K&B Transportation. The real deal!

As long as it works for you. I like being home on weekends. Got property to take care of an life to do. Done living on the road 3 an 4 weeks at a time.

 

Out of curiosity -- what happens if someone isn't able to do 8 weeks? Whether it's by choice, or due to some circumstances outside of work. Is their pay reduced, are they written up, or do they just not acrue any hometime and have to restart the 8 week counter?

What holidays are excluded from that counter, if any? I'd assume they're empathetic enough to exclude Thanksgiving and Christmas from that 8 week counter.

Besides that, there a lot of drivers that are crazy enough (me) to do 6-8 weeks out. I think my longest stint was 11. I think the real catch is how 'optional' it is. 6-8 weeks knowing I can go home whenever I'm ready? No problem. Knowing I am REQUIRED to do 8 weeks out once I leave home? Sounds miserable, if it's strictly enforced.

 

And most likely, it's really unlikely that your truck is there waiting for you after 10 days off.

 

I just searched K&B Transportation on the TTR. this company has more threads in the bad company section than in the Good company section.

I hope they have changed because some of the older threads paints this company as worst company ever.

 

There's a reason why this company is called Kibbles & Bits...I'm calling bs

 

Do they pay your airfare both ways or just the trip home? If you take the full ten days off do you get the same truck back? Most companies won't hold a truck that long.
Having to clean out the truck, finding some place for all your stuff, flying home and back, and moving into a new truck...does that count as work time or does it come off of your 10 days at home?

 

skip the funny farm and book me a one way ticket to hell

 

It actually doesn't sound like a bad deal to me. 8 weeks and you're grossing 1900 to 2100 weekly with a minimum 1700 weekly guarantee makes it worth it in my view. Even if you don't do the 8 weeks and you can gross 1500 weekly guaranteed is still really good. I like the idea of 10 days off and still getting paid.

It feels like they are solving a lot of the gripes that drivers have, you're getting paid very well to be away from home for so many weeks, giving adequate hometime while still getting paid, and it looks like the lone OTR company that can legitimately pay close to 6 figures.