one I am interested in - Honey Locust farms

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  1. tangerineGT

    tangerineGT Road Train Member

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    I don't know if any of you have , but there is a company I am interested in . Wondering if maybe anyone drives for them or could maybe give me any more info then their website

    Its ; Honey Locust farms out of east Berlin PA.
    Thinking maybe , just maybe this could be my way into the livestock hauling industry.


    Thanks much in advance! !!!!!!!
     
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  3. camaro68

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    I see their reefers down here in southern middle Tennessee twice a week. Picking up water cress. I thought it was an unusual name. So I looked it up. First time I had ever heard of a tree named honey locust. Good luck on your job search!!
     
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  4. tangerineGT

    tangerineGT Road Train Member

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    I know part of the story . It used to be a Farm .
    was named "Honey Locust Farms" then they expanded back around 96 into trucking .

    And thanks . Kinda testing waters to see what they are like .
    It says family owned , and don't appear to be a huge company .
     
  5. camaro68

    camaro68 Medium Load Member

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    I checked out their web-site last year when I first saw them down this way. Their equipment looks nice and well kept.
     
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  6. Dinomite

    Dinomite Road Train Member

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    With those diesel guzzling trucks. Don't expect to be paid much per mile.
     
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    rbrtwbstr Road Train Member

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    Actually Dinomite, I've heard their drivers are paid rather well, or at least they were two years ago. They used to haul pigs out of my uncles farm to Hatfield, I talked to one of their drivers. He told me 65k per year. But it may have been a tall tale.
     
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  8. Dinomite

    Dinomite Road Train Member

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    Question is how many log books to get 65k? I was also thinking on the reefer side. I think most live stock guys get percentage, but not sure.
     
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  9. rbrtwbstr

    rbrtwbstr Road Train Member

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    Hard to say, I do know the livestock guys did run hard, as most of them do.
     
  10. tangerineGT

    tangerineGT Road Train Member

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    Yea they don't have anything on their site about starting pay or anything , so not really sure .
    but they do have some real nice equipment , and maintenance is all done in house from what I seen.

    They may have to run two books to make that but I don't know its a small family owned business.

    I would like to get on their live stock running , but ya know what . Ill start where I have to so I can get a foot in the door .
     
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  11. Cranky Yankee

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    better a foot in the door then one in the mouth
     
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