Indian River Transport, Bynum Transport

yep, that was one of them..

I see tankers going into Publix in Lakeland when I'm in there also, will have to see who the company is I know they have a picture of a cow on the tank..

 

How will IRT let you run your logs?

 

I'm hauling fuel now and making much more $$ than I ever did with IRT. It's a start at the time and I didn't know any better, but there are better opportunities out there. IRT, Bynum, Oakley, they are all the same pretty much. IRT are still paying around 35c mile. Not much change from 6 yrs ago.
But their benefits were decent. Chemical hauling/tanker will be a better bet. Hazmat will always pay better Good luck

 

That is Southeast Milk. They have a website. Google it

 

Msg Slowmotion2012 about these places. He worked at both and said not good. He told me alot of horror stories about them!!

 

I work for irt and drive 3300 mi a week constantly making about 1450.00 gross home every other weekend load in florida and go to canada and back been with irt 6 yrs just no ez pass

 

My husband and I live in Florida and he hauls thoroughbred race horses for a living as a team company driver. He's been at it for 4 1/2 yrs. and he makes about $51,000 gross consistently year after year. It's hard work and a specialty not all drivers want to do, but it is a division of trucking that pays well and lets us enjoy the "Florida lifestyle". He loves it!

 

Do You still work at IRT? I am looking into them now. I live in Houston, have done pipeline work since '08. As the oilfield / Pipeline industry has taken a serious downturn, it's time to get back in a truck I guess. I've driven since '94 and have pulled pneumatic tank with frac sand and cement. I've hauled cars and pulled vans, reefer, flat and stepdeck.
I spoke to a man in the Clovis office and he told me .42cpm to start and hauling the milk would give me more work than I wanted. They seemed straight forward enough and liked what I heard.
I have read several threads with so much negativity but as we all know, you can give a truck driver a pound of gold and he'll ##### because he has to carry it.
I like seeing somebody who makes the situation work to their advantage and makes the best of it. If you could verify anything that I heard from the Clovis terminal I would appreciate it.

 

I worked for IRT for 8 yrs but I left in 06 so things may have changed. One caveat with hauling milk that you need to know. Always LIVE load milk.. Do NOT let them pre load the trailer for you. I learned this the hard way when they almost forced me to take a load that was way over on gross. I refused to take it and they relented when they realized I was serious. It was a constant problem for me in Clovis where there are a ton of milk loads. Unfortunately there are many drivers that are suckers and would take anything. Just stay legal and don't be pushed into doing stuff that is illegal.

 

I want to try indian can I make money living in Florida