Yeah, if you worked out of the same terminal I did, you would probably have the same opinion. Like it way better where I am at now. Never had so many people try to help me and the company succeed. Other drivers actually offer advice about going to customers and the specifics to watch for. Our safety record here and accident rate is very low. We have a safe procedure and we stick to it, there is no real pressure to hurry hurry hurry. We get it done and you are dispatched with reasonable expectations. They also pay you for everything you do, I mean everything. Give you things like hearing protection, gloves and the tools you need to do your job. Pays way better to. When I do a pretrip, there is actually some brake shoe on the vehicle, good rubber, trucks are clean. I dont know about you, but Foodliner just didnt give a shit about the driver, at least where I worked. There were a few yes men who the managers seemed to like, but for the most part, if you complained about safety or other issues, the managers were out to get you. I actually had a better relationship with my snot nosed dispatcher than I had with terminal management. Once we got use to one another, he seemed to leave me alone. Still...some of the unrealistic expectations, good thing the peoplenet didnt record speed...right. Take care and enjoy your job if you like it. It just wasnt for me.
I kinda roam around the Eddyville, Chicago, Minnesota and Indiana areas. i've found most terminals to be helpful if i asked the right questions and right people. i find it strange that none of the other Foodliner drivers would help you if you didn't know something. i'd have been lost 10 times over without their help - most guys if i asked would give me help if i was going to a new customer. i don't know about the turnover rate here if it is high or not. i heard once it was way below the industry average, can't say if that is right or not. sorry your time here wasn't good, i'm doing OK for now. its not perfect but what company is?
All I can say is what someone else said on here. Foodliner will be like "death by a thousand knives." Good luck to you.
Well, theres also people in this thread who think backing into tight spaces is reason enough to call this a bad company.
backing into tight spaces is an everyday occurrence in trucking, and I'm wondering if this thread hasn't been infested by whiners.
Fact is, this company may really be affected by what is posted here. And if these rookies actually think a customer that's been in the same location for god knows how many years should change their location to suit people who get nervous backing up, then that's a true shame.
FYI for anyone reading this. I was allowed back into the site, but threatened that I may not be allowed back in by one of the administrators here. Not sure which one. Be aware there are multiple sites like this that can provide you with unbiased information about a particular company. Trucking is a hard life, but you can make an honest living doing it. The main thing is you cant let any one company get you a bad reputation or bad stuff on your DAC. If you are a dirt bag, then you deserve it, but the trend these days is to get a driver, smear them anyway they can, that way its hard for you to move on and then they can abuse you cause you have no other choice. If you are on the up and up, do a good job, work hard etc...then dont let them hurt your reputation for peddly stuff..you see that happening, then it is time to move on before they can establish a bad rep for you. There are ways to appeal anything put onto your DAC by a company and most companies HATE additional paperwork. Ill probably be banned after this post..so good luck out there, Spring life is easy, money is easier to make. Be safe.