any current DM Bowman drivers ?

you should look into cowan and pgt both if them have terminals in baltimore

 

He says about training, and I am pretty sure Cowan, wants a year experience. Not sure about PGT.

I am going through Bowman's orientation right now.. they seem like a good company, but I won't know anything for sure until later.

What do you want to know?

 

Well I can't tell you how it is to work there, just got done today with Orientation.

I will say that I have talked to a lot of their drivers over the last few days, and they for the most part get you home every weekend if you run long-haul, and obviously everyday, if you run short-haul (daycab). There may be a rare situation when you are not home exactly at the beginning of the weekend, but they get you asap, as most of their operations are shut down on the weekends.

They don't technically have any assigned equipment. If your long-haul, you will probably always have the same truck, but if they need it they will use it. Short-haul, you will probably have a different truck everyday, but they did say they are working on programs for assigned trucks for both divisions.

You cannot take the truck home, and as far as I was told, they make no exceptions. All trucks must be parked at a local terminal or drop yard, when you go home.

Hazmat isn't required to hire on, but you do have to apply for it within 30 days, and obtain it within 120 days, or they dock you .2cpm. They do reimburse for the fingerprints though. Twic isn't required, but if you want to get it, they will reimburse, same for Passport.

I enjoyed orientation. They rent you a car to come to orientation if you don't live real close, and they let you keep it all week, and drive home at the end of the week, and let you fill up at the terminal for free, so I thought that was awfully nice.

It isn't real long and dragged out either like a few I have been to. They give you a break every hour, buy your lunches, etc.

I will let you know how things go, once I have a little more to know about the actual job.

Hope this helps, so far Bowman seems like a really good company. I have heard some bad things about them in the past, but I think they really revamped. They also just increased the pay big time. I had applied about 8 months ago, and the pay they offered me then compared to now was a real big difference.

 

Hey guys i live in Harrisonburg VA and just applied at bowman also . maybe we can see if this will be a good company !

 

Life at Dm bowman in short haul. Get ready. To fudge your log. Book everyday to get home only to have to be back in in 9 hours or less then when u get back in you have to wait for a truck. When they find one for u. It hasn't. Been post triped or fueled has not oil in it and well is just a pos. With over 500,000 miles on it
Then trying to get the shop to check your trailer. After 16 hours on the road that takes a a1/2 hour then do paper work
Take it for what it worth

 

If your on long haul--your truck will remain parked at the terminal. In my experience--no one uses your truck on long haul--local they could. DM Bowman is a great company to drive for if you are long haul. I worked there around a year and I did both--long haul and local. You do get home every friday in most situations and usually leave on sunday or monday depending on the load you are under. Frank was my dispatcher at the end before i went local and he is great--if u pick up / deliver on time he gets you miles if he can. He will also help you in anyway he can. I loved my job at dm bowman until i did local--i hated local and attempted to go back to long haul and they gave me crap about it. All in all--if i could go back to long haul for dm bowman--i would in a minute. Its a great company and they will help you if they can. If you have issues with your truck--talk to people in williamsport--they wont let you drive an unsafe truck--mechanics there are totally awesome. This is a great company but in my opinion the local is garbage here--long haul is awesome and the dispatchers in williamsport are top notch--they will help you any way they can.

 

bulldog said it best u will fudge the comic book a lot most of the equipment has about 500k to 700k

 

Steer clear!!!!!!!!!