Duncan and Son Lines (Buckeye Arizona)

I have worked for them on several different occasions and I must say you'd be hard pressed to find a better bunch of people to work for! When I first started work there it was a small company(maybe 35 trucks) and everyone treated you like family. They were always willing to help out with any sort of family emergency and went beyond the call to make sure you got the time you needed to deal with your business.

The ports can be a very trying place to deal with and I think alot of the drivers are too quick to point the finger when there is no way they can know the whole story.

All in all if you want to work somewhere you'll be treated fair and be able to get home more than once a month this is a good company to work for.

 

Well let's see, you're correct they primarily run containers from phx to la, but they also have some runs that originate in long beach going to el paso, albuquerque, flagstaff, nogales and I'm sure I missed a couple.

I have recently heard they have bought some dry vans (not sure how many) and are hauling some freight in the western region as well. I know that they are updateing their fleet and the trucks are in pretty good shape now.

Like all the other companies there are pros and cons. The nice thing about these runs though is that you can usually get by the house every other day and can have the majority of the weekend off. Also you can run it like an OTR deal and knock out your three runs then have your time off.

The ports like I've mentioned can be a pain though, remember they are operated by the union and quite frankly they're the laziest bunch of people I've ever encountered. On the up side sometimes you can get lucky enough to get in and out then you're on your way.

The daily routine usually goes something like this:

In the morning deliver or drop your load in the Phx. yard, pick up an empty, then go pick up a load to run to the port. Now depending on how your day went you'll either head to the port or you may have time to relax for awhile before you have to head out as the ports are working nights now and you can't get in before like 4:00 or 5:00 pm. You'll drop your inbound pick up your out bound and head back to Phx. That's the just of it!

 

I can only speak for the way I was treated. Also one bad experience shouldn't be the judging standard for any company.

JMTW