truck driver

van driver

local driver

diesel mechanic

customer service representative

D.M. Bowman, Inc.

the manager that you must run under to be a local driver has the absolute worst attitude you can imagine. they have lost so many good drivers due to having no phone manners with the local drivers or the customers. the dispatcher that works for local leaves you messages for your runs and what times to be there. he will call you early and bug you or take your runs due to not knowing what the dispatcher says to you. he will throw you under the bus at all costs and will announce to the office the name of whoever he yells on the phone. he does not act as if your or anyone has feelings or is a person.  if you want talked to like garbage then this is the place for you.  

the lack or moral in the place is a joke. the mechanics will have your load in the shop when you drive in to pick up from the yard. so you drive your personal vehicle in to the shop and then get sent home or have to sit for hours and wait. 

the managers that run regionals are alot better with attitude. its a shame that a company with such nice equipment has such poor managers in place. alot of things there are fire ready aim. 

the pay is bad as well. well under the industry standard. they will decide based on whether they like you enough to give you your minimum pay. holiday week they will give you a bad day pay and then pro rate you minimum so you make less on holiday weeks. they calculate some of your cpm by your mpg. well if your on a heavy run with heavy backhaul theres no way to hit it. sometimes i would bobtail hundreds of miles and be way over my mpg while hard working guys that had to stop and get a backhaul did not make the minimum mpg. 

bottom line is that regional may not be a bad decision to get a start. if your looking to run local you will find out immediately what im talking about.

So, this was my first CDL job after obtaining my Class A CDL on my own, so I didn’t know what to really expect. The interview process was pretty easy and getting hired with HR was pretty straightforward. Orientation was scheduled for two days, but it only lasted about 1.5 days down in Williamsport, Maryland. Fairly easy and not that difficult. The manager I had at my terminal was really nice and was always there to encourage me, even though I struggled in this job.. Whenever I had a question or concern he was always willing and able to talk to me. My training first started out with this one person who had 30 years of experience, but he was pretty difficult to train with and that made it harder for me as a new driver. I trained with a second person, and though that person was a lot nicer and relaxed, I still struggled with the actual job. This job is pretty difficult with hooking up hoses and reading gauges, all while  trying not to clog the hoses, etc. For me I enjoyed the driving aspect, but did not enjoy the job itself. With the job being very difficult it made it harder working 10+ hour days. I definitely would caution anyone to this job if you’re not comfortable with hooking up hoses and reading gauges and being around a lot of loud noises. It can be a rewarding job, but be very careful.

What is the best part of working at the company?
There is simply only 1 thing good I can say, newer "slip seat" equipment. They "guarantee" a specific pay rate and NEVER provide it. Constantly tampering with mileage and detention pay. Just an AWFUL experience and honestly the worst place I have ever worked as a driver in all 15 years!

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Working 40/50/60 hrs a week and bringing home $450 Weekly! They "guarantee" a minimum pay rate, you will NEVER receive it! They will also "over look" detention pay even when it's put in writing!

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Stressful work environment because the office staff is all resigning, drivers are resigning no one can/will take responsibility for anything that happens...VERY HIGH TURN OVER!

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Typically you will spend 1-1.5hrs in mornings hunting down an empty trailer which is NEVER where they are designated to be parked.  Once you secure an empty trailer you will drive anywhere from 15-150 miles on average drop/hook or live load/unload (no compensation) and return to terminal/back haul. You are paid per mile so be ready to be very disappointed with your very small paychecks after working 40+ hours weekly!

I started here as a new driver. When the recurter called me they promised you everything. From 5 days out 2 days home to all brand new trucks and guarantee minimum and much more. But i can tell you now that in the 4 months ive been there not one of these things are true. Its more like out 6 days and home for as short of time as they can allow it to be. Then if your not up there as soon as youve done your reset and ready to run. Well you just better kiss that minimum goodbye.. Then you just better never get sick or need to goto the doctors because that will lose you your minimum. Then elthere trucks sure they have new ones but not for otr drivers like they claim. No instead they give the new sleepers to people that actually go home every night instead of the people they are forcing away from there families. Although they dont care about that anyway because they get to sit at there desk bossing you around threating to fire you if you dont do what they say. Then going home every night. All of this has lead me to seek other employment and as soon as i find anything that is even remotely better i will be goong there. This company is completely unorganized and they dont care about the people that keep them in a job. I would never recommend anyone to work here

I am not criticizing them at all! DM Bowman is a great company but a bit too slow paced for what I am used to. Pay is ok could be better. i have worked with them for a month and a half and did not want to post anything without some knowledge. I will post an update in another month and a half and possibly another review six months after that. Every relationship needs time and at DM Bowman I feel family has overwhelm the culture of the company. It is good to have family and family ties but that is getting on the way of the company to make some serious productivity. That is my issue! 
Even though I reflected to my driver manager I could be out for a few weeks I get sent home for a three day "reset"when I do not even need one. I still had 40 hours on my clock but had to go home to visit family and you know family is great when there is food money and shopping - and with little hours they start to hate you! so now it is a different kind of stress! Hopefully my manager and I can communicate better and I can be put to work and produce so I can keep a smile on my face! I really care for this company and want it to excel as well as I am trying to move forward into the industry!

A variety of load assignments that keeps me interested- not monotonous. Management hears the employees' concern and tries to accommodate but too often things get tossed to the side and unaddressed. Probably because of their own heavy, chaotic, and stressful workload making it difficult to manage properly. Dispatchers are doing a great job meeting the needs of drivers with individual issues but in less than a year I have seen too many disgruntled and dissatisfied employees leave the company.  I only wish upper management were more involved and concerned with drivers' performance/ issues and work with dispatchers in communicating with drivers to resolve problems rather than seeing them leave the company on a sour note. Those that left were reliable and great to work with. 

They play dirty underhanded tricks to put preventable accidents on your record then claim they are doing you a favor because they wont fire you and then your stuck there and they know it. Their trucks are ok but cheep and their mechanics are completly over whelmed and never get around to fixing important issues which keep you safe. If you work for Indianapolis they dont have a night mechnic or night dispatch for indianapolis issues and the main corporate office could give two craps about it indy division. The yard is tiny and cramped on the weekend it will be pobably the hardest yard you'll have to back. The lack of communication  in this company defies logic. I have been with this company for a year and the pay scale they have post isnt even close with hazmat you'll gross around 800 net 650ish without 700 gross 550ish net only if you work nights they have a minimum  pay for nights day shift works like dogs for less money so your choice.

Have new 2016 trucks, the pay is not very much but you don't work your but off, so it's like you get what you pay for kind of deal. The night and weekend dispatchers are in Maryland and are horrible to talk to certain ones. I've not had many issues while working here but you are not going to have a problem free job. Some people are careless of the equipment and bring trouble onto themselves by not doing their job then want to blame it on someone else. The night shift has a pay agreement @$800 with hazmat $700 without and runs mostly to Ohio and Kentucky. Dayshift does not have a pay agreement and goes by cents per mile and does mainly runs up in the Chicago area. The insurance is not very good I would not recommend it unless you have to take it. The trucks have inward and outward facing camera's. The terminal has a very tight area to put the trailers. Some days it's a challenge and helps to sharpen your skills.

This is an old company with a bunch of old people who are VERY STUCK IN THEIR WAYS. They only care about the loads getting delivered. The dispatchers are the fakest group of people I’ve ever met in my life. ALL OF THEM. They will smile in your face and talk bad on your name as soon as you walk out the office. They have no respect for the drivers who bring the money to the company nor the customers who pay for the services. They will look for any little reason they write you up. There is no chance for advancement at this place. Supposed to be a seniority company but they forsure play favorite to whites and brown nosers. Best thing you can do is keep your head down because if you find a reason to complain they’ll fix your complaint with something way worse. Don’t make friends. Anything you say at this place will get used against you one way or another. Collect your paychecks and get out.

Bowman definitely does a great job taking care of the trucks when it comes to maintenance. The pay is definitely not competitive but they do have a minimum guarantee,($1000/$1100) with or without hazmat regional) local is less of course. It is a sliding pay scale also but expect to make the minimum every week. They pay more for having your hazmat endorsement but I haven't had a hazmat load yet. They also pay a weekly bonus of .6 cpm. The trucks are governed at 65, but if you push over 70 they will reprimand you, if after your 4th incident going over 70 mph they will terminate you. There are also way too many (safety features) in the trucks as well. ( front facing cameras, lane departures, speed warnings 
etc). Management is nice and most of the shop workers are very helpful as well. I would recommend for new drivers ,but experienced drivers might want to look elsewhere 

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Diesel mechanic 3 salaries reported	$26.56 per hour
Customer service representative 12 salaries reported	$18.58 per hour

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