Hirschbach or JS Helwig

@STexan works at Helwig if I'm not mistaken. Hirshbach is a lease purchase company. Ask him and he'll give you the scoop on Helwig, from what I know Helwig is the better company.

 

Are you going company, lease or are you an O/O? I am overly familiar with HML behind the scenes.

 

I drove for HIRSCHBACH back in 2011. At that time it was a lousy company to drive for. I can't tell you what they are like now. They haul a lot of Meat for TYSON. They frequently like to make you sit at their plants and take your 10 hour break there before you pick up a load. HIRSHBACH also makes you take a physical agility test when you take your pre-employment physical. They also will require you to get a TWIC CARD-you pay for it.$135.00 will be deducted from your paycheck to cover that. You will be reimbursed aftrr working for them for 1 year. You also will pay the first $1000 for any spoiled freight if it's caused by a reefer malfunction that you did not discover while your under a load. The recruiter never mentioned any of these little surprises to me. I found out about this stuff when I arrived for orientation. I was the first guy in my orientation class to take the DOT physical. When I came out and told the other drivers about the agility test they thought I was kidding them. I was a company driver, they also run a lease purchase racket. Oh ya I forgot to mention they fine the driver $100 for any logbook violation. I never got one although I was running paper logs when I drove for them. I think they are all electronic logs now. Just ask the recruiter, I'm sure she will give you all the details. If I recall right her name was Maria Hernandez.

 

I can get you in touch with a current HML driver if you want details. Dude has been there for a few years, he'll shoot you straight. It hasn't all been good, but they're on a different path than they were in 2011. Let me know if you want an introduction.

 

Funny everytime anyone criticizes good old HIRSCHBACH you show up to save the day. How very interesting indeed.

 

I worked there in the past, I know people that still do. all I'm offering is a contact of a driver that does work there.

 

I understand, I was just sort of kidding with you Tom. Unfortunately I had a very unpleasant experience with HIRSHBACH when I drove for them. It was four years ago and they have had plenty of time to turn things around if they wanted to. I just mentioned a few things that a driver might still encounter when they arrive for orientation since the recruiter I was dealing with did not inform me, or anyone else I attended orientation with of the things I mentioned beforehand.