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Bruce Oakley Trucking reviews

2.8
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$885 - $7,000/week
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$885 $3,157 $7,000
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Former Employee - Nov 1, 2025

You do not want to go here I spent 3 years there they will starve you to death I made it work because I hate to change jobs but after 12 dispatchers in 3 years and being dinked and dunked to death I had to get out of there they have 6 or 7 recruiters for a reason if you let that podcast fool you into drinking the cool aid then your the fool I only had one good dispatcher out of the 12 the rest was straight douch bags they don’t care about the driver at all

Pros

Decent equipment

Cons

Oakley is the con if you believe what they say on that podcast then your stupid

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Former Employee - Sep 29, 2025

Some make money but most don’t . 1500-1700 miles. When you leave because you’re not making money and turn in their trailer and return their wet kit because it’s the right thing to do. They repay you by charging you 900 dollars to take it off( took them an hour) out of your final settlement check which really didn’t bother me much but they also steal your escrow. Only thing good is you do get home on the weekend but that’s also bad you don’t get more than a state or 2 from home. So you volunteer to stay out because you’re trying to make money but you’ll still end up home with no miles. They put up this front that they’re there to help you make money but it’s a false front. I really hoped they were the place to be but was very disappointed.

Pros

Home weekend

Cons

No miles, no money, disrespectful dispatch, run recaps on trailers and they steal your escrow

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Former Employee - Nov 3, 2024

They will make more money off you as an owner operator. While your in deep debt an struggling trying to make ends meet. Your truck is being tore up dusted all the time. And will not tell you if the product your picking up will eat the paint off your truck an rust out the frame if it (ONLY GETS Wet) an dust from the product is all over your truck.. just hope it don’t rain that day. And yes they will try like #### to force dispatch you. When you first start there you will have a great year but after that short hauls you to death an staying broke just maintaining your truck from pot hole infested places you will go to.

Pros

Being broke all the time

Cons

Bad choices and dispatches

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Former Employee - Apr 21, 2022

They stay overbooked with loads so there's always something to do. The company has some odd rules they expect drivers to follow. They have a good company culture but are not very efficient in their operation in my opinion.

Pros

Truck insurance is cheap and the fuel surcharge is good.

Cons

Dusty dirty work no matter what division you get into.

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Current Employee - Mar 9, 2022

16 years with Oakley they are a awesome company to be leased on to if your looking do not Hesitate

Pros

$$$$$

Cons

Can’t think of any

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Salary Surveys

Owner Operator - 5+ Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in North Little Rock, AR on Sep 29, 2025

$3,846 per week

Current Employee

No

Owner Operator - 5+ Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in Oklahoma City, OK on Apr 21, 2022

$2,500 per week

Current Employee

No

Owner Operator - 5+ Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in North Little Rock, Arkansas on Mar 9, 2022

$3,846 per week

Current Employee

Yes

Owner Operator - 5+ Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in North Little Rock, AR on Jan 3, 2022

$1,442 per week

Current Employee

No

Owner Operator - 5+ Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in Brookhaven, MS on Aug 6, 2021

$4,000 per week

Current Employee

Yes

Discussions

Bruce Oakley Trucking (Bulk)

Lug-Nut

Feb 8, 2015

Bruce Oakley Trucking (Bulk)

I have run beside them never leased to them. Yes they get 10 g's to put a blower on your truck. Won't tolerate over weight at all. If you are heavy 80 is all they will pay you for. Really though none of us want to run heavy anymore so that isn't a big deal. They are a good bunch to work for. I have heard hoppers and dumps don't make the best money but the pneumatic division does quite well.

I haven't pulled a tank in several years hopefully they haven't changed much

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DMAX66

Feb 11, 2015

Bruce Oakley Trucking (Bulk)

Yes still clean shaven, clean truck, picky about appearance of both, blowers are $1000 down and pay off over time, pneumatic guys are top money, then end dump then hoppers

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DMAX66

Feb 11, 2015

Bruce Oakley Trucking (Bulk)

Lug-nut keep in mind that I am just now leasing on so I can't give you an "experienced answer" but this is what I have been told. Also I am going to do end dump rather than pneumatic.

License plates and permits are provided by Oakley, no charge back to the o/o.
Truck insurance is 3.67% of the value of your truck. So I am going to be paying $225.84 a month based on my truck value at $80,000. Bobtail insurance is $7.25 a week. Rider policy insurance is $11 a month.

The recruiter asked me if I could run at least 3,000 miles a week. Which is what I usually shoot for anyway. Being that I live in Ohio he said I could be home every weekend if I wanted. Best bet is to call them and tell them where you live and ask about home time. I told him I would rather stay out 3 weeks then take 5 days off and he said that was fine too.

I didn't really go into detail about the forced dispatch, he said you will sit down with your dispatcher and you will get to tell him/her what your preference is. If you don't like a load you aren't absolutely required to take it. As far as I'm concerned, if they keep my truck moving I won't complain. But that's just me.

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terryt

Feb 14, 2015

Bruce Oakley Trucking (Bulk)

They are force dispatch they are paying you for all miles. If they tell you to go to Texas from Michigan to get a load for Florida you go they are paying you by the mile. Some people must realize all company's paint a real good picture to get you to work for them. Wish you well with them they are honest and a pain about safety by this I mean if you forget to dot an i or cross a t you will get all your paper work back. Most leave cause of time off issues not getting home and once home bugging you to get back to work. End dumps do better then pneumatic cause after each load you have to find a tank wash and get washed out plus it take an hour to unload. You will do better and have more home time and pass by the house with the end dump.

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