Boyd Brothers!

The $400 is a security deposit on the truck. It's no different than a security deposit on a house or apt. When you leave their employ, you get it back as long as your truck is clean and in good repair. Why should they have to eat the cost of cleaning a nasty truck when you have incentive to return it clean?

 

Ok I stand corrected. It was stated in the one post above that at orientation you are told the money is put in an escrow account. My bad. I have learned many, many companies don't have deposits. They screen and hire drivers they believe won't tear up their equipment or leave it nasty. That is not a knock on the drivers at Boyd, but on the company. They don't need to hold your $$.
As far as the apartment reference, I actually just moved into one and had 0 deposit.

 

I am just going by how my bf explained it to me. I can understand the deposit since they do hire students right out of school. If they didn't then it might make less sense. Also since I used to detail trucks I have seen some pretty nasty trucks including a few that I charged $400+ due to how bad they were.

 

That way they already have your money and make intrest off your money ......another lovely self serving policy

 

Companies don't have to hold escrow out of your check. If you return a dirty truck they can't take it from your last check. Boyd's policy sounds to me like a scam.

 

they also charge the driver for every 2 in strap they own they buy it with his money not the companies money. they have a sign on bonus but after you buy the equipment they require you to have, the bonus is spent.

 

Oh that's nice. Here's a a sign on bonus. Now give it back for this equipment we should be paying for we make the driver buy it. Beautiful!
Companies y hat keep finding ways to get in a driver's pocket.

 

If I'm not mistaken Boyd is not the only company that requires you to buy equipment from them. What I find amusing about some of these complaints is the fact you are told about them from the start. I could be wrong but I recall my bf telling me about all this stuff during his initial orientation. As for buying the equipment, I agree with another post on this forum. If you buy it, you'll take better care of it.

 

You shouldn't have to be buying anything other than your ppe.