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Current Employee - Jan 16, 2024

If you’re out of the Dunn, NC terminal, regional is considered to be VA, NC, SC, very tip of eastern GA-no matter what recruiting tells you. 99% of your loads will be less than 175 miles. If you like unloading, loading, unloading in one day and burning your 14 hour clock , then that’s for you. Most loads are around a 150 mile radius of the Dunn terminal and no matter what you say, that’s what you’ll get. Most loads are planned so tight that you hardly have time to make on time pick up or delivery. You are paid 28% of the load. Long haul runs VA over to I-35. According to recruiting, you’re out 7-10 days and home for 2. The TM said you could choose mileage or percentage for this. I have no experience with that with this company at this time. I’m sure it’s different out of Albany, GA. Cameras-DRIVER FACING actively monitored. For your pre & post trip, you MUST take pictures of the equipment. Home time is every weekend for regional. Wait times for loads can sometimes be long. I waited 24 hours for a load around the ATL. Who can’t get a load out of the ATL area? Sometimes there is a wait for empty trailers as well. Dispatch in Dunn is more than laid back. Sometimes I think I need to check them for a pulse. Just don’t question them about anything. Then they get vindictive. Equipment- Most of the trailers are rusted out pieces of garbage. Landing gear hard as heck to roll up/down, holes, etc. I was told they are getting 100 new ones and rotating out the old ones. We’ll see. Trucks-If you’re out of Dunn, you will mostly be getting leased Ryder Internationals. Stripped down. No fridge, maybe an inverter. Mine has a double bunk that is fixed in the down position (even though no riders/pets allowed), a 1500 watt inverter and 2 closets with no doors (yep, stuff falls all over the place). Benefits-Medical at the moment is Cigna with a self funded plan also. Cost for employee only is about $40/week. Add spouse and it’s $135/week.Dental-Reasonable (I can’t remember the company-I think delta dental) about $12.50/week for employee & spouse. $1,000 per year MAXIMUM that it will pay for (which we all know is a cleaning and a couple cavities).Vision-About $4.00/week for employee & spouse. Pretty standard coverage.

Pros

Home weekends on regional.

Cons

Driver facing cameras. Crappy equipment. Long waits for loads. Short runs on the “regional” side out of Dunn. I can’t speak for the GA side.

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Current Employee - Apr 17, 2023

Southern ag is a family oriented place to work they need to do away with the older trailers but other than that it's an excellent place to work

Pros

Great home time

Cons

Needs new trailers

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Response from Southern Ag Carriers

Thank you so much for the great rating and feedback. We’re so happy to have you on the Southern Ag team!

Former Employee - Apr 14, 2022

Dispatchers and manager are not for you schedule runs with ABSOLUTELY no room for fueling or a break. Plus the pay is awful. I brought home after being out 5 days 650-750 weekly

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Current Employee - Apr 23, 2020

It's a good company people are great but home time is not there for me I live in Florida and only see FL for 2 days every 2 weeks

Pros

Good pay,good dispatch

Cons

Poor hometime

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Current Employee - Sep 26, 2018

They stole my money after I quit. That’s why they keep you two weeks behind in pay. I wouldn’t work for them again. If you get a good check the next week really low so they make sure you make so much a month.

Pros

Getting new trucks

Cons

They don’t pay you until ‘two weeks after you start..

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Salary Surveys

Company Driver - 5+ Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in Dunn, NC on Jan 16, 2024

$1,000 per week

Current Employee

Yes

Owner Operator - 5+ Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in Cairo, GA on Sep 7, 2019

$1,300 per week

Current Employee

No

Company Driver - 3 Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in Dothan on Oct 19, 2017

$700 per week

Current Employee

No

Discussions

Southern Ag Carriers Albany Ga I am leaning that way

Leftnut

Oct 21, 2014

Southern Ag Carriers Albany Ga I am leaning that way

I drove for them for 4 years before I got out of trucking for awhile about ten years ago, I was on the ag side at 28% love love loved it. The Griffins are a super bunch of guys. T___ is around my age (51) and very approachable. I ran like I wanted to then. They don't advertise because they don't have to. I hauled peanuts all over the southeast. I would haul peanuts to Texas and then reload peanuts back to GA. I even went out when the Comanche site opened and ran for a few weeks until they could get a driver base established. They are good folks and appreciate their drivers.. Good luck!

 


Southern Ag Carriers Albany Ga I am leaning that way

Leftnut

Oct 21, 2014

Southern Ag Carriers Albany Ga I am leaning that way

I just want to tell everyone about the welcome letter I got from the man that runs southern ag. There was a paper I filled out in orientation that asked who I wanted the welcome letter to go to, so I put my 8 year old son. Well my son received a hand written letter from H_____Nall saying thank you for letting your Dad join southern ag. 

I dont know what exactly else it said but my wife and I were both impressed that it was hand written and that the time was taken to do that. It may not seem like a big deal to some but I am impressed.

Southern Ag Carriers Albany Ga I am leaning that way

Leftnut

Oct 21, 2014

Southern Ag Carriers Albany Ga I am leaning that way

Still going good. Southern Ag is a good company. I am getting plenty of miles and been getting thru the house once a week. Getting thru the house to stay the night on Saturday has been working for me right now because I need to keep rolling and making money. 

They are currently looking for drivers so if anybody lives close to Albany I would give them a call if you are looking for a good company.