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I was at H&M for about 9-10 months. They’re a great company to work for. Great pay, they just raised it to 60 CPM and 65 cents every mile you run hazmat. Okay benefits , I guess. Here’s the PROS (and they outweigh the cons in my opinion): 

They have great maintained late model equipment, you can take your truck home & work here no matter where you live, 3 cent bonus for safety, productivity and fuel. Which are all easy to obtain. They DO NOT micromanage you at all. At first you will be watched and guided, as you have to learn the way they do things but after that you’ll be fine. I was never once late for home Time on H&M’s behalf. It was usually a weather thing if I was. They’re very flexible with home time. Pet and rider policy’s are solid. I’m not going to say they “treat you like family” like every other company tries to say, but they are very friendly and personable here for the most part. We run alot of contracted freight here and are usually drop and hook at said contracts. The longest I’ve ever waited on a live load is about 3 hours. People are quick to load and unload us here and we have detention pay after 3 hours. 

The only CONS I have are that there’s ALOT of short runs. While sometimes they might add up when grouped together, you will get stuck running Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas etc ALL OF THE TIME. Boring! Occasionally the 1200 - 1500 mile run but don’t expect it all the time. if I wanted to be regional I would’ve went to a regional company.  Winter months can be slow due to weather & chemical companies shutting down for the winter season (we run a lot of chemicals for farms in the van division). 

I liked h&m at first and was happy. There where a lot of good things. I completed hundreds upon hundreds of loads, didn't get tickets, violations, or accidents. But I stood up for myself concerning safety. They don't consider all the good you've done for them. If you don't want to do something because your uncomfortable with it, they don't accept that. You better do what they ask when they ask. Ever since they moved to a fancy new office and the owner stepped away things changed. They say your more than a number, and that they appreciate you. But all that matters is the next load. You can do 1,000 things good and right. You can be a good safe driver that gets loads in on time. It won't matter, if you protest to something your not comfortable with. It's a business. You invest your time, energy, and put your life at risk. They don't realize what a toll it takes on drivers living the life on the road. The stress it puts on your body and mind. They were a decent company for a while. I went to bat for them. Didn't want to go anywhere else. But in the end I was stunned by the lack of appreciation for the hard work I put in. It was like a stab to the chest, for a company I thought liked me and saw all the good I did. You can go to h&m, but believe me they will turn on you in a heartbeat if you put up a fuss about certain things your not comfortable with. In the end You are just a number. Easily replaceable. 

Hardest part of my job was being gone from home for 14 to 21 days at a time but that is the life of a truck driver. Easiest part of my job was getting along with management. They were just awesome people and everybody. There was really friendly and willing to talk to you and help you in any way they could. That really good equipment and they gave me a brand new truck to drive which was very appreciated. And one of the big things that got me to go in work there was that the owner of the company called me personally after I applied and invited me to come and work for them and I was pretty astonished up. The owner of a company would actually call and ask them and age you that company that works for. In the past I had never talked. We even met the owners. If you're looking for a good trucking company, I highly recommend H&M .

What is the best part of working at the company?
For me, it'll be that I'm home on the daily. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
It is more of a customer driven company, so being a driver here makes me feel like I'm just another driver. I don't feel valued as a person. I feel like I'm more appreciated because of what I do for the company versus who I am as a person.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
N/A... I'm never at the main office or terminal. I work out of a stationary location, so I don't have any in person contact with them. All of my communication is through phone and electric logging device.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It's never the same. Have to have extreme flexibility. No set schedule.

What is the best part of working at the company?
They are the nicest people to work for. Nice equipment no micromanagement no holding your hand type values. Pick it up deliver it on time just do your job. There not your average trucking company everybody expects the same not here . Come to work here you'll understand why they stand out above the mega fleets. Come over and give them a try .

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Its trucking what isn't stressful. Four wheelers and congestion & Atlanta  Ga.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Its what you make it you have a positive attitude herea can do attitude a willing to work .

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Depends what day of the week it is .

I have worked at many trucking companies and find that this is one of the best.  I have felt like I was "home" when in the office and at the shop.   I have had good dispatchers and they are fair about my loads.  For the most part I get enough miles each week. Although there has been some stress with the job that goes along with being a truck driver.  
I worked for this company then left to lease a truck from another company which did not work out well.  I also had some medical problems but once those were cleared up I went back to H and M and have been happy there. I just want to stop driving truck so looking to change careers.

What is the best part of working at the company?
They promise everything and deliver whatever they promise you
It is the best company I've ever drove for.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Sometimes when you drive a hopper your loads can freeze and that can be pretty stressful trying to break it up but that goes with a job.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Wake up read my load go deliver... they pretty well let you drive your own truck do whatever you want just get it done and they trust you as a driver. they give you the leeway and respect your own judgment on most issues concerning the load. No micromanaging

This is a small two truck operation run by my in laws. Both trucks are contracted to a local company hauling market weight hogs to pork processing plants. The earning potential is very good as Iowa Select Farms pays pretty well. The downsides to this job however are that for someone who needs to be home most if not every night, it will not work. Home time is sometimes only a couple hours per day and you can bet on driving well over your hours of service. The stress and long hours are just not worth the high pay

This company years Tobago company before the owner step down and let the son-in-law of take over now is Just a nother trucking company will they don't care about drivers family or nothing they are going downhill really fast drivers are losing their homes vehicles and everything else that can afford to do nothing show they stand a truck and not make no money to have any kind of life how losing everything they have Losing everything I have

H&M has been a great place for me to grow personally and professionally. They continue to keep the drivers needs front and center and I've seen them bend over backwards to do whatever they can to help drivers succeed both at home and on the road. There are smaller, other H&M Truckings (east coast LTL company for one) that sometimes people think they are, but these guys are only out of Omaha, NE and run OTR. Pay is good, benefits and culture all spot on. This place will only grow more.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 3772 salaries reported	$1,538 per week
Van driver 220 salaries reported	$85,830 per year
Load planner 1 salary reported	$50,000 per year
Local driver 1 salary reported	$24.00 per hour
Diesel mechanic 2 salaries reported	$31.25 per hour

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