TMC Trucking

[John W. Lyons]

Sorry if this is a repete, I didn't see it anywhere.

Looking for opinons on TMC. Are they a good company to work for? Lets here the good and bad.

[Rhett Butler]

John ~

They do run nice equipment and a good deal of heavy loads. I ran into a lot of their drivers over the years and they didn't seem to have a poor opinion of them. I used to run a lot of mid-west while living in Michigan and seems I always say their trucks with a load of coils, I-beams, sheet-rock or something equally as heavy.

They run most of their equipment (if not all) on Super Singles. Not a real big fan of those in wintry weather and I've been at this 30 years, mostly in the mid-west and along the east-coast. I worked for Smith Transport out of Roaring Springs, PA (they run Super Singles as well) and they slip, slide and generally are only good for weight reduction so you can put more on the trailer. They can get squirmy in the rain too. If you have ever been on a skid pad first thing they tell you is narrow tires offer better traction in snow and rain. They cut through, not push these elements like the fat, wide tires do.

That's about the only negative thing I can say about them. Never had the desire to haul flatbed and play in the elements so that job isn't to my liking anyway, but the drivers I've talked to didn't say anything bad about them.

Here is their website if you want to do your own research : www.tmctrans.com/.

[John W. Lyons]

Thanks I will look into them a little more.