My experience starting out at A&R Transport

Yes I am still working at A&R and it is going well. The only thing that gets on my nerves is the tank wash facility in Morris is way two small for the volume that goes out of that terminal. sometimes you have to wait to get a clean trailer, but they pay you detention when waiting on a trailer so its not to big of a deal. It just sucks because it makes for a longer day if you have to wait on a clean trailer in the morning.

 

I think they are building a new facility near the old location. Not sure exactly where its at

 

Morris is a good terminal to be based out of because we have our own rail yard that we load at right there at the terminal. We are always busy and you will never sit and not have a load. The new trucks are Volvo mid roofs and Freightliner Cascadia mid roofs. The older trucks are the Peterbilt 379 flat tops like mine we also have some Peterbilt 386 and Freightliner Columbias.

 

Yes, if you are a system driver (OTR) you can go all over the country. I have never been to the Fort Worth terminal so I don't know to much about it. I did see a newsletter saying they are getting a lot of new freight in that area so it should be a good place to run out of. We are pretty much always busy and I have never had to sit and wait for a load in the 10 months I have worked for A&R. They will always get you home when needed as well.

 

Yea so far A&R has been good to me. As far as the training I know some guys get frustrated with learning the loading process, but I picked it up pretty quick myself. It does take time to get familiar with all the different products but if you have previous dry bulk experience you should pick it up no problem. I have actually grown to like loading because it gets you out of the truck and keeps you in shape

 

My time at A&R has come to an end. I just accepted a new position at Hoffman Transportation. Hoffman is located about 15 min from the A&R Morris terminal. They haul plastic pellets like A&R as well as liquid bulk. I am very excited that I was hired because it is not easy to get in at Hoffman. Hoffman drivers typically only leave when they retire. For the most part I have been very happy with A&R but Hoffman pays better and also pays for heath insurance 100%

Picture of the last load I hauled with one of the shinny new trailers