boyd brothers

I have been offered an orientation date by boyd. They say on their website (and the Recruiter) that if you are out for a week you get 24hours off. I guess I could live with that. I am however trying to understand how a company can be voted in the top 20 two or three years in a row and only get a driver home for 24 hours. So what is the draw to Boyd. Their benefits and pay are comparable to the other two companies I am talking with, so help me out Boyd drivers. What makes you like Boyd????

 

Anyone know how their L/P program is? What are the truck payments? fixed cost etc?

 

Not real sure didn't make it to that level

 

HOme time isn't that bad.. It depends on where u live mostly... I know of many drivers that get home every weekend. Get home Friday night leave monday morning... IT all depends on weather u go home loaded or not.. U may need to leave Sunday night to make your monday delivery. It also depends on your fleet manager. WHen i was hired i was told i would have to be out for 2 weeks. My FM tries to get me home every weekend though. I can and have asked to stay out for 2-3 weeks. ITs all up to you and your realationship with your FM

 

where are you out of?

 

I actually live outside the official recruiting area..... I live just north of Milwaukee

 

They will try there best to get you home, but sometimes it's not so easy.

32cpm for newbies, get 1 million and they'll bump ya to 42cpm. You'll get a truck that has gone through hell more than once, no worries, new shiny ones are being filtered into the fleet. Hell, if your out of Ohio I might end up has your trainer! We are getting new and shiny trailers, straps, trucks, and chain binders. If you meet Jason tell him a undisclosed person said "G'day million dollar video game owner!"

The basics they'll cover are the log books, maybe. They'll tell you that "If you must, cheat everything but a fuel stop."
PM me for further questions.


The L/P program can use some improvement, but it's not bad if you know what you go into.

 

They started me at 39cpm fresh out of school with no experience

 

So they bumped it up?
I joined in 1997... so... LOL

 

It's good to read some positive things about Boyd Brothers. They told me they'd start me at .43/mile and "try" to get me home on the weekends. The lady on the phone also mentioned a sign on bonus. Do they have much freight in Michigan? I want to talk to some of their drivers on the CB but I can't seem to find them!