When I started looking for a company to Lease onto as an o/o I ran across this name (Shelton) and decided to check here first, Guess what, they poped up and I read the report, which was back in I thought as most of us do, well maybe it was the person and not the company, let me take heed and just ask them about it. I did and was told, well it was just that guy and I was assured they where a great company.
I had concerns, because the running joke in this company is a Dispatcher named Harriet, who works out of the Jacksonville terminal. I would heard from serval of the people there a warning in driver Orientation "She is Mean, so if you have any problems let us knwo and we will move you." statements made by every single person in the main office I had contact with. I should have ran then, but I gave them the benifit of doubth and continued, as stated in the one report before mine, the truck where old and all true what was stated in the rip off report I read. There where so many bad things I will try to summize if possible here.
Had my truck one week, when the dash lights all went out and the mph indicator would not work, so i had no ideal how fast i was going. The AC did not work and it was pulling hard, so I took it back after a few loads and they got me right in to fix it and off I went. One week later the air did not work, the dash lights went out and once again no MPH. I ended up taking it to a palce in tampa to get looked at and they found so much wrong with the truck I was sccared to drive it. They ened up ficing about $1,000 worth of things. It worked fine after these guys in Tampa fixed everything.
While all of that was going on, my dispatcher in Jacksonville was so rude, mean and unprofessional just as they said she would be, I had to request to move. They gave me a dispatcher in the main office (hugh mistake) she was nice, very friendly, but could not get me loads and i talked to her after hearing about her kids, baby daddy and her drama in her life, but was told that they do lie much there and some drivers are not making much. (All True) I talked to a few other drivers at diffrent location while waiting on loads, one o/o was making $500 per week and was telling about it and how bad they treat him, one guy just laughed adn said, you knwo they have a staff of drivers just to go pick up trucks. I knew I was going to leave fast, but would give them a month to se if things got better.
The next week, which is week number 3 here, I called to get a Monday Load, and was told no loads. Ok, I called the next few days only to be told, well you can take a load our of baldwin, oversized, wait for the permit and I had to pay for it. 3 days later I got a permit $5 bucks. For a load that I dead headed 189 miles to get, to run all of 300 miles and it paid just under $400.00, yea i made an entire $100.00 after that run. I was in the hole and owed them $900 in fee's.
The next week was Memorial day weekend, Pick up a load on friday and can not get it to anyone until Tuesday of course, no prob, I did it. One week later, I call no loads I was told and we having problems gettings them, Ok, I say I will call back. On Tuesday i called no load, you can do baldin again (we both laugh) I will wait I tell her. On Wensday i get al call telling turn your truck in becuase you have not run this week. I was going to let it go, but called to see what was up and was told it took you 4 days to do a load last week, he the head dispatcher was talking about the holiday load I could not take, I was laughing but did not play his game, ok, I said I explained to him all the loads I had and he had a death ear about it. Later I find out the real reason, i had been looking for a new comapny so when they contacted them, they decided I was leaving so they woudl try to give me a bad report. Keep in mind I am a O/O.
So, after dealing with this company, I made all of about $1,500 after one month of loads with them. STAY AWAY FROM THESE GUYS!!! There are so many problems here and many of the people who wrok for them are scared to tell the truth, of course the dispatcher did not stick up for me, she has kids to feed, so I understand, so if you are reading this, just know you can do better.
To all drivers even thinking about driving for these guys, just stop one of the Shelton drivers and ask them. If you are not part of the click group there, you will not get good runs. Very few people make money at this company and the average time people last here is all about 3 months. My new Comapny knew who they where and just said, "Yea, we hear about them all the time and in fact they palce bad Dak reports on just about all they work with." BEWARE OF THESE GUYS! I left out names, because what is the point. I was not going to write anything, but i figure I owed other drivers the chance to stay away from this outfit.
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