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Complaint Review: VL Watkins - V.L. Wastkins - ALS - B-line - Jenison Michigan
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VL Watkins - V.L. Wastkins - ALS - B-line
2169 Center Industrial Jenison, 49428 Michigan, U.S.A.
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Vl Watkins - V.l. Watkins - Als Transport - B-line - Gregg Hibbitts Shady Trucking Company ILLEGAL TRUCKING COMPANY Truck Driver Beware Owner Operators Beware Transportation Logistics Brokers Beware Withholding Payrolls checks Illegal Company Policy Unprofessional Rude Owner Treating employee like pee-ons Jenison Michigan
my husband work for greg hibbitts who owners vl watkins transport. als transport, and B-line my husband enjoyed working there and thought it was a really good company. After a few months of working and going over and beyond the call of duty as a truck driver my husband need to get off the road after 16 yrs. My husband did notify his company/greg and let them know that he needed to get off the road to save his marriage (im not going to lie) that he would take one more run out and would come in and clean his truck out. My husband kept in contact with them the whole time during his last run everyone in the company seem to understand and were very understanding. Upon returning to jenison, mi my husband cleaned out his truck and even left some of his property on the truck thinking he would someday return and get it.
Today is nov. 30th and we have not still recieved his last check which is round 1000.00 or more my husband and i have talked to the payroll and greg repeatedly and have been told that since he didnt give a 2 weeks notice he has to wait 2 wks from his last day of work. Greg has hung up on me and made his own employees feel like pee-ones (payroll lady said that this morning 11-30-07). i have talked to our lawyer and Michigan department of labor also the unemployment office. they all have told me this is illegal and he can not do this. i have also talked to my own company i work for and they say the same. He has done this same thing to owner operators. I have also been told that he changes company policies as days go by.....do not work for this company or do business with this company!!!!
Bobbie
zeeland, Michigan
U.S.A.
Today is nov. 30th and we have not still recieved his last check which is round 1000.00 or more my husband and i have talked to the payroll and greg repeatedly and have been told that since he didnt give a 2 weeks notice he has to wait 2 wks from his last day of work. Greg has hung up on me and made his own employees feel like pee-ones (payroll lady said that this morning 11-30-07). i have talked to our lawyer and Michigan department of labor also the unemployment office. they all have told me this is illegal and he can not do this. i have also talked to my own company i work for and they say the same. He has done this same thing to owner operators. I have also been told that he changes company policies as days go by.....do not work for this company or do business with this company!!!!
Bobbie
zeeland, Michigan
U.S.A.
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T. Cotter
Battle Creek,Michigan,
United States of America
Gregg Hibbits was always a fair employer
#2General Comment
Thu, March 31, 2011
After working for V. L. Watkins Transportation for 12 years I took early retirement due to a health issue. Before leaving the company I gave Gregg a 2 week notice and had no issue with him or anyone else in the company concerning payroll.
Having been in the trucking industry most of my adult life, I found V. L. Watkins and Gregg Hibbits to be the best company I ever worked for. With most companies there is usually a problem with dispatchers feeding you a line of bull, telling untruths and generally giving drivers a hard time. I must say this never happened with either the outbound or inbound dispatchers. Sometimes I had to lay over to pick up a return load, but in this industry it will happen from time to time and can't be avoided.
I think the biggest problem was unpaid deadhead miles, which at times were excessive. Since I was paid on percentage there was no pay for these miles and at times ran 600-700 miles.
During those 12 years with Gregg and V.L.Watkins I never had an issue with payroll. It was always on time and paid correctly. When I needed time off or requested runs to specific destinations my request was almost always granted. There were times, of course, when runs were not available to the places I requested, but that was to be expected.
Personally, Gregg and all of his staff was friendly, outgoing and truthful. I would have stayed with him until full retirement age if it had not been for my health.
I believe the problem this driver had resulted from his failure to provide the required 2 week notice. Since the company makes no money when a truck sits, it needs time to find a replacement for the driver who is quitting and 2 weeks notice is quite fair and reasonable.
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