The Heyl Truck Lines Experience

Discussion in 'Motor Carrier Questions - The Inside Scoop' started by Barracuda905, Aug 25, 2010.

  1. Barracuda905

    Barracuda905 Light Load Member

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    If you are looking to get hired with this company you should not have a problem living in MN. I know an O/O who lives in MN.

    Yes, the dispatch is forced. We do go into NYC, however, it is on a rare occasion. The health insurance for a family is $90 per week. Mine is $118 per week because I opted for the additional AFLAC disability insurance. I believe the insurance company is UMR with the prescriptions through CVS pharmacy. There is a 401k that you can participate in after 90 days. The company will match up to the first $1k you contribute. Hometime is one day off for every week out.

    I hope that helps.
     
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  3. chopper63

    chopper63 Bobtail Member

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    Hey Barracuda excellent post. Heyl ounds like a real good compant to work for. I guess I will have to wait to get some experience in before i can get hired on there. I just gradutes truck school here in ocala fl at the community college, and now I am trying to get hired on with someone. Keep up the grat post and stay safe out there.
     
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  4. tanker

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    Barracuda I am enjoying hearing about your travels keep it up. I ran OTR for 5 years and some of the places your stopping and going to brings back some memories. Driving local now but my time OTR never does seem to get out my system. I drive up the columbia gorge on I84 on a weekly basis and it is still one of my favorite runs too although it can get a little tricky in the winter. Heyl runs an ad in our local newspaper looking for drivers for their Union Gap terminal.
    Running reefer freight one of the biggest hang ups isallthe extra delays invovled. My questions to you is have youbeen compensated for wash outs, pallet exchanges, breakdowns and detention time. My other question is do you route yourself and your fuel stops. And lastly what are the trucks governed at ? Thanks in advanced
     
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  5. KnuckleBuster

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    Thanks for the posts. Heyl is looking promising.
     
  6. Barracuda905

    Barracuda905 Light Load Member

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    Made my delivery this morning in Houston. So far today there have been a few minor frustrations. The first was when I went to make my delivery. As it turns out where I delivered was not a typical warehouse. It was a food distribution center for the local school district. The lot was not designed or built for 53 foot trailers. A 48 foot can do it with little room. Primarily, there are tandem axle box trucks backed up to the doors.

    To give myself some room I slid the tandems as far forward as they would go and set up for a 90 degree back. I did my setup as close to the door as possible and my steers were still almost against the curb when I tried to straighten it out. The funny thing is the workers who were supposed to unload me were just standing there watching and taking a break. I later found out when they saw a 53 footer coming in they knew they had time for a break. I eventually got it in and somewhat straight. They unloaded me in no time.

    A Stevens driver also came into the lot and I told him to put his tandems forward. Even with some help he also had difficulty getting it into the door.

    I send in the empty call and proceed to the nearest truckstop. The Flying J was close and I headed there. My fuel list said a Pilot was just a few more miles down the road. Much to my chagrin the Pilot is now a Loves. I called dispatch and asked if there was an update and I was told the Flying J was now on the list. I guess I should have went to my first choice.

    I am now waiting on an assignment to get me home for a few days.

    The drive from Laramie, WY and into Houston is always nice. The fuel mpg always goes up when you go from 8600 feet in elevation to just a few hundred. It should help with achieving the fuel bonus when I get home. I wish all the runs were downhill. :biggrin_2556:
     
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  7. Barracuda905

    Barracuda905 Light Load Member

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    I have been compensated for my delay time. For me my delay time starts at 4 hours and is paid at $8 an hour. That is for both shippers and receivers. I have only had a few delays. I have never had to pay for a washout. The company has an account with a major truck wash company and all I have to do is go in and give the account number. (Most times the clerks already have the required information and just need my truck and trailer number.) I route myself to my destinations. I try to stay on routes that are in the fuel network and that other company trucks run in case I run into a problem to where I would need help from another driver. The trucks are governed at 65. I run between 60-63 mph. I find I get the best mpg at that speed. As far as pallets are concerned I don't have to pay for those either. This past load I had to pick up 24 pallets prior to going to the shipper. It was just a matter of walking into the office and telling the clerk what I needed. I was given a receipt and I just send in the receipt in with the trip paperwork. I hope this helps.
     
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  8. tanker

    tanker Bobtail Member

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    Barracuda thanks for the quick reply it sounds like Heyl is very fair company to run for. Hearing another drivers weekly perspective gives
    you better picture of what a company is like to work for. Good luck getting home and I hope that freight continues to flow well for you. Tanker
     
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  9. Barracuda905

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    I was given my load taking me home for a few days. I am picking up in Waco and delivering in Leesburg, FL on Sunday for a total of just over 1200 miles. Not a bad run to end my time out. In addition to seeing my family, I will be glad to get this APU fixed.
     
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  10. Barracuda905

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    I made my delivery this morning and now I am writing from the comfort of home. During the trip my truck started to leak air from the airbag connecting the cab to the frame. When the truck was running under normal conditions it would hold air with no problems, however, as soon as I stopped it did not take long for the air to completely drain. While taking the truck back to the yard I watched the air pressure like a hawk. If there was any sign of it starting to fall I was going to immediately stop and have it taken care of. Fortunately I was able to get it back to the yard.

    For this time out, I was on the road for a total of 15 days including my delivery this morning. During that time I drove 6957 actual miles. I was paid for 6774 miles. That makes for a low percentage of variance which is a good thing.

    As I arrvied on the yard this morning the first thing I could see was a volvo truck that had been in an accident. It was leaning to the passenger's side and there was signifigant damage to the left front area. Most of the front bumper was missing, the area where the headlight should have been was completely gone, the rear view mirror was missing, and the tire was almost under the driver's side door. From what I learned the driver fell asleep at the wheel and hit another truck. This was a powerful visual reminder to get plenty of rest.
     
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  11. KingOfHibernia

    KingOfHibernia Light Load Member

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    Thank you for your posts. They are very informative and valuable!!!
    A few questions:

    1) Electronic logs?
    2) If electronic logs, how are you loging your time # shippers and receivers? All line #4? Line #2? How strict is the company on the electronic logging? My concern is the large number of non-driving hours(line #4) that eats away at your "70" and decreases the availability of your driving hours.
    With paper logs, if you were at a receiver for six(6) hours, you could log 5.50 hrs on line #2 and 0.50 hrs on line #4. Can you do this on the electronic logs?
    4) What king of tractors do they have?
    5) APUs? Manufacturer?

    Thank You!!!
     
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