bowling green freight

kirk,
just finished orientation with them yesterday. First off I want you to understand that I am by no means an expert. This is my second career after 22+ years and I have just finished CDL training. Things I liked from orientation:
1. Small family owned, you will be known as Kirk, not your driver # (your driver number is the last 4 of your ssn)
2. Mostly KW's (if there was any other preference)
3. They are not talking weeks on end for training. Most carriers I could get into wanted me to spend another week in class / range, then 4-6 more weeks with a trainer. BGF told me 2-3 weeks tops with a trainer and I'd be running on my own.
4. They do 90% of their bussiness on contract, 40% is fruit of the loom.
5 Moslty van. Have only 4 reefers, rest is van cargo.
6. 85% drop and hook????
7. good wage especially for me just starting out.
Bad things about orientation:
1. No benefits, health, life, dental is on you.
2. run paper logs
3. no detention pay
Most runs are KY, Va, NC, Wi, Canada, Mississippi. Very little brokered, mostly contracts. This company used to haul all the Corvette parts for GM before the recession and took a huge hit when that contract floundered in 2006. They have about 75 trucks and are looking to expand back to the pre-recession point of 120+.
Hope this helps.

 

And they say home on the weekend. Gonna give this one a "lets watch and see".