I'm with Pride Transport out of Salt Lake, and I love the hell out of them...I never thought I'd find the treatment I get here, given that the company is relatively large (250 power units)...still, I see and speak with the owner every time I'm back at the terminal and I can't say more for the drivers here...I finally feel like I've found a little bit of professionalism in this industry.

 

i am currently with styline transportation from huntingdon,in
while i am in a straight truck they do have tractor trailers
the pay is excellent [most drivers earn anywhere from 52,000 to
60,000 year] the only drawback getting used to is,almost every run
is a multiple stop at smaller customer bases delivering office
furniture, the equipment is excellent mostly 2005-2007 volvos and
internationals, i believe the starting pay is 39 cpm and 19 dollars a stop
[usually have about anywhere from 7 to 10 stops on a trip] they are definately a company looking into, i am very satisfied here!

 

I drove for NTB out of Grand Rapids, MI for over 8 years until I retired around 3.5 years ago.
They're a short haul company running mostly the upper mid-west but also do runs as far south as Texas.
You are out 5 and home two. The two is 48 hours minimum. The pay is the industry average and they pay extra for short runs and weekend driving. They also pay for detention and breakdown.
They have around 200 trucks and have quite a bit drop and hook, which I liked. They have a few dedicated accounts...Target is one.
My last job with them was a dedicated where I was home every night with weekends off. I knew the owners by their first names and the dispatchers are pretty good also.
The equipment is good, Freightliners but I think they have bought some Volvos, and the company supplies the stereo and the CB radio.
If anyone wants to check them out, their website is www.ntbtrk.com.
Yes, I'm retired and no, I'm not a recruiter. They're a good company.

 

Last company I drove for was Earl Henderson out of Salem IL and I would still be there if my brain had not decided to go haywire. I loved the quality of miles 3500+ a week no slowdown in the winter west cosast runs solo or team. You could talk to anyone of the senior managers and they knew who you were and not as a truck number as your name and that right there makes a difference. I made on avage after taxes about 850 a week after my advances and road expenses were taken out that is was going to the bank for my bills so I was making some serious money there.

 

I drive for a local food service company in Pittsburgh doing regional delivers(eastern,PA and De) Been doing it for 3 years now. Been a driver for 8. Started with a HHG agent in Pittsburgh and then moved to foodservice. The pay is good, excellent home time and great benefits. Have done both local and regional for this company and prefer regional. Four day work week, two nights out of town(Monday and Thursday) and weekends off. It may be back breaking work but I like it.

 

I loved driving a food-grade tanker for Jim Aartman out of Ripon, CA. Very good equipment, plenty of miles, plenty of time off, and the job was easy beyond belief...pull into a loading bay, wait for the customer to load or unload the tank, and get rolling. Unfortunately the pay was a bit low regardless of how many miles you could drive...

...so I switched back to a chemical tank outfit, Superior Carriers out of Oak Brook (Chicago), IL. The equipment may not be the newest or fastest, but I now get paid for everything I do with the execption of fueling the truck and my pre- and post-trip inspection. I've made some very good money with them so far, especiallly in some of the weeks where my lack of miles would have starved or put a serious crunch upon someone driving for stricly mileage pay only :wink:.

 

i drive for conway truckload and like it. i run the southeast and drive a 2006 volvo. they try to be a different style of trucking company by treating the drivers from respect from the very first day. if you are a team you can run national and get all the miles you want basically running terminal to terminal.