The resorts or hotel are great they can save you money but the comment was directed for those who think Roberts is so great and cares about everyone. I have used the resorts and are thankful to have them but they will probally end up being phased out. Remember in April when everyone use to get a raise? I am glad I had more than my 5 years in because I would not of wanted to been the guy with 3 years in who expected the raise and had gotten it every year and this year nothing. How about the team drivers that were told that they could either buy a truck to stay employed or move on? I'm sure their families are thankful for everything Roberts does.
And if they want to save money stop sending the DVD's out telling how to catch more freight. Isn't that what we have salespeople for or are they going to eliminate their jobs to? I know if I go in to my customers asking how and who they are shipping with most would probally tell me to mind my own business and be thankful for the freight I got. The new one about saving fuel is great maybe rather than passing stops 3 times in a day or having 4 trucks in the same park and 3 of them are 20 miles out of there area. I hope the routers and loaders got them thats where they should start. Or they could go for the big money saver (17 million) forget about the race car. But that goes back to the comment what's more important the company(Roberts) or the employees?
To answer your question about what has happened at R & L depends on who you talk to. They are hiring new drivers under a new company name for less money and lower standards.
I do want to say I am thankful to have a job for now. I am just sick of the little people getting taken advantage of by giants in any company. I look at it this way you will always have two types of employees those for the company and those against.
I guess I understand a little better now that you explained yourself more. I can agree with some of the points that you made a disagree with a few of the others but hey, that's what this here message board is all about anyway, ehh!
There are better ways to manage certain aspects in any company. I am sure that you all have some terminals out there where the TM does not care and his poor management of a route costs the company money and causes the drivers some frustrations. I am not a part of your organization so I cannot speak about the raises you all received or used to receive.
All I can say is that we are all living in a much tougher economy than we were just 4 years ago due to the ridiculous over investing in the futures market just so the rich can get richer off of all of us. I say that to say this, you are right to be thankful that you have a decent job because there are many on the unemployment line that do not.
The parts that I disagree with though are the fact that you said that a customer will not give you information about other carriers. First of all if you just make a few simple observations when you enter a facility it is not very difficult to see who is picking up and delivering at that customer. Secondly, if you show yourself freindly and put a smile on your face everyday (even when you do not feel like it) when you see the customer it is going to allow you to build a better relationship with them which will make it much easier for you to obtain any information that you care to know and then some you probably do not want to know...Ha Ha!
Thirdly, the NASCAR that you guys sponsor may or may not be a good financial decision but the fact of the matter is that a contract was signed and they cannot pull out of sponsorship in the middle of the season without a financial penalty based upon the contract. So your owner may feel that it is more beneficial to remain there then to pony up a large amount of liquid assets to buyout of the deal.
The last thing that I will say is a question, When the company was giving you a good bonus or raise whatever you were getting. Did you go out and improve your production and help maintain relationships with the customers picking up extra freight left behind, or did you just continue doing the same thing that you did the previous year. I ask that because sometimes we get in a mindset as humans that we deserve more money yet we have not produced any greater over time than we were in the previous year. Like the guy that posted before me here. Put yourself in the shoes of the owner of a mega company and ask yourself if he had a camera hidden everyday watching you work would he continue to give you a raise?
I am not on the side of ownership or the employee, just playing devils advocate here. I have been in a business ownership environment in the past and I have worked for corps so I tend to understand both sides and think that there is give and take in both views.
Good Luck to you and your co-workers
, so whatever, but I know a decent place to work, I have worked at a lot of places where they really didn't give a damn about their employee's..If the Roberts were only looking out for themselves, they could take all the money they spend on the resorts, and put that money in their pockets...