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TRUCK MOVERS

Worst ever. They will lie to you and tell you over the phone a delivery price but when you get a settlement it is not the agreed upon price. And no this isn't because of their security bond they hold. This is well into attempting to work with them. They say next day pay but that too is a lie. You will submit paperwork for next day pay but between their area managing dispatcher your direct dispatcher,  paperwork dept or settlement dept nothing is correct then to fix it you get charged a second time for their mismanagement. They prefuel many vehicles and it is common to run out. When this happens they don't reimburse any additional cost. When you do a pay breakdown vs hours worked you won't even make minimum wage. There are plenty of companies that do this service, I suggest you try any others. The inner communication is none existent here. If you have issues they won't get resolved here. No matter what the extra cost of running is YOU WILL EAT IT! This is supposed to be contract work but they will never give you pay in writing only over the phone which changes at their will. Here's a true breakdown of numbers. Average truck pays.85cpm to simply move the unit your person fuel cost per unit is.37cpm. Which if that were your only expense then.48cpm wouldn't be terrible. However consider at that rate if you run 500m in a day that's only about $240 for the day. 500m is going to take you 9-10 hours. Now how will you get back either to your starting point or your next truck? You're going to pay with no assistance which unless you're picking up another unit very close by you'll pay a ton and you lose your own time. Your time means nothing to these people. Your responsible for trucks in value of most times 100k and greater which you're expected to deliver for pennies. Need to overnight? Not in these trucks but,  assistance with hotel? Nope, your expense. Vehicle broke down, any assistance if overnight is required, nope. Have you're own tow vehicle? Ok subtract you time back,  you're personal fuel, insurance, maintenance and such on. Yes a percentage is tax deductible but not enough to maintain a minimum wage. Tolls, escorts, permits just to simply run through a state that requires one. No reimbursement for any of that either. Seriously look at the numbers here before wasting your time!

Truck movers exercises strict and inflexible guidelines in what feels like an ever changing pay and procedure policies. 
No forced dispatch.
Great dispatchers with limited ability to make decision that are etched in steel.
Drivers can work with very little supervision and petty calls.
Pay is okay but not getting better but worse and impractical.
Not very good for drivers with kids at home (as with any over the road drivers). 
Drivers scramble to out pick loads before other drivers, for example: people shopping during opening doors on Black Friday.
New program now is "5 Star Drivers." My first attempt at using "the benefits" of this program netted me a pay for a 25 mile run of -35.00 dollars after fuel and insurance costs for choosing two loads (one short that would get me near an airport and the second taken away without any notice). Poor program. Laughable because I lost my new 5 star rating for not checking in on my app the morning of picking up this 25 mile run. Good riddance. 
Poor recruiter will be very busy with driver rotation and Truck movers will experience more damage by rookies. 
Company could reduce damages if they opened a chat room for drivers who participate in offering best procedures for questions posted. Simple Yahoo room would save tons of dollars but as long as they can drain dollars from driver's 1,500 escrow account....why bother? 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Just the pay which is already less now  it has become force dispatch and they change the rules as they go and always against your favor they scam you your hard earned money (escroll) so you can work more then they pattern repeats itself 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
It has become force dispatch and they change the rules as they go and always against your favor they scam you from your hard earned money so you can work more to repay your escroll dispatchers always threatning drivers it seems they are trained to go into work angry the only thing they help you in is get driver money code to pay wrecker other than that theyre useless 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It is negative dispatchers are always in a bad mood for no reason one minute theyre okay and the next they hate you 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Stressful you never know whats gonna happen with these dispatchers they can do whatever they want with you if you decline a load you are actually allowed to do as a contractor but if you do you get benched for weeks and in those weeks they fine petty things to charge you

The upside/earnings are limited while the liability/costs are unlimited (for example, if you miss damage at pick up location you are fiancally responsible for that damage, up to $1,500 PER load.) Be prepared to be flexible for needs of company and not the other way around. They will fly you to pick up location before they give you load options and then offer multiple short runs. If you leave, they will require you to pay back cost of travel if you don't return to that location within a week. Entry costs for tools is above $500 for deck drivers. They will require you purchase company fuel at pick up location-- a secondary profit center for the company. Owners are business execs not former truck drivers, you will never see/hear from them. Turn over is high for good reasons. If you have the flexibility to walk away at any time, you might be OK here.

Settlement pay much less than I anticipated or what was explained. Costs 4 fuel 4 semi & rental car to get back plus the expense of the rental car is totally on you. Since the gov't is cutting back on expenses & deductions that can be claimed from employment & contracting this gig is absolutely NOT worth it. Took about 12 hours out of my day 2 get $100 settlement after deductions. Truck also shut down after I added more than the amount of fuel I was told to add. Also if anything happens to the truck like malfunctions or rocks hitting trucks they have the discretion to place a claim against you whether it's your fault or not once you have left the pickup location once truck is inspected. That would deductions more from future settlements. Liability waiting to happen. Picked this up as a part-time gig but totally NOT worth it. I could make more @ McDonalds or just pick up overtime at my main gig. This company nickel & dimes u 2 death. I no I'm an independent contractor but if it dontake $ it don't make sense.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Making your own schedule is the best part of working here but the rates suck, the expenses suck, and you have to work and drive a helluva lot of miles before you see some profit.  Best advice is to get a tow hitch to save on expenses.  If you need money same day, this is not for you.  If you are trying to get rich quick, this is not for you.  This is something for in between jobs.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Not enough pay, too many expenses

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
 as a contractor you don’t really get to know people other than your dispatcher, the team of dispatcher, and you really don’t get to meet other drivers only if you end up picking up a truck at the same time and the same place.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It varies from day to do because there is never the same runs available everyday

Not a job for anyone "expecting" a paycheck. As an Independent Operator, you pay for your hotel & meals, and the fuel in the tractor. Yes, TM does pay enough to cover these and more, but you are self employed.

You drive OTR delivering new tractors (trucks) to dealers across the USA. Follow FMCSA regs for HOS. Once yo arrive a the dealer, it is your job to "undeck" the tractors, which can take from 4 to 8 hours. Then you are given airplane tickets to return to a shipping point and do the whole thing over. You need to carry your own tools (up to 50 lbs b/c of airline max weights).

The dispatchers in the office are professional, and aren't interested in listening to crybabies. I'm not trying to scare people off - I think this might be my favorite job. But you are your own boss, and "hustle" will be your way of life if you want to be successful.

The actual job itself was not bad. You show up at the hub, get your paperwork and keys to your trucks(load) and do an inspection. Then you drive those trucks to the customers get signed and head back within a day.

Dealing with dispatch and management was a nightmare.

Trucks usually show up a little dirty to very dirty(caked with mud and tar) with no wash station to clean the trucks off before delivery and you can not take trucks off site to wash them before you sign the inspection form releasing the company of any responsibility of damages that could not be found before washing.

Being an independent contractor gave you the freedom of what days to work.

Overall good experience. Work was tedious and expectations were a little unreasonable. Commision structure is nice and all but with it being so reliant on Dispatch it is out of your control which forces you to just try to get as many hires as possible. Quantity over Quality recruiting. Never saw upper level management, likes to promote a small family owned company feel but upper-level management seems way too important to talk to the lower levels (for example in two years I was there I interacted with the Director of Operations (my boss's boss, 0 times, in my current role with a company 2-3 times TMs size I interact with the CPO daily and the President weekly... Overall grateful for the opportunity they gave me and would recommend. Not without its flaws, however. 

When I ran into some health problems, they were extremely understanding and worked with me, and even allowed me to work from home during my recovery.  Even the owner of the company knew my name and would always make sure to treat the employees well.  It was definitely a tough thing leaving this company, but I could no longer travel - and that was a big part of the position I had.  Unfortunately, there were no other positions available for me to move into.  Plus, I wanted to get more into technical support/IT

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