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$Former Employee - Feb 14, 2023
Pros
Excellent Equipment,the best training program in the US,Very nice trucks and trailers,Hometime
Cons
Dispatchers
Response from Boyd Bros. Transportation
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Current Employee - Jan 30, 2023
Pros
Act like a pro. So it can show.
Cons
B safe!
Response from Boyd Bros. Transportation
Thank you for sharing your experience. Please reach out to hr@boydbros.com or call 334-775-1400 if there is anything further we can do to assist.
Current Employee - Sep 19, 2022
Pros
Some new trucks T680 have APU Percentage pay Those disrespectful trainers are available for you to call help when you're getting your loads.
Cons
Be prepared to be fired at any time. Training is horrible and the 5 weeks is a lie. They will keep you for 7 weeks or more without warning you beforehand. Be prepared to be made fun of talked to like you're a kid to be disrespected while you're trying to learn.
Response from Boyd Bros. Transportation
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We firmly believe in supporting our team, so we regret that you had a negative experience. While we cannot discuss individual situations on a public platform, we would be happy to speak with you directly. Please contact us at hr@boydbros.com or call 334-775-1400.
Current Employee - Apr 20, 2022
Pros
You have to do a little work.
Cons
You have to do a little work.
Response from Boyd Bros. Transportation
Thanks for the rave review! We've enjoyed watching you grow so far and are so happy to have you in the Boyd Bros. family!
Current Employee - Apr 20, 2022
Pros
Best trucking company by far. They are on call when you need them and very helpful when you need them. Home every weekend if need be. Great opportunity for those who want to buy their own truck with no money down. Best decision I ever made coming here.
Cons
Can’t really think of any besides not being able to pay truck off early at the moment.
Response from Boyd Bros. Transportation
Thank you so much for the great rating! We’re so happy to have you in the Boyd Bros. family!
Company Driver - 5+ Years CDL Experience
Surveyed in Tennessee on Feb 14, 2023
Current Employee
No
Company Driver - 5+ Years CDL Experience
Surveyed in Rembert, SC on Jan 30, 2023
Current Employee
Yes
Company Driver - 6-11 Months CDL Experience
Surveyed in Birmingham Alabama on Sep 19, 2022
Current Employee
Yes
Owner Operator - 5+ Years CDL Experience
Surveyed in Birmingham, AL on Apr 20, 2022
Current Employee
Yes
Owner Operator - 5+ Years CDL Experience
Surveyed in Birmingham, AL on Apr 20, 2022
Current Employee
Yes
59EX
Jul 18, 2015
Boyd is a great starter company 2 get ur feet wet w flatbed and learn the ropes on load securement. If u don't mind being a company Driver and u like flatbed it's the company 4 u (in my opinion, but I went there fresh from school and stayed 4yrs)
59EX
Jul 18, 2015
Q: What kind of trucks do they have? Their site is very vague. Automatics or stick? Most company sites give at least a little idea on trucks,...
A: They have 10 spd internationals but they have a few freightliners & t660's 4 lease purchase drvrs
travelman
Feb 23, 2015
My husband just started as a trainer. He has been with Boyd for 9 months. Boyd is a GREAT company to work for. You go through your new employee training session in the classroom then you go out with a trainer for i think 6-8 weeks (give or take). You go home every other weekend and your trainer goes home every other weekend. They will put you up in a hotel when it's your trainers turn to go home. You make $500 a week training pay during this time.
He has been averaging 2000+. Of course without having a dedicated run, miles can vary a lot weekly. He should gross over $40000 this year and has only been driving less than a year.
59EX
Jul 18, 2015
I
had one of those in my first tractor, they (Boyd) only out them in your first
unit, and after only if you ask for one.
And believe me: they can save your arse, big-time... as long as you didn't do
something stupid.
They only record 12 seconds around an event, and get reviewed before being sent
on to the company ***IF*** they feel the event is reportable (so falling in a
pothole or falling out of your bunk won't trigger them).
I got rear-ended by a supertrucker once, and the camera proved I was alert,
driving safely, and didn't do anything stupid. The inward facing part can be
covered if you don't want it to see you changing clothes, by using a piece of
tape, as long as you uncover it while driving.
Truth is, I went and got a little Walmart drive cam, and put a 32gb card in it,
to be sure I covered my butt in the event of an accident.
Bottom line: they ain't all bad. And could save yet butt in an accident, as
long as you didnt cause it.
59EX
Jul 18, 2015
I know this is an old post but I've got 2 put in my 2 cents. I was at boyd 4 5yrs starting in '11. They are a great company 2 start with and get your feet wet as long as u don't have any aspirations of becoming an owner op; don't fall in to there lease purchase scam unless you're just saving your $ 2 buy your own truck. There are some guys who have paid off their truck but the majority will fail; I saved my $ and put a down payment on my own truck and left boyd. Boyd has been through alot of changes since the old man died & daske bought majority share; they are not the company I started with. Boyd used to be a company you would retire from but now they're just a company you go to so you can learn how to flatbed & move to a flatbed company that only hires experienced flatbedders. Hope this helps
Drivers girl
Apr 15, 2015
Q: Hate to bring up and old thread but....I live in north Florida, what's the home time looking like for me?
A:
Hard to say, it seems they like to run newbie drivers a bit, before giving them
decent home time.
That said, I stay out 2 weeks at a time, and sometimes longer if I have
appointments I need to make on Thursday or Friday.
The new trucks are Cumming 13liter, and Cummins won't unlock them, so 67 is it.
They still like to push the mpg limit on us, but if you're close or running
heavy loads, they won't complain too much. Of course, the tractors are
Internationals, and they just aren't all that. For what we're expected to do,
we don't get much more than the minimum to do it; and the AC units in the
sleepers don't work well at all.
Biggest problem, besides FMs with bonuses that are more important than you are,
is they're cutting costs in alot of areas (tarps, tractors, techs, straps, etc)
that they shouldn't be doing so. Plus driver turnover is horrendous.
I've been here 2 years now, and overall had a good run, mainly because I've had
two very good FMs that made sure I get good runs, and get home when I want to.
My only concern is the corner-cutting that's affecting everything else we do.
Otherwise, the cpm is decent (.40 to start as a rookie), the benefits are
excellent, if a bit pricey; and they won't question you if you have a problem
that needs fixing, a tire blows, or if the weather is so bad you feel unsafe
driving in it.
dpark
Jun 1, 2013
Boyd brothers is great if you get the right dispatcher. My first one I had was terrible, I thought that was just the way it was, after I got my second one when my first quit, I was very pleased, he was very flexible about finding loads that could be delivered late Monday or on Tuesday to give me time to go the doctor on Mondays after the weekend. Or If I told him I wanted to take a long weekend he would get me in on a late Thursday instead of late one Friday night.. which is really just a day off. Flat bed is really hard though, I hope you're used to working very hard in the elements. IT sucks climbing in your truck wet with sweat or rain and trying to clean up. You'll need to shower sometimes twice a day, you stay nasty, and you do a lot of work in your "off duty" time so you can be ready to roll when you're 10 hour break is up. I was always broke needing the money but I guess if I took it easy then it wouldn't have been as bad. By the way I was a trainer for Boyd Brothers and left in good terms for a job with Schneider delivering for walmart... paid about the same and was much better job!