Opinions on Nussbaum Transportation

They loan their trucks to the illinois State Police so they can spy on people when they're driving. That a would be a deal killer for me.

'Trooper in a Truck' program gives police a new vantage point to stop distracted driving

 

Meh. Tennessee owns their own semis.

 

I've don't remember hearing negatives about Nussbaum. Make them have a current driver doing OTR, or whatever you are expecting to do, contact you and ask him t describe his typical week, his pay, home time, and anything else you need to know. Don't forget to ask about parking the truck during home time. While parking the truck at home MAY be more convenient, don't just assume you can or that your neighbors/cops will agree until you know for a fact you can. If there is a Home Owner Association in your neighborhood, the HOA probably doesn't approve. Some cities ticket commercial vehicles parked in residential neighborhoods. It's better, IMO, to park the truck during home time at the company terminal or yard so maintenance can be done without you throwing away your time waiting for it to get done.

 

You've come to the right place to get info, although being a smaller company there's a good chance not many will have heard of them, my advice would be check out their yard, look at the equipment does it look like its well looked after? How about the work shop, is it clean or does it look like a junk yard? These are all tell tail signs of a companies attitude, chances are if they don't look after their equipment this is a sure sign their going to care even less about the driver. Also if you get a chance try and talk to some of the other drivers if there around, tell them your looking at signing up and just see how they respond.

 

I know a guy that works there and he loves it. Doesn't mean all drivers do but I wouldn't be afraid to try them if I was going to be a company driver.

 

Just from passing them on the road it appears they have good equipment.
Aren't they the ones who have specialized trailers for certain customers like roller floors and such?

 

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Don't believe anything bad about Nussbaum, they are awesome. Western Express on the other hand is a horrible place.

 

That's absolute BS!