Got let go today from my job, been with Mclane Distribution for almost five years delivering convenient stores in the Boston area. Actually I am happy about the whole scenario because I've become real tired with dealing with the "hamper heads" thieving stores, parking issues ect, not to mention pulling a 48' trailer through the streets of Boston during the day time.

The reason behind me being let go was given to me as such, I was told I was"embezzeling" monies from the company.

Here is the scoop, Mclane pays via a formula, so much $$ per stop, per mile, and so much per weight. If your load is under 300 miles in length you are paid at X if it is 300 plus mile you're paid at XX. What the formula is I'd have to look up. But it works out to be around an extra $80 per load. Guess what I did, made everything at least three hundred miles.

Perhaps not right to do, but there was plenty of opportunity to do this. And I took every advantage I could.

Here is the skinny on this post. I am considering running for Transport Industries, Specificaly the Brisk devision out of Front Royal VA. or perhaps Fed EX out of the hartford area of CT.

I talked with a long time friend who works for Trans. Ind. and he told me all miles are paid the same, and according to him the top earner made around 240K last year. If by what the site tells me they are being paid 0.92 per mile either empty or loaded and by all my calculations 240k per year is just around 2500 per week, is this a reasonable assumption or am figuring something wrong. 240K / 1.84 .(92mt+.92ld=1.84)

If my math is right the guy ran around 130,000 mile last year, 2500 or so mile per week or about 500 per day, to earn the $$'s that he supposedly earned.

Like I said in my 4th paragraph - sentence I know what I did was not right, but then again we all do what we gotta do when we feel the time is right.

What am I missing here, is it worth my effort and time or should I look into Fed Ex, I have know idea about Fedex but can find out some things through another guy I know who hauls for them as an O/O.

 

Sounds like they were right in firing you. Better run your DAC, cuz this could prevent you from finding another carrier. I certainly wouldn't want you driving my truck.

 

NHE I would consulte an attorney quickly; everyone here can give you their advice....n its like u know what, everyones got 1. The fact is if they put something like that on your record, the company may have commited a criminal act themselves, you need professional advice to protect yourself. Rev may have sided with the company that terminated me (dont know just supposing and dont want to go into particulars) but the fact is the company 4 years latter is talking settlement with a decent amount paid to me for wrongfull termnination. Wrongfull termination is one of the hardest suits to win, so your best to check out the possibilty your previous employer violated laws against slandering you in their company files, they cant write anything inflamatory that they cant prove beyond a shadow of a doubt about you, and lately our government has swung to siding with the employees over employer (personally I think about time!)

 

I don't see how they committed any criminal act by reporting what he did on his DAC. After all, he admitted to it.

 

Your math is definetly wrong, 2500.00 a week is 130k not 240k..
.92 cpm loaded or empty is .92cpm for all miles so 130k miles at .92cpm is 119,600????????

 

130,000 miles X .92 per mile = 119,600 dollars. Why are you multiplying .92 X 2 ??

 

Yeah, thats what I want to know.

Also Brisk is now Greatwide, div of Dallas and Mavis, don't know if thats better or worse.

I sent the request for info from Brisk and was not impressed with their operation, ALL loads arer HEAVY 45,000 pounds, and reefers.

 

Reporting to DAC just the facts no, putting something in their company file they cant prove beyond a shadow of a doubt could be.....these issues are never black and white, legal issues are always gray. I strongly suggest this driver files a criminal complaint with the department of labor with his local agencies, its free to do, and they take each complaint very seriously especially where the company is alleging criminal miss-doing on the employee's part, and fines against the company could be severe.

 

Hey guy's I am no genius when it comes to this industry by any means. Especially when it comes to the math side of things. I thought that if I run "x" miles empty and "x" miles loaded that I just deleted the emtpy miles and multipied by 2 the $$ they paid per mile to come up with the figure noted.

pepe4158 -------I did not think about the DAC report, how do I get one, does any one think that McLane being a private company would use such a thing? Yes they're a large company with around 14,000 people employed but I have to wonder if the DAC has even heard of them.

EVERYONE ELSE-------I do know what I did was wrong, but every body here in my opinion would have done the same if you could have made an extra $80 to $100 per week. Sorry but that is my opnion. I know that opinions are like a##hole and everyones go one but this is mine.

 

So what you are saying is that just because you defrauded a company out of money, everyone else does it too? :roll:

I could give the whole "everyone else jumped off a bridge" thing, but I won't.

What you did is CRIMINAL, and you are lucky they haven't pressed charges. They may still do it.

I suppose if the tides were turned, you would be here complaining if they were skimming money off your paycheck.