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Brown Transportation

I have worked for Brown Transportation since 2010.  I never felt at home at a job until I came here.  They truly take care of their employees.  Whenever a driver is in need, they are there to help them. Yes, you put in long hours, but in the winter, when the work turns slow, they are there backing up their word with weekly minimum pay even if you don't work a day. All the negative reviews on here, sound like the drivers who didn't want to work more than 8 hours a day, couldn't follow directions and felt that the truck was their personal vehicle. We have drivers who have been here for over 15 years. We do promote from within, all of our trainers are drivers who have been here for several years and we have a salesman who drove for us. The head of the maintenance department used to be a driver too. I am proud of all of our drivers and the good example they set, and I am proud to work here.

I worked there for 8 years. I got along with pretty much everybody. The problem is management always say Yes to more work than they can handle and if you're a skilled motorcoach driver you will burn out fast because you'll be expected to work on your days off.   It's hourly work so you're not gonna make much in comparison to other companies. It's all straight pay so no overtime, even if you work 85 hrs/wk. Pay is low, taxes are high. Coach operators here make less than school bus operators in other companies. Uber drivers make more. Essentially fast food wages for skilled labor.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The money but with them not caring about the drivers it’s not worth it.  Got hurt bc warehouse didn’t do their job and their solution was to make drivers do more work.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Never having a steady route for you to plan things.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Coworkers aren’t bad but I really never associated with them

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Working hard for little money and high priced benefits

If you want to drive 14 hours a day for 120-140.00 , Work at Brown Transportation !  They advertise 1,000-1,500 a week ,  that’s false.  80% makes less than 1,000 Gross per week .  You are trained to use your ELD to drive more than the allowed 11 hours a day and encouraged to do so .  If you accidentally damage a truck ,  they charge you and take it out of your checks .  If you decide to leave the company before your 90 days ( most employees do ) ,  they charge you $250.00 for “training”. 
There’s a reason they post an ad almost daily looking for new drivers . 



Working at Brown Transportation paid very well while we were busy; however when business was slow we made a minimum weekly salary. I learned to loaded and unloaded trucks, transported products from warehouse terminals. Checked load against shipping papers. Collect receipts for delivered materials. Check load documentation for completeness and accuracy. Maintained vehicle logs, cargo records and work record. Upper management was demanding a times; however tasking was challenging.

One moment you are dispatching a call to a driver to pick up a rail crew, the next, you are the one being dispatched. You were able to transport a rail crew from yard to yard, sometimes going from state to state. You kept track of your time, and mileage and obviously, made sure that the crew made it to their destination safely.

Management was okay. This job has you away from home a lot and that's not what they tell you in the beginning. They don't watch out for their driver as good as they should. Example instead of bringing everyone home on a job they knew was over they had everyone stay out in a severe weather situation and drivers rode out a tornado that hit near the truck stop they made them stay at then the next morning they told everyone to come in.

Good job, with good pay, management has zero leniency for mistakes or simple human error. All it took was one change in management and moral plummeted, we lost 7 drivers within 6 months. People began leaving or having backup plans in place, and the sentiment became “it’s not if you get fired, but when”

What is the best part of working at the company?
I appreciated the breaks between shifts

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Bad management.Toxic work enviroment. Gossip in the break room

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
A work culture of fear of losing your job.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Very busy with routes. Traffic and stress on the road

While working for Brown Transportation you are working as team with all the other employees and management. Management steps up and  supports they employees if needed. Some days are heavier than others as far as deliveries so to be sure everyone is getting off work at a decent time management and other employees are willing to help to get the job done.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 14 salaries reported	$1,704 per week
Diesel mechanic 5 salaries reported	$58,000 per year
Mechanic 10 salaries reported	$57,500 per year
Bus driver 1 salary reported	$20.50 per hour
Dispatcher 1 salary reported	$18.50 per hour

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