truck driver

diesel mechanic

fleet manager

shop foreman

welder

Trantham Services, Inc.

Working at Trantham Services has unfortunately been a disheartening experience. From the start, it felt like I’d stepped into a whirlwind that left no room for anything—especially my family. The hours are relentless and often leave little time to unwind, let alone spend precious moments with loved ones. 

Driving trucks should be about responsible transportation and safety, but here, I often find myself questioning both. The pressure to meet demands overshadows concerns for well-being, leading to an atmosphere where safety protocols seem more like suggestions. I’ve experienced firsthand how this current setup increases risks for both drivers and others on the road. 

Overall, Trantham Services feels more like a place to lose yourself in work than one to grow and thrive in your career. I hope they take the time to reassess their practices—future employees and families deserve better. Be cautious if you're considering joining this company unless you're prepared to devote every hour to the job at the expense of everything else.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Trantham is a reliable and secure workplace that offers steady work. While equipment issues do occur from time to time, they are addressed quickly thanks to a dedicated 24-hour maintenance shop. The job itself is a different style of trucking compared to traditional routes—you’ll typically travel to farms, unload, and return without the stress of heavy traffic or constant oversight. If you prefer a more independent work environment with less congestion and a straightforward routine, this is a great opportunity.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Weather is the only thing that can be stressful due to rain,sleet,or snow.. and chickens have to eat.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Steady work and good pay and also home every day instead of running for big companies and leaving you in a dock all weekend long.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Steady work and steady pay 11 hrs a day.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The best part of working for Tranthem is that it's stable.  If you work hard the money will be there. The people here are are easy to get along with. The trucks here are pretty reliable and the mechanics here will fix the issues you have very quickly. Tranthem is a small company but it's also a good company to work for. Get your 3 loads and go home to your family. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful part may be waiting at the mill. Every day is a different day but you do get paid for sitting. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The environment is good if you like feed mills and the people here are pretty cool.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A typical day for me is I'll start around midnight. Do my pretrip, drive up to the mill get a load and head to the farm and unload then head back to for a second one and repeat the cycle again.

A typical day as a feed haul driver means you come in at your assigned time, pre-trip your truck, get in line at the feed mill, load yourself (at some mills),  and deliver the load to the appropriate farm and feed bin. Rinse and repeat for 12 hours. You will typically slip-seat with a regular partner on the opposite shift, so you can leave phone mounts and chargers in the truck. 
The mill can be a little dusty, and the farms can be a little smelly, but neither are any worse than having a pet or a baby.
Management seemed to be pretty fair about dividing up the loads. At Waco they didn't appear to play favorites, although there is high turnover for the newer drivers.

If you like long days of never ending work and constant berating and micromanaging then it's perfect for you. Toxic and unsafe work environment and unprofessional management are very prevalent. The equipment is unreliable and bandaid fixes are the norm. No opportunity for advancement and definitely none for raises. No room for a family either, 10+ hour days and on call 24/7 leave any mechanic no time for anything other than work. Benefits are equally disappointing, no pto until after a year and no paid sick at all. If you want to be treated like trash and be told daily how worthless and replaceable you are then it's perfect for you.

Trantham is not a bad please to work. If your an outdoor type of person that don't mind working 60 hrs or more a week then it's not bad. The main issues I personally had was we where forced to work 6 days a week/ driver facing cameras/ could not use Bluetooth while driving/ the mill breaking down causing you to lose money being that you are paid by the load/ lastly the pay structure. Overall, if you don't mind the hours and bring a big lunchbox with you and don't stop you can make decent money.  Lastly, my biggest issue was the pay. You are paid by the load and you can make 1200 plus a week but you will work over 60 hours to get it. Fun job looking back on it, but the hours and pay just didn't match for me.

in the short time i was there , went thru multiple managers , no room for advancement with this company , mill constantly broke , the company expects you to sit and wait 12 hours and more while they are being paid by the hour for the truck and only paying the drivers 9.00 per hour , there is no communication with mill and mill supervisors , pay is not what was promised and not near enough for what you have to deal with

Poorly ran company with no realistic structure for future growth and success. “Upper management” brings new definition to the word incompetent, and lacks basic comprehension of how to structure a growing company with sustainably and advance into the modern age of transportation. Ownership is either blind, clueless, or doesn’t care  what their absolute failure  “upper” management is doing. If you enjoy constantly chasing your tail, and never ending micro management, then this is probably the place for you. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The people are wonderful, and also offer bonuses 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Trying to get certain feed and hoping everything goes smoothly 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It’s fairly simple and easy going, nothing to hard and pretty simple to find what you’re looking for.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Driving and hauling feed and fueling truck, it’s a local job and you’re home every day

What is the best part of working at the company?
The company does care about you and will give you time off if needed

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
They try to push work off on others

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very hot but very funny and caring guys
But don’t let them fool you they are lazy

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Stressful and tiring and will keep you after hours that you will have no control over

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Welder 1 salary reported	$24.50 per hour

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