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

By: Shawn

Shawn — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 02:45:53 +0000

Yes its true I wprked for them in 97 and 2009 got riped off both times.there s a nother company just like unimark.its quality drive a way worked.for them too.

By: Tony Krause

Tony Krause — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:14:43 +0000

I just recently quit working for the truck transport division. I am going to need to litigate my money out of them. Mike Melton the operations manager is as unprofessional as they come. I would like to hear from anyone interested, who may also have a complaint against them. I may be reached at my office 979-849-7101.

By: wondering

wondering — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:09:27 +0000

Was thinking about working for unimark truck trasport..Any comments good or bad on them? They make it sound appealing up to .80 mile, no forced dispatch. Just curious if anyone has some experience on the decking side…oh and how hard is it to deck the trucks? It looks darn near impossible, when they pass me on the highway. Thanks everyone

By: unhappy

unhappy — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 19:37:52 +0000

unimark lowboy has become a terrible place to try and make money they have cut rates to the contractors and do not pay us even what we are told the loads pay every week its a call to pay roll to try and get the pay that is owed to us i am expected to dead head hundreds of miles to get a load at no extra pay this use to be a good job and still could be if they would get rid of hugh sawyer and pay us rite but i dont see that happening they will contenue to steal from us for it has become an every day thing

By: phantom interventionist

phantom interventionist — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 02:47:39 +0000

“He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason.” Marcus Tullius Cicero. I am suprised in one respect that this group, JHT, has not been the subject of anti-trust inquiry, since by their own admission they control either directly or indirectly 90% of the drive-away industry. With respect to Unimark Truck Transport, their operation is “suspect”. At best it may be an adhesion contract personified, their “agreement”, and a finer group of knuckle-draggers has yet to be assembled. I believe overall that the 3 stooges and Laurel and Hardy’s Sons of the Desert are required management training films. As for the union environment, one would have to travel a ways to find a more “cutthroat” environment cloaked in collecitvist trappings. IAM has no qualms about collecting dues at Unimark Truck Transport, yet has done a fine job of negotiating for the worker/driver, i.e. no representation, participation in pension/medical etc. As a “former” trucker unable to return to the industry due to an injury,I have had the ability with time to “clear my vision” so to speak, and truly appreciate what a “cheap” industry trucking is. “Driver appreciation day” comes once a year, the other 364 you are a glorified “slave”.

By: Happy

Happy — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:36:51 +0000

unimark needs to lern how to pay there drivers. there payroll dept. SUCKS…..

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.