panther or Tristate???

morningstar55ny · May 16, 2008

I am with Panther.....
i do not own my truck......
I been with Panther will be 3 yrs come this Nov.
I been working for the same owner for almost 2 yrs come aug.... wow how time flies...
anyways..... he is moving some trucks over to Tri state...... and i have so many thoughts and a few?
I like Panther... even though they drive me crazy sometimes.......
can someone tell me how Tri state is different???
i hardly ever see there trucks out here.
PM me is ok......

OntarioVanMan · May 16, 2008

morningstar55ny said:
I am with Panther.....
i do not own my truck......
I been with Panther will be 3 yrs come this Nov.
I been working for the same owner for almost 2 yrs come aug.... wow how time flies...
anyways..... he is moving some trucks over to Tri state...... and i have so many thoughts and a few?
I like Panther... even though they drive me crazy sometimes.......
can someone tell me how Tri state is different???
i hardly ever see there trucks out here.
PM me is ok......

If you have a laptop with internet you might like TriStates system...It shows you every truck loaded or not and where they are headed loaded...and dwell time. No more guessing on what board is where or how many...I don't know of any carrier that won't drive a person crazy at times so thats covered.
You've found a good owner, I'd be inclined to at least give it a try.
Good Luck.........Ken (OVM)

paid vacationer · May 16, 2008

OVM... tell more about TS system... Is that available to O/O w/ their own authority ??

OntarioVanMan · May 16, 2008

paid vacationer said:
OVM... tell more about TS system... Is that available to O/O w/ their own authority ??

As far as I know...I was sitting with a Sprinter driver and he was showing me the system...I like it! You know what the fleet is doing and where they are going.

rangell218 · May 16, 2008

I have hauled for tri-state and yes at time they will drive you nuts but they have kept us busy just make sure if you change owners that you check them out as well as you are checking tri-state out it will save you in the long run.

Moot · May 16, 2008

Panther or Tri-State sounds alot like McCain or Obama.

morningstar55ny · May 16, 2008

Moot said:
Panther or Tri-State sounds alot like McCain or Obama.

lol ... funny..... lol

im gonna stick with my owner...... and follow him over to tri state and give it a shot.... ty
what have i got to lose right??
panther told me today...... i could come back if need be.... ssooooooooo

pjjjjj · May 16, 2008

morningstar55ny said:
lol ... funny..... lol

im gonna stick with my owner...... and follow him over to tri state and give it a shot.... ty
what have i got to lose right??
panther told me today...... i could come back if need be.... ssooooooooo

good choice (i think?), cuz you can always find another owner with panther if this carrier doesn't work out for you.

mcclainlogis · May 17, 2008

I drove for both of them and now that I don't I have learned alot and know where they are coming from.

I truely believe they are both great companies, one has this, the other has something else, this one doesn't have this, but the other doesn't have that.

The key is to listen and learn - you will not regret working with either one.

Suds43 · May 18, 2008

Morningstar, you'll be happy with T-State........their very driver friendly........I never had a problem with thm.
Send me a pm, I'll give you a few pointers on their syster...............

Suds43 · May 18, 2008

Morningstar, you'll be happy with T-State........their very driver friendly........I never had a problem with thm.
Send me a pm, I'll give you a few pointers on their system...............

Suds43 · May 18, 2008

Are you running team or single?

morningstar55ny · May 18, 2008

Suds43 said:
Are you running team or single?

im driving solo..... i like it that way

morningstar55ny · May 18, 2008

welp ... my owner is letting me think about it a bit more ... i am nervous about the move and just un sure of things......
sooooooo .. im losing the panthers yet..... i would feel so naked without them right now..

Doggie Daddy · May 18, 2008

I have never driven for Panther or Tri State,but one thing I do know is that I can't even remember the last negative post about Tri State.DD.

tnt1271 · May 20, 2008

My husband and I switched to tristate from panther. The differences we noticed for us was that we did get longer team runs but we also had to dh alot. They are alot more driver friendly. And they don't bug you over the qc as much.