Osborn Transportation reviews

I have ran dedicated for the last 5 plus years with them.The turnover here is terrible, they lose 8 to 10 drivers weekly and the reason for this is due to the bad equipment as well as some of the staff.As of 6 months ago celadon has owned osborn and some say we will be getting new trucks but who knows.I make good money here but have to run hard to get it.What the other driver said about the lying is true so get it in writing if they promise something which is a good idea with any trucking company these days.Good luck and if you have any other questions let me know and i will TRUTHFULLY answer them for you.

All the other drivers are correct. Osborn Transportation has to be the WORST company to drive for.

Most loads are around or above 44,000 lbs. & the slap work-out trucks can't pull it up even a slight hill. They are the worst cheap skates that I have ever worked for and it takes an act of congress to even get a jug of oil out on the road. If you do get what you need then don't hold your breath on getting reimbursed for it. The dispatcher is gone before you get to know him and good luck on ever seeing his face.

Just curious if anyone else on here has had similar experiences with Osborn Transportation. They have got to be in the top 10 worst companies to work for. I have worked there since F&B went bankrupt (about 4 months) and I'm on my last week with them. Here's just a few of the bad things about this company.

1. dispatchers (load coordinators) seem to be clueless as to where places are and how long it takes to get there. They have no concept of drivers being paid by the mile, don't like to sit and wait...ever.. They obviously think drivers are just idiots and have no clue to anything but turning a steering wheel.

2. Trucks - are just run till they quit and hauled to the junk piles. Old used trucks from other companies that they can get CHEAP!!! No pride can be taken by the drivers because they will just wait until something happens to it and tell you to get a spare and that will be your truck until something else happens. Won't fix anything on the truck unless it's absolutely necessary to run down the road, not really concerned that the driver has to live in it. Cold or Hot doesn't matter. If there is a problem that can be fixed, they want you to do it with no pay or wait until they can send their own tow truck after it. Sometimes that may make sense, but not when it would be cheaper or quicker on the road.

3. Lies - Orientation is 1 day of lying to you about how the company is family oriented and open to suggestions. You will quickly find out that your driver manager will be the only person you will ever get to talk to..ever..No suggestions will be taken from a driver...ever..They will hang you out 50 miles from home but be the first to tell you that family is important...I guess if your not a driver it may be, don't know. Short Haul - Guaranteed $10/hr after 2 hours....lie, after it becomes apparent that you are going to be there very long they will change it to a $35 layover pay. That goes back to the LC's not understanding that waiting is a no no.

This is just a start, I'd like to see who else has had the same experiences...

My classroom instructor in CDL school had a picture of an Osborn truck hanging up on the whiteboard. It was wrecked and burnt to a crisp. He wouldn't speak negatively about any company. He did however "encourage" us to skip Osborn.

If you like driving junk and having to do your own repair work while broke down, Osborn is the place for you. I worked there about three years ago and only lasted three weeks. I quit after my truck broke down for the third time and they wouldn't give me anything better to drive.

I currently work for them. I have never been so disappointed in a company as I am osborn. I drove for Tyson Foods for 7 years before they sold the plant I worked at to Koch Foods. After 6+ more years there I just got burnt out. (Hauled live chickens). So I decided to go OTR. 5 day driving week. Off weekends. I am on my 5th straight week out because I have had so many breakdowns in this absolutely atrocious thing they call a good truck that I can't get my miles in during the week. I broke down 3 times in 18 hours in Chicago when the temp was -23. You pay for scales, tolls, etcetera up front and they reimburse you. Yeah 2 weeks later. I am supposed to get paid weekly. The last 3 weeks I have had to have new checks cut because they keep getting lost in the mail (yeah right). My truck is a 2003 freightliner with 1.2 mil miles on it. They paid less than a thousand dollars for it and spent 6 months making it road "worthy". They were just purchased by Celedon. I have heard (not saying it's true) that celedon is going to cut driver pay. Their equipment is absolute garbage. I have not had heat all winter. I have worn coats and extra socks all year. If I rated them on a scale of one to five I promise there is not a number low enough to actually show how much I detest this company. I'm going to Tyson on April 7. I've only been here 6 months. I will say one good thing about one person. That's my dispatcher. Greatest ever. Gets me loads and let's me go where I want. And in return I pull loads for him no one else wants. He is truly a great guy. But you have to drive out of Montgomery, Al to have him as your dispatcher.

I haul for a company that runs honda out of lincoln and I have yet to see these new prostars. Osbourne really does have some horrible equipment. I see them every day when I go pick up my trailer in Lincoln. Cab extenders missing, bumpers hanging off, and one looks like the took the air dam off of a truck that burnt and put in on another truck. I'm not recruiting or anything but there are a few FAR better companies in the area running the exact same freight with a lot better equipment.