chains or cables
Roehl Transport - Yes

Swift Transportation - Yes, but not always a rack to put them on the frame, so sometimes you've got to carry them in the side boxes.

 

YES I can tell you a company that does NOT buy chains for their trucks. COVENANT TRANSPROTATION. They will run you in states that requare chains and if you don't have them YOU PAY the ticket. We had to pay for our truck chains and our dispatcher (JOSH) told us ....well the company will deduct it out of your paycheck at $25.00 per week if we didn't have the money up front! soooo I guess when you move on to a better company we will own a nice set of 22.5X10 truck tire chains.

 

Central Reefer provided ours. And I had those big SuperSingles on my Volvo...what a pain in the ass to hang iron on.....never again.

 

USX and Marten transport supply their trucks with chains.

 

To make it simple: You driver- truck theirs. No chains, no go in states requiring chains. if they want you to do the job, they must provide you with the tools. unless you are an indepentent contrator, you should not have to supply anything but yourself and maybe a pen :lol: Hope this helps! Dont let them shaft you! Refuse a load going to a chain requirement state unless they authorize a Comcheck coming out of their pocket for chains or providing chains by other means. Document correspondence.

 

Well that is just it, there are some companies out there that won't do something as simple as that! If they want me to pull a load and it requires chains, then they can supply them or, as you say, send me a comcheck to get new ones.

 

if the roads are bad enough that chains are required,time to park it until the roads are clear,just my opinion