oakley trucking

Was Jimmy your dispatcher?

 

Hey!!! Fire this thread back up... i need some info... Trying to get back into my own truck but not sure if i want to go back to the deck or do end dumps....

 

This is funny. A friend of mine kept calling Oakley & finally gave up. He said, that guy doesn't seem to know what he's talking about. Found out he was talking to Oakley in Florida & thought he was talking to Oakley in Arkansas.

 

I was @ Oakley for 6 years if you have any questions about them.

 

great.

My main concern is home time.. since i've been running for companies i can only do three weeks out and three days home then the phone calls start again.
What's their home time like?
Can a driver sit at home for a week if he wanted? Do they say they need to keep the trailer rolling (since it's theirs)? If so can you buy a trailer to their spec's and bring it over to them?

How come you left them?

How serious about the weight requirement are they? I've been researching the Freightliner Coronado as a purchase next year but i can't find an empty weight for it. I know i see more then a few hoods with Oakley on the side so if they made weight then the Coronado should right?

The website said no Satellite so i can only guess they're not on Elogs.?

Do they let you run as hard as you want, or are they all over your logs to make sure you're not being creative with the logs.?

Do they make you govern your truck, or is it not an issue with them.?

The runs, are the normally short runs, or long ones? I have no issue with a short run as long as i can turn and burn it.

One guy was on here (seem'd a lil scorn'd) mention'd the work was dirty, and that the places they send you are worse and you'll get trash (nails, bolts, scrap metal) in your tires. Is that a common occurance? If so how does it work with getting reimbursed for the damaged tires?

Are their main lanes in the midwest? i dont really see them out here on the east coast.. Seen two drivers coming back from Canada though. Is that a common thing? Crossing into Canada.

What is the milage pay, the website only has pay after fuel surcharge. Do they give the full surcharge or only a portion?

Any info is appreciated, If you couldn't answer any of those questions i'd be just as happy if you just replied back with a simple i don't know.

 

Great questions. Home time is taken seriously. If you are out 3 weeks and need 4 off or so just let dispatch know a week or so in advance and remind them a again the week your getting routed back home. If you decide to go with them I wouldnt suggest taking a week off right off the bat but you can stay home a week at a time after you have been the a short time or if you let recruiting know before you lease to them you have something coming up that you need to take a week soon thats usually not a problem. Home time is one of the things Oakley prides itself on. As far as trailers, you can only pull Oakleys.

I left Oakley due to medical issues. They were not DOT medical either.

As far as weight issues. Bottom line is that Oakley makes their money on how much is loaded in that trailer. If you can be around 33 empty thats good. You may want to check with recruiting on that I dont want to give you bad info.

As far as Qualcomm or something like that they do not use it on end dumps or hopper division. There is a sand divison and they pull tanks. Arkansas has a huge supply of natural gas and there is a big need for sand for fracking jobs. That disvison does use GPS and e logs. Over the road tanks do not.

Oakley will let you run. You can expect on average 3,000 miles a week. Some weeks are better some may not be, but overall you will average about 3.000. Oakley also prides itself on being a safe carrier. They do review all logs and if they hit a certain point violation expect to be called on it.

A typical run is 500-600 miles thats loaded and empty. There will be short runs involved, but if you have a good dispatcher he will make sure the next run has some good miles behind it. Some runs are based on percentage if they are under a certain mile.

As far as the places you go into there are some scrap yards that tight and have crap all over. If you notice that its a mess and have a bad feeling about it stop and call dispatch and let them know whats going on. They are good about calling the customer and getting a path cleared. If your an end dump driver you will get dirty at some point during the day. Not going to BS you. Some days you wont it all depends on the situation. For the most part its quick loading and unloading. Before you leave a scrap yard check your tires for the things you mentioned. If you blow a tire dont leave there call dispatch and let them know. They will work to get u reimbursed. It works sometimes and sometimes not. If your careful and you use good judgement of the area you are in those things wont be as common.

The lanes they run varies depending on the work and time of year. Most dispatchers are going to get you where the freight is booming. As far as Canada there is freight going there and coming out. You would have to let them know how you feel about Canada from the get go so theres no misunderstandings.

The pay I think is 1.09 plus fuel charge of which you get 100 % loaded or empty. Plus you get a nickle for every loaded mile as a bonus. You get that bonus on the date you leased on. You may want to check on the mileage rate I could be wrong but I know Im close.

I hope this helps. Oakley is a good place for O/O'S. Theres guys that have been there for 20 years and more. The best advice I can give you is communication with your dispatcher. What ever legit concern it is communicate that. If it its your miles, how to read the settlement, trailer issues things that are going to affect yours and theirs bottom line dollars. Good luck!

 

Sounds just like where i'm at right now other then the fact it's tanker, not owner operator, and we get hassled, if we take more then three days out of the truck.

The week off is just something I'm curious about.. Some months i run hard and at the end i really want to do and think about nothing for a week.

And i really appreciate the info, I'm about six months away from pulling the trigger on another truck and go back to being an owner operator, but this time i want to lease it somewhere. I'm not a fan of van, and all the tank companies are either not in my area or don't pump, and i need to do a little more then check seals. Flatbed seems to be saturated at the moment in time so it'll be a secondary choice

 

My dad was one of the fatal accidents. He was a pedestrian.

 

That kinda came out of no where.

 

He's right.....dirty job, and the dispatchers rule the roost, and treat you like a child. Not profitable if you're not a fair haired child, and cannot get you home unless you live close. There is a lot of work you'll never get paid for.