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mrwiszer
Joined: 25 May 2005
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| Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 2:59 pm Post subject: Brisk Trans. |
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Just wondering if anyone has any information to share about Brisk Transportation. I am thinking about signing on with them to run the Northeast out of Front Royal VA.
TIA, Joe |
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truckerjeff
Joined: 15 Jul 2005
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Location: overlea md
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| Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:36 am Post subject: Brisk Trans. |
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| I have tried to get some more info on them as well.Was looking of going with the Harrisburg division.But after the phone convs. with them its seems like its forced dispatch you can't stop by the house if your under a load whether its been delivered or not.Must be ready for dispatch on Fri, Sat or Sun. as these are our 3 busiest days. That is not what I was looking for.After years of being on call and running large tow trucks I want to be home on the weekends.Have asked a few of the drivers out on the road only to get no comment from them and the 1 who did answer was only on his 2 ND day.They will not pay for your base plate 2k + or your road taxes. Just seems like because they were not able to get company drivers to stay on after running the union out they have gone to this get rich quick thing of becoming an owner operator. If your are renting their truck how can you be an owner operator?If you run the northeast for them be ready to lay out at least 200 a week in tolls don't know if they pay that back or if your are going to have to write it off.Try going to the Ft royal yard and speaking with some of them to see if thy are happy. |
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Maniac
Joined: 15 Sep 2004
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Location: Northeast
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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They won't stop calling me.
It's 92 CPM and supposed to be all drop and hook, they will give you an EZ Pass for the tolls.
They have a fuel program where they give you like 1 cent for every 5 cents a gallon over $1.20, they said it comes out to 15 or 16 CPM.
92 plus 15 =$1.07, not real impressive
They say you start Sunday night and get home by Friday night.
I wasn't impressed by them at all, but they call me about every 2 weeks.
Running off the union drivers is becoming the thing to do it seems, trouble is the only way for this type of work SHOULD be hourly. |
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mrwiszer
Joined: 25 May 2005
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| Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, I was thinking hard about going to them, but the more I talk to them, the worse they sound. They advertise to get u home at least 4 times a week, but now they are saying just the weekend. And its forced dispatch. Not interested at all now.
Joe |
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mudpuddle
Joined: 19 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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bump...
Someone on this forum must be driving for Brisk and willing to give some info. Are you making money? Do they get you home as often as they say they will? Do you have long waits as usual with Grocery or do they keep you on the road? |
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NHExplorer
Joined: 05 Aug 2005
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Location: Gilford, NH
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| Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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I have a old friend who runs for Clarksville Refridgerated Lines. ( Part of the Brisk/ Transport Industries). He raves about the company.
He helped open the Frnt Royal terminal, it's hauling frozen foods for SYSCO to 14 different terminals. THe FRNT Royal term. does close for the weekends. It, according to the info packet in front of me right now, there is no forced dispatch. there are 2 waves of loads, morning and night. you choose one and go, or wait till the next wave.
"Do you have long waits as usual with Grocery or do they keep you on the road?"
According to Dave, you don't have any "rights" as far as getting a dock faster, BUT, once your in a dock, your truck takes top priority and is unloaded first. Even if that means the other company's have to wait with one last box on the truck.
No I don't run for them, I am interested but right now I make about $1.35 a mile as a company driver and home in my own bed every day. McLane distribution might not be the greatest but making 1300 to 1500 per week is kind of nice in a perverse kind of way. You get to cause hate and discontent in 7eleven parking lots and p--- off the managers. |
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mudpuddle
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| Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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| So its live loads. I was thinking someone said drop and hook. Any idea about miles per week, I live very close to Front Royal terminal and am thinking hard about driving for them. Does your friend know where most of the loads go? Northeast only or some mid atlantic and southeast. |
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NHExplorer
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Location: Gilford, NH
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| Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 8:08 am Post subject: |
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According to the info packet I recieved, the loads are going to Norton, MA; Hartford CT, Baltimore MD, Philly, PA, Harrisburg, PA, Jersey City, NJ, Portland, ME, Syracuse, NY, Pocomoke, MD, Harrisonburg, VA, Pittsburg, PA, Jamestown, NY, and Albany, NY
As far as miles, from what I can tell, it looks like 100,000 to 130,000 per year. Then again it probably varies according to how much you dispatch.
It does look like you would be home every weekend at least and possible also during the weekdays.
My friend says it is real easy work, back in the dock and peal a sticker off the pallet as it comes off the truck and put it on a sheet of paper. Left side pallet stickers on the left side of paper right on right side.
The job is real tempting for me also but I am not sure if I can get a truck, and not sure if I want run for a week at a time. I havent slept in a truck in years, that could be an adventure in it self. |
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mudpuddle
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| Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 8:58 am Post subject: |
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| Hmmm, Looks like coming home empty. They pay you for all miles so that could be pretty good for the profit running empty half the time. Good fuel milage running empty. These guys have been calling me for two weeks I think i'll call them back see what they have to say. Thanks for the info. |
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mrwiszer
Joined: 25 May 2005
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| Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 11:20 am Post subject: |
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Talk to Paul Brown. Thats who I talked to. Always have a load on, even coming back to VA. My application was approved, but he talked me out of hiring on with them. Atleast he was pretty straight up with me.
Joe |
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mudpuddle
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| Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 8:09 pm Post subject: |
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| What turned you away wizer. I think the only problem I could see with this is the mileage rate is pretty low and I can see someone sitting on the dock waiting to get loaded for hours. If they can get you 25 to 28 hundred miles a week it seems you can do pretty well with them but what did you hear from them that turned you off. I am going to talk to a recruiter but I want to know all I can learn before I make a choice. I have flatbedded up until now with some reefer work but not grocery. I have heard a lot of bad about grocery, lots of waiting and dock people treating you like poop. I can handle that but what specifically was the problem that caused you to say no? |
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mrwiszer
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| Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 8:06 am Post subject: |
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I dont know a lot about them, but they advertised in the Truckpaper about getting home 3 or 4 times a week, and when I talked to them, they can get me home on the weekends. I have that now, and I was just looking for something to get me home more, family time. I would call and talk to Paul Brown, he seemed pretty straight with me. I hope this helps.
Joe |
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greatwidededicated
Joined: 30 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 5:04 am Post subject: |
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If you have questions on the Front Royal Fleet, PM me, I'll get you the facts, the other ones I can't help you with.
93 cpm on PC Practical miles.
All miles paid
They deliver live or drop and hook to 14 locations.
FSC runs off a $1.20 base it's based on 6 miles per gallon.
Yes you can go home in fact the make a point of putting you at your house every weekend.
Either home early Friday go out Sunday Night or home Late Friday early Saturday go out Monday.
or call them at 866-763-2003
Talk to their drivers but make sure it is the Sysco fleet the other ones do other things and pay different. |
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Dawn Kirshna
Joined: 21 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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We run for them sometimes when it gets light around here.
1) no, it's not completely all drop and hook. It's about 50-50. When you do have to live unload, it's pretty quick.
Sysco is their main customer out of front royal and thus brisk trucks get 1st priority over any other carrier.
2) Yes, you will run empty quite a bit. When loaded expect to be close to 80,000.
3) It seems like it's mostly running hard at night to make the early am deliveries.
4) their trailers are in great shape.
Most of the O/O's i see are pretty happy (if it's possible for an O/O to be happy) with the program. |
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HeavyChevy
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| Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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| i live near the harrisburg terminal. do they have positions for company drivers or is it all O/O? |
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