truck driver

owner operator driver

maintenance coordinator

recruiter

inside sales representative

Boyd Bros. Transportation

Let’s talk about the good. This company is very good at “portraying” a family oriented vibe, great attitude if you’ve met your requirements to make it to training class, and safety is heavily enforced.

Now the bad. Some dispatchers don’t return phone calls, even if you are BRAND NEW!! To me that’s inexcusable and leads to poor communication and service for the client. The Owner Operators on Lease Purchase are treated like cattle, if you run for Boyd they are good with you. If you decide to take your truck to another company they will bend over backwards to figure out ways why you can’t! “Family oriented business” is laughable, I had a baby on a Friday and they told me I need to get back in my truck and start doing runs on Wednesday. If I didn’t they were coming to pick it up. Yeah...less than a week at home with your newborn and they were like screw you. Keep in mind, when I was hired they were advised a baby was on the way and indicated they’d work with me when the time came.

Bottom line, nice over priced fleet, and sub standard Owner Operator Management. They don’t care about you or your family.

Boyd is probably not the flatbed company you're looking for.  Upper management and the administrative staff look down their noses and are very condescending toward the drivers.  My impression is the drivers are looked upon as little more than trained monkeys.  It is apparent Boyd has little regard for drivers as evidenced by the orientation:  substandard meals, disorganized topic presentation, unpleasant facilitators, and inconveniently located accomodations.  In addition, the pay is among the lowest in the industry and benefits are expensive for a family.  The sign on bonus program is a joke, paid out over many, many months, while the referral bonus is even more laughable.  The turnover rate is 100% which is to be expected considering the fact that the only thing not deducted from your check is the chaplain service.  They want perfect securement and tarping but only pay $26.00 per load. I apologize for not giving more specifics about my own experience, but I do not want to be "black listed" by Boyd which they have been accused of doing by several drivers I know.

A normal work day is 10 to 14 hours long with an average of 250 miles driven.

   I learned a lot about how a transportation company operates. How to properly secure and trap loads. gained a good understanding how rail yards operate. Most of all I learned to better work with management, co-workers and costumers to safely move heavy shipment in a timely manner.

   I worked well with Boyd Brothers management. They are very understanding and communicate well and respond to questions and opinions well.

   I was very pleased with my co-works as they we're always willing to help each other get the work done.

   The hardest part of this job is with out a doubt, driving the truck specially when loaded.

   Working with great co-workers and pleasant costumers.

Boyd Brothers ships in about 20 potential new hires every single week, to a low class local motel, supplying scant cheap food, and only a quarter or less of that 20 will actually be hired. The whole orientation felt very 'shoestring' budget, thrown together, very little introduction, and barely enough instructors to complete the road tests. You are just a number they are looking to weed out, and they do not give a hoot about you past that.

The company has been around for decades, yet their orientation and training felt like it was thrown together the week before. A fleet manager also visited, and was a complete obnoxious joke in his unprofessional 'joking' mannerisms. 

I left the orientation voluntarily because it inspired so little confidence. The company itself may be okay, idk, but orientation program and its instructors were an outright unprofessional embarrassment

My particular job was working with numbers at a computer all day.  Although I was driven to do my job well, I was not happy with numbers all day - this was the hardest part of the job.  I am a people person. But the work place environment was second to none.  Everyone was helpful and supportive of each other both in work and home lives.  I saw very little discord among the workers. That says a lot about management. People caring about each other was the most  enjoyable part of the job. I learned that a trucking company expects to load a truck and unload a truck in a timely manner to exact a profit. I was able to show just how much profit could be made by collecting detention and how much time we were losing when our trucks sat for prolonged times.

Here they will take care of you. They will make sure you have all the necessary equipment to be successful. They give you the up most respect and trust. This is definitely a company that I'm prepared to grow wit. Family is very important to them and every dispatch know you by name not a number. The support is very strong so many drivers I have spoken with been here 20 years plus and are very successful. They will make sure you have hands on learning before they send you on your way. I feel at home not at just a job. I never done a review but I thought it was definitely worth the time to do. Dispatch give it to you straight no corners are cut and if you don't feel safe about something they will stand by your side and 100 percent figure it out. I feel blessed not stress to be here

Internally, I have seen and been a part of a number of changes at Boyd over the years. Recently, the changes being made are for the greater good of the company and employee. I remain positive and optimistic that Boyd's culture and work life balance will continue to evolve. There's an old saying the grass isn't always greener on the other side, sometimes it is artificial, so choose wisely. All companies have both pros and cons about them. It boils down to what works best for you and your family, and do the pros outweigh the cons. Rate the company on what they do best and are those pieces the most important to you when you are assessing where you are in your career and life.

...but the job of a truck driver is exceptionally difficult, and very underpaid. Boyd did pay better than many other companies, but they're in a push to become one of the "mega-carriers", and they are actively pushing the cents-per-mile down to achieve this. As a driver, one has to endure being out on the road 2-3 or more weeks at a time, work from 11-14 hours a day, 6 days a week. If you have a family, you'll rarely see them. 

But, if you're a truck driver, Boyd isn't bad at all:  decent pay, good benefits, decent dispatchers. Just watch out for that "mega" push.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The weekly pay is kind of nice but aside from that the company is a terrible place to work for.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Being away from home,the lack of communication,the false hopes,dispatch only cares about the load and you’re just a number.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It’s okay but it could definitely be better.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A bad one for sure most days are full of unnecessary sty.

Audit payroll, route lines, and equipment invoices. Train fuel mileage. manage and audit permits and toll devices. Management willing to work with you on most all issues. Learned broad set skills ranging from mechanic to management and training. Hardest part of the job is compensating for knee jerk decisions. Most enjoyable part of the job is meeting new people through training and working to better others careers.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 967 salaries reported	$1,684 per week
Owner operator driver 19 salaries reported	$1,700 per week
Maintenance coordinator 2 salaries reported	$37,000 per year
Recruiter 1 salary reported	$52,000 per year
Inside sales representative 2 salaries reported	$59,907 per year

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