Hey guys I got a few questions about Boyd. I am graduating school at the end of the month and I live in Richmond VA. I want to get into a good company to get my feet wet and I want to do flatbed to get that experience as well. I have looked at Boyd, maverick and roehl. Based on what I have seen on here Boyd seems like a pretty good place to start.
What is their training program like? Is it the typical 4-6 weeks out with a trainer?
What would home time be like since I live in VA?
Do they pretty much run the standard 2000 +\- miles per week?
Thanks for the info.
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Discussion in 'Boyd' started by massparanoia, Sep 8, 2012.
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Their training program is your with a trainer for 6-8 weeks, in VA, we load out of Steel Dynamics in Roanoak so you might have hometime. You should get pretty good miles.
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How do you like their lease program? Does it work out to where you actually net more than you would as a company driver? Can you pick your loads and runs or is dispatch forced?
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I wouldn't lease for 5 years, but yeah, its decent. Forced dispatch.
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I have posted about Boyd in the past and said good things, but I have to retract everything I previously said. I've worked for them for 8 years now. The trucks are now slowed down to 60 MPH, SLOWER THAN JB HUNT! They are going to 100% elogs soon, and the new trucks have security cameras looking at the drivers. when I started there, they were a good company to work for, but it's become obvious this company is circling the drain. Boyd used to be a good deal, but the industry is changing.
From what I'm hearing, it seems a large number of companies are doing this crap. After 20 years on the road, I think it may be time to end my trucking career. This seems to be the direction the industry is going. I got into the trucking business in order to be self-directed with no supervisor looking over my shoulder all the time. It's become obvious that that way of life is coming to an end.
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