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Boyd Bros. Transportation reviews

3.3
(9)
$808 - $3,846/week

Summary

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Salary Surveys

$808 $1,621 $3,846
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Ratings and Reviews

Current Employee - Aug 15, 2023

Used to be a great company, been here 10 years but currently job searching. Pay has went way down, the new Kenworth trucks stay broke down. Biggest complaint is no concern from dispatchers and managment over home time anymore. Used to love my job, anymore its more stress and little benefit for the ones out here actually making them their money.

Pros

Not really much of anything anymore

Cons

low pay, no home time, broke down trucks, extremely bad dispatchers

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Response from Boyd Bros. Transportation

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We firmly believe in supporting our team, so we regret that we didn’t uphold that expectation for you. We would be happy to discuss your specific situation offline. Feel free to contact us directly via hr@boydbros.com or 877-602-0004.

Former Employee - Feb 14, 2023

Went through training back in 1998,was updated with new and better ways of securing the load,equipment was updated ,always follow Boyd's Brothers guild lines in securement,became a million mile driver,as far as dispatch,well you just have to ask me,still to this day I follow Boyd's way of securing a load, it takes a little longer,but NEVER had a problem, never had a claim ,and on multiple occasions, empress DOT in multiple states,even been ask who taught you how to secure,I tell them Boyd Bros , B O B are the Book of Boyd ,follow there guild lines on securement ,to many drivers are getting hurt or kill by not knowing are just pure lazy in not doing there job, the pay was very good for the most part,truck was always keep up and well maintained, trailer aways keep up and well maintained, tarps,chains,straps ,and all the other equipment was always 100%,if you want to make money and you want to pull a flatbed ,Boyd Bro's is a excellent company to work for.

Pros

Excellent Equipment,the best training program in the US,Very nice trucks and trailers,Hometime

Cons

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Response from Boyd Bros. Transportation

Thanks for taking the time to share your experience with us and the community. Your feedback means a lot to us!

Current Employee - Jan 30, 2023

They do there best to make sure u get home. It's tricky at time's! But it will work out over time.

Pros

Act like a pro. So it can show.

Cons

B safe!

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Response from Boyd Bros. Transportation

Thank you for sharing your experience. Please reach out to hr@boydbros.com or call 334-775-1400 if there is anything further we can do to assist.

Current Employee - Sep 19, 2022

I'm otr and have been through training now in my own truck picking loads. They don't tell you on their site or in any emails that they have driver facing cameras that record you even when the truck is not moving. They warned us of how they fired a driver because he said he had done a pretrip. Boyd knew he didn't because they played back the camera facing footage from the morning which showed him waking up and coming from the sleeper in his truck to the front and he never got out before pulling off. Later that day he failed a Dot inspection. Horrible ineffective training. Disrespectful trainers. They embarrass the drivers. They called an older 20 year driver retarded. Boyd's training is scattered and new drivers get into accidents. Threatened every day. In driver training if you hit a cone, you're fired. Management will tell you that if you don't like something just bring the truck back because they always have somebody else to put in the seat. They treat drivers as numbers that can be replaced since the old president Andrew Hauser left. There are some nice people there but the company is going downhill for drivers rapidly. They fire drivers quickly. There are better places to work even for new drivers.

Pros

Some new trucks T680 have APU Percentage pay Those disrespectful trainers are available for you to call help when you're getting your loads.

Cons

Be prepared to be fired at any time. Training is horrible and the 5 weeks is a lie. They will keep you for 7 weeks or more without warning you beforehand. Be prepared to be made fun of talked to like you're a kid to be disrespected while you're trying to learn.

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Response from Boyd Bros. Transportation

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We firmly believe in supporting our team, so we regret that you had a negative experience. While we cannot discuss individual situations on a public platform, we would be happy to speak with you directly. Please contact us at hr@boydbros.com or call 334-775-1400.

Current Employee - Apr 20, 2022

I came to this company over 6 years ago and I'm still here going strong. I've been on all sides of this company from company driver to lease purchase and now owner operator, and I love it. I go home every weekend unless I decide to stay out for 2 weeks. I'm between 2500 to 3200 miles a week and I still go home on the weekend. I haul all kinds of building materials, steel, coils, and etc.The pay is great and always on time, as long as you get your paperwork in on time. You get payed every week and again on TIME. You have a lot of flexibility when it comes to hometime/family time and for me great hometime and great pay, I'll be here awhile.

Pros

You have to do a little work.

Cons

You have to do a little work.

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Response from Boyd Bros. Transportation

Thanks for the rave review! We've enjoyed watching you grow so far and are so happy to have you in the Boyd Bros. family!

Salary Surveys

Company Driver - 5+ Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in on Aug 15, 2023

$808 per week

Current Employee

Yes

Company Driver - 5+ Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in Tennessee on Feb 14, 2023

$1,058 per week

Current Employee

No

Company Driver - 5+ Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in Rembert, SC on Jan 30, 2023

$1,154 per week

Current Employee

Yes

Company Driver - 6-11 Months CDL Experience

Surveyed in Birmingham Alabama on Sep 19, 2022

$1,100 per week

Current Employee

Yes

Owner Operator - 5+ Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in Birmingham, AL on Apr 20, 2022

$2,000 per week

Current Employee

Yes

Discussions

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59EX

Jul 18, 2015

Looking at Boyd Bros and TMC

Boyd is a great starter company 2 get ur feet wet w flatbed and learn the ropes on load securement. If u don't mind being a company Driver and u like flatbed it's the company 4 u (in my opinion, but I went there fresh from school and stayed 4yrs)

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59EX

Jul 18, 2015

Looking at Boyd Bros and TMC

Q: What kind of trucks do they have? Their site is very vague. Automatics or stick? Most company sites give at least a little idea on trucks,...

A: They have 10 spd internationals but they have a few freightliners & t660's 4 lease purchase drvrs

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travelman

Feb 23, 2015

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My husband just started as a trainer. He has been with Boyd for 9 months. Boyd is a GREAT company to work for. You go through your new employee training session in the classroom then you go out with a trainer for i think 6-8 weeks (give or take). You go home every other weekend and your trainer goes home every other weekend. They will put you up in a hotel when it's your trainers turn to go home. You make $500 a week training pay during this time.

 

He has been averaging 2000+. Of course without having a dedicated run, miles can vary a lot weekly. He should gross over $40000 this year and has only been driving less than a year.

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59EX

Jul 18, 2015

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I had one of those in my first tractor, they (Boyd) only out them in your first unit, and after only if you ask for one. 

And believe me: they can save your arse, big-time... as long as you didn't do something stupid. 

They only record 12 seconds around an event, and get reviewed before being sent on to the company ***IF*** they feel the event is reportable (so falling in a pothole or falling out of your bunk won't trigger them). 

I got rear-ended by a supertrucker once, and the camera proved I was alert, driving safely, and didn't do anything stupid. The inward facing part can be covered if you don't want it to see you changing clothes, by using a piece of tape, as long as you uncover it while driving. 

Truth is, I went and got a little Walmart drive cam, and put a 32gb card in it, to be sure I covered my butt in the event of an accident. 

Bottom line: they ain't all bad. And could save yet butt in an accident, as long as you didnt cause it.

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59EX

Jul 18, 2015

Looking at Boyd Bros and TMC

I know this is an old post but I've got 2 put in my 2 cents. I was at boyd 4 5yrs starting in '11. They are a great company 2 start with and get your feet wet as long as u don't have any aspirations of becoming an owner op; don't fall in to there lease purchase scam unless you're just saving your $ 2 buy your own truck. There are some guys who have paid off their truck but the majority will fail; I saved my $ and put a down payment on my own truck and left boyd. Boyd has been through alot of changes since the old man died & daske bought majority share; they are not the company I started with. Boyd used to be a company you would retire from but now they're just a company you go to so you can learn how to flatbed & move to a flatbed company that only hires experienced flatbedders. Hope this helps

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Drivers girl

Apr 15, 2015

How often are you getting home with Boyd?

Q: Hate to bring up and old thread but....I live in north Florida, what's the home time looking like for me?

A: Hard to say, it seems they like to run newbie drivers a bit, before giving them decent home time. 

That said, I stay out 2 weeks at a time, and sometimes longer if I have appointments I need to make on Thursday or Friday. 

The new trucks are Cumming 13liter, and Cummins won't unlock them, so 67 is it. They still like to push the mpg limit on us, but if you're close or running heavy loads, they won't complain too much. Of course, the tractors are Internationals, and they just aren't all that. For what we're expected to do, we don't get much more than the minimum to do it; and the AC units in the sleepers don't work well at all. 

Biggest problem, besides FMs with bonuses that are more important than you are, is they're cutting costs in alot of areas (tarps, tractors, techs, straps, etc) that they shouldn't be doing so. Plus driver turnover is horrendous. 

I've been here 2 years now, and overall had a good run, mainly because I've had two very good FMs that made sure I get good runs, and get home when I want to. My only concern is the corner-cutting that's affecting everything else we do. Otherwise, the cpm is decent (.40 to start as a rookie), the benefits are excellent, if a bit pricey; and they won't question you if you have a problem that needs fixing, a tire blows, or if the weather is so bad you feel unsafe driving in it.

Going to Boyd Brothers

dpark

Jun 1, 2013

Going to Boyd Brothers

Boyd brothers is great if you get the right dispatcher. My first one I had was terrible, I thought that was just the way it was, after I got my second one when my first quit, I was very pleased, he was very flexible about finding loads that could be delivered late Monday or on Tuesday to give me time to go the doctor on Mondays after the weekend. Or If I told him I wanted to take a long weekend he would get me in on a late Thursday instead of late one Friday night.. which is really just a day off. Flat bed is really hard though, I hope you're used to working very hard in the elements. IT sucks climbing in your truck wet with sweat or rain and trying to clean up. You'll need to shower sometimes twice a day, you stay nasty, and you do a lot of work in your "off duty" time so you can be ready to roll when you're 10 hour break is up. I was always broke needing the money but I guess if I took it easy then it wouldn't have been as bad. By the way I was a trainer for Boyd Brothers and left in good terms for a job with Schneider delivering for walmart... paid about the same and was much better job!