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Heyl Truck Lines reviews

2.5
(33)
$480 - $1,800/week

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$480 $1,000 $1,800
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Ratings and Reviews

Former Employee - Apr 11, 2025

Worked there 5 years and was a decent copany however as of late they becameore like a corporation not like the company they once were they now have new rules and procedures on a daily basis, never did they micro-manage and nit pick the way they do now..i can speak for the south east region side , they dont pay near enough for the way the run you atlanta will be your 2nd jome load planners have no clue, driver managers are even worse, this after the new heyl chased off all the good planners and driver managers, after yhey vhased off the great mechanics we once had, not like the corporate clowns they have now....couldnt take it no more the low pay for reefer work and nolonger even given time to get a shower 3,4,6 days on top of unrealistic appointment times and over zealous safety dept driver manager who stick a knife in your back after throwing you under the bus....no. no more i had to leave as i hit my 5 year mark there. .

Pros

Terminal is close to home

Cons

Ran like a mega carrier now like a corporation now nolonger a great little company as well as too many cons to list now

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Former Employee - Mar 27, 2025

Worked there for six months, but the paycheck was never consistent or correct. You might expect to make around $5,000 a month before taxes, but be prepared for long days. They require you to sleep for only 7 hours and then work for 14 hours, and a significant portion of this time isn't even spent driving. There’s a lot of unpaid work in-between that you're not compensated for. Management can be spiteful when you decide to leave, or they might even fire you if they find out you’re looking elsewhere. The inward-facing cameras are an added inconvenience. Would not recommend this job! If you’re in Atlanta, consider going local for the same money or more, the drop yard here is incredibly tight and difficult to maneuver in and out of. This terminal would be your home base for downtime because they do not let you go home with the truck.

Pros

They carry you home alot, if you like that sort of thing. Just know that more home time means less miles, less pay.

Cons

If you ask for a day off, they will give you three, inconsistent pay, and the load times are tight/almost impossible

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Former Employee - Mar 18, 2025

I don't really have anything else to say what I said is truth whether you choose to believe it is up to you. I don't have time nor energy for this company no more I moved on to something much better. If you choose to enjoy this company or not I don't really care.

Pros

Absolutely none

Cons

Too many to count so many

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Current Employee - Mar 7, 2025

Current employee here at the Zephyrhills, Florida terminal. The review on March 5th is a disgruntled employee who was terminated. After many warnings and "coaching" sessions with management, this employee refused to follow direction of management. He displayed blatant insubordination. He was the one cussing out coworkers and management, literally. And he was then one calling people names. Management does not cuss at people and call them names. Management has been nothing but respectful towards me. This employee was creating an extremely toxic work environment that affected everyone in the bays. On the day he was terminated, management asked him to move a truck into a bay. He proceeded to cuss at the manager, that included many "F" bombs, as well as other cuss words, and cussed out a coworker who had nothing to do with what management was asking him to do.

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Former Employee - Mar 5, 2025

Terrible management as of late. Management expects more work done for less pay. Pay raises were only 40 cents for everyone. Certain people are getting micro managed and harassed constantly and killing the morale all together. Assigning jobs to inexperienced workers with no training. Just an outright embarrassing establishment to work for and represent. Heed my warning. Stay clear from this waste of time

Pros

None

Cons

Too many to count

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Salary Surveys

Company Driver - 5+ Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in Zephyrhills, FL on Apr 11, 2025

$700 per week

Current Employee

No

Company Driver - 5+ Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in Zephyrhills, FL on Mar 27, 2025

$1,154 per week

Current Employee

No

Company Driver - ... CDL Experience

Surveyed in Florida on Mar 18, 2025

$680 per week

Current Employee

No

Company Driver - ... CDL Experience

Surveyed in Zephyrhills, FL on Mar 7, 2025

$720 per week

Current Employee

Yes

Company Driver - ... CDL Experience

Surveyed in Zephyrhills, FL on Mar 5, 2025

$647 per week

Current Employee

No

Discussions

Heyl

Tina's Man

Jun 20, 2016

Heyl

I've been with them 9 years and the recruiters I had have moved on to different jobs within the company but I never felt like I was lied too. As with other companies I have my down weeks but I end up making up for it on a monthly basis. The people are very easy to get along with and the pay raises have been decent. If you're willing to work for it a little bit you can get an idle or fuel bonus depending on whether you have an APU or not. I'm in a 2016 Cascadia so I have an APU and he truck is getting great fuel mileage so I usually get my bonus. All their new trucks are automatics. The pay is decent, right now I'm at .43/mile. I feel like it's fine though cause I get good miles. I should mention I live near the Akron terminal so home time is very good for me. I've heard they want the website to be up and running within the next month or so. The old one isn't the greatest but it gets you what you need. Hope this helps, I know I gave you more than what you were looking for but they have been good to me!

Heyl

Not a Newby

Jun 28, 2016

Heyl

I have been with Heyl for almost 2 years.. real good company to work for, they will run you , i average 2200-2500 miles a week. They modifed pay a few months ago to make getting bonuses easier, and i have never missed either my fuel pay or my quartely, i hit 30000-33000 in a quater, hometime is never an issue they can have me back in a week if i need them too. the site is heyl.net 

85% of our freight is florida and texas.. and we bounce to the NW quite a bit..

The Heyl Truck Lines Experience

MrMatt

Oct 1, 2013

The Heyl Truck Lines Experience

heyl maybe a good company for some. what i found out. too many red flags for me. first phone call the first questions they asked. if i was on welfare or unemployment. seemed like they were fishing for govornment kick backs. and then they asked about everything else. had to keep pestering them to keep up with the status of the application. they are really good about keeping me up to date on it. so they hand the application off to the safety guy. didn't hear from him until monday late in the afternoon. the only reason he called at all. is because i pestered the recruiters. once he called. he told me that he had the app. and wanted to know when i wanted to come in for an "interview" and then he said depending how it went???? they would consider a road test. then said I would be sent back home after that! asked if they did a hotel stays or anything. because i would be traveling 160 miles to the interview???? I still question that. they never said, so I went with no. so i would have to travel 320 miles a day between for orientation. so once i thought about it. I realized that they are in no kind of real need for drivers. and I think they are mostly phishing for back up drivers for possible future employment when they are in need. so it didn't seem very promissing. and for most traveling 320 miles a day for orientation is too expensive. and just too far for a maybe. so for me. it was questionable at best. are they hiring? or are they just taking applications and doing interviews? and there's no real job offer in exsistants at heyl???