truck driver

owner operator driver

driver manager

account manager

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MET Express, Inc.

I've seen a lot of individuals complain about this company, I've had no issues whatsoever. The problem is with a lot of drivers that I see that come here and leave, their expectations are higher depending on whether they are OTR or Regional.

I'm an OTR driver with less than 5 years experience and I get $0.44 a mile. I also have Hazmat and I get paid an extra $0.10 a mile. Anybody with Hazmat has a minimum pay of $1,100 weekly. Those without Hazmat only get thousand dollars a week guaranteed before taxes.

Already in 24 weeks of this year, I have grossed in almost $29,500 for about half the year. It is a sliding pay scale that works really good for shorter runs. I showed her the runs the more per mile that you are able to get.

There are a lot of bad reviews for those that are what seem to be, Regional drivers that are home every weekend. I don't know why they expect to get a lot of money for only about four and a half to 5 days worth of work. This is where I think their expectations are much bigger than what they thought.

They have new freightliners and they do take care of their equipment as well as their trailers. Do you have the option for those that live in the North to be home every weekend. Did you plan on being with this company and a regional driver, it is better to alternate and have two weeks out, go home for your 48 hours, then do a week out then do 48 hours home, and alternates two weeks then one week 2 weeks than one. Three drivers have taken my advice and they make great money and one of those drivers have been here for almost 2 years now.

Just remember to keep that door closed and keep communication with your driver advocates, and you won't be disqualified from the minimum pay. As in the whole Trucking industry, communication is key, can't expect much when you aren't communicating with the ones who help you out.

Stay safe and keep trucking.

I had high hopes for this job, they say " we care " but that slogan is weak at best. Wait for your load, watch your clock burn, that's okay cause you have a t.v. in your truck. Try and call, get a message on qualcomm telling you not to call and to use qualcomm. Sometimes it's easier to call then to type on a touch pad keyboard. 6hrs later still waiting for load. Detention pay you say? 1st 2hrs are free each occurrence and you better call it in as soon as you know you're going to be sitting... yes still waiting for that load, now 18hrs later. Let me call and check on it, oh wait don't call. Guess I'll watch more t.v.
So you think your going home tomorrow night, hey here is your load, well now it takes you the opposite direction from home and there is no way you'll get back so call and let whoever know you won't be home. BRING YOUR OWN GPS, they will route you way out of the way to avoid tolls so you will be in stop and go traffic instead of the highway. Meanwhile all that toll avoidance will burn your clock, no problem, just find a truck stop and go back to watching t.v. on your 10hr shut down.
Other than that a great job if you're a robot with no life and not an independent thinker and don't mind going where ever they send you cause you have no home to go to. It's your life and your time and it now belongs to Metropolitan Trucking because "we care" about our drivers.  hahaha...  GOOD LUCK.

I did quite a few hazmat runs starting from Connecticut going to Chicago Il. These loads were always the hardest part of the job because of the added responsibility and time consumption they always required. At times it seemed like I was the only driver available because many of the drivers were dropping their hazmat endorsement at the time.
The company did have other accounts that took me to the other parts of the country I listed in the general resume. I also enjoyed the pet friendly environment because I was able to have my Jack Russell as my companion.
I did like most of the dispatchers but like many companies there are always one or two dispatchers who do not know or understand what it is like on the road.

METROPOLITAN TRUCKING WAS BY FAR THE WORSE company I've driven for in TWENTY plus years.  Do not  get it twisted drivers or be suckered by their alluring ads (Free Premium Cable, 49 cts to 1.83 cts a mile, "New Trucks governed at 63 mph", Four or Five Days out, or OTR, Guarantee Minimums, etc, etc.  After all that is said and done,  YOU WILL STARVE HERE because they simply DON'T have the miles to satisfy all CURRENT and NEW DRIVERS that they keep hiring constantly.  So after you did your thousand miles a week and did all the waiting (lots of waiting here, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ  ON I95) they will always find a way to deny you the guarantee minimum. (there's about 8 million ways to deny you the minimum)  This company was by far, the worse of the lot and a COMPLETE WASTE OF MY TIME and left me with a huge deficit....  Don't believe me?  Well, Just try to find out how many drivers comes in and out.

I enjoyed working there, the shop is clean and decently organized. Coworkers were professional and worked well together. Management knew everyone by name, had holiday meals for the employees and had a tool allowance for maintenance personnel. Due to the nature of the trucking industry there were stressful times but the good outweighs the cons. Typical day consisted of a morning meeting with the shop foreman and daily tasks were assigned, help was available if needed. It’s up to the individual to choose whether they simply want a job, or a career. The opportunity to advance within the company is definitely there. 

Management is very unprofessional and makes a lot of bad decisions. If the owner shows, they usually spend days ahead hiding mistakes and problems instead of fixing them. Most if not all the bosses and management are failures and take their frustration out on either a single employee or a small group, normally ones that start and end up figuring out how the place is run, and realize they're taken advantage of. Then after cutting back how much they do and care, their bosses get annoyed and angry instead of realizing the core issues. 

If they can get rid of some dispatch and that promised minimum and the constant “DQ”
It can be a better company. Also if they can create a dedicated drop n hook lane would be much better than live loading/unloading all the time. If you break down they prefer for you to drive the truck to the terminal the best you can because they don’t want to pay for outside repair. And that Sika account they have sucks!! From NJ all the way to Marion,OH both places treat drivers like s***. And many other more places.

Dispatch is always micro managing 
They are quick to take away the minimum pay guarantee if u don’t start driving when ur 10hr break is up. Even if it makes more sense to stay on break longer so u can conserve drive time because of either delivery or pickup appointments. 
There are a few dispatchers that all the drivers hate with a passion. Because they seem to enjoy making there drivers miserable. 
If you try to go over there head to the lead driver manager or the VP of operations, they will back the dispatcher 100% even if they are wrong or out of line. 
They have forward and driver facing cameras. 
Trucks and trailers are nice and well maintained. But the pay sucks   

What is the best part of working at the company?
My dispatcher was nearly perfect and completely considerate of the companies promises when I was hired along with all laws.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Tried but can't think of one. I only quit because I bought one of their perfectly maintained trucks.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
it was run like a business that values their employees

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
a typical day included smooth pick up and/or delivery and more promises kept

Pay is horrible they will promise you a lot and look for any excuse not to pay you as long as they make money they can careless for you if you are planning to get a job here I would recommend you ask them about the minimum pay on holidays your pay gets cut in half for one day you miss I struggle to make more than the minimum expect 600 dollars on holiday or you take pto for one day detention pay I haven’t seen it in months this is the worst company I worked for and as soon as the opportunity comes up I will run out this place good luck for who ever plans on working for this place

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