Is H.O. Wolding a good Company?

HO Holding has to be taking new hires they have there own CDL mill here in Moulton,Al. Maybe (thats it)the only way you can get on with them is by going to there CDL mill. Then they could say there paying .41cpm but take .13cpm as payment for the school, anyway they seem to be busy here in N. Alabama.

 

He isn't lying,they have carhauler tires on their trucks also. I had a friend that worked there,he only got about 1800 miles a week. Not only are the trucks ugly, they are cheap and crappy. They never buy new trucks,they only buy them used. They are a starting company,and if you know anything about trucking,you ain't going to be home every weekend and make good money with a starting company. There biggest account down south is chep pallets,pretty funny to me.

 

I loaded by a Wolding driver in Alsip, IL one time and he was all sort of proud. "My truck just hit 1,400,000" I'm thinking "why in the hell would you want a truck with that many miles? Unless your an O/O and have had your truck for years and keep your maintenance up"

 

My last boss had an N14 that had 1.3mil on it when I left, and that truck pulled 150,000lbs all the time. Trucks that don't leave pavement, or haul really heavy don't impress me.

I remember Wolding trucks back in 96 and 97 or so, they had this really weird aerodynamic cowl up top. They look a little better now than they did then, but not much.

 

LOL That was one of the trucks I was talking about. They were FLD's and the cowl on top looked home made. That's funny. I thought it was just me.

 

I think it was home made! I remember being in the bar in Stoney Ridge on night, and making fun of a driver for them. I was a little inebriated (okay, I was totally tanked), and this was 14 years ago, but I think he said a relative of one of the owners had studied aerodynamics, and had come up with that idea.

 

They actually say on their website that they designed and installed those aerodynamic fairings. Gotta give em credit for ingenuity.

 

01/13/10 --- Don't know how old this message is, but will respond anyway. I was in the same situation with the young family when I first got my CDL and started with HO Wolding. Teamed with a fellow "newbe" out of school for a couple weeks before getting my own tractor after orientation ... that's when they were running a cab-over fleet. ( guess I'm dating myself ). Usually was never was out for more than 2 weeks before getting some home time. Of course I lived in WI and getting back to Amherst aways ran me thru the house. Liked the company and they never did me wrong ... except when I couldn't get a backhaul and ended up idle for a day out east somewhere. Same scenerio at the terminal, would end up stuck at their bunkhouse with a snorer. That would have been back in the mid-90's so what with them adding Qualcom, a lot of things have probably changed. Don't miss those kidney-shaking cab-overs, though.

 

Not hiring in TN at this time.

 

H.O. put me on right out of a 2 week CDL school in central WI. 4 day orientation included yard work and driving tests. 5000 miles with trainer OTR, then back for a week of finish training. So you have a month before they put you out solo in a "mature" truck. A 2 shift tractor shop in WI takes great care of the equipment. Have been getting 2000-2500 miles per week. I have a spotless driving record, which is typical of all the drivers with the company I've spoken with. Legal logging and safety is promoted at all levels. Never been denied a route through home when needed last 3 months. Told truck will be upgraded to newer at six months, if no "event". Hope this helps.