Employed by Sharkey Transportation aka Shippers Rental for 8 months this year. I took the job because their recruiter promised sign on bonus, home time (out 5-7 days home 2 days) percentage pay per load, insurance coverage, bonus pay, 50,000 plus a year or more.
Sign-on bonus, as promised was received over an unbearable 8 month period. I paid a hefty price for this sign on bonus. There was no home time. Alot of time was at truck stops or at one of their terminals waiting to hear about a load that never came in a timely manner. Percentage pay of no loads is nothing. Eight months and I only grossed $22,000.00.insurance coverage was there but they did not pay any of our doctor visits. Bonus pay was turned down every 10 weeks because of reasons their safety person would not explain (Hours of service). Sharkey dictates when you move the truck and when not. Tolls were not allowed or covered, but they expected you to drive over hours and wait at food warehouses overhours for truck loads with no rest.
There was no home time. Home Friday night and leave Sunday morning early once a month. This situation is occurring at several different trucking companies involving several deceptive company recruiters. I have another job now and the same situation is happening all over again to me.
I am a seasoned driver 15 plus years with no accidents and excellent credentials. As I see it, companies get away with the lies because they can hide behind recruiters who are disquised as company representatives on the internet. Someone should be accountable.
Once I quit Sharkey I took the truck back to Quincy, Il, 300 miles and took a train home (which I paid for) and parked it in their yard. I quit finally because I had requested to come home as I was very sick and wanted to see my physician. They got angry said no, would not get me to a doctor and then took 300 dollars out of my check for the 300 miles I traveled to return their truck to them. I had sat in the truck stop without a load for 2 days with a high fever and they refused to move me (sick mind you) anywhere.
I got off the train after 6 days of being/complaining about being sick to dispatch and my wife took me to emergency immediately. I had a severe case of dehydration and the flu.
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