I was a Driver for this company. I quickly discovered that this company has some unorthodox procedures. All local Drivers were given brand new trucks. All graveyard drivers were given low end equipment. I broke down a few times with in a truck that should not have been on the road. When it was brought to the companies attention. I was accused of not properly doing my pre-trip inspection and that was why the break down occured. Pacific Cargo Services illegally transports Hazardous Material. When I told them I could not transport HAZ-MAT because my truck did not have placards, and I did not have a HAZ-MAT endorsement. I was told to hide it, by packing other freight around it so it would not be seen. I was loading some freight in my truck one night. I picked up this box and the bottom gave out. A car battery fell out and hit me in the foot. I tried to call the on call Superviser. I got no answer and tried back several times and left several messages. I was forced to drive about 50 miles with a fractured toe on my right foot. After this incident was reported. I was treated like I was faking the injury, and that it was no big deal. One night I was backing my truck in a rainstorm. This is my fault. I mis-judged the distance between the rear of my truck and the corner of a building. I struck the corner of the building. I called my Superviser and reported the incident right away. The next day I had to turn in a incident report. I was fired. I was told there was issues with my driving record. I had drove for this company for almost a year, and was four days away from being eligible for vacation. They said my paycheck would be in on Friday. I showed up for my check and it was not there. I was told it was sent to my home address. It never arrived. I called the Payroll Dept and had to leave a message, they never returned my call. Nobody had a clue where my check had gone or where it was at. I finally got the check to find out it was almost 400.00 dollars short. I was finally issued another check for the remainder after two weeks of phone calls and getting the run around. My advice is stay clear of this company and their shadey operation.
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