Transport America has a lease purches program that they claim is one of the best because Transport America is changing trucking and no they are not.
I got a 2012 Freightliner Cascadia on a Wednesday and it was not ready until Saturday morning. They also billed me a full week of charges and fees and I was given a 120 mile run and then sat again until Monday morning oh and also they gave me the truck with less than 1/8 fuel.
The truck had broken down the first week and then 5X after that for the same DEF problem and I had to replace all 8 drive tires really 9 because I had to replace one with the cheapest tire I could get from Love's. Credit to loves, they bought that tire back for $90 bucks.
Before my 3rd full month of lease purchase I had a heart attack and neither the TCAM nor the bank had any interest in doing anything to help me but rather kicked me when I was down. I gave up that truck 1/2017 then they claimed they did nearly $7800 in repairs.
But before the heart attack the truck had to be fixed and I had it done and the Transport America shop said that it was fixed with nothing more wrong and yet less than 2 weeks later the truck was down due to my health so it was not being driven and yet they claim all the repairs and yet they will not talk to me nor return my calls.
Do not trust Transport America as the only operate in BAD FAITH.
There is so much more for me to say but this is the most important for drivers who might be looking into trying to buy a truck.
TA is only the third over the road company that I have worked for. First was JB Hunt, drivers couldn't do anything right there. Second was a small flatbed company, wanted me to work off a 1099, taxes would have killed me. Then Transport America, I ran 125,500 miles for them last year(2015), earned $56000, I run over the road. I am out for three weeks, home for 4 and a half days.. Company has gone through a bunch of turmoil from what I heard, drivers did get pay cuts. Recession affected everyone. Electronic logs prevent running 9-11 hours straight through, now there is a mandatory break after 8. Company increased speed from 62 to 64 in September of 2015. They may have gotten in trouble somewhere, as they preach safety now, they also preach home time. Many new programs like 7 days on, 7 days off. I can earn $1000 dollars for recommending new drivers, the new driver would need to give the recruiter my driver code FEDMI. While at JB Hunt drivers were offered 1000-3000 dollars to refer a new driver, but I have to sleep at night. I can recommend Transport America and sleep like a baby, it's a good company. Sorry that driver quit trucking, not all are like JB Hunt or U.S. Express, I have heard bad stuff from drivers about them too. To Rip Off Report, you should try using your forms without autofill, they're a real pain. Mike Feddersen
Transport Corporation of America, Inc. Reviews
Transport America or TCAM.
Transport America has a lease purches program that they claim is one of the best because Transport America is changing trucking and no they are not.
I got a 2012 Freightliner Cascadia on a Wednesday and it was not ready until Saturday morning. They also billed me a full week of charges and fees and I was given a 120 mile run and then sat again until Monday morning oh and also they gave me the truck with less than 1/8 fuel.
The truck had broken down the first week and then 5X after that for the same DEF problem and I had to replace all 8 drive tires really 9 because I had to replace one with the cheapest tire I could get from Love's. Credit to loves, they bought that tire back for $90 bucks.
Before my 3rd full month of lease purchase I had a heart attack and neither the TCAM nor the bank had any interest in doing anything to help me but rather kicked me when I was down. I gave up that truck 1/2017 then they claimed they did nearly $7800 in repairs.
But before the heart attack the truck had to be fixed and I had it done and the Transport America shop said that it was fixed with nothing more wrong and yet less than 2 weeks later the truck was down due to my health so it was not being driven and yet they claim all the repairs and yet they will not talk to me nor return my calls.
Do not trust Transport America as the only operate in BAD FAITH.
There is so much more for me to say but this is the most important for drivers who might be looking into trying to buy a truck.
TA is only the third over the road company that I have worked for. First was JB Hunt, drivers couldn't do anything right there. Second was a small flatbed company, wanted me to work off a 1099, taxes would have killed me. Then Transport America, I ran 125,500 miles for them last year(2015), earned $56000, I run over the road. I am out for three weeks, home for 4 and a half days.. Company has gone through a bunch of turmoil from what I heard, drivers did get pay cuts. Recession affected everyone. Electronic logs prevent running 9-11 hours straight through, now there is a mandatory break after 8. Company increased speed from 62 to 64 in September of 2015. They may have gotten in trouble somewhere, as they preach safety now, they also preach home time. Many new programs like 7 days on, 7 days off. I can earn $1000 dollars for recommending new drivers, the new driver would need to give the recruiter my driver code FEDMI. While at JB Hunt drivers were offered 1000-3000 dollars to refer a new driver, but I have to sleep at night. I can recommend Transport America and sleep like a baby, it's a good company. Sorry that driver quit trucking, not all are like JB Hunt or U.S. Express, I have heard bad stuff from drivers about them too. To Rip Off Report, you should try using your forms without autofill, they're a real pain. Mike Feddersen