I have been reading these post about union this and we are getting screwed and all the other BS. So now I want to express my two cents!!!

First R+L is not trying to SCREW YOU, they are trying to succeed in this tough economy. Like almost every other company they are forced to make cuts period.

Yes there is GPS in most trucks and it works really well. You can and will be tracked by dispatch and the TM and WIL. Most of you have nothing to worry about but the lazy guys that like to take several 30 plus minute breaks don't act surprised when you are called to the office and giving a report showing when you stopped and for how long. GPS is accurate to with in 3 meterse solution

If all of you who think we are getting screwed and R+L is such a bad place you need to do one of two things either leave or be part of the solution by doing everything you can to expedite the freight and earn more business. if some of you spent as much time caring about our success as you did worrying about what everyone else is doing we would be the most successful LTL company out there.

Our customers owe us nothing, someone will move their freight. We owe it to them and each other to come to work and do our jobs the best we can everyday. We control the success or failure of our company. Take pride in your performance and when the company succeeds we all succeed.

If you still think you can do it better then go to the bank get a loan and start your own company then run it however you see fit. Until then you work for the Roberts family and if you don't like it you know were the door is.

I bet you could smell a little Roberts family on his breath!!

I was wondering where that smell was coming from.

Good point wrenchturner I couldn,t have said it better never mind what the others say there the ones that the gps will bust loafing somewhere and a lease driver will be replaceing them

10% of the drivers at our terminal do 90% of the work. Problem is TM is blind to the efficient running of a terminal and only sees bad numbers that stand out at him. for example a guy leaves with 6 deliveries and might do 2 pick ups in an 8 hour day. another guy will leave with 15 deliveries and do 8 or 9 pick ups, but for some stupid reason one delivery might come back, that is something that stands out to TM and the other never stands out and he just skates his way through the day and he is considered a great driver. Hard for that guy to ever even get written up because he does hardly nothing to begin with. And because he can only handle 6 deliveries a day that is all he is ever given. How did half of these guys last through the probation period is just proof that the TM is not involved with turning the operation into a success. He is just there to translate rules to us from Wilmington. Alot of money would have been saved by weeding out useless people before their probation was up. As far as GPS is concerned, Good , Because I am back at the terminal long before the 6 delivery and 2 pick up guy, give me his coordinates so I can meet him there and he can buy me lunch, because he's working more hours than me and making more money than me !!!!!!

I agree with you driver...A good positive attitude will get you a long way in life...In my opinion, the Roberts have always been fair to their employee's...There is not going to be anyplace that is perfect, but I wouldn't trade this job my R&L for any other trucking job, union, non union, or whatever...I have been treated fairly, and this job had provided well for me and my family, and I for one am grateful to have it...There are always ones on this these boards that will call us , whatever, like you say, if R&L is so bad, then leave...I'm not trying to make anyone mad, but take a look around, it could be alot worse.