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2.4
(124)
$400 - $7,692/week

Summary

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Equipment and Maintenance

Dispatchers and Managers

Salary Surveys

$400 $1,071 $7,692
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Ratings and Reviews

Current Employee - Dec 22, 2025

Put in for home time months in advance told they didn’t put it for the day I said months in advance and kept checking to make sure I was good and want me to run another today’s to maybe possibly get to go home this company is trash don’t work here all lies and bs and dispatchers don’t know what the #### they’re doing.

Pros

None -pros

Cons

Terrible dispatchers, can’t get there stuff together, terrible people.

Home Time
Equipment and Maintenance
Dispatchers and Managers

Former Employee - Nov 2, 2025

So unprofessional. My trainer Saul didn’t teach me anything. Completely sabotaged me because he didn’t know how to talk to people. I would ask him a question and he would respond with 20 questions like I should know it already. No sir this is my 1st time that’s why I’m asking. And it would be with the simplest thing. Only went over pretrip twice within 30 days. Truck in and out the shop way way too long. They put me in dirty hotels with roaches. Trainer tried to keep me. Only supposed to drive 75000 miles drove 10,000. They messed my paycheck up. Complete waste of time. Stay away from this place at all cost!

Pros

Stay away from this place at all cost.

Cons

Not worth a Cdl holders time. Your paycheck will be messed up

Home Time
Equipment and Maintenance
Dispatchers and Managers

Current Employee - Sep 28, 2025

Home time consistently delayed/postponed because of being in shop for repairs frequently. So either can’t afford to take time off, or breakdown interferes with getting to life events at home on time.

Pros

You get experience dealing with lies, b.s., and a plethora of excuses from operations.

Cons

Frequent truck and trailer breakdowns. So low miles. Sometimes 2-3 weeks getting paid for certain duties such as detention, layover, and even reimbursements.

Home Time
Equipment and Maintenance
Dispatchers and Managers

Current Employee - Sep 6, 2025

The shortest trips I have ever done. My next trip is only 150 miles. The worst trucks I ever drove. Both my windows were stuck down. Slept in Vegas and Nogales AZ with no windows. Got an eye and sinus infection from 100 plus degrees air and desert dust hitting me in the face across 3 states. Safety says that is not a safety issue. No medical care for my infected eye still 2 weeks later. Right now they are sitting me with no miles to punish me for complaining. In orentation, they tell you to lie on inspection reports if it puts the truck out of service. That is a felony. When I refused, they threatened to tow my truck and that is how they throw your stuff in a dumpster. I have to go to Joplin to get the truck fixed before I can go home to my doctor. They don't care what the law is or you. When females were sexually and verbally abused in orentation, the manager said it is not my problem. They lie and say they paid me for breakdown and lay over when they didn't. Take my advice new drivers, go to swift or knight. If you have over a million miles like me, don't waste your time. Many of us in orentation quit in the first two weeks. There is no money here. Medical is the worst, you guessed it. United healthcare. And yes. I told them to get me home today as I quit. The drivers are mostly new and don't know there way better jobs out there.

Pros

No pros that come to mind

Cons

Dispatch lies and does not pay detention, layover or breakdown

Home Time
Equipment and Maintenance
Dispatchers and Managers

Current Employee - Aug 30, 2025

Took me 10 days for dispatch to get me back home from picking up the truck in Ohio. After traveling from joplin to Columbus Ohio to get truck.

Pros

Kenworth

Cons

No freight. No miles. Sit for 4 days waiting on load.

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Equipment and Maintenance
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Salary Surveys

Company Driver - 5+ Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in Tennessee on Dec 22, 2025

$769 per week

Current Employee

Yes

Company Driver - 1-5 Months CDL Experience

Surveyed in Joplin, MO on Nov 2, 2025

$800 per week

Current Employee

No

Company Driver - 5+ Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in Joplin, MO on Sep 6, 2025

$962 per week

Current Employee

Yes

Company Driver - 5+ Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in Bay City, MI on Aug 21, 2025

$1,154 per week

Current Employee

No

Company Driver - 5+ Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in on Aug 19, 2025

$923 per week

Current Employee

Yes

Discussions

Transport America

lc0967

Apr 29, 2016

Transport America

My husband and I have worked here for a little over a year now and I have to say it's a great company to work for. We are not new to this industry by any means and have been thru several other companies and this is this first one that I can honestly say cares about their drivers. The money is good if you're willing to keep the door closed and work. The benefits are good and the fleet leaders are extremely pleasant to deal with.

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fjrgerry

Jan 29, 2016

Transport America Opinion?

100% correct. I used to work for transport america and infact the only reason I left was due to snow storm and death in the family. it was the best company I ever worked for except for hometime. they kept trying to send me in the wrong direction of my house every single day of transit. other than that it was great. sorry for late reply

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fjrgerry

Jan 29, 2016

Transport America Opinion?

been with them a year and its all in your attitude, if you want decent epuipment and safety first, give them a shot

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fjrgerry

Jan 29, 2016

Transport America Opinion?

its 3 day orientation in Fort Wayne (least was there when i started) you would have a 21 (least was there when i started) day training of OTR with a trainer. for regional its Midwest, South East, & Ohio Regional positions

Transport America Opinion?

fjrgerry

Jan 29, 2016

Transport America Opinion?

Lots of fed-ex freight. Embrace New Jersey. Every inch of it. You're going often. I personally like it, you reload quickly and on your way.

TRANSPORT AMERICA LEASE PURCHASE

Air Breeze

Apr 25, 2016

TRANSPORT AMERICA LEASE PURCHASE

I'm not really looking for a bunch of beat downs. Lol. I've been driving for TA now as a company driver for almost a month now. So far I'm very happy here. All I know about their lease plan is you have to drive for them for 6 months before they will consider your qualified for their lease purchase. And that they have 3 different kinds of lease plan options. So far I'm impressed with the way they operate, and they have been treating me very well. I'm driving a nice 2015 Kenworth T-680, I get plenty of miles. If they run their lease plans like everything else I've seen here so far it might be worth looking into. I just wondered if there is anyone who has leased with them before, and what they thought about it?

I'm pretty certain I've finally found the company I'm going to stick with till I retire. I can buy a truck if I wanted one that bad. I have excellent credit and plenty of money for a down payment. I'm well aware most lease purchase plans are a ripoff. I'm just curious if anyone has ever done a lease purchase with TA and what their opinion of it was. I don't think this company is out to ripoff drivers. They actually do put the drivers first. It's not just a bunch of talk like most trucking companies are famous for.