ODFL vs Dayton Frieght linehaul

Both in my opinion are great companies from what I’ve seen during my time with LTL. I’ve haven’t heard much bad about either. Only gripe I’ve heard is on the P&D side I know OD doesn’t pay overtime until like 55 hours. But that might have come down I’m not sure. Doing linehaul you won’t have to worry about that tho. I think they are neck and neck as far as benefits and pay. One thing that might sway your decision is OD runs doubles and Dayton is all long boxes. OD has single axles and Dayton has twin screws. This might come in handy in Illinois come winter time. That’s my $0.02. Best of luck in whatever you decide, I really don’t think you can go wrong with either.

 

If it were me I would take Od hands down.

 

I left Dayton 8 yrs ago, after nearly 14 yrs there.
Very decent company, has some issues like all companies do.
If I was to re-enter the LTL occupation, I would get the doubles endorsement and sign on with OD for linehaul.
If I was going back in to do P&D, Dayton would be a slight favorite.

 

I have a friend that works for OD out of that terminal. He seems to like it. Was year on extra board until he got a bit.

Plus their top pay is $.75 cents a mile now.

 

By now almost all are probably auto-shift.
Last I heard, 68 mph on the peddle, 70 mph on cruise.
Not certain on the camera’s, when I left eight yrs ago, they were just installing them.

 

I'm a linehaul driver for OD and if I weren't here I'd try Dayton before any of the other carriers. Our tractors are governed at 65, 68 and 70 which is determined by the length of the run. Our mileage rate just increased to .7358 and $8.40 for dropping and $8.40 for hooking complete sets. Fueling is $3.60.

 

70 on pedal and cruise. Outward-facing cameras only, on new trucks with the Bendix Wingman crash avoidance system installed.