Big M Transportation reviews

This company help put me through truck driving school and worked with me all the way. Whenever I want home time I tell them and they work their butts off to make it happen. My dispatcher always returns my calls and keeps me rolling.

I was supposed to be out for 2 weeks at a time. That turned into a month at a time. Never saw my family. Their night dispatcher got me stuck in Newark NJ for 3 days over the weekend burning the oil the day of Christmas Eve. Absolutely no home time.

Worst company ever lefr me stranded after turning in my truck. They wouldn’t even buy me a bus ticket home in originally from North Carolina the only terminal they have is in Mississippi

I know these reviews are old, but there are always drivers reading them, so, here are some takes on trucking/companies/Big-G. New drivers/others, never let a company think you need them-quite the opposite. Furthermore, its the companies job to get road service and resolve freight issues. The driver who went through all this in their review.... over the years I have had probably 50 loads that were already picked up when I arrived. Brokers will find someone cheaper to haul them and never inform the original carrier-happens everyday. Brokers are some of the biggest crooks in the industry. You need to be paid for layovers and sitting-that is not free time. Always keep the back door open-meaning always have another job in mind so you can go to it the next day. Never take lip off a dispatcher/safety manager, there are too many companies looking for drivers. They always say "we are all family here". Don't believe that for a second. You are only useful as long as they make money off you and if any issue happens-your history. They say " we give you 30 days probation" and you tell them back "I give you 2 weeks and if your no good I'm getting rid of you". Don't trust any company. I personally NEVER work for percentage as I don't like dead-heading for free no matter what percentage pays. When you work percentage, its the brokers who are telling you what your going to work for. Companies too often scam on confirmations pay-sheets. Think of a company as a place to make money, do a job, get paid, then go home and give them no thanks and no smiles because they never appreciate you no matte how many company barbecues or praise they might give. Make sure you ask all the questions before going to orientation. If they don't pay travel expense-forget them. If they have an orientation over 1.5 days you know they are going to have a lot of red-tape attached to company rules and regulations and its just the beginning of micromanagement. Beware of 1099 companies who don't tell you of the up-to $3,000 escrows and fines for log mistakes and blowout tires etc. Yes, up to $1,000 fines for out of service and $700 for forgetting to sign a log. These reviews about Big -G should tell any driver they are no good and should not waste there time on them. There are few good companies to day and its more of searching for a company you can put up with. Big-G sounds like a bottom-feeder as most all companies are today. There used to be a 'move up' from a company like Big-G, but research finds top companies from years gone by have now sunk to the bottom and your only moving from on bottom-feeder to another bottom-feeder. OTR drivers do not do local work-at least I don't. Trucking is not as good as it used to be if you have started driving after 2000. The best days of trucking are gone. Trucks better today-NO, just more electronics to shut trucks down and waiting on small parts. Truck stops better-No, just more expensive and not offering the free things of years ago like free showers and free coffee. Those who say we get points...in the past you only needed 25 gallons to get a free shower and could get a shower ticket from other drivers without a problem. Truckers were given priority over the general public in the stops and restaurants. Another thing is the disappearance of small independent stops with real restaurants. Nothing is really better, more roads and more traffic. More regulations and red-tape. More people out here driving a truck-but not real truckers. Not much consideration and few 'old-school' values. Not much physical/appearance distinction between a beach-bum and a driver. Driving is much more difficult today and there is almost no fun in it. Lastly-where have all the CB radios gone? Does anyone out here speak English?

Great place to work! They have the miles if you are willing to run! Dispatch calls you every day to check in when are working.