Superior Trucking, Lied on my DAK Report, Ruined my career befor it started. ripoff Port Gibson New York
When I finished school, I found a job at Superior trucking out of port gibson NY just out side of Newark NY. At orientation I was told that I would be fired for not checking in on time or being late for my appointments. This was the golden rule at this company.
Anyway after two weeks of driving my dispatcher said he was going to turn me in albany to report to the drop yard just off the throughway NY90 and to drop my trailer "another driver was to pick it up" and that he had another driver in rout with my next load. I waited two hours no loaded trailer. I called my dispatcher he assured me the trailer was on its way and that the driver pulling it left hours ago.
Several hours later still no loaded trailer. I called the office again the mechanics desk answerd the phone. I explained my situation and the mechanic laughed. Our drivers have all gone home for the night. I right then and there new that I had been lied to by the dispatcher.
I decided that any company that would give me a driver. So much hype about checking in and doing things on time and honesty and not be willing to follow the same rules did not care about drivers. So I fired up the truck and returned it to the yard. However "leaving the trailer for the driver that I was told Was to pick it up",( I quit the job ).
I have been trying to get a job driving but no company will hire me. I applied to JB Hunt and found out why. Superior trucking of port Gibson NY Just out side of Newark NY Put on my DAK that I abandon thair Equipment and load. After giving it some thought it could look as if I did but that is not the way it happened.
Since this time I have Spoken with other drivers not working for Superior anymore and all are out of work because this company was dishonest about thair termination and lied on thair DAK reports.
Mark
Canandaigua, New York
U.S.A.
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Beth
Newark,New York,
Only release factual information
#2UPDATE Employee ..inside information
Tue, July 15, 2014
I apologize for the delay in rebutting your allegation(s). I located your employment file and found that you worked for us twice. The first time was from 4/28/05 – 5/9/05. The second time was from 1/12/06 – 1/18/06. I found it amusing that on both occasions; you quit under dispatch.
Let’s discuss the first time you were employed here because that is the premise behind your report. When you finished school – you didn’t find a job with us. We hired you with experience on 4/28/05 that you claimed to have had from a company out of Leroy, NY. During orientation, we discuss (among MANY other topics) the importance of timely deliveries to our customers and to call us (we even have an afterhours telephone list) if there is a problem (or if you are running behind). The “mechanics desk” is not the proper department to call if you are having a problem with your dispatch. Instead of assuming that you were being lied to by the dispatch; you should have contacted one of them via the afterhour’s telephone list and the whole situation would have been avoided.
We found your note dated 5/9/05 along with the equipment at the terminal. You bobtailed back to the terminal. A load was missed (the one that was coming with the other driver to you) along with unauthorized miles (fuel usage, etc.) created when you decided to bobtail back to the yard without dispatch approval. Yes, I did submit a DAC against you.
We were so horrible of an employer, that YOU sought US out, for re-employment! You were re-hired on 1/12/06. The application you submitted on 1/11/06, when asked if you had worked here before and if so, the reason for leaving – per you – “Not prepared.” You quit under dispatch yet again on 1/18/06. Although you left us the first time under unpleasant terms, we still gave you a second chance to redeem yourself.
It is getting very tiring when drivers create a less than pleasant work history and then when they decide to leave on negative terms (actions that could be avoided by giving notice); we suddenly become the “bad guys” when we factually report their work history to prospective employers.