Why are ONLY DRIVERS HOURS CUT????

[Richard Herbert]

Every day, every week, the PD drivers get a text or a call at 5:00 am telling us what time to come in, or telling us to call at 11:00 am, to see if we are going to work....

The dock supervisor has no rhyme or reason as to who has to call in at 11:00, some drivers he works 50+ hours a week, and they never have a day off...

Some drivers get 3 call in days a week, getting maybe 25 hours...This so called dock supervisor has professed to hating truck drivers, as he often goes into tirades laced with profanity, when a driver brings something to his attention regarding the freight on his trailer...

This dock supervisor, (and I use the term loosely) is never held accountable by the terminal manager...This man, should NEVER be in a supervisory position...NEVER does the terminal manager ask him why he is not fair in how he cuts the drivers hours...This so called dock supervisor gets pissed off, and tears more freight up than all the drivers combined...The terminal manager does not care that if some drivers work 5 days, and some drivers work 2 1/2 or 3 days, never does he reprimand anyone, except drivers...

The morale at our terminal is so low, that it is unbelievable...The hours are being cut to the point that we cannot service the customers, while 4-5 drivers sit at home everyday...Lots of customers have left us, and you can't blame them.

My question is this, why are hours cut from the drivers? Why can't they cut some from the dock workers, the dock supervisors, the dispatchers, the terminal managers, and the billing clerks, and the people that answer the phone????This would be fair...

Why does it ONLY fall on the back of the drivers? Why has this company destroyed the morale of 99% of the employee's in just a few short years??? Why is there ZERO professionalism at ANY LEVEL???Every one works against each other, especialyy the dock and the drivers...

Its not gonna be long that R&L save tons on labor and can leave us all home, cause all the customers are going to be gone...

I know, have heard it before, go to talktorl .com...No thanks, that goes to Wilminton and your TERMINAL MANAGER!! I know, have heard this to if you don't like it here, then leave, well, I plan to on my terms, and not only me, but lots of us...I would rather stay, have been here lots of years, but things will have to change, or RL won't be around long, IMHO!!

[moose]

Tm and supers are salary so work them 30- 80 hrs a week it is all the same......

[Richard Herbert]

They could cut their HOURS and their PAY back, just like they do us!!!

If their pay is based on 50 hours, work them 40 hours, and pay them based on working 40 hours while it is slow.

If we are slow enough to leave 5 drivers home a day, then by definition, we are slow enough to leave dock workers home,(which they don't) cut the HOURS and PAY of dock supervisors, dispatchers, and yes, even the TERMINAL MANAGER!!

[bullwagon]

I don't feel exactly the same as you but pretty darn close, your not alone Herbert

[shadowr434]

You know the number to Jeff and Robby.If the TM wont do his job call up and do it for him.Robby is really actually trying to care from what Ive seen and the conversations Ive had with him and Jeff.

[a9faninnc]

Most companies over hire drivers to cover their butts if freight picks up.I guess they would rather have too many and sit some at home,than not enough when freight is heavy.Sucks to be a driver sometimes.

[sapper]

I have also heard that Jeff actually cares also. Some of our P/D drivers have called him on certain issues and have gotten results when he is involved.

[tagalong37]

i thnk they keeping exta drivers to see if the hours of service is going to chance.. they will have drivers if needed. they do things the way they want to and dont care if u can make because when they chance things as they often doalot of driver wasmess up when u work u make money and live off that but when they chanceor cut hours it get hardto make it

[Big Truck]

You have described KNOXVILLE !!!

[Bernard Shakey]

i thnk they keeping exta drivers to see if the hours of service is going to chance.. they will have drivers if needed. they do things the way they want to and dont care if u can make because when they chance things as they often doalot of driver wasmess up when u work u make money and live off that but when they chanceor cut hours it get hardto make it

Can anybody understand a damn thing he was trying to say or spell.