Bynum Transport

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  1. nextgentrucker

    nextgentrucker Heavy Load Member

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    What about Bynum, what do you think about them? Also I thought KAG require 1 year experience to go with them?
     
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  3. lual

    lual Road Train Member

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    KAG will want 1 year of tractor-trailer experience -- NOT one year of tanker.

    KAG is the "Swift" of tankers....& will train you for the tanker world.

    KAG has several different tanker fleets.....lots & lots of different accounts there...& so, lots of opportunities to make money.

    But....just like everywhere else....the better-paying loads there will require a hazmat.

    It's probably (in truth) a better place to learn tanker....than even Schneider.

    I know nothing about Bynum -- good, or bad.

    Given your location in FL -- & the current CDL freight market -- your available tanker options may be limited to Indian River & Bynum.

    Take whichever will in fact hire you -- & stay there...for at least a year.

    Longer would be better.

    Other carriers will later want some track record/evidence of stability.

    -- L
     
  4. nextgentrucker

    nextgentrucker Heavy Load Member

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    Cool, so Bynum it is then, I've seen Indian River and KAG trucks a lot but I've maybe seen a Bynum truck like 2-3 times which is crazy, they are a small company so maybe that's why, I asked the recruiter if I was gonna go out with a trainer and she "no we're not training company", they don’t load and unload the product so I'm guessing that's fair.
     
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  5. lual

    lual Road Train Member

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    That's one reason why their pay is modest -- no loading/unloading is required.

    There...you're basically a liquid shuttle driver.

    If you want to go tanker -- be serious about it -- join up with a fleet that teaches/trains/does loading & unloading.

    It's a valuable skill set.

    -- L
     
  6. Rugerfan

    Rugerfan Road Train Member

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    I will say the benefit to KAG would be that you could transfer to a different division at any time. You could go from food grade to fuel and still be with the same company.
     
  7. lual

    lual Road Train Member

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    Correct -- more opportunities than you can shake a stick at. :eek: :)

    For some of them -- the pay can be quite good...to excellent.

    But -- I remain unsure/unconvinced that KAG hires that far south into FL.

    -- L
     
  8. asphaltreptile311

    asphaltreptile311 Road Train Member

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    Kag has driver cams and depending on the terminal, junk equipment and junk management. They are the laughing stock of tanker .
     
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  9. Rugerfan

    Rugerfan Road Train Member

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    They are pretty decent up here in the PNW. Have to start somewhere. They have nice equipment up here and pay up to $38 an hour.
     
  10. asphaltreptile311

    asphaltreptile311 Road Train Member

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    That's the pnw for ya. They pay 21$ in Arkansas
     
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  11. DixonM

    DixonM Medium Load Member

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    Stay away form the big G
    Look into flow trans also for tanker
     
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