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Don Hummer Trucking

The safety department is beyond the rudest I've been around. No interpersonal skills. 

They're a small company that tries hard to seem like they care. They're going to be awkwardly invasive but in turn use it against you. Or, just not seem concerned about it. So be very careful what you say because they enjoy spin and misunderstanding things... to your detriment. 

They're very petty.  Poor communication. Awkward small company where they pretend to be friendly or care like a friend when it couldn't be further from the truth. It'll feel like they're counter-Intel agents just trying to get info to gossip about. 

I had diarrhea after each summer cookout eating probably cross contaminated yuckiness. 

Training program is sluggish and inflexible. 

They don't care about your home situation at all. In fact, if you mention it too many times, you may find yourself "having passive problems" with management and under attack. 

They'll terminate you for little to nothing without warning. So, they can't have a family atmosphere when they don't even give warnings for disciplinary actions, when they know terminating you would leave you homeless, vulnerable and broke.  I drank the kool-aid of their "family atmosphere". 

Honestly, they are not a family atmosphere. It's family for like 6-10 drivers, trainers and management. They have over 200 trucks and are always bolo for activities of those outside the circle. Which is basically the rest. 

Qualcomm macro setup is annoying. 

The head HR director and safety directors are unprofessional and jerky.  Someone clearly forged their transcripts. 

The head shop guys are cool.  They are also the only real professionals there. Everyone else is phony, fake, two-faced, disrespectful or missing personality.

I was told by multiple drivers that this is a good company to work for. So I called them up, did the interview process which went pretty smoothly, was offered the job and next thing I know, I’m on my way up to Cedar Rapids, IA for orientation which they do put you up in a nice hotel. After orientation, I got my truck and that’s where things went downhill. The truck had little to no A/C and this was during the summer months too. Had the shop try and fix it more than once and they gave me the excuse of, “We have to order parts.” That never happened so I was stuck in a truck with little to no A/C for three months straight and I was  it happy. Of course I voiced my concerns to HR but again, three months I was in that same truck. Not to mention the electrical issues the pigtails have on their trucks. Half the time I’d go and pick up an empty/loaded trailer and the trailer lights don’t work because of the pigtails on the trucks and the newer trucks they buy, are nothing but an electrical headache. Digital dash glitching out every so often, hazard lights randomly turning on and won’t shut off and once again more pigtail issues. The pay is decent at best, benefits are good and the staff is friendly for the most part. I did however really like the system they have setup on their ELDs for scanning paperwork in. It takes maybe one to two minutes tops to scan everything in and boom you’re done. Overall, it’s a decent place to work, just be prepared to to put up with their equipment and to run the Midwest a lot, especially a lot of Illinois and Iowa.

Dispatchers routinely require drivers to chase hours after initial 70. This result in a lot of wasted time and sitting when coupled with loading and unloading times. Told dispatch that I was willing to stay out longer if they would allow hours to reset. Dispatcher always wanted advance notice of an impending reset. (They can see driver hours of availability as well as the driver) I am Aware that due to customer service requirements, this is not always possible. Still, it was never allowed to happen even once except when a load cancelled. Those weeks chasing hours resulted in consistently low pay. 2 out of every 4 weeks. Better driver management will result in a much better company. The rest of the elements are there, Quality equipment and home time. I must however thank them for forcing me to realize there was no money in it. My current job pays 20% of load gross revenue. most runs are under 500 mi. and I currently take home more than $1,000 a week. Every week, and home three days a week. I am just a driver, not an owner/ operator! Not even close at Hummer

When you leave you will get screwed.  They jacked their family insurance policy up to almost 300 dollars a week.  I turned in my notice because I couldn't afford to pay for that all told them I didn't want the insurance.  I thought I was doing the right thing by giving a notice but because I worked some in January I was charged for 5 weeks of their high insurance which they take out of your check all at once.  I called to find out why and was basically told because we can and its a final screw you for leaving.  I asked what they would have charged me if I had called and said I'm done your truck is in the driveway come get it.  Was told 500 dollars.  I would have come out 900 dollars to the good if I had done that.  So be warned they are a good place to work while you are there but once you decide to leave they are going to screw you over and will laugh about it when you talk to them

Really nice automatic trucks, can't complain there. I got good home time too. However, I had a bad experience working here. My trainer was awful. Had so much drama going on that I wasn't trained properly. Extremely unprofessional. I agree with other reviewers that the safety team is rude to employees. Can't depend on them or trust them. Some of the rudest people I've had to deal with. Shop guys are really good people, they know what they're doing and they are laid back. Dispatch was there for you and planners tried to get you miles. Last month I worked there I was sitting more than I was driving. I didn't understand how I wasn't getting miles when they kept hiring new drivers. Wondered many times if Don Hummer knew how much sitting I was doing.

I have driven for several companies over the course of my career, Don Hummer trucking is by far the best I have worked for. The company checks all the boxes, outstanding pay, great management,  new and impeccably maintained equipment, shop employees and road service staff are phenomenal, load planners and dispatchers  keep you moving, family owned and operated business, big enough to keep you running but small enough to actually care about their employees. They have cultivated a great customer base  by meeting and exceeding expectations because they have invested in knowledgeable and skilled employees. This is a multi generational family business with a profound understanding of the industry. I cannot say enough great things about them truly proud to work for such an amazing company.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Best part of working for Hummer was the maintenance program and newer fleet of trucks. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Couldn’t get enough OTR miles so I switched to Dedicated. Got the miles dedicated but a lot of  it was on the fly dispatching. Then the company not having your back when out on medical. Getting terminated when being out on medical

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
You can bust your rear for them, not turn down loads and make impossible run’s possible. Then finding out they really don’t have your back.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Waiting for the correct load to cut which could change many times. I could run on average 10hr a day.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The solid direction the company is managed and true care for their employees.  Good communication, steady work and state of the art equipment. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The company isn’t stressful at all. The weather we confront, for example Wyoming in the winter, is ever changing accompanied with decisions to proceed 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Professional, family oriented and secure

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Driving me shift, everything needed is communicated and 24 hour help is available for any reason.

This was my second time working for them, really disappointed with Dispatch Manager and Planners. Worked for the first month, it was great. Got changed to a new DM and things went downhill. Request different DM, they said give me a little time. A month later still no change, so disappointed in all of this, drive time management on their end is terrible. Four hundred miles, three days. My income dropped to half after second month. No miles when I stayed out 3 to 4 weeks, should have been able to get in 2500 a week, instead I have less then 2000 a week. Not sure if it's the DM or the planners.

I have been driving for Don Hummer for 1 year 2 months. What I like about working here is they have well maintained trucks. What I don’t like is how often they change my trip last minute. The worst is when I have a decent run with good miles and they will have me drop it in one of their yards ether right close to where I picked up the load or somewhere at halfway from delivery. And what comes next is always the worst part, a bunch of Short runs or moving empty trailers, basically where you work all day but only get 300- 400 miles a day!

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 42 salaries reported	$139,686 per year
Site coordinator 1 salary reported	$55,000 per year
Customer service representative 2 salaries reported	$57,250 per year
Technician 1 salary reported	$22.00 per hour
Trailer technician 1 salary reported	$23.50 per hour

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