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Post by SHORTHAUL on Jul 7, 2009 7:21:00 GMT -5
Again this morning I-95 closed Northbound between Hollywood & the Port Everglades due to bad accident. Work is too slow in Miami.
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Post by hammerdown85 on Aug 14, 2009 20:35:56 GMT -5
hi,guys stay away from coming south if you can miami maersk long lines every day,every day,
pomtoc,were apl ,evergreen, hyundai ,ect. only 2 people to handle 12 in and out gates ,only 1 top loaded prt section delays,delays .they abuse us .port everglades the same .lets unite .
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Post by jake on Aug 19, 2009 19:25:17 GMT -5
Waiting time plus rates in Jacksonville really sucks right now. I don't know how much longer it'll be before I park my truck again. I did another job for a few months but got back into this again thinking the work would pickup at the port the final part of this year. I listened to a trucking company I used to pull for saying work was really coming back strong. What a mistake that was.
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Post by hammerdown85 on Aug 26, 2009 22:14:34 GMT -5
hey,things are so bad down here that cutting the rate is the only way companys get work iam
i.a.l. union ,the I L A suppose to get us union trucks more work ,its not happening. the local uniuon leadership is like not there .the local drivers are sleeping . pomtoc opens at 8 am .2people handle 16 in&out gates .1 truck every 20 minutes long lines talk about cleantrucks trucks idling for hours for 1 move.now inside 4 sections 2 inbound cont 1out bound cont. 1 reefers this are run with 8people 4,5,6 hundred cont in 8 hours this is delay land.maersk, got so much work that is as bad as pomtoc trucks inching there way in &out .........
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Post by hammerdown85 on Sept 19, 2009 21:28:34 GMT -5
HEY,SOUTHFLORIDA ,PORT OF MIAMI, POMTOC ,SFCT. (MAERSK) . this people run a third world
operation. pomtoc fills up they shut the maing gate off .why only 2 CLERKS RUNING 22 IN &OUT PHONES .THEY OPEN THE PHONES 8.00AM CLOSE 12.00 NOON AND LATER AT 4.30 PM.THIS IS IDLING LAND .SFCT (MAERSK) THEY HAVE MORE WORK THEY RUN THE SAME HOURS
THIS YARD IS NOT SAFE TOO SMALL FOR THE AMOUNT OFF WORK LONG LANES SNAKE THRU
INSIDE DANGERLY CLOSE TO THE PILE OF EMPTYS OR LOAD . THE DRIVERS JUST TAKE IT .
WHY TAKE THIS ABUSE THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO DO THEY KNOW THIS .
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Post by palmettotrucker on Sept 19, 2009 22:10:03 GMT -5
I had a chance a month ago to haul flatbed loads to Florida from out of Savannah, GA. The money sounded good but included bringing back empty containers from Miami so I turned it down. Glad I did now after hearing all the horror stories associated with the port of Miami. It has been fifteen years since I hauled steady down to Miami. I can only imagine what it looks like today. By the time I unloaded the flat early somewhere in South Florida I figured that would put me in Miami after lunch so I would never get out of the port before rush hour traffic started headed back North on I-95. The thing about Miami I remember is the traffic is incredible most any time of the day but during the "rush hours" it's one big parking lot for forty miles or more. If there is an accident you can be tied up for more hours. No thanks you guys can have that down there unless the loads start paying over two thou$and dollar$ a trip I may reconsider.
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Post by 7mileman on Feb 3, 2010 20:09:42 GMT -5
Anybody ever heard of a company doing containers out of Jacksonville called "Quaker"? They're advertising on Craigslist for owner operators. Please let me know. Thanks
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Post by freesample on Feb 3, 2010 22:06:34 GMT -5
I was leased to Quaker for about a Month back in the Summer. They all talk the same talk as the rest of the Company's out there about having the best rates in the business with steady work and in the end it is all the same. They will give you 100% of the surcharge but after they take their cut off the top you will still only get 87 CPM. But theyt try hard to justify that by telling you that with the FSC you are still at 1$ per mile. Besides if you like waiting for Hell to freeze over you will just love TRAPAC where the majority of their Container freight comes from.
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Post by HardTimeTrucker on Feb 3, 2010 22:52:09 GMT -5
Welcome guys to the forum, I believe Quaker is the sister company of Pioneer who hauls containers. Wildman may know this company. Yeah most OTR truckers pulling containers are averaging .80 to .95 cents practical miles which your just making payments to the Pilot Fuel stop for the privilege of driving down the road. It's really sad to see the majority killing their truck and them self while most agencies makes off with any profit. I pull only local or a few short haul if it pays well. I don't pull overweight unless the load pays a premium which the customers don't want to get off of. Paper, chickens, tile, etc., are best to stay away from.
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