I have checked into Barr-Nunn several times over the years. I just never got a good enough feeling to give them a try. They are probably no better /no worse than any other company. The company and the driver have to fit well together. One driver will like it, another won't. I knew that Barr-Nunn and myself would probably not fit well together based on the responses to questions that I asked them. I tend to be pretty picky and want to know just about everything there is to know about a company before I commit. If they won't let me know who their primary customers are, then bye-bye. If they won't tell me primary lanes, bye-bye. I research any company as much as they research me and I can get a good feel about how they do things. I never just talk with the recruiter.
I spent 4 months calling on average 3 times a week and asking questions of my present carrier before finally commiting. They had no problem answering any question and referred me to any department I wanted to talk with. After all that, I commited. One of the best moves I ever made. Not perfect, just one of the best. It is a nice fit. We have the same mindset on how to get the job done. I work well with my "travel agent" and she knows how I work and where I want to run and gets me home every weekend. Likewise, I will pull her rear end out of the fire when she needs me to. It is a good team effort. Never met her before coming over here, but asked a lot of questions about her style and experience before I even came on board (she grew up around trucks, her dad is a O/O here and she has been doing operations/dispatch for 20 years). I didn't arrive at this outfit blind. Orientation was just a formality, since I knew all that was important about this company before showing up. Guess that kind of research pays off. I have averaged almost 9 years with each company I have been with. Only left one because of conflicts. One sold (my last carrier). The other, I had to relocate due to family issues and had to leave the company (they were in Alaska). Been with my present carrier for almost 2 years and have no desire to move on.
Last edited by Copperhead; 08-20-2009 at 11:49 PM.
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