- Report: #882006
Complaint Review: Gordon Trucking Inc. - Internet
Reported By:
washbee1 -
Longview, Washington, United States of America
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Gordon Trucking Inc.
155 Stewart Rd. Pacific, WA. Internet, United States of America
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www.gti.com
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Gordon Trucking, Inc. Drivers BEWARE! Gordon is another "Big" company with "Big" attitude! Internet
Now, after discovering this website and reading all the posts, I felt I had to contribute my recently being fired by Gordon Trucking into this post. I've driven 19 years and have owned two trucks of my own and I think I have a fairly good grasp of what is to be expected and what's not. It is correct that GTI, like other companies "sensationalize" their status in the trucking industry, as all companies do, but I've never worked for a company that "required" you to wash their equipment and then charge you $20.00 to add insult to injury! I never entered a single tractor that had not smelled like an ash tray, or like what has been posted by others, that took large amounts of cleaning supplies to render the equipment "safe" and "acceptable" by health code standards. Not only is their lack of concern for the driver's well being apparent there, but the driver's lounge, in the summer of 2011 had air-conditioning issues to the point that drivers that were forced to sleep there, because maintenance had their trucks and no one would authorize a motel, filed a complaint with the local health department and a thorough inspection of the premises ensued, resulting in a substantial fine. Now I can tolerate a lot. I've seen some pretty deplorable conditions in this industry, but being allowed to be verbally assaulted for doing my required duties and fearing the situation was going to get physical, and taking action to protect myself and getting fired for it is too much. I was dropping a load of beer at a customer in Renton, WA. on 4/23/12 and set up to back in between an empty GTI trailer that I was about to swap for, and a TP Trucking driver being live unloaded. I stopped at the point of my trailer was even with his cab, got out, and proceeded to move the wooden blocks you often find that customers make to keep your landing gear from destroying their asphalt, under the TP Trucking trailer, so as not to crush the blocks during my backing. The driver dove out of his truck into my path, calling me a "fat s****..
4 Updates & Rebuttals
MartyMarsh
Stillwater,Pennsylvania,
United States of America
Yes there are.
#2General Comment
Sun, May 13, 2012
They are with the companies you never hear about.
washbee1
Longview,Washington,
United States of America
Yes......
#3Author of original report
Sun, May 13, 2012
.......certainly! As soon as it's recognized that we don't live to work, we work to live. That is the reason we show up in the first place......isn't it?
Adolph
Homosassa,Florida,
USA
MartyMarsh
Stillwater,Pennsylvania,
United States of America
Great Report
#5General Comment
Sun, May 13, 2012
This is why the goverment has to come up with all of these new rules and regulation,because of all of the experienced drivers are getting out of the industry for very good reasons.
I was blacklisted out of the industry and every day I keep thinking what a favor they did for me,after 38 years I don't hear the daily lies any more.I get to sleep in my own bed every night,no line for the shower,and I don't care if there is a blizzard out side.
I laugh every time I hear about a driver shortage,the only shortage is for experienced drivers that these trucking companies are causing themselves by blacklisting and just agravating untill the drivers say enough is enough.
I could go on all day,but you already know what it's about.
So good luck with your new career and God Bless.
