Boyd Bros!...Anyone??

[Jimbpard]

[Big Dogs dont drive autos!, less work or not....it's just not the same...
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[RoadRunner9501]

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[horizonrider]

oh, ok...im just curious tho, since i never heard back from BOYD, u thihk i should call them??....although i've already accepted to go with Swift??

I wouldn't be sold on swift too fast.Explore your options.You can do better if you try.Boyd Bros. require 3 Months experience before you can drive.That's what they told me.Check out Trans-am or US Express.They're automatics and that means less work.Hey!

well, i did look into them, TransAM is 3 months, and USX is not my choice of co's...well, TransAm seems better, but they're both Autos...Big Dogs dont drive autos!, less work or not....it's just not the same...

Automatics are going to dominate the industry down the road.Alot of companies i've talked to are experimenting with them.Driving schools get you all sold on standard transmissions[atleast where I went to school they did].It's easy to get spoiled on autos.Once people get off the ego-trip that they're truckers they will see it's less stress,pay's the same,and prevents burnout.I personally like shifting straight 10's but it get's meticulous.

[davidhtn]

alright looks like we have gone off topic a bit here, i've not heard back from a single boyd bros driver?.

i know you guys are out there,......

I was considering TMC, Boyd Bros, and Mav, still torn between boyd and mav, i've heard a lot of bad on tmc's pay.

i'm out of knoxville, tn, and looking to get in a truck by monday.
if anyone knows of a local to the knoxville tennessee area send me a private message, otherwise i accept the offer from either boyd or mav, but it would be nice to hear back on one of their drivers to spill the beans on how it really is, i've heard the equipment is horrible, but this is coming from my uncle that remembers them when he drove for builders transport back in the early 90's lol.

i'd hope things have changed?

[Karnajj]

alright looks like we have gone off topic a bit here, i've not heard back from a single boyd bros driver?.

i know you guys are out there,......

I was considering TMC, Boyd Bros, and Mav, still torn between boyd and mav, i've heard a lot of bad on tmc's pay.

i'm out of knoxville, tn, and looking to get in a truck by monday.
if anyone knows of a local to the knoxville tennessee area send me a private message, otherwise i accept the offer from either boyd or mav, but it would be nice to hear back on one of their drivers to spill the beans on how it really is, i've heard the equipment is horrible, but this is coming from my uncle that remembers them when he drove for builders transport back in the early 90's lol.i'd hope things have changed?

Dude, I think you posted to the wrong thread. This one has been dead for over a year!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Crete_drvr]

He used the search function to look up the company he was interested in, duh.

People btch when someone new comes in here and asks if they have heard of "x" company, they're told "use the search function!" then when they do like davidhtn does, people still btch?? So what if the thread is old.

[Karnajj]

He used the search function to look up the company he was interested in, duh.

People btch when someone new comes in here and asks if they have heard of "x" company, they're told "use the search function!" then when they do like davidhtn does, people still btch?? So what if the thread is old.

If you would actually read his post, which you obviously haven't, He writes as if he was the author of the thread which BTW he isn't.

[davidhtn]

wtf are you talking about, i asked for information on a company as none was provided, when i said i have not heard back, i mean anywhere in this bloody forum is a boyd driver talking about working for them, i dont care how old the thread is, and what in gods name do you care how i type, if you have nothing to say on the topic don't reply.
k? thx.

He used the search function to look up the company he was interested in, duh.

People btch when someone new comes in here and asks if they have heard of "x" company, they're told "use the search function!" then when they do like davidhtn does, people still btch?? So what if the thread is old.

If you would actually read his post, which you obviously haven't, He writes as if he was the author of the thread which BTW he isn't.

[Crete_drvr]

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He did everything correctly.

If he had started a thread saying "Anybody know about Boyd Bros.?"
to which somebody would reply "Use the search function, jackazz!!!"

[redsfan]

David, I don't think you're going to find much firsthand info on Boyd in this or any other forum. I've search several sites looking for info on them also and there's just not much out there. I have nothing to back this up, but my opinion is "no news is good news". Most of what you will find on these boards will be negative so if you are not able to find anything that could mean that the happy drivers outweigh the unhappy ones at that particular company. Like I said, just my opinion, take it with a grain of salt.

What I would suggest is that you find Boyd drivers at truck stops and on the road and talk to them. I've talked to many and I met the first unhappy one this past week. He had almost quit them a couple of weeks ago because his grandmother passed away and it took them longer than he thought it should to get him home from Nebraska to Ohio. He ended up telling me that he was just in one of those "the world is against me moods" that truck drivers tend to get into and he was probably just looking for a reason to be pi**ed at them. Other than him, I have never met an unhappy Boyd driver and that speaks volumes about the company to me.

From the drivers I've talked to, the hometime isn't quite as good as Mav or TMC, at least for my area, but the money is just as good and in many cases better. They seem to run more miles and most drivers have told me that they are seldom home more than 34 hours per week, but they do get home every weekend. All of this will vary from one area to the other I'm sure so I would try to find drivers that live close to me and talk to them.

I know that none of this is firsthand info, but I doubt that you will find much of that on here.

Good luck!

[Karnajj]

Hey karnajj
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He did everything correctly.

If he had started a thread saying "Anybody know about Boyd Bros.?"
to which somebody would reply "Use the search function, jackazz!!!"

You have once again proven to the world that you are nothing but a petulant little child that throws a temper tantrum any time somebody disagrees with you. I thought that there was a minimum age for truck drivers. You must of used a fake ID. Perhaps you will get banned for the use of your stupid cartoon, perhaps not. As far as I am concerned you are persona non grata (I know someone as ignorant as you appear to be will have to look that one up).

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They seemed a good company when i Interrogated them a year+ ago. The only think i wasnt thrilled about is hometime.... as to loads, I only see them hauling big, huge loads with lumber tarps :x

[Crete_drvr]

You have once again proven to the world that you are nothing but a petulant little child that throws a temper tantrum any time somebody disagrees with you.

You can disagree with me all you want as long as everyone else knows that my word is the gospel!

Seriously though, I don't throw temper tantrums I just break it down to make you look like the ass you already are.

I thought that there was a minimum age for truck drivers. You must of used a fake ID.

No, that would be a felony and I don't care to visit prison. Just because you like to have another man pin your legs behind your head doesnt mean I do.

Perhaps you will get banned for the use of your stupid cartoon, perhaps not.

Banning me is futile. I'll just keep coming back. Kind of like that genital herpes you contracted from that lot lizard in West Memphis.

As far as I am concerned you are persona non grata (I know someone as ignorant as you appear to be will have to look that one up).

I don't really care to look it up, thank you.

I don't need to spew Latin phrases or Nietzsche quotes to try to appear sophisticated to some people I'll never meet on an internet discussion board

As one of my favorite rappers Tupac Shakur said "Only god can judge me" how's that for a quote?

I'm in truck (check your PM's) if you wanna come talk to me face-to-face but we both know that wont happen because all you do is talk crap like you probably do on the CB. One of these days your going to mouth off to the wrong person.