is bolt a joke

**buckeyewildman** · 10-20-2009, 09:37 AM

in light of another thread on another part of this site why don,t we have some bolt driver say what they think of bolts freight rate whether it be for van or straight truck or even tractor trailer hell if you are afraid to state your mind for fear of reprisal just email or pm me and i will post it minus the drivers name my email is sapamil@yahoo.com so come on lets be honest and chef just because you are the favorite one you can still state your opinion

**BillChaffey** · 10-21-2009, 08:04 PM

It would seem to me it's not Bolt Express Freight rates, it's what the independent contractor will haul it for. If a contractor Say's I can not run my business for that rate. It's a business decision. The carrier will try and find someone who will. If not, I would think they would start to raise their bid rate.

**chefdennis** · 10-22-2009, 12:56 AM

you want it here or in the main forum? when i read tjp's rant, i figured my last 7 runs, i used the last 7 because stay out 21 days and was on my way home... i avg'd $.81 cpm all in....and over 3200 pd miles with 512 dh miles...ill post it up there in the morning...i just need to figure out how to title and start the thread...i will tell you that i have had bolt drivers ask me to stop posting my locations because it half azz lets others know how many miles i am running......

**chefdennis** · 10-22-2009, 01:05 PM

There you go wildman:

http://www.expeditersonline.com/foru...tml#post334043

Now where are your numbers!!?

**ebsprintin** · 10-31-2009, 08:15 PM

I'm working on a spead sheet to track my numbers. Until then I have little to publish. No use publishing unorganized numbers. The numbers are only going to mean something if they're framed properly.

eb

**ebsprintin** · 10-31-2009, 08:28 PM

cd,

It sounds like you have two groups of people complaining about you. One group who thinks you are getting their miles and rates, and then another group who doesn't want anyone to know it is possible to get good miles and rates. Hmm.

I'm just living and learning.

eb

**chefdennis** · 10-31-2009, 08:47 PM

eb....when we quit learnin and figure we know it all, is when it will all come tumbling down around us....as for those that aren;t happy with the situation, i don't think most of them would be happy anywhere else either....

i have talked to 3 bolt van drivers in the last week, none of them had complaints about miles or rates.....sure they had a few low rate runs, but they weren't the norm......so, i am just here to enjoy myself, pay the bills i incur out here and give "letz" something to whine about

well that last one isn't a priority, but iy is fun.....

**littlejoe** · 08-16-2011, 08:55 PM

Originally Posted by BillChaffey

It would seem to me it's not Bolt Express Freight rates, it's what the independent contractor will haul it for. If a contractor Say's I can not run my business for that rate. It's a business decision. The carrier will try and find someone who will. If not, I would think they would start to raise their bid rate.

And you will be "back burnered" by dispatch until you are needed . and as for "NON FORCED DISPATCH" .....HA what a joke!!! and then they want a direct load done for .86 cpm ... got better companies that want my services at a much better price

JOE

**paullud** · 08-16-2011, 09:06 PM

Originally Posted by littlejoe

And you will be "back burnered" by dispatch until you are needed . and as for "NON FORCED DISPATCH" .....HA what a joke!!! and then they want a direct load done for .86 cpm ... got better companies that want my services at a much better price

JOE

How have you been doing on miles and other rates?

Posted with my Droid EO Forum App

**BillChaffey** · 08-17-2011, 02:45 PM

I was happy with my two tours at Bolt. I took some lowly paying loads. To my way of thinking if you have never delivered to a area how do you know if it's good or bad.
The head of Driver Relations thought he could talk down to me as if I were child. I didn't like it and Bolt turned me lose.
Easier to replace a Van then a Head of Driver Relations.

**paullud** · 09-05-2011, 04:39 PM

Originally Posted by BillChaffey

I was happy with my two tours at Bolt. I took some lowly paying loads. To my way of thinking if you have never delivered to a area how do you know if it's good or bad.
The head of Driver Relations thought he could talk down to me as if I were child. I didn't like it and Bolt turned me lose.
Easier to replace a Van then a Head of Driver Relations.

If you are talking about Adam he is gone now, I don't know why but we got a message on the QC that the new driver relations dept is an email address.

**BillChaffey** · 09-05-2011, 06:44 PM

I don't recall his name or ever meeting him in person. I E mailed Ms. Muszynski back in the Spring to see if I were out of the penalty box. She said Adam and Mark don't want you to darken our threshold again.
Personally I liked it at Bolt.