Millis Transfer reviews

Only teaming you will do is with a trainer on his truck, you have to log 15,000 miles before you get assigned your own truck

Here are the questions I’d like to have answered:

1.What are the application requirements?

Application is filled out online. There is a deposit to hold your space in school. Then a down payment on the training due on the first day. I can remember the exact amounts. Maybe someone else can fill this in.

2.Where is the company location(s?

Based in Black River Falls, WI, terminals in WI, NC, TX, GA, OH

3.What are your company’s hiring zones and do you hire from multiple states?

Multiple states. If you live close to a terminal or a major interstate you should be good but the office has final call.

4.How much would a student get paid while in training?

Training pay has changes since I went through it. They pay so much per day when you are out on a trainers truck. No pay for the three weeks in the classroom.

5.Are there any up-front costs or deductions to pay back for the training cost, how much?

You have the deposits, then they deduct @20-30 per week to pay back the cost of training and lodging. At those rates, training will be paid off in less than two years.

6.How long is the training period and what is the scheduling of the training like?

Three weeks in class room. Orientation is three days then expect to be on a trainers truck for two months.

7.In the event that the applicant chooses to leave prior to completing the 12-month commitment, what will the applicant owe to the company?

The 12 month commitment is actually until the training is paid off. Training costs $5000. $2500 needs to be paid off. $2500 is forgiven after 12 months.

8.During training, will the company pay for meals and arrangements?

They pay for lodging, which you will pay back. Breakfast is available at the hotel. Other meals are on you.

9.Does an applicant have to work as part of a team or solo?

Millis doesn't have team operations. Once in your own truck you will be solo.

10.How does the company pay per mile for both solo and team? Are there promotions or increases in pay?

There are several pay options. I haven't been there in two years so I don't know exactely. First pay raise starts at 6 months. I made good money there. Was getting .43/mile when I left.

11.If a student wants to pay for his/her CDL, how much would tuition cost?

I'm sure you could pay up front. Deposit is $500 or $600 IIRC, training is $2500

12.After training, are new drivers able to work regionally?

I ran GA regional. Not sure if they take regional out of your area. You will need to ask them.

13.What kind of equipments do you use?

Mostly KW's I drove T700, T660 there. They have a lot of T680s now. There are some Cascadias floating around. Mostly on regional.

14.What are the maximum driving miles within a week? A month?

Maximum? Theoreticaly, 11 hours a day, 62 or 67 MPH you do the math. (You will be at 62 mph for the first year.)

15.How many days are drivers’ expected to be away from home?

OTR they want 10-14 days min. Regional can be home every weekend.

16.Does your company provide any bonuses?

Safety bonus every quarter, Idling bonuses for low idle percentages. Pay scale included bonuses for over 2000 mile a week and then an extra bit for every 500 miles over that.

17.What benefits, insurances, and vacations does the company provide?

Medical, dental, vision are available. Vacation is 1 or 2 weeks the first year depending on the pay package you take. Vacation is considered mon-fri. You can take other time off unpaid as you need. I always got the time I asked for.

Not all automatics yet but yes supposedly are heading that way. Still quite a few manual 680's on the road though.

The good thing about the Trenton yard is that it's basically the midpoint for Millis' operations. It's #### near impossible to get a load from New York or the North Carolina/Virginia area that won't bring you to the general vicinity of Trenton, so getting hometime there is likely a breeze. Bill, one of the instructors, is a great guy. I'm out of the Cartersville, Georgia terminal myself (and thusly did my schooling in Georgia), but my trainer was from Ohio so we spent a lot of time in the area.

I drove for them from March 2015 until July 2015. Ran southeast regional. Now this is just My opinion. Others may like it, but I had too many days when I would do short (75-250 Miles) runs. Stopping at shippers a lot eating up my 14 hour clock. They have good equipment. Almost all their trucks have forward and inward facing drive cams. Heavy loads that required hitting the nearest cat scale. I just don't like wasting time without the wheels turning. The company I am with now blows Millis away as far as being able to keep the left door shut and get those miles in. Millis is very good about getting you home on the weekend. That is a big plus to me. If you can afford to have low mileage weeks every other week, its not a terrible company to drive for. Where I'm working now I get on average 600 to 650 miles a day. Unless on occasion I have to wait on the turtle man on a forklift live loading me. 90% of the time its just drop and hook and I'm outta there rolling. As far as the 75-250 mile runs. I dont mean that's your total miles for the day. You may run 75 miles to pick up a load then take it 250 miles up the interstate then you might run another 100 miles and its time to start planning where you're going to park for your 10 hour break. Its a bummer that the truckstops start filling up around 7 pm. Not trying to discourage you. If you can afford the low miles then go for it. They take good care of their equipment. Treat you with respect. Before I quit they were talking about putting Direct TV in all the trucks also. Good Luck to ya

I can't answer any questions regarding regional but I've been in my own truck with Millis since Oct and I love it. I'm OTR but I regularly get 3000+ miles and have a brand new truck with DirectTV. Their training was really good and they just raised the pay for students while with trainers to .25 cents for every mid the truck drives which is pretty #### good for training.