TST Expedtied Services

[dad3333]

Has any one heard about this company..And has anyone worked for this company..They are located in the Windsor Ont area I have just finished my AZ and am having a hard time finding a job can anyone point me in the right direction..I live in the London ONT.area and it seems as though no one is hiring or at least not hiring me..I no that the auto industry has been in a tail spin and that will affect the trucking industry..I been in contact with Schneider.Elgin,Walker,Voyager and Coleman and a bunch more truckimg companies..At this point I am all most willimg to drive a one horse open slead..
Thanks for the help
DAD3333

[bikerboy]

i dunno anything about tst.
But did u try challenger?
i thought they were always hiring

smaller companies also will usually hire new guys, i know of a couple very small companies that will take just about anyone with no experience

also helps alot if you get your FAST card and passport and you would be all set to cross the border

[Harry]

Well I know that Company ...I would say no don't drive for them. First at all as far I know you would drive for an O/O.
Second , expediting is total different from what you used to do. You make only Money with a good Company and when you drive Team

[ralph]

You make only Money with a good Company and when you drive Team

And your proof is...

That's the most assanine statement I've read in a long time. Working with a "good" company is important...of course the definition of good may be different... your good prolly isn't my good.

Now the second part of your comment Harry...Now you're gonna tell us that ALL good companies in the expediting industry ONLY hire teams OR are you gonna tell us that ALL good companies in the expediting industry ONLY treat their teams well and the singles starve a slow and painful death.

[hellcat_99]

I have been working for TST Overland for 4 yr's now. We are the LTL devision.
As for the expideted service, they run hard. I don't know a lot about them, but I they do work.
Call TST Truck Load. They have a driver trainning program.

Good luck & let us know how you make out.

Holly

[Harry]

And your proof is...

I am an Expediter for over 12 years and can say that I know this industry very well.


That's the most assanine statement I've read in a long time. Working with a "good" company is important...of course the definition of good may be different... your good prolly isn't my good.

First at all as an Expediter Driver , you never run for an carrier, you run for an O/O or fleet Owner and that is your Company and not TST. TST like every other Expedited Carrier makes that point very clear. Now there are many O/O out there cheating on the drivers. That was my point with a " good Company "


Now the second part of your comment Harry...Now you're gonna tell us that ALL good companies in the expediting industry ONLY hire teams OR are you gonna tell us that ALL good companies in the expediting industry ONLY treat their teams well and the singles starve a slow and painful death

Expediting is different as driving an 18 Wheeler for TST Truckload,Schneider etc. It is time sensitive freight


Expediter have most of the time many miles deadhead to pick up a load and have to calculate how much it pays per mile. As an single driver you don't get long runs , because all Carrier's like to run you legal. For example: The run is only 450 miles but the deadhead to the pickup is 150 miles, you won't get this run because it will be over your legal driving time. Since Expediting is most of the time next day delivery this run will go to a team.

Some single drivers are happy on the US east coast , there are many short runs and keep the singles busy. But that doesn't say if the owner of the truck makes some money. The owner needs the truck rolling and can do that only legal with a team.


singles starve a slow and painful death.

The answer is yes, most of them do.Just go to Expediterworld and ask , or read how many singles are starving and quit. In my opinion only as an owner of the truck you can make it as a single.

All in all my statement was not against TST. Maybe as an O/O or fleet owner running for TST I would tell you a little different.


The fact is that TST Truckload or TST LTL is not TST Expediting

[buzzy]

I have been working for TST Overland for 4 yr's now.

ENUFF SAID! You don't want to work for her..TRUST ME!

Been there! What a slave-driver! She enjoys nothing better than telling you where to go.

[Harry]

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :cheers:

[ralph]

Harry, YOUR comments were a generalization about the industry when you made your comments about teams being the only way to go in expediting. You made a general statement...not EVERY single driver, O\O is going broke and starving on the street as YOU would have us believe. If that were the case more people than yourself would be spouting off about it. Going to expeditors.com and all the other web-sites is like sitting at the counter at the truck stop. You usually end up with some blow hole wanting to talk your ear off about his/her personal crap/issues. You have to learn to sort through the chaff to get a real understanding, not make non-sensical comments 'cause you read it/heard it somewhere.

Holly, take your non-relevant comments and post them in the knitting club forum. I had this discussion with Dave/Bookworm a while ago. If this place is to survive and grow it won't be because of your stupid and non-relevant non-sense. If you have something that is related to the topic, join in, if not knit one, pearl two, knit one, pearl two.

[hellcat_99]

Harry, YOUR comments were a generalization about the industry when you made your comments about teams being the only way to go in expediting. You made a general statement...not EVERY single driver, O\O is going broke and starving on the street as YOU would have us believe. If that were the case more people than yourself would be spouting off about it. Going to expeditors.com and all the other web-sites is like sitting at the counter at the truck stop. You usually end up with some blow hole wanting to talk your ear off about his/her personal crap/issues. You have to learn to sort through the chaff to get a real understanding, not make non-sensical comments 'cause you read it/heard it somewhere.

Holly, take your non-relevant comments and post them in the knitting club forum. I had this discussion with Dave/Bookworm a while ago. If this place is to survive and grow it won't be because of your stupid and non-relevant non-sense. If you have something that is related to the topic, join in, if not knit one, pearl two, knit one, pearl two.

What's up with you Ralph?
I answered a question related to the same co. If you didn't like my response, the simple thing would be to ignore it. We won't allow you to badger on this site. So if that is what you are trying to do, go back where you came from.
If you want to try to be civil, then stay & talk about it. You are not the great one with all the know you would like everyone to believe. We all know that.
BTW, I don't knit.

Holly

[Lonleyboy 515]

TST is a Trans Force Co. now And if u don't work for a union div. you are treated like ****

[hellcat_99]

Where is this @ LB? Any co of Transforce?
I don't know about the other co's, but I get treated just fine.

Holly

[Lonleyboy 515]

Yea Yea they treat u just fine because they have no other choice. :harhar: Morning Holly :cheers:

[hellcat_99]

:thinking: You are probably right. I rarely see the big guy's when they come in town. They are in 1st thing in the am & head out before I get in. :noclue:

Holly :D

[truckermanitoba]

if he is a new driver and never had anything to do with the industry. i would sugest he team drive than can learn from the other driver. but has to get allong with the driver.this way make more money and learn.need experience and go to start somewere. I work for transx they have team driversand have a terminal in aberfoyle and missisauga.if close to either one

[truckermanitoba]

I not scared of holly, she used to drive so if you tell her out of hrs or can not do 24 hundred miles in two days.she will know that.she probably remember you booked time off and get home for it. you would make money if as a planner would you want to tell holly i have nothing for you.lol hope you ok.ps i was in texas were it was 33 degrees.hehe

[hellcat_99]

You are right Wayne. If my guy's need to be home, I do everything in my power to get them home. I also have a calendar by my puter to remeind me of who want's off when.

Holly

[truckermanitoba]

I think that transforce bought porter transport here in wpg. I go kniow that the drivers just go terminal to terminal. the freight is all ltl . the otr was all owner opps i did deliverys out of there when drove five ton.think they have a program were you can get training to run your own truck. power to drive think it called

[ROADHUGGER]

TRANSFORCE bought out PORTER awhile back.

TRANSFORCE usually cleans house after a buyout , lot of people who were at HIGHLAND did not stay very long after the RED SWOOSH was added to the name.