After talking to my dispatcher, I was informed that the driver breaking freight will now be permanent. When they started this on us it was supposed to be temp but guess what. Hell, can't even log out before you work the dock. They set it up that you have to work the dock and can't leave till you do. The HH's are locked to that protocol. The merry-go-round of trucks is horrible. After driving the same truck for over 1.5 years it was taken and I have had 4 trucks since. Every night another truck or two leaves and someone else's junk comes in. How much longer I stay in this truck is anybody's guess.
Even though my dispatcher is in MI he really isn't that bad. My route usually is about 300 miles a day and some of the roads are 1.5 lane gravel or hard pack dirt. After I sent him pics of some of the routes he has a better idea of why it takes a while and doesn't bug me. What he can't understand tho is that when I am held for over an hour so 1 more delivery can be put on, that I wind up running late. He also said that the main reason that CT lost Vitran freight is because CT rates were higher than Vitran. Doesn't really believe it's because of their reputation.
TM is a total jack#@#. He will cuss out drivers and belittle them every chance he gets. He cares more of following rules than trying to make things work. The HR guy is the same way but an attitude that I describe as worse for he has that I am always right "holier than thou" manner. He thinks he is still in the service and treats us the same way.
CT also has the ability to lose your hours or days. I just got shorted two of work and had to get the TM to find them and get my consist pay. Other drivers usually are just missing hours and it takes a while to get them .
I believe CT wants sheeple working for them. Drivers who will just follow blindly and not complain. I am not one of those. I have job apps out and continue to look until I find another job then I'm outta here. The hard part is that once you hit 60 it gets harder to get a job, but I keep trying.
Even though my dispatcher is in MI he really isn't that bad. My route usually is about 300 miles a day and some of the roads are 1.5 lane gravel or hard pack dirt. After I sent him pics of some of the routes he has a better idea of why it takes a while and doesn't bug me. What he can't understand tho is that when I am held for over an hour so 1 more delivery can be put on, that I wind up running late. He also said that the main reason that CT lost Vitran freight is because CT rates were higher than Vitran. Doesn't really believe it's because of their reputation.
TM is a total jack#@#. He will cuss out drivers and belittle them every chance he gets. He cares more of following rules than trying to make things work. The HR guy is the same way but an attitude that I describe as worse for he has that I am always right "holier than thou" manner. He thinks he is still in the service and treats us the same way.
CT also has the ability to lose your hours or days. I just got shorted two of work and had to get the TM to find them and get my consist pay. Other drivers usually are just missing hours and it takes a while to get them .
I believe CT wants sheeple working for them. Drivers who will just follow blindly and not complain. I am not one of those. I have job apps out and continue to look until I find another job then I'm outta here. The hard part is that once you hit 60 it gets harder to get a job, but I keep trying.
