Posted on 01/08/2010 12:33:17 PM PST by BobMcCartyWrites
Former Arrow Trucking Company driver John M. Eischens Jr., 34, of Mabank, Texas, is missing and has not been heard from since Christmas Day. The story of his disappearance becomes even more disturbing when one examines the events that preceded it.
Former Arrow Trucking Company driver John M. Eischens Jr., 34, of Mabank, Texas, is missing and has not been heard from since Christmas Day. The story of his disappearance becomes even more disturbing when one examines the events that preceded it.
Eischens was last seen turning in the keys to his truck at a truck stop in Butte, Mont., on Christmas Day, according to a report today in the Tulsa World. If confirmed, he was likely just following orders issued by executives at the Broken Arrow, Okla.-based trucking company that became the subject of a Dec. 23 post, Trucking Firm Closes Three Days Before Christmas.
In that post, I shared what Dan Little, president of the independent truckers organization Owner-Operators United, had told me about the hardships that had been thrust upon drivers as a result of Arrow shutting down on short notice.
Employees of the firm with approximately 1,400 trucks and 2,600 trailers operating across the country found out the hard way; they had their fuel cards shut off and were told to take their trucks and trailers to the nearest terminal or dealership.
When a truck was turned into a dealership or truck stop by a driver, then the dealership would call Greyhound and purchase a bus ticket for that driver to go home, Little said. It became the drivers responsibility to get from the dealership or truck stop to the bus terminal though.
That's where the disappearance of Eischens seems to have occurred.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Eischens should call Det. Williams of the Anna, Texas, Police Department at (972) 924-2848 (days). After 5 p.m. Central, call (972) 547-5350. You can also report it to your local police department.
Lets hope for the best. Very strange. He doesn’t look exactly like someone most folks would mess with in Butte Montanta.
geez, hard luck. Hoping the best for this guy.
bfl
Was the bus ticket purchased for him? Seems like the last “known” thing is that he turned in the truck. Possibly it was easier to get rid of him than to buy him a Greyhound ticket? Who was paying for the bus ticket? The bankrupt Arrow?
I'm wondering whether this man disappeared after having to be outside in the Montana weather.
All of these truckers probably had a lot of personal possessions in their cabs which had to be left behind.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.