Has anyone here worked for black horse carriers as a class b driver?

marvelousmack · Mar 12, 2021

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I worked for Black Horse for about a year (2015-2016 or so). I delivered auto parts to dealership parts departments. I was based out of Chattanooga TN. It was a M-F overnight run. I would leave Chatt around 9pm each night and deliver to dealerships in Chatt, Cleveland TN, Knoxville, Alcoa TN, Greeneville TN, Johnson City, and Bristol. Then deadhead home to Chatt. It was driver unload. The parts were in wheeled containers and each truck was equipped with a lift gate. Wheel the loaded containers off and leave them, then reload the empty containers from the previous night. I had a key to each of my dealerships, there was no one there at the facilities when I delivered at night. There were 2 other drivers based in Chatt as well. One did a similar route to Nashville area and one did a route to Birmingham area. We drove leased Ryder trucks and parked them at the local Ryder facility at the end of our shift. Depending on the volume of the route, we would drive either a 24' straight truck with liftgate or a daycab with a 28' or 40' trailer with liftgate. All of us had class A licenses so we could drive any of the trucks. Pay was slightly above average for local work in this area. Benefits were ok. There was a decent quarterly bonus that was pretty easy to earn too. Overall a decent outfit. I just got burnt out on the overnight runs.
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thank you very much for the info. so you're out on the road for the whole week? no nights home or days home?? also i see they're hiring class b drivers. Should I even apply with just a class b or do you think they actually want someone with a class A too? thanks

8thnote · Mar 12, 2021

marvelousmack said: ↑

thank you very much for the info. so you're out on the road for the whole week? no nights home or days home?? also i see they're hiring class b drivers. Should I even apply with just a class b or do you think they actually want someone with a class A too? thanks
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I went home at the end of each run. It started and finished in Chattanooga each day. The run was about 350 - 400 miles round trip with 5-7 stops (each stop took about 15 mins). And off every weekend too.

As far as applying with class B, I would go ahead and apply. Especially if they're advertising for class B drivers. I dont know what the account is in your area. Black Horse does all kinds of accounts, not just auto parts.

marvelousmack · Mar 12, 2021

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I went home at the end of each run. It started and finished in Chattanooga each day. The run was about 350 - 400 miles round trip with 5-7 stops (each stop took about 15 mins). And off every weekend too.

As far as applying with class B, I would go ahead and apply. Especially if they're advertising for class B drivers. I dont know what the account is in your area. Black Horse does all kinds of accounts, not just auto parts.
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well thats cool you're home. did it start to ware on you? i guess you found a better gig. and thats very cool that you have the keys to places. the ability to just be on your own sounds enticing

8thnote · Mar 12, 2021

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well thats cool you're home. did it start to ware on you? i guess you found a better gig
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I just got burnt out on the overnight runs. I now work on the operations side of the trucking industry driving a desk, but I still have my CDL.

marvelousmack · Mar 12, 2021

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I just got burnt out on the overnight runs. I now work on the operations side of the trucking industry driving a desk, but I still have my CDL.
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sounds good to me. thanks for the info. i was def having trouble finding info on this company

8thnote · Mar 12, 2021

marvelousmack said: ↑

sounds good to me. thanks for the info. i was def having trouble finding info on this company
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Overall, I would recommend Black Horse. They were good to me while I worked for them.

marvelousmack · Mar 13, 2021

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Overall, I would recommend Black Horse. They were good to me while I worked for them.
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one more question. Is this company very strict on hiring people with accidents? I see they're asking if i had an accident in the last 5 years and I have. I don't even want to get my hopes up if they're gonna disqualify me.

8thnote · Mar 13, 2021

If it's just one, you'll probably be fine.

sevenmph · Mar 14, 2021

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Eby-Brown in Plainfield helps trainees acquire a CDL-A.
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Just FYI in case you have an opinion either way, Eby-Brown is a union job. Never met an unhappy driver of theirs.

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