Britton Transport Inc.?

Oh, I am 50 as well. And my last co-driver was 61. Had another one last year who was 62 or so. Your age won't be an issue at all, as long as you can pass a d.o.t. physical.

 

My apologies Teddy_Salad, guess my reading comprehension wasn't up to par. I don't know why I replied as if you lived by Detroit. You plainly said Milwaukee. We have a customer on the flatbed side in Waukesha that we deliver to several times a week. We also have a driver that lives there around Milwaukee.

 

It's been about 6 years or so. I don't know exactly, but it seemed to be a fairly new thing when I started here in Dec 2011. The founder, Dave Britton, wanted to retire.

 

Hi rockandroller. Winter driving in ND isn't too back. When it's as cold as it gets up there sometimes, the snow is dry and powdery and blows off the road. So a lot of the time they arent as slick as you'd think they should be. Just don't forget to use fuel additive. I am in the flatbed division. Our office is in Sioux Falls, SD. We don't go to ND a whole lot. On the van side, there is a good deal of out and back. We are an OTR company. You won't spend huge amounts of time in ND anyway.
The miles are always pretty good here. I stay as busy as I want to be. On the van side, most of them do about 11,000 +- a month, with a lot of them hitting 12,000 pretty regular. We also have a good mileage pay, and and a good reasonable bonus pay system here. You can make very good money without killing yourself. I've hit 62k or more every full year I've worked here, and I'm probably barely in the top 25%.
Dispatch here is very good. I don't deal with the same people you will, being on different divisions but I do talk to van drivers. And I seldom hear them complain about their dispatcher. And when I do go to Grand Forks, everyone always says hi, is very friendly and welcoming. I've never been made to feel "tolerated" here, like drivers feel at many other companies. One thing I notice, that I like, is that all the office people truly seem to get along and work well together. That is at both offices. GF and SF. Not too much office politics here. Makes working with them a lot more pleasant.
I don't know the specifics, but there is a contract of some sort new drivers sign. I don't what the penalties for breaking the contract are. But, we are not a "starter" company. We only take a few guys straight from school. You won't be just looking to do a year and move on like other companies that train. I have always found this company to be very understanding, and very easy to deal with. If you had a really good reason to leave employment here, like a death in the family or something, I doubt they'd hold you to that contract too hard anyway. They know stuff happens. Training programs cost a lot of money. They feel they need 2 years from a guy to make the numbers crunch. They just want to avoid getting burned by the guy who goes through training and then cuts and runs over a simple misunderstanding or a penny a mile elsewhere.
For your last question, we drive pretty much anywhere in the the U.S.A. and Canada. The trend is to run out from ND and back. But the "out" can be anywhere. Also, it will vary some depending on where you live. They know you'll need to go home with some regularity. Also, as far as Canada, they don't require you to go up there. But it does pay extra. It pays 25 or 35 bucks extra just for crossing, plus an extra .05 cpm for all miles up there. And our company is very good at knowing how to get all the paperwork done right. Border crossings are generally very smooth.
I think I touched on all your questions. Let me know if you have any follow up questions or think of any new ones.

 

Hey Peelsession, you need to go wash your car! I seen 'er yesterday. She's looking neglected. Lol