Good place to work. - Truck Driver Tri-Hi Transportation Employee Review

Great pay and hometime friendly people

None at all great company to work for

Lots of miles and long average length of haul. No northeast or Canada. Pretty flexible regarding home time. If you want to take an extra day or two off, they aren't rigid about any "2 days off for 14 days worked" kind of rules. Nice equipment. New trucks every three years or so. APUs and refrigerators in all trucks. Most, if not all, trucks have automatic transmissions. Company match on 401k. They'll fly you out and pick you up for orientation which is super quick. They say two days for orientation, but it could be even quicker.

**FYI: Not really a "con" but also not a "pro"** The pay system is a bit weird. First off, you get per diem pay (which could be a pro or a con depending on your situation) which they INCLUDE in their advertised cents per mile. There's also performance/safety pay which is ALSO included in their advertised cents per mile. Your base pay will be much, much lower than what they tell you in the recruitment process. You'll technically be paid once per month. You'll get a draw of $500 every Friday except the first Friday of the month, when you receive your "settlement" (which is your pay for the previous month, minus the weekly draws). I kept a spreadsheet with all my load information every month to cross reference with my settlement. I didn't have many issues with pay not matching up to my records, but there were a few instances. So I'd recommend keeping good records. The system can be confusing at first, but you'll get your money eventually. If you are not good at managing your finances though, this may not be the job for you. They don't like to give advances beyond the automatic $500 weekly draw from what I read in the driver's manual (I never requested an advance though, so I'm not sure if that's a hard "no" or a "please don't make it a regular thing"). **Actual Cons** A lot of brokered loads, some of which require daily check-ins. Dispatch is not 24/7. If you need a lumper in the middle of the night, you may be waiting longer for the only on-call person to get back to you with a check number than you wait for loading/unloading. Getting any accessory pay for things like detention or layovers is like pulling teeth, and usually the final answer will be "no." Insurance is expensive for lackluster coverage. All non-emergency maintenance and repair is done at their yard in the middle of nowhere Wisconsin which has very few amenities on site: one old and usually filthy shower, one washer and dryer, a microwave and a beat up couch and chair with a flat screen tv. They do have one company car-if no one's using it you can drive into town and, I don't know, visit Walmart? It's about the most interesting thing in the town. Also note, you will not be paid for your time at the yard, even if you don't live anywhere nearby. Be aware that if you decide to leave the company, you'll be on your own getting home from the yard in Wisconsin, even if you leave on good terms after multiple years of employment. They didn't even give me a ride to the airport.