KB manages drivers as rookies. You may have 5-10-15yrs OTR, to them you are a rookie and will be treated as such. The tactic of sending someone out to a parked truck with a sleeping driver is legendary and is all you need to know about this company. Despite efforts in their advertisements to fix their brand and appear 'great guys', they are bottom feeders and for a while they will snag drivers with their guaranteed min pay, its a scam as the OP describes. Thanks for a well written and informative piece, good luck going forward.
K&B TRANSPORTATION (S. SIOUX CITY, IA)
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If K&B does zip code to zip code, that's fine. Prospective drivers should still be made aware that they will likely never be paid more than the guarantee, so they'd better make sure . just seems like they want to pay a flat salary but want to lure in drivers that like to run hard, making them think they can make more.Lonesome Thanks this. -
Well I'm still appreciative for them giving me a job and getting me home when I needed to, however their operation as a whole causes me great concern as it is unsafe and dishonest to drivers which is what ultimately made me leave. I got very tired of having to battle my company to stay legal and get rest. K&B simply wants too much control of the truck for my tastes. Literally every single time I needed to shut down because of bad roads during the winter/fall I was able to send them to the state DOT site to verify the conditions of the roads. They would still pressure me to move. This is not a company to come to if you can't stand up for yourself and say "No".Lonesome Thanks this. -
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If it's truck stop personnel, since when do people likely working for not much above minimum wage volunteer to be a messenger service?MachoCyclone Thanks this. -
Other K&B drivers it sounds like
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From what I've seen on YouTube, they will send cops out to do a "wellness check", saying they haven't been able to call the driver, etc.
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why havent any drivers reported this behavior to the dot? Harrassing drivers while on their 10 hr break forcing them to get behind the vehicle controls to answer door knockers is a violation of logging rules. Also, logging line 5 under orders of company dispatch is a violation. It's called "personal conveyance" for a reason, it doesn't cover driving to a truck stop as ordered by a dispatcher
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