Holland Enterprises / Fargo ND

Do you know what age they hire at? I was looking to go work for them but, I want to learn more about them first.

 

Call and talk to Recruiting (Denzel?)

 

One thing I especially like is getting out west and north a lot. Most other companies I've worked at, I somehow would always get stuck going in circles in the Midwest, East, and Southeast. While Holland is 48 states, you won't get stuck in the Midwest or East for long before you're headed back West.

 

I've considered them also. What's the health/insurance cost and plans there? Any truck transponders for the toll roads and scales by pass? Breakdown, detention, layover, inclement weather shutdown pay? What bonuses pay do they have? From what I can see their trucks have APUs, Fridge/Freezers, XM Satellite Radio, Digital Satellite/Flat Screen TVs, and I verters? I stay out for a while, my choice, usually 6 to 8 weeks, occasionally 10 weeks, and I'm a good cook of course, so driver comforts/feature is important. What's the pay scale there like? Presently I run all solo, 48 states and major portions of Canada, and hazmat now and then, you guys, I get some good miles with Canada runs, but you do a lotta coast to coast runs that's fine with me, care to elaborate? Like I said I been considering Holland. I live in northern VT. I believe you guys haul ice cream out of VT to NV? Anyways I'm all ears..

 

I've considered them also. What's the health/insurance cost and plans there?
Blue Cross $2500 deductible for individual almost %100 of everything paid after that. Forget monthly cost .

Any truck transponders for the toll roads and scales by pass?
Ez Pass, IPass, Oklahoma Pike pass

Breakdown, detention, layover, inclement weather shutdown pay? What bonuses pay do they have?
Detention is hard to get, have to stay on them. Though some of our accounts pay automatically. But not an issue usually. Yes on breakdown though rare, hardly ever happens. Don't know about weather shutdown. Probably not.


From what I can see their trucks have APUs, Fridge/Freezers, XM Satellite Radio, Digital Satellite/Flat Screen TVs, and I verters? I stay out for a while, my choice, usually 6 to 8 weeks, occasionally 10 weeks, and I'm a good cook of course, so driver comforts/feature is important.

What's the pay scale there like?
.36-.40 base. With bonuses that most drivers get .41-.45


Presently I run all solo, 48 states and major portions of Canada, and hazmat now and then, you guys, I get some good miles with Canada runs, but you do a lotta coast to coast runs that's fine with me, care to elaborate? Like I said I been considering Holland. I live in northern VT. I believe you guys haul ice cream out of VT to NV? Anyways I'm all ears..

Yes a lot of coast to coast. The ice cream you speak of, fish out of Seattle, fruit juices out of CA, lots of stuff out of Northeast down to Dallas, then stuff out of there to AZ and CA. No meat plants, no hazmat. But on our accounts you do sometimes get hit with some short ones. Got to take care of them because they keep us rolling. But I think the average haul overall is near 1500 miles.

If you like to stay out a month at a time this is definitely one of the better if not one of the best places. And you can take up to 5 days off then if you're doing good on miles.

 

I'm currently pulling dry vans for Celadon and have a start date at Holland on May23. Had some issues to take care of or I would have been there over a month ago. I've moved around a bit more than I should have recently, looking for a good fit. My wife rides with me and Celadon has made life quite difficult for us on several occasions. I'm looking forward to getting started there. It should take my thread back to a positive direction (I have a long-ish thread that has gotten a bit dark lately). Gotta admit I've been nervous about being sent home from orientation because of some past bad experiences (that would be the Apocalypse for me and The Hot Chick) but I've realized that I've been letting fear make my decisions for me. Been dealing with Nicci (Nichole?) in the Fargo recruiting office and she seems pretty straight up. She says everything looks good. I've just had a difficult time getting back home to Indianapolis so we can get to orientation.

Do you know if they have automatics available?

 

I heard they offer automatics and 10 speeds. I for one will never drive an auto, been there done that, but that's me, presently I have a 13 speed. That's what I heard though is that they offer you those two choices. I don't drive for Holland, but I'm doing a lot of inquiring about them, if I do change

 

I've driven a few of the newer automatics (Detroit 12 speed) and I like them a lot.