need info on barr-nunn

I have been driving trucks for over 25 years, and have never been treated as badly as I have with Barr-Nunn. But i have mostly worked for small companies, and cant get used to theway things are done in the bigger outfits. If you want to stay out all week or poss 2 weeks and bring home around 600.00 a week then go for it. but you wont get much more than that. It is forced dispatch also even tho they say its not.

 

Just found out that a smaller local company is looking for drivers. Called the nice young lady back at Barr Nunn and asked her to put my app on hold till i see how things pan out here

 

I'm in the NE regional fleet and I'm starving. The last 4 weeks, I've grossed- $550, $540, $350, and $410. I always do an empty call as soon as I have my paperwork, have NEVER turned down a load.

They are giving all the freight to the daily pay drivers right now, because they pay them a set rate. Mileage guys get what's left over, which isn't much. Daily rate is no longer available for new hires.

If you leave within 6 months, they take back whatever sign on bonus they gave, and charge you $85.00 to detail the tractor.

Do you think I'm looking for a new job?

Hungry out of Manchester

 

More like 1400 miles a week. No more salary positions. everyone is crying the blues or quitting the NorthEast. Make sure you speak to a few drivers before coming over to Barr Nunn.

 

Well if it helps I have never personally worked for bar nunn but my dad has trust me he didn't work there for long he wasn't getting any miles and my dad is a mile hog will stay out as long as he possible can I remember back in the day he would be out 3 months at a time but this company was not cutting it he drove the truck back to the shop and I had to drive to go get him my uncle also started for them at the same time and he did the same thing and for 2 truckers that have been driving for 30 plus years to quit for the same thing I would say its about right

 

We all know that trucking companies do NOT use "forced dispatch" (except for maybe some of the old teamsters companies). What most don't know is the definition of "forced dispatch": hold a gun to your head and/or threaten you family's well being if you don't take the load (although the later of this def may also be debatable if they don't pay you enough to eat, pay the doctor, or rent braces for your teenager).

 

my dad drove for Barr nunn. he was with them almost a year. he got decent miles, got home every other weekend. everything was going good. he was having a little trouble with his log book. he was in Kentucky they did a dot inspection on his truck .He got a perfect inspection everything was clean no log violations nothin. so he calls his dispatcher and tells them that he got a clean dot inspection. they send him a message via qualcomm and it says congrats since u got a clean dot inspection were gonna giveyou a new 2008 atlas.A week later he goes to the terminal in granger iowa to pick up his atlas and they terminated him.

 

Well put.......very well put, lmao that was funny, but the sad part is that its true.

 

whydontchahey

Hey bro' I'm with Roehl now and after over two years there am thinking of following your lead with Barr Nunn. I have many questions as you might expect but this ###### forum won't let me mail you direct. could you hit me up # jabbadaddy2001@yahoo.com? Need to do something before lack of miles with Roehl sends me to the poor house.
Thanks!

 

Many drivers were forced to quit or were terminated at Barr-Nunn this year. All in an effort to restructure the pay scale. That company also did not pay out on vacation time that was due to those drivers. The miles still are not there at Barr-Nunn. Sign on with them at your own risk.