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Puryear Tank Lines

Been with Puryear for 10 years in May '23. Absolutely love the company, our equipment, and the products we haul. Came the company wanting to pull end dumps which is what I had experience in and quickly really enjoyed learning propane and liquid asphalt. The company provides training and great support 24/7. I know I have people to call if needed day or night every day of the year. Hauling propane has so many advantages - no touch freight, no delivery times, no people to deal with, flexibility - can run it at anytime and it is fun! We are allowed the opportunity to manage our work week clock (logs) to maximize our earning potential! Money to be made if you work hard and stick with it through the learning curve. No company is perfect and we are not here either but the people are great if you give it a chance and also understand what you are getting into. You have to work to make money. The business is seasonal so money fluctuates however we diversify products we haul to help that so the more products a driver learns the more opportunities they will have. For example, propane is very busy in the colder months and asphalt has high demand in warm months. Work/life balance is a struggle within the nature of trucking anywhere but once again if drivers are professional and communicate respectfully in a timely manner management and dispatch will help you whenever possible to make sure you are home when needed. We also offer different driving options to fit almost any lifestyle from home daily, to regional, and over the road. You run as much or as little as you desire. Safety is number one here and drivers are expected to operate and drive as such with pre-trips, clean trucks, defensive driving, and wearing PPE among other things. We do have cameras in cab and they have helped us countless times when things have not gone our way on the road and if you drive safely and are not doing things you shouldn't be doing then the cameras are a non issue as a safe professional. We have a safety department that is top notch along with all other depts service, HR, payroll - they all will do anything they can to help us. As with any job sometimes it takes being a professional with a little patience, personal responsibility, and hard work. For doing so we are taken care of and are rewarded with the best fleet of Peterbilts and KWs on the highway.

Company sounds good at first. Nice trucks. Promises. They entice you and lie to get you to come aboard!
Then when you do, load pay is terrible. Good paying loads are few and far between!  Some days I’ve put in a 14 hour day for a $165 dollar load. You’d be better off finding hourly job then work here for what they pay!
This is the worst money I’ve ever made in my trucking career! 
Some trucks are nice depending who drives them.  Benefits are ok. Better than some companies.
Big red flag though, dont trust managers/dispatch. They lie and mislead you and keep you gone for weeks at a time telling you that you’ll make outstanding money! Not true! 
Please beware when applying at this company and accepting a job.
You will be gone non stop working a lot of hours for very little pay.  Considering hours I put in from maintaining my truck, waiting to load and unload, sitting in traffic, I average less than $20 hour.

Not a good place. Managers and dispatch only look after themselves. Came in one day after a 16 hour day starving, they were grilling and didn’t offer driver’s anything to eat. Slap in the face for the guy that is out making the company big money. Long hours and you will never know what your making until you get your check. There are other companies paying hourly that compensates their drivers what better than the so called small percentage they give you here. Which you truly don’t even know if your getting 23% of the load, because they refuse to tell you why a load paid.
It’s a joke to run a place like this and expect quality drivers


I have been driving truck's (mainly tanker/hazmat ) for 21yrs and have driven for a handful companies. Non of which can come close to or match what Puryear has done for me. If I ever needed to get home while I was out over the road, dispatch/management would find me a load back home no questions asked. They have always worked with me around my family's schedule, if I needed to be home everyday instead of being OTR they've always had me covered. In the trucking industry it has always been "if the wheels ain't turning your not earning", Puryear has the work, dump, Pneumatic, Propane, Liquid asphalt, Chemical. It's up to the driver how much he/she makes (I'll be pushing over 110k this year) I'm very happy where I'm at and don't plan on leaving anytime soon!!

What is the best part of working at the company?
Dispatch don’t hound you. Allow you to be independent, but there if you need them

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Sometimes address is not sot on, need the ability to research where load needs to go

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Have no problems with environment, other truckers are very knowledgeable if need a helping hand.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
After receiving load, I plan my departure time for accurate pickup and delivery. After park tractor, then go home

I’ve been with this company for several years now with no complaints. The pay and benefits are above average for our industry and the equipment is state of the art. I see myself going nowhere else. They hire you to retire you but it is truly what you make it. You are assigned all equipment and no slip-seating. Dispatch is very understanding when you need time off or an unexpected absence may occur. Our safety department keeps us updated on all training and industry changes as well as changes with state and federal DOT regulations. Overall, this is a family run company with a great open door policy which is something that you don’t find much anymore.

Working at Puryear had its ups and downs but overall I had the most freedom to be a trucker and make a living than I ever have anywhere else. Management in Ashland are honest, down to earth, hard working folks. I only dealt with HQ on a few occasions but they were welcoming. The equipment is top notch! I had the nicest truck I’ve ever had since working in the industry. The knowledge and skills I gained from working here are continuing to follow me in all my career paths. I would return to work for Puryear without hesitation. 

Plenty of work here but very low pay for their demands. You get a percentage of a load starting at 23%. Never going over 27%.
Large percentage of drivers here are unhappy and struggling to pay their bills.
Bad and toxic work environment. Payroll company messes checks up constantly so you have to be very observant and keep track of everything you submit which makes things more stressful. 
Managers are dispatchers mislead and lie constantly .Don’t let the few good reviews fool you. 

You will not make 100,000 working for Puryear…Do Not believe it. Your always on call so you can’t plan anything. If you do have a weekend off you will not know until Friday afternoon between 5-7 pm. The equipment is not maintained well…might be pretty going down the road but DOT will be looking for you. Your loaded heavy and are told to go around the scales. There is usually an emergency exemption in from Nov. - Mar. so you will be pushed to run 7 days a week. 

Was sad to leave, but my family situation forced me to relocate cross country. Enjoyed my time there. I read reviews about not making money, well, you get out of it what you put in. I always had work, good pay and  was home most every night. The company has been growing quite fast, and that came with a few bumps, but still better than anywhere I've been before. I left on good terms, and hope to come back.

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