dogtrucker - Reviews

  • Overall
  • Home Time
  • Equipment and Maintenance
  • Dispatchers and Managers
Pros
good equipment, above average pay
Cons
some dispatchers are dishonest and immature.

Equipment is good and well maintained. Instant response on all repairs. Truck are a bit under powered and limited to 65 mph. Pay: Guaranteed pay of 2500 miles/week. Start at 45 cpm with 6 months experience, higher if more experienced. Salary positions on dedicated account are equal to over 60 cpm or up to $28/ hr. (depends on experience and where you live) Home time is average for OTR - 2 days/ 2 week. Dedicated home time is very regular and about 3 days off after 11-12 out. Miles: OTR averages 2500 (minimum pay is 2500 miles/week). If you are a "go getter" you can get a lot more. Dedicated is about 1900 miles/week - a good deal for the salary. Type of freight: all reefer, mostly Tyson Culture: somewhat regressive dispatch culture. You must know how to deal assertively and professionally with problem dispatchers. Using the chain of command can be very effective in solving problems

RESPONSE FROM K&B Transportation

Thanks for the review and thanks for the great job you did for us!

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  • Overall
  • Home Time
  • Equipment and Maintenance
  • Dispatchers and Managers
Pros
Good pay, simple pay structure, good equipment, regular home time and no East coast.
Cons
Some issues with certain immature dispatchers though I have seen improvement.

Good equipment with fast maintenance response. Home time is regular (11-12 days out) and one is always welcome to stay out as long as desired. Pay is competitive for the OTR (46-50 cpm) and more than competitive for dedicated. Minimum pay of 2500 miles/week for the OTR and $185-200/ day for dedicated. About 2000 miles/ week for dedicated (less is better) and anywhere from 2000-3000/week for OTR (depends largely on driver). All reefers, all company drivers.

RESPONSE FROM K&B Transportation

Thanks for the kind words! Since this post we have actually raised pay on both our OTR (50-54 CPM) and dedicated to $198-$216 per week! I know you were a dedicated driver and on the fleet you were on the salary pay can be up to $1512 per week! Regardless thank you for the great job you did and if your interested in coming back just call us at 800-851-8651.

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  • Overall
  • Home Time
  • Equipment and Maintenance
  • Dispatchers and Managers
Pros
Superior pay Good company culture Flexible schedule Work at your own pace.
Cons
Can be hard to get layover or detention pay - oh, I have gotten plenty of it but I had to be persistent and assertive.

Percentage pay means you must manage your time well and pay close attention to your load assignments. Also, you must speak up or negotiate if you are not getting enough good loads. The best paid drivers are flexible. If you do the minimum on "auto-pilot" you will earn in the 80s. If you pay attention and do more without knocking yourself out, you will make well over $100k. Top drivers get over $140k - I will never be one because I like to go home and always get adequate sleep. Note that higher productivity will get you a bonus of up to 10% on all your work. If you try, you will often be at the top rate. Benefits are superior 401 k match Paid sick time and holidays 3% of gross for safety bonus (about $3500 for myself) Per deim Pay puts about $150 more in my bank every week Tax free medical savings with company match. I am averaging $2200/ week (which is not easy) but I would need to make about $2500/ week for the same net if i had only typical benefits. Zero micromanagement and "hands-off" if you are a professional. You decide when to start, shut down, when to go home, for how long. You decide which routes to take This is flat bedding (I have a curtain-side, no tarps), you will do about one hour per day of physical work. You will sweat and get dirty - it's GOOD for you!

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