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Taylor Truck Line Inc

If you want to keep your driver record nice and fine...stay away from TAYLOR TRUCK LINE inc. The people in the office from the owner to the dispatcher are stupid.

TAYLOR TRUCK LINE will run you illegally despite the fact they have E-Logs. If you enjoy making $50 dollar a week check, try their heavy haul division. TAYLOR TRUCK LINE will make sure have improperly written permits or non at all to deliver your oversized or overweight load.

TAYLOR TRUCK LINE also has a Van and Pad Wrap division. However they like to get stupid and make you recount blankets and take forever to send you blanket pay and any other pay you're entitled to to have it paid to you in a timely manner.

TAYLOR TRUCK LINE doesn't care if you freeze or burn up in the truck because the idiot owner cares more about stupid "parameters" to save fuel. These "parameters" or computerized optimizations cause the truck to have many propblems since they are totally absurd and conflict with the factory specifications of a truck.

TAYLOR TRUCK LINE can't keep drivers OR mechanics and they're quitting weekly.

TAYLOR TRUCK LINE will put false info on your DAC if you leave them for any reason......regardless of how long you stay out on the road for them. TAYLOR TRUCK LINE DOESN'T care about drivers.....PERIOD.

If you want to keep your driver record nice and fine...STAY AWAY FROM TAYLOR TRUCK LINE.

The only good part about the whole process was orientation. After that you’ll find yourself waiting for hours to get a load. Then of course they lie about pad wraps loads which you’ll never do. They run all 48 states which is a lie. 50-60miles missing from almost  every loads. Trucks are old and dirty, they keep the new ones for older drivers that been there for a while and don’t mind making 600-700 dollars a week. Meaning you’ll find yourself driving around with an engine light for a week before you get to a terminal to fix it. Then you sit there for the rest of the day or a whole day with no breakdown pay. You’ll spend three days at a truck stop every week to fix trailer lights. They slowly drain your paychecks, meaning 60 miles missing from every loads. Then of course 100 to 150 dollars missing from your checks that no one can explain why, so they come up with an excuse. Their benefits suck. They act nice towards drivers so they can steal from you without you knowing it.  Just do me a favor don’t settle

● Work-life balance
Workinfg for taylor is great for newer drivers. Pay is decent hometime is generally better than other otr companies. Only draw back iv run into is mangers. If you get a good one they will fight tooth and nail for you while others shouldent be in charge of anyone or anything. I currently have the best manager iv had in my six year career.

● Pay & benefits
If your married you will hate the insurance/benefits as a driver. Basic pakage is about 200$+ per week. Pay otherwise is decent.

● Job security and advancement
If you come as a driver you stay a driver.

● Management
Roll of the dice on if you get a good manager. I love my current manager. However iv heard and seen other managers curse their drivers for no reason.

● Overall
Great job for newer drivers. Great home time decent pay. Managment is a roll of the dice as to see if you will get someone who will work with you or against you. I highly suggest requesting vince if you get the job.

Overall the company will keep you moving with freight. Based out of Northfield, MN the only downside is alot of deliveries through major cities, such as Downtown Chicago, Milwalkee, Minneapolis, Detroit, and Huston. The company overall was pretty good. Truck is governed at 65 the only difficult part of the job was going through the cities with careless drivers which is getting worse these days to include other truck drivers. I never had a bad day with this company just getting run to the ground. Never had a 34 hour reset worked 2 and a half months straight off of recap. Asked to go home they gave me a load home but only for one day and they wanted me to go back on the road. They are lacking drivers so the workload doubled but i have no objections to this company at all except were we delivered.

I really enjoyed working there the users I supported where very appreciative. Was difficult working under the IT Manager. I was forced to sneak around to help people with there issues and requests. I never understood why we could not just fix there problems or put effort into giving them solutions. For some reason that was frowned upon and I was continuously told if I help and do what they ask and need they would just keep asking for more. I was advised to just ignore them or have them formally send request through multiple people before I could fix anything. I did not like that aspect of the Job. Otherwise I enjoyed maintaining and upgrading there systems.

Left due to husband's medical condition. Final trip was run with the agreement that we would return our truck to their Portland, TN yard. When we received our payment voucher, our deposit was $0. Taylor had charged us $400 for truck recovery. WTF! We had taken the time to completely detail the interior of the truck, and had had it washed prior to returning the unit. 

While running as a team, we were consistently running 600 mile or less runs with numerous drop and hooks during our shifts. Mind you, they were telling us during the recruitment process that they developing team lanes. Definitely not the case. 

Although they offer medical benefits, the premium is outrageous. Don't go here as a team if you are expecting to make money.

The equipment is adequate, nothing fancy. The freight for the most part is friendly. Home time could be a challenge at times. Dispatch is just tired of drivers as a whole. Don't expect to get a raise anytime soon or at all the revolving door continues. Safety is not at Taylor to improve your record. Instead safety will do anything in it's power to ruin your record. Limited space for parking personal vehicles so watch it drivers. The lot to drop loads is a pig pen due to zoning restrictions of city council. Keep your high boots on. The best thing about Taylor is the driver facilities when waiting for your truck to be serviced.

Taylor Truck Lines llc was a great stepping stone for me and my career. Working in the trucking industry, I learned that honesty and communication are most important when working for an Employer/Team. You must treat your co-workers with the upmost respect to establish a healthy working environment. Time management, driver recruiting, customer service are a few of the skills I learned while working with Taylor Truck Lines llc. The most enjoyable part about being a dispatcher was booking loads. I was taught how to find and select loads for our fleet of trucks from load board services. It is a great feeling keeping your drivers moving and customers satisfied.

Taylor Truck Line is an excellent company for those who enjoy driving over the road. The pay is more than fair, and the management and team feel like family. I highly recommend the company for anyone who enjoys long haul driving. The hardest part of working for Taylor is that they don't put you in a lane that goes past your home, but they do ensure you get your home time. You can drive for 14 to 21 days for three days off, which is fine, but for anyone hoping to reset at home you will not be able to do so unless you live in Minnesota.

When i started everything was great, had an excellent teacher, management was good, and we had happy customers. About 4-5 months down the road, the current shop manager is ready to move on. So of course their replacement is hired. Very soon the new manager, starts making small changes, some good, some iffy. Fast forward and suddenly I'm being sent to do personal tasks for them. We lose two major customers, and people start quitting. Safe to say morale got pretty bad towards the time i was there, so I decided to move on as well.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 606 salaries reported	$7,289 per week
Local driver 31 salaries reported	$27.91 per hour
Fleet manager 7 salaries reported	$52,429 per year
Service writer 2 salaries reported	$20.25 per hour
Trailer technician 2 salaries reported	$27.10 per hour

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