Oberg Freight Company

After working this past year at Oberg Freight Company, I've finally decided to give them a thumbs up on here. I see a lot of the larger carriers and some of the mom & pop outfits mentioned here, but I don't see very much written about Oberg. I usually wait at least a year before rating a company. I love working for these guys, it has been the most driver friendly company I've worked for in my 27 year career. They aren't the highest paying or the lowest paying company I've worked for but I make more than enough to support myself and my husband and still have enough money left over to save and enjoy life. The amount you make here depends entirely on how you want to run. They have an open door policy in which you can walk right into the owners office and talk with him about anything, you don't have to request to see him. If you don't like your dispatcher you can get a new one. If you have an issue, they will do their best to resolve it as long as you let them know you have an issue. They are small enough to get to know and care for their drivers and treat them like family but large enough to offer the benefits of the big carriers. I don't want to be bold enough to say that they are the "best" because not every company is a good fit for every driver, but thus far Oberg has been a perfect fit for me. I plan on working here for many years to come. The only issues I've had here are truck issues. They bought about 80 brand new glider kits and they all seem to have minor issues that they came in with from the manufacturer. They also bought some brand new 2019 trucks (not gliders) that have also had minor issues straight from the manufacturer. I cannot see how Oberg is to blame for the faults that these brand new trucks are coming in with and they do their best to get them resolved. We have our share of cracker heads that drive here just like any other company and they tend to weed themselves out after a while, but most of the drivers here have worked here for years. One of the things I noticed when I started here, I would meet other drivers at our customers and ask "how long have you worked here?" If I hear a lot of drivers respond with months to 1 year, I am concerned that the company has high turnover, but here I was consistently getting responses like 5 years, 7 years, 10 years. That said a lot to me about what kind of company it was. You don't hear a lot about them on any of the trucking sites, good or bad so I thought I would share my opinion of them on here. Their motto is "User friendly". They really are the most driver friendly company I've ever worked for. (In my opinion).

 

It may have been me or one of the other ladies that also works for Oberg. Currently there are 4 women here.