Indian River Transport, Co. - Winter Haven, FL.?

**rwings** · 10.22.2006

They have a terminal in Clovis NM and haul milk out of this area. They always have adds in the paper and on the radio looking for drivers. It seams like they have a hard time keeping drivers. I am curious if anyone has heard good or bad info about this company or the terminal in Clovis. I would appreciate any info on them.

**The_Rev** · 10.22.2006

I don't know anything about Clovis but here's info on the company courtesy of a friend of mine, Carlo:

INDIAN RIVER TRANSPORT (2 years O.T.R. required w/HAZMAT)
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Starting Mileage Pay (Short Miles):
0-1 year: .32
1-2 years: .33
2+ years: .34

Monthly Incentive/Bonus Pay (Must run minimum of 12,000 miles monthly to qualify):
12,000 miles: +.04 All miles.
13,000 miles: +.06
14,000+ miles: +.08

Per Diem Pay:
.08 of your mileage pay is NOT TAXED.

Layover Pay (after 48 hours, then retroactive to first 24 hours):
$50.

Vacation Pay:
$500.
1 week after 1 year.
2 weeks after 5 years.

Timeoff:
2-3 weeks out, 2-4 days in.

Rider Program (after 90 days):
Spouse only.

Insurance (after 30 days)
Health Insurance:
Single plan $40/week.
Family plan $80/week.

Dental and Life Insurance:
Single plan $5/week.
Family plan same.

Vision insurance:
Not available.

401k plan (After 1 year):
Company will match $1,000 to the first $2,000 driver contributes.

Operating Area:
Florida to California, Florida to the Northeast, Florida to Canada, California to the Midwest, California to the Northeast, Midwest to the Southeast, Midwest to the Northeast, Northeast to the Southeast.

**TheNomadRhodes** · 07.02.2007

Do they hire drivers right out of School?

**Marinegreen1775** · 12.27.2007

Truckertwotimes works for them...check him out on You tube YOu can see the equipment and he talks a little about them. He seems happy there. He is a big time driver....He is really cool

**hopperman** · 01.01.2008

Was Indian River Transport Caught Hauling Dirty Water And Then Started Hauling Milk Without Cleaning The Tanks????

**TruckingBum** · 01.01.2008

Originally Posted by Marinegreen1775

Truckertwotimes works for them...check him out on You tube YOu can see the equipment and he talks a little about them. He seems happy there. He is a big time driver....He is really cool

hes a character allright he seems tired though that means he must be makin money.

**TruckingBum** · 01.01.2008

here it is wanna of my fav you tubers
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**Marinegreen1775** · 01.06.2008

Yea he is something else.
My favorite is the Why I like southern Michigan. I cant link yet. But it is great. His you tube stuff is great!

**Burky** · 01.06.2008

Originally Posted by hopperman

Was Indian River Transport Caught Hauling Dirty Water And Then Started Hauling Milk Without Cleaning The Tanks????

I highly doubt it. There is a culture in food grade companies that would not ever permit something lik this to happen. And very rarely will a food grade producer load your trailer without the wash ticket that proves that the trailer has been cleaned. No tickee, no shirtee!!!

I can't imagine a company taking that sort of risk, since if there is a food contamination, the total costs can run up into millions of dollars easily.

Could there have been a screwup and this happened? Yes, but I can't see it being done intentionally.

**RobW** · 01.09.2008

I can't see an intentional dirty load either. A mistake, okay. But this is a company who runs out of FL and that state has checks on so much of its agriculture products it seems completely unreasonable for a successful company to do anything like this.