PTL

[MarkWilde]

You know, I have been working for PTL for a year now, straight out of school. And for a starter company, I have to admit they are not too bad. I mean, I may have my bitches about them, and may argue with dispatchers a lot, but all-in-all they treat me fairly well.

[Grinder]

You argue "a lot" with your dispatcher? If that is true, how can you say that they treat you fairly well? You arent making sense.

Your dispatcher is the one that has some input on how much money you earn. It pays to get along with him (or her). If you cant, then find another one. But if you have only 1 years experience, you have no real business arguing with anyone, because you dont know squat. Especially arguing with them "a lot".

[Blakowt13]

I commend you on your close to 1 tear with PTL.

I drove for them through an O/O in '02 and only lasted eight months but not due to PTL.
I graduated from my 1st Dispatcher to 2 more before I split the scene with the O/O.
YES, I had 3 Dispatchers in eight months, so what.
I couldn't understand their stupidity and incompetence and a couple of them got promoted to become even dumber than before.
The Night and Weekend crews were a joke
At the time I was there, WE pulled Haz/Mat loads regularly with worn out Spring Ride Trailers. The ones that the numbers begin with 13.
The Air Ride Trailers were and still are of the 43 and 53 numbers, however at that time PTL was having MAJOR problems with receiving adequate Trailers from Great Dane in Atlanta, GA.
The few things I didn't like about PTL HQ in Murray, KY.:
1) The Trailer Wash would ONLY wash(?) the Trailer and maybe just get the Tractor a wee bit wet.
2) The "Shop" wouldn't repair every Trailer to D. O. T. Specs and would thereby release Trailers without Lights, Brakes, Good Tires, etc.
3) The Dispatch refused to give Customers' phone numbers because a few Drivers before had irritated these Customers for such things as: Location, Directions in, Pick up/Delivery times, Parking availability, etc.
I used to pester the Dispatchers into giving me needed numbers because of the OUTDATED and INCORRECT info PTL retained despite updates by Drivers. --Apparently incompetence was a hiring requisite then for Dispatchers--

The Drivers' "Lounge" was a joke especially the showers (unless one liked Mold and Mildew), however the Washers and Dryers worked rather efficiently and the Game Room wasn't bad nor was the Television.
One couldn't however smoke cigarettes inside but that wasn't an issue with anyone.
That was in '02.

[MarkWilde]

Actually quit PTL a while back because I was determined to make more money. Went with a local company based out of here in St. Louis who promised me a lot more miles. This company was Dynamic Transit, whom I will also be writing a review about(outlaw). Needless to say, I have come back to PTL. You know, as a large company they don't seem as bad as some of the others, as I hear from talking to other drivers. I do get some miles, and with the economy the way it is, I am happy to be working. Our Driver Maintenance Staff are a group of weinies. But also, if I had to put up with some of what they deal with, I may also become a bit jaded. (Still think they need a boot up their bums though, and some day may place mine there. LOL).
But really, I would not discourage anyone from choosing them.