2017 Premier Transportation - Atlanta, GA

Good Morning folks! I have some time on my hands so I figured I'd use some of it to finally write this review I've been meaning to. I love this forum, it's helped me out very much in the past so I'd like to contribute and seeing as there aren't many (if any) posts pertaining to this particular company out of Atlanta (Forest Park to be exact) I think this will do just that.

I drove for this company for roughly 6 Months and here's my assessment:

Pros:

Decent people, lots of repeat customers (they haul mainly high dollar retail for companies like Target). A portion of their freight is Drop & Hook. They offer stop pay per stop as well. They also have the option of getting you home weekly if you want.

Cons:


- I found out during orientation that the recruiter flat out lied about the pay structure. I was told 39CPM plus stop pay. $20 Per Stop for live unloads. Hey nice, right? Well, it's actually 34CPM if you do SE Regional, which is what I told her I wanted. Want the 39 CPM? You must be OTR and You have to unload the freight at each stop. Most of their loads only have 2-3 stops. Do the math. An entire DryVan trailer full of freight unloaded by you for $40-60...(you can avoid the live unload loads, but it takes some finessing and they will eventually starve you out). How much would they have to pay a Lumper? How much are they charging the customer for these unloads but giving to you?

- Their Elogs systems are very old and unreliable. I've never had to break out my Paper Logs so many times because of malfunctioning Elogs. What makes this suck even more is the frequency in which their trucks are pulled in at Weigh Stations for inspection. They offer $100 for every clean inspection but good luck with these old trucks and trailers they have. That DOT officer will find SOMETHING. Premiers Safety guy even admits himself that they're Unsafe Driving CSA scores are abysmal and costing them business. They lost their oldest account to this.

- Their equipment is old and unreliable. They are supposedly getting in new trucks. We'll see.

- No APUs, Inverters, Bunk Heaters, etc. You must Idle to stay cool/warm while you sleep. I personally don't like this, but hey.

- VERY Expensive Health Insurance. Even the nice lady from HR that presents their plans to you during orientation laughs about the rates.

- I personally witnessed 3 guys during orientation get denied because of accidents that were not their fault. I personally heard the Safety person that handled qualifications explaining this to the drivers that they bused in from hundreds of miles away and wasted a week of their time. If you make it to the final day of orientation don't get excited. These guys literally wait until the last minute to start checking your history/background.

I stayed just long enough to get some longevity because being a job hopper kind of hits you these days. Yeah, they got me. Hopefully with this post I can help some other driver make a decision.

Thanks everyone and have a Happy & Safe 2017!