Comments on: Active Truck Transport, Auto Truck Transport and Unimark file chapter 11 bankruptcy

By: Jack Cooper and PMT sold? · TransportFool

Jack Cooper and PMT sold? · TransportFool — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:57:59 +0000

[...] shopper forums says that Jht holdings bought %60 of them. I guess thjey have recovered well from bankruptcy? For those of you who are unfamiliar with JHT they are Unimark and Active Truck Transport. I did a [...]

By: turk

turk — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:50:45 +0000

hi my name is Turk. I have worked for Dallas Mavis and Unimark
Car Haul co. from 1987 till 2008 untill Unimark closed the doors.
For all the years that I was there, I have never had any issue with anyone or anything at all. I have had chances to go some other companies to” make more money” , But I did not. I stayed and I made more money with Dallas Mavis and Unimark Car Haul.
I can NOT say enough good things about each and every persons at these two companies. I was greatfull and honored to work for these two great companies.
I am sorry to hear if anyone have had any problem with us.
and finally THANK YOU DALLAS MAVIS-THANK YOU UNIMARK YOU ARE THE BEST

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:43:44 +0000

I seen some Unimark drivers undecking at a dealer once. The way they looked and the crap they were drving didn’t look like a good job to me. Dallas and Mavis has went down hill every since Paul Mavis sold it. It was the premier drive-a-way company. Now after it has went through Jupiter Transportation, Kenosha Auto Transport, Howard Sober, Keal Transportation, Hookup, and Troha’s spinoff company ATT, They still don’t get it. They spend millions on ideas that have been tried, tested and failed 20 years ago. They don’t ask or want input from there employees that have worked for them for deckades because they know it all. Unimark couldn’t hold a candle to any of the company’s that Active owned before them. I’m sure there will always be someone that got treated a little better than others because they would do anything they wanted for half of what they should have been getting paid to do it.

By: JS

JS — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:07:45 +0000

Also, let me clarify I’m speaking of Unimark Carhaul, not truck transport.

By: JS

JS — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:04:15 +0000

Unimark lost business because they refused to lower their rates to compete with the railroad and all the other cut throat companies out there.

Owner Operators left on their own because the work was no longer there. How is that laying driver’s off Ward? They closed shop in July, how is that one week before Christmas? If might help if you actually knew what you were talking about.

Nope, I’m not a recruiter for Unimark. Just someone who dealt with them on a first hand basis who knows the complete story. I would also be willing to bet I have more of an education than you judging by your comment.

By: Layoff at Unimark · TransportFool

Layoff at Unimark · TransportFool — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:25:13 +0000

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By: Ward

Ward — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:05:48 +0000

Quote: “There are lots of bad car haul companies out there, but Unimark is far from being a bad one. I know for a fact the management there has bent over backwards to help drivers out and this is the thanks they get.”

Unimark Transport just laid off their entire company fleet one week before Christmas. Now tell me JS … How is this bending over backwards?

Let me guess, either you work for Unimarks as a recruiter or your another gung ho, uneducated, corporate kiss ass that lives off your managers data a boys! Which one is it?

By: Jeff P

Jeff P — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:12:54 +0000

I worked for Unimark and can verify that they were one of the better carhaul companies in the industry. They never ripped off their drivers and always helped with repairs. If drivers were having personal money problems, they would help out with an advance when asked. The management team of John, Mike and Cliff were the most professional, honorable men that anyone would hope to work for.

Sounds like complainers Randy and Mike didn’t know what it takes to run a carhaul operation, let alone a carhauler. Perhaps they should go back to playing with Tonka trucks.

By: Teamsters leadership feeling backlash after NO vote · TransportFool

Teamsters leadership feeling backlash after NO vote · TransportFool — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:16:38 +0000

[...] down and in turn the union carriers are finding it hard to turn a profit. Allied ,PTS, Active, and Unimark are examples that come to mind. The union carriers have in the past set the standard, but as I [...]

By: Amen one of the many

Amen one of the many — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:55:38 +0000

I agree with “One of the many”. There was no other Non-Traditional Auto Carrier like Unimark. They had round trip/loaded both waydeals they loaded their transports and countless outside carriers with and had cars when most didn’t. They always settled up quickley and before most and had no hidden surprises at setllement time. I believe JS is talking about when they would loan out several thousand dollar to the drivers they had that would need a complete overhaul or a costly breakdown and Unimark would not hesistate to front the dollars out at no charge. you couldn’t find many companies that willing to help out the driver. The Randy and Mike guys sound like the carhauler wantabees there is out there. If they knew anything or had anything on the ball they wouldn’t have posted the own image in the mirror. talk to any real carhauler anywhere east of the Mississippi to the east coast and from Canada to the bottom of Florida and they would aggree. “We lost a great Non-Traditional Carhaul Company when Unimark went away.