Oakley Transport

I worked next to their terminal in West Memphis AR.
their guys there were happy.
most had been there 10 + years

 

I looked at them and they seem to be above average in quality. The only thing I don't like is their most western terminal is in Iowa. I've heard good things about them.

 

Nice Volvos with APUs. $285 per day isn't bad, just make sure you get that everyday you are in the truck. I have heard salaried drivers only get paid 6 days a week.

 

You have to be clean shaven too. They don't hire people with beards.

 

Their main offices/yard location is in Lake Wales, FL.

All the tanker work is food grade.

The training period for tanker there is VER-RY SHORT--only a week and a half.

If you don't make the cut in a week and a half, you are bumped to their dry van/reefer group.

Trust me on this one--you DON'T WANT to be in their dry van/reefer group.

Based on my experiences there--if you have no previous tank experience, I would recommend you go elsewhere to learn tanker.

Then maybe go back to them later, if food grade is what you want.

Yes, the white Volvos are nice.

I don't miss my job there.

But I do miss that Volvo tractor they assigned to me.

Now, I do hazmat tanker duty hauling fuel, mostly in north Florida. Home daily.

--Lual

 

That's Bruce Oakley Trucking in North Little Rock.

 

Oh, my mistake.