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Equipment and Maintenance
Dispatchers and Managers
Salary Surveys
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$Ratings and Reviews
Current Employee - Apr 23, 2022
Pros
Great pay, people (including ownership on down). Also Equipment runs great and newer and technicans are helpful.
Cons
Day crew and off hour crew from driver manger and shop needs to communicate better.
Current Employee - Aug 17, 2021
Pros
Great Pay Rate, Well Kept Equipment, Good Miles, Management that actually listens to their drivers.
Cons
Health Insurance is expensive, however they're in the process of changing that.
Current Employee - Jul 17, 2020
Pros
Good equipment and maintenance, generally friendly and respectful shippers and receivers (exception is shippers in TX), very fair amount of time to get loads delivered, paid time spent at shippers/receivers, reasonable comfort and clean terminals, better than many vacation policy and a line haul team that is helpful.
Cons
Health insurance isn’t good, some (many?) of the DMs don’t do their jobs well (either can’t or don’t read, or respond timely), layover pay is low and too frequent if your DM is lame, driver creature comforts at some terminals is lacking, responsiveness of management to driver concerns is slow.
Former Employee - Dec 16, 2019
Pros
Good money
Cons
Not enough loads Nothing for family with kids
Current Employee - Aug 14, 2019
Pros
None at this time
Cons
You will not make what your promised
Salary Surveys
Company Driver - 5+ Years CDL Experience
Surveyed in Pittsburgh, PA on Apr 23, 2022
Current Employee
Yes
Company Driver - 3 Years CDL Experience
Surveyed in Knoxville, TN on Aug 17, 2021
Current Employee
Yes
Company Driver - 5+ Years CDL Experience
Surveyed in Knoxville, TN on Jul 17, 2020
Current Employee
Yes
Company Driver - 5+ Years CDL Experience
Surveyed in on Dec 16, 2019
Current Employee
No
Company Driver - 5+ Years CDL Experience
Surveyed in Texas on Aug 14, 2019
Current Employee
No
Discussions
cherrybone
Jun 19, 2015
Need info on Highway Chemical Transport
Good company their all over the Chicagoland area
I load next to them all the time happy drivers
cherrybone
Jun 19, 2015
Need info on Highway Chemical Transport
I've been to their Croydon terminal and talked to some of their drivers and they always seem happy, plus they have a guaranteed pay every week if you commit to being available for a certain amount of days.. I live 5 mins from Rahway, I was looking into them as well.
cherrybone
Jun 19, 2015
Need info on Highway Chemical Transport
I have been with them for several months and so far so good. The guaranteed pay is nice, I always hated the up and down paychecks. As long as you follow their procedures you will do fine. They are very strict on that.
GoVol
Jun 23, 2015
Need info on Highway Chemical Transport
I am still with them and they are a decent company but I am looking to go elsewhere. I went with them looking for better home time than otr. It is getting to the point that I am having to stay in the truck most of the week. If you are close to the terminal it might not be an issue but I live an hour away so a 10 hour break doesn't allow me to go home. It wasn't like this at first but has slowly gotten worse. I am out of a different terminal and run a different account so it would be different at your terminal. The guaranteed pay is nice but you will earn every penny of it.
newkytrucker
Nov 13, 2014
questions about Highway Transport Inc.
I have been with them for a couple of months. Like you I could not find much info on them. Just under 300 drivers so I guess they are not well known yet. All I can say is so far so good. If you deliver on time and follow their procedures then you will be fine. This is my first tanker job but I am enjoying it but there is a learning curve. Also make sure you do not "forget" anything on your application. I saw 1 guy sent home from orientation because he forgot a surgery he had. Everyone there has been friendly and helpful. If you have any specific questions I will try and answer them. Good Luck
htd1964
May 11, 2012
Highway Transport
I work for highway, its the best company i ever worked for so far, sound like you are out of laporte, im down there all the time, im a over the road driver so i cant speak that much on how they gonna run you but they will treat you right.