Eagle trucking out of tucson, AZ

CDLSteve · Feb 9, 2021

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I drove for Eagle for about 6 months (started with Werner 1st...drove for Werner proper for 1 year before going to Eagle). They will not try to sell you a truck...to the best of my knowledge they don't sell trucks, only run them with company drivers. They were good to me overall...I was happy overall. I left them because (since I live in Pennsylvania) they couldn't find me an account that got me home more than 3 days per month. I have since quit trucking entirely for the time being.

The Good:
- excellent miles (I ran 48 states...if you go with a dedicated, it might be different, but I never heard a complaint from any other drivers)
- The dispatcher that Werner gives to most Eagle drivers is really nice and works hard to make sure you're home on time (this would probably only apply if you run 48 states...if you choose a dedicated you'll have that account's fleet manager instead of the one I had...also, this was a year and a half ago, so that guy might be gone).
- You are a name, not a number...the folks at the Tucson terminal are super-nice.
- Every time I stopped by the Tucson terminal they gave me a free Eagle t-shirt!
- No more having to go to Werner terminals to get work done! Huzzah!
- No expectations of running your truck unsafely...if you call in an equipment issue that could be unsafe or put you out of service, it WILL get fixed.
- When I was there, there was a young roadrunner that used to hang out outside the terminal...roadrunners are awesome!

The Bad:
- They aren't in during evenings or weekends...this can be quite the pain in the bum when Werner is trying to get repairs approved if you break down during evenings or weekends.
- They will not change out your truck until it has reached the number of miles that they get rid of all their trucks (I can't remember anymore what that mileage was)...even if the truck you're driving is a lemon that breaks down all the time.
- If something is broken that is not a safety or DOT issue, they may not be in a rush to get it fixed...I once drove across the desert, Phoenix to Las Vegas in the middle of August with no air conditioning...yes, they were aware that I had no air conditioning....shmeh.
- You are a name, not a number...this can be a bad thing when, on the rare occasion your fleet manager *does* piss you off, you send a less than kindly message to him over the Qualcomm...if this happens, you should expect an angry phone call from Kevin. However, as long as you restrict your angry words to yelling *at* the Qualcomm, and not sending them *over* the Qualcomm, you should be fine

I never met a truely discontented Eagle driver during my time on the road. As I said, overall, I was quite happy with them! The bad was never THAT bad and the good totally out weighed the bad. Of course, I never thought Werner was all that bad either, I only jumped ship because the dedicated account I was driving for decided they didn't want to pay for a dedicated fleet anymore and I didn't like my new dedicated. Eagle gave me way more miles. Hope this helps anyone considering Eagle!
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CDLSteve · Feb 9, 2021

I’ve driven 100,000+ miles for Eagle. They are wonderful people and a great company. Highly recommended. Steve...

TheGoodWolf · Nov 1, 2023

tonher said: ↑

Does anyone have any info on Eagle trucking out of Tucson, AZ?
are they good to work for?
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I work for them the will leave you high and dry. They kick me out of the truck for low production. When I spent day with no loads or can't find any empties. They said I had to find my own way back. I was in GA.

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