New horizons with Holland Enterprises (Fargo,ND)

Miles are pretty good so far, length of haul is especially good too!!

 

Short answer....NO!!

 

DAYS ELEVEN THRU FOURTEEN
Imlay,NV to Little America,WY
Little America,WY to Urbandale (Des Moines),IA
Urbandale,IA to Albert Lea,MN (Via Hammond WI)


Pretty uneventful few days,especially I80 thru Nebraska is as uneventful as it can possibly be. Oh look, a cow...is about all you can say!!!

Drop load in Hammond,WI from pulling up to pulling out within 1 hour, not too shabby for a live unload really. Turnaround into S St Paul for a trailer washout and thence to Chaska,MN for a shortish haul to Ankeny,IA (being unloaded here as I type....).

Like Balakov I am starting a little slow miles wise but it seems to be picking up, maybe they start newbies out a little slower to see how they do, my first couple of loads had big lead time on them but things are starting to tighten up a bit now. Put in for my first home time towards the end of the month and got it approved almost straight away, when I am hoping to pick up a little companion for the long days out here. More on this later!!

Positives so far:
1. Long average length of haul, 2 of my hauls so far have been in excess of 2k
2. Equipment, is in excellent shape and runs beautifully and is maintained well.
3. While you have to fuel in network (mostly PFJ's) you do not have to go to the exact one they tell you to
4. While you are strictly routed the routing usually consists almost entirely of Interstates, GordLand on the trip I just completed (Lodi,CA to Hammond,WI) would have had you running all sorts of US Highways.
5. Some of the most pleasant dispatchers and office staff I have ever dealt with in my 8 years of trucking.

Negatives
1. Looks like they start newbies a little light on miles at the start.
2. That they route you strictly (although see above too!!)
3. Looks like you may occasionally sit for half a day for a load (although not too often)
4. That's about it really.

 

Remember - these are MY EXPERIENCES AND THOUGHTS, they are no way said to be completely indicative of a company or how an individual perceives things. Your experience may differ (standard disclaimer should be on all trucking company recruiting ads!!!)