bruce oakley

Well , that's hard to say. Consider they will do almost anything to keep their trucks loaded , and moving , including not Billing for Demerrage , I'd guess their rates were Usually pretty Low.
On the other hand , when they D/H me over 1,000 miles , from Texas to Wyoming , to pick up a load , you can bet they charged a pretty hefty rate.
That said , that was an exception , not the rule.
I'd guess you'd probably make a little more , on percentage with them , but not much. And , if they're not paying D/H miles , I'd guess you'd be D/H more , not less.
So , probably a wash , at best.
And , Ill be first to admit , I'm biased. They screwed me , and I might recommend them to my Worst enemy , but not to anyone else.

 

I talked to Kent Childers a number of times, he seemed honest, but the guys Ive talked to on here have helped me change my mind. They seem big on on selling the bonus for some reason. What I dont like is the weight. I can pull a dry van for the same money, and half the weight.

 

I see they've raised their loaded miles to. $1.91 a mile if u run Plastics .. And. $1.51 empty miles and no sitting ... I've been talking to Kent'. Thinking of going over there I pull a Van now so I know it will be harder work

 

you guys have to remember that a lot of how a company reacts to you is based on how you react to them,if you come in as a cool,nice guy you will be treated way different than if you come in as an #######,just saying not putting judgement on anyone.
some people see things only one way,wether right or wrong,one guys screwing over to some one else is not a screwing over at all,dont base your decisions on one mans perception of a company,i have been scrolling these boards looking for info on bruce Oakley and its pretty hard to find negative posts on them,and the ones I have found are from the same people on different messages,do your research on any company and make your decision about your move

 

I live in NJ and I see that they have pneumatic work in the Edison NJ area. Does anyone know what they haul and the pay? I would consider buying a truck if the work is based out of NJ and pays enough to get in involved

 

Ready Pay is all posted on the website

 

Getting ready to go to orientation tomorrow. I'm an owner operator and will be pulling end dump. I am looking for some current info from O/O that have worked there recently, or still work there. I live in east Texas. Is it reasonable for me to think I can be off every weekend, and give me your thoughts on pay. Also, are they still micromanaging or has that changed? Dispatching better or worse?? Any and all comments are appreciated! I am leaving the oil field to go into this, and I really need some current advice. I am having second thoughts!

 

Not exactly nothing.

Arkansas is a top Producer of Rice for the United States (And Cuba at this time... one of the first to loosen export rules to feed them...) and many grains along with other crops too many to list.

We are in Bruce Oakley Country, but I cannot point at this Coop or that coop which is in like every town with a post office if they are BO outfit or not. We have so many hopper trucks come in, usually lease operators and occaisonally some lucky owner operators able to thrive in this market.

Eastern Arkansas might chime in after this post, they are a little more focused due to the Mississippi River's access to the oceans of the world in trade. Most people think it' s just a river. It's not. A tug with a group of barges can be almost a thousand trucks worth of product at once.

Again, not exactly nothing, Sorry you got that impression. As a outsider to the Coop Industry I don't feel able to comment on any particular company, least or great in that part of the State Economy. What I should do is find me a farm somewhere and follow a combine for part time come harvest season with a hopper. Maybe I will learn more than I do know or not know now.

One other thing.

There are so many cattlemen and ranchers in our area all sorts, they will come to the Coop to load a ton in a bag or tow a rented hopper trailer and bounce into the grainery to get the feed. A few already have a flatbed pickup with a portable hopper on them so they can pull under and load for the cattle against the coming of winter which I think is beginning to bother them a little bit at this time of year.

 

Hope you ended up going to orientation,yes tou can expect to be home every weekend,east texas is a good location,micromanage no,stop reading posts from people who arent there, i can do what and when i want,hope you went

 

As far as tolls go you need to ask your dispatcher on what is payed out