I hated working there. Put in my two weeks notice after only working there for two weeks. They denied my second sign on bonus because I put in my notice. Then after I left the took the first part of my sign on bonus out of my last paycheck, was told that the took the bonus because I only worked there for 28 days. Later I found out they put on my DAC that I had a violation of company policy. When I called and asked about, I was told I did not give a two week notice. They are the worst company I ever worked for.
You need to fight that off of your hire right report....file an appeal...the is no law that requires you to put in a two weeks notice...hire right falls under the ,"fair credit and reporting act" do it man....i was burned by KB also...but i didnt let them ruin my record.
Its a really scummy company. I left during orientation but i could tell they were scumbags, but i had a similar incident happen at schneider, ended up filing a defamation lawsuit and settled out of court for a sum and removal.
@@philosophicaltrucker9279 OTR trucking is such a lie but people fall for it. It is and always has been a hard job. It was the same in 1990 nothing new here its just worse with elb
Honestly, me personally if I’m going to take a 34 it will be at home. Not at a truck stop. Or worse a customer. They use to let people go home weekly if you lived in anywhere in the middle of the country (iow) anywhere where beef is a big thing. I live in Dallas. So I went home weekly. But they changed it to bi-weekly. I never did road warrior. There really isn’t a difference in pay staying out 2 months vs going home bi-weekly other than you make them a lot of money
@@donniexl1033if you run 8-9 hours a day you can run forever without stopping. Running 8-9 hours means you won’t drive over the 70 hours in the 8 day period. Or 60 in the 7 day period. By the 8th day you recap. The way K&B runs when I was there. You didn’t do a lot of driving. Maybe on the weekend runs but you mainly picked up a 1400 mile load drive 500 miles of it or less and give it to someone else. That’s how they do things. They justify it by giving you guaranteed pay. Some weeks it was good because you got paid for 2500 miles and probably only drove 1900 miles. Downside, you sit at places like Tyson live plants, JBS etc. waiting for your trailer. You’ll haul meat loads that sways when driving down the road.
I approve this message as a former driver, yeah they make 1750 sound good but as this gentleman said the amount of work does not add up and the relays get sickening and like he said you have to be out a certain amount of time and 2000 miles seems light but you constantly tired
Is that 1750 true man? You have to stay for at least 10 weeks out that’s no problem for me, I need garuanteed money I dont care how they work I need money, I currently work for knight and man pay is worse than horrible sometimes 500,600 up to 1200 on a rare week really bad, I’m just out here praying for a lucky week but never happens
@alejandrosotelo5176 it's not the staying out that gets you it's the relays and you will do alot. You are allowed 1 8/2 or 7/3 split within a 24hr period and by FMCSA you are legally required to take a 10hr break. They make you do constant splits which is violation of rules and he is right they manipulate your logs . Part of guarantee is you can't be late for load delivery or pickup and what happens is they will give you a load where you are at a customer and will not have enough hours and contrary to what they say alot of the customer don't give detention so if you get a load and tell them you can't get there do to being delayed they will tell you to get there as soon as you can or relay which means you don't get guarantee. Oh and when you go to orientation keep in mind that your bonus and guarantee will not take affect until after you get on road so your first pay will be partial bonus and whatever miles you get when you leave. If you want to go I can't stop you and wish you the best but do your research
@@michaelcarey3410 damn so even when it’s not your fault for delays you dont get guaranteed, and what about the miles let’s say you don’t get guaranteed pay are you still able to drive decent miles?, also breakdowns or maintenance does that affect guarantee?,
@@michaelcarey3410 thank you I appreciate the information but 600 dollar paychecks with this company are not it, tomorrow I’m getting paid 1600 miles at .45 max .52 after tax I’m taking 500-600 I’ll really think about it and I’m gonna try to talk to kb drivers whenever I see them
@alejandrosotelo5176 you get breakdown pay and as the person said he got about 2000 miles you rarely get 3000 bro hence because of relays you can be on a 800 mile run and closing in on 3000+ and will tell you that you need to relay to get a driver home then talk to driver and will say they not going home
when you are a OTR driver no matter the company you will work everyday. It sucks but its the truth and always has been since the 1980's Your day off is in some remote truck stop sitting in your truck with nothing to do or anyway much to do anything. Get sick in a truck and its even worse if you have the flu.
Also, their truck have: Cruise control disabled 90% of loads will be run at night. 65 mph APU work... sometimes. Heater uses kerosene, not diesel, and rarely works. You'll freeze during winter and sweat your ass in the summer Mid-roof trucks so cramped. None of the inside storage spaces have no doors, so craps falling out everywhere. Useless. Trucks dont have diff lockers on any drives, so snow, mud, and ice render the truck useless. Midwest = snow, mud, ice In order to qualify for the $1,750 gross MINIMUM, you must not be late AND available for dispatch Mon to Mon They claim 2500 miles per week....you will rarely get anywhere close to that. You'll be running every day, 200, 300, 400 miles, and if you do get 600+, they will relay/T-call off of you to someone else. As a matter of fact, expect T-call....all the time. At least 3+ per week. The worst of the worst is having to sit at a dock for 3 to 8 hours and then being expected to PC out and having all those hours counted towards your 10 hr break. So, you'll be getting maybe 5 hours to sleep after a minimum of a 14-hour day and the expected to "rest" for 5 hours. Oh, and that is assuming the dispatch doesn't schedule a relay/T-call during your 5 hour "rest." Smh. Worst of the worst treatment.
@rogerg0834 I work for them 2 months left for a month and came back and in orientation they told us that the trucks have speed limiters so if your in a 55mph County road your truck will only go 50 ir 53 mph and in big city's they are limited to 57 but in all honesty they don't reach that speed the only reach 50 or 54 mph in a city highway
@Mr.ML2024 wow, I was there for 13 months. When I left the trucks were speed limited to 65mph. So already slow enough now even slower? So basically drivers there will NEVER, EVER, earn what K&B claims. Smh.
Congratulations you can do so much better. I left after I filed a complaint of coercion. The dispatchers lie and try to get you to run loads on PC. They pretty much point blank. Ask you to falsify your logs. Stay away from k and b transportation. Yes they are serious about the money but what are they willing to have you do to get that money is what you should be asking yourself
You can use PC for parking as long as it’s to a safe destination. You use it by stopping, putting it in PC then when you get to the destination go “on duty” for post trip. Then in the morning you return back to the spot you were originally at in PC, and then stop and put it on duty pretrip. This isn’t illegal, this is actually DOT rules. But you don’t want to do it daily or anything for them to investigate ur logs.
Umk no with pc you don't have to return to the original location that was changed in the last fmcsa rules update. ..you can also pc loaded or empty to a reasonable safe location
You sound just a little flippant about trucking in general. You are on point though with everything about K&B. No 34 resets? But run split's on my clocks? Not happening! All splits do is take a mediocre recap and stick it in the middle of two 10hr. breaks by splitting the drive clock. I don't mind running recaps on my clocks as long as each recap goes no shorter than 6 hrs. However, I am married to trucking. Like a pro ball player, race car drivers, golfers, bowlers, etc. I love what I do even with all of it's faults. I haven't worked a job yet that did not have struggles and pitfalls. But this is me, I can stay out for a year with no days off. I have done 10 months, 9 months, 7 months and right now I am from the first Dec. '23 without a day off. I don't think twice about it. BUT, 34's help with that and for me not wanting days off from my trade...the 10 days off after two months is boring. But im not trading out to do those splits and bs recaps for what Im currently driving. Surprise appointment times at the last minute don't cut it either. I plan my routes for my stops after miles, 10's, 30minutes and where I rest. I've hauled flat, reefer, dry, cranes, all dump's, straight etc. etc. and been on every mountain pass, interstate and every major city in the U.S....every season and stay out all seasons. Thanks for the vid. I learned a long time ago to read between the lines of what a recruiter says and what one does not say on key questions Wish you the best. Open road and clear sky.
Man you never give a trucking company 2 weeks notice because they’ll cut your truck off or keep your check saying you quit.I would make an excuse for the whole until I get my check and ✌🏽
I did 7 months what got me was the double 10 hour break. They had me do a full 10 hour after I got done driving wake up drive about 70 miles and do another 10 hour which I'll be up the whole time for trying to fall asleep. Then drive out my clock it got so bad I had to leave them
Probably going to say I was the only person that had a great time at that company, did two years with them. What can I say I didn’t mind the way they ran shit. But really love my current company, so everything he says is true, the thing I hated most was having to knock on other drivers doors because they weren’t getting up or answering their phones.
@@indo3052 They didn’t have that when I worked there, but my current company has forward, and inward cameras, so I suppose what’s the difference? Do I like it? No, but I also like the job, so I just look the other way. Doesn’t mean it’s right, but I suppose with any company there will be five and take, they give you shit, and you take it lol
That’s how most are, they want you running-recapping 3 to 4 weeks. If they say 2 weeks out then home you can bet you be recapping. And there’s another great point as soon as you get unloaded they got you another load that picks up later in the day and you run out of hours getting loaded. You put in a hell of a lot of hours in trucking and don’t get much time for yourself. They running drivers off doing these things. Thanks for your video!
It’s not the receiver or shipper that doesn’t respect our time it’s the company. Pay us for our time. Over 40 is time and a half. You said it, you can make more on a regular job. The numbers matter. Time is money
The recruiter Sean lied and out on my Dac report that I abandoned a truck with a Tyson load which was a lie. I didn’t know why I couldn’t find employmend for several year later. It states on my report for 7 years. What really happened is I didn’t respond to Qualcomm messages and they sent a tow truck after I stopped for my sleeper berth break. That company is the worse I’ve worked for. They also fired me a day before I was eligible for my sign on bonus.
This is part of the reason I made these videos. I don’t want to see drivers put into this kind of situation. I was able to get out fairly clean but I know many aren’t so lucky.
He reminded me of a video I'll have to make about the time 4 state troopers pulled me over on the interstate and made me unload the company truck I was in after the company called them because I turned the truck around.. great video
K&B was the worst company I have ever worked for period. Worst I was ever treated by any company. They pay so much because they can't keep drivers. They have to offer big money to have drivers.
I’m 62, have 34 years OTR experience, 19 1/2 yrs as an O/O and 3 million accident free miles. I usually ignore all these trucking videos. You are exactly correct on your complaints. I have nothing but regret. This profession is not worth it. The hours you work, uncompensated time, time away from home, living in a truck, it’s B.S.! Only exception would be a good union LTL job which are scarce. If you aren’t a woman or a minority you can forget that option. So much for my “white privilege” (woke bull 💩). Get a normal job, work 40 hrs a week . Even local trucking jobs you work too many hours usually 5 1/2 to 6 days and 10-12 hrs a day + and you’re too tired to do anything but eat and sleep when you get home . There are exceptions, kudos to those that find them.
So glad i watched exactly what i needed to dosc9ver the trith about this compamy to avoid such. Ill be redacting my started application phuck kb transport.
Yess I've carried loads over 45k pounds and I'm still legal because of the size of the tanks and the apu loophole you get 400 extra pounds if you have a apu but every load I've haul is always heavy
Marten Transport is the same way. Reason for me to quit after 3 years. I was going to K&B but from the start just talking to recruiters i knew they are just the same. All this corporations are united to control our time our pay this is getting out of hand for us.
KB 😅was garbafe back in early 2000. I drove out of my hometown of Waterloo Iowa. Tyson loads and dudnt have to wait. Crystal Distribution had tons of trailers there.
K&B work the dogshxt out of you🤦🏾♂️ and the constant recaps they make you do is overwhelming… I had DM Grayson and we always bumped heads… I only recommend KB if you want to make a quick buck but if you want a career out of it DONT‼️
none of these carriers are career jobs. Just stop it. They are McJobs and nearly 100% turnover or more yearly. You can work walmart night stocking and make more. As long as the cdl schools are pumping out new drivers this will continue.
Think aby this. The driver mentioned $1750 a week. If that was a typical 9-5 40 hour work week it would pay @$43 an hour. But trucking wants you working 7 days a week. 70 hours at @$26 an hour. Then you have to deduct the cost of living on the road and giving up your social life. Its a tough racket.
Anyone looking for a good job, that actually cares for there employees look no further..if your not scared to work and run miles..the company I’m with is awesome..we pull reefer get paid layover etc..
So for the current sales point in orientation the head of safety talks about a driver dieing due to falling asleep at the wheel. He literally smirked about it as he casually tries to intimidate people because he is a former cop. Then says “splits are what we run”, get your big boy pants on. And then says if anyone complains about, direct them to me. “ I know how to speak cop”.
To answer the question about 2weeks and why some like it...they don't tell you that some have records and KandB pays for tickets or fees and in return they owe them so they have to tow the line...they will try and hold last check and check your DAC after you leave sir
I have been driving for 37 yr as far as a recap I wish it would go back to that Some people call their selves a drive but still work at McDonald’s the company is needing drivers not burger Flippers
So if they fire you do they give you a 2 week notice hell no they won't so I'll never give a 2 week notice any where I work and if they didn't give me the opportunity to return the truck when I requested then they can come recover there truck that's reality business is business
Did my homework last year on this company..God send i meet an ex driver from K&B at Richmond, IN big rest area while i was exercising..He Told me everything your saying and then some..I Never gave K&B another look...almost 20 years driving as we all say im truly Done with O.T.R..its Dead!!!!!!
I’m so glad I didn’t accept the invitation to come to orientation… I’ve heard to many horror stories, in the reviews I’ve read that on the first day of orientation, 17 drivers sent home, something not right about that, and if you quit it’s your on responsibly to find a ride to the airport 💩💩💩
Drivers get sent home for lying on they application, they do a serious background check and require your most previous employer to verify that you worked there, if they can’t get it from your most recent employer, they will try to get it from you and if they can’t get concrete evidence of your most recent employment from you then they’ll send you home. Also, they take health examinations seriously, I know a guy who was deemed a disability risk and they let him go in the middle of orientation after visiting the health physician and he was ex-military, another guy got let go because he was overweight and couldn’t pass the medical examination - blood sugar requirement. And there are others who fail the drug test.
I will say this, the dispatcher I had was cool as hell. Very laid back. The people in the office were cool. The problem with K&B is the ones above the dispatchers and staff. They’re total nazis. The one and only good thing about K&B is the guaranteed pay. Some weeks I got paid for 2500 miles and didn’t drive 2500 miles. Anyone who works there or have worked there knows how the loads are. I don’t mind the relays. It just meant more drop and hook. So it wasn’t always live loads on both ends. The weeks I didnt run 2500 miles were the ones where I got caught up at a Tyson or something like that. They left me alone on weekends, i generally got longer runs on the weekends. And they were on point about getting me home when it was time. Like I said, the dispatch was great. Overall I don’t think it’s worth going there because they fire you for anything. No second chances. One screw up, you’re gone. No exceptions. Like I said the higher ups are a bunch of nazis.
Money at KB is decent. One pro that he ivan didn't say was free flights for home time to and from. Cell phone policy, most have 2 phones, PC policy ivan was talking about is a Fact or they will ask you to call the Logs department to " fix or touch up your logs". The Relays are a killer. You can be 6 hrs in your break sleep and they will relay the load.
Terrible company guys…they don’t care about your rest. They will literally have you up and running 24/7…they constantly call you give you unreasonable appointments by double booking you. And if you quit they get in their feelings and try to withhold your last check…absolutely worst company i had the misfortune of driving for…the .70 cpm aint worth the headache. They have drivers in prison because they fell asleep behind the wheel trying to do as dispatch tell them. The reviews are real apply at your own risk
I quit after 3 days. The truck was nasty smell like shit and nasty as dog. I clean it up yet the smell still remained. They will put an app on your phone to see if you get on your phone while driving. They suck. Don't work there.
I worked there for 4mo. this is a chew up and spit you out company. they demand splits count as 10hr break. Home time got to fly in and out so you burn 2 days off at airports. got 12yrs experience. there's better.
Their the bottom of the garbage bend type of company THE WORST GO AT YOUR OWN PERRIL. I have a novel of complaints with them dating back 2010 bad,bad very bad.
Biggest red flag= Yes, you are correct about using personal conveyance. If you are caught, it will result in a violation on your PSP report. Many reputable local companies take this into consideration. This could potentially be a deal breaker, so the question to consider is whether it is worth it in the long run.
Yes, but it depends on the situation. You can use your PC if you experience a delay at the shipper or receiver. For example, if your logs show that you arrived at the shipper with only 10 minutes left on your clock, and then three hours later you used your PC to move to a nearby truck stop that indicates it was not delayed by shipper. the DOT could flag it as a violation if they choose to. He states that loads were tight and had to use pc.
OTR sucks u have no life. You always at work. Paids or not. Always on recap meaning u work everyday. That life sucks. Evey customers got a different time window.
That’s one of the big problems with trucking is none of you new drivers don’t communicate on the C.B. You’re driving dumb and blind. A C.B. Is the difference between you getting a ticket or getting stuck in the right lane when you should be in the left lane!
What in the world does CB radio do with this video! Some of y’all drivers doesn’t understand how to evolve with new technology, yes I do have a CB radio in my truck, but there is far better technology available now that you don’t even need the CB. So get to know the new technology and you may save something and money
Dude that’s true we work for money but the only reason we doing trucking honest answer cause we’re failure 90% 4% doing this for money like such a debt and etc, 5% people lost they beloved so they got no option so they doing this 1% people stacking money so they can move on in life in their mind only one goal is set stack up 100k or 150k and move on with life that’s all if you get a job 25$ per hour before you get your CDL you won’t be end up hare
Your video just helped prevent a huge mistake. Thanks.
I hated working there. Put in my two weeks notice after only working there for two weeks. They denied my second sign on bonus because I put in my notice. Then after I left the took the first part of my sign on bonus out of my last paycheck, was told that the took the bonus because I only worked there for 28 days. Later I found out they put on my DAC that I had a violation of company policy. When I called and asked about, I was told I did not give a two week notice. They are the worst company I ever worked for.
That’s why I made this video, to help other drivers not put themselves in this situation. Hope all is well driver.
You need to fight that off of your hire right report....file an appeal...the is no law that requires you to put in a two weeks notice...hire right falls under the ,"fair credit and reporting act" do it man....i was burned by KB also...but i didnt let them ruin my record.
Its a really scummy company. I left during orientation but i could tell they were scumbags, but i had a similar incident happen at schneider, ended up filing a defamation lawsuit and settled out of court for a sum and removal.
Same thing happened to me
@@philosophicaltrucker9279 OTR trucking is such a lie but people fall for it. It is and always has been a hard job. It was the same in 1990 nothing new here its just worse with elb
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Man I was just about to sign on with them too! Thank you for this review you saved me a lot of hassle.
SAVED ME TOO THANKS
Saved me too thanks
Thanks for the review I was interested in this company but may not take it now!
Money was decent but it’s a different kind of trucking. I’ll post another video soon about them trying to take $500 from my last check.
@@Americanguystuff LOL man money is decent working at McDonalds 24/7 for 2 months straight without any break.
I almost went there a few months ago until the recruiter said they don’t do 34hr resets
And he wasn’t lying about that either 😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣
How is that possible? I thought that was dot regulations?
Honestly, me personally if I’m going to take a 34 it will be at home. Not at a truck stop. Or worse a customer. They use to let people go home weekly if you lived in anywhere in the middle of the country (iow) anywhere where beef is a big thing. I live in Dallas. So I went home weekly. But they changed it to bi-weekly. I never did road warrior. There really isn’t a difference in pay staying out 2 months vs going home bi-weekly other than you make them a lot of money
@@donniexl1033if you run 8-9 hours a day you can run forever without stopping. Running 8-9 hours means you won’t drive over the 70 hours in the 8 day period. Or 60 in the 7 day period. By the 8th day you recap. The way K&B runs when I was there. You didn’t do a lot of driving. Maybe on the weekend runs but you mainly picked up a 1400 mile load drive 500 miles of it or less and give it to someone else. That’s how they do things. They justify it by giving you guaranteed pay. Some weeks it was good because you got paid for 2500 miles and probably only drove 1900 miles. Downside, you sit at places like Tyson live plants, JBS etc. waiting for your trailer. You’ll haul meat loads that sways when driving down the road.
I approve this message as a former driver, yeah they make 1750 sound good but as this gentleman said the amount of work does not add up and the relays get sickening and like he said you have to be out a certain amount of time and 2000 miles seems light but you constantly tired
Is that 1750 true man? You have to stay for at least 10 weeks out that’s no problem for me, I need garuanteed money I dont care how they work I need money, I currently work for knight and man pay is worse than horrible sometimes 500,600 up to 1200 on a rare week really bad, I’m just out here praying for a lucky week but never happens
@alejandrosotelo5176 it's not the staying out that gets you it's the relays and you will do alot. You are allowed 1 8/2 or 7/3 split within a 24hr period and by FMCSA you are legally required to take a 10hr break. They make you do constant splits which is violation of rules and he is right they manipulate your logs . Part of guarantee is you can't be late for load delivery or pickup and what happens is they will give you a load where you are at a customer and will not have enough hours and contrary to what they say alot of the customer don't give detention so if you get a load and tell them you can't get there do to being delayed they will tell you to get there as soon as you can or relay which means you don't get guarantee. Oh and when you go to orientation keep in mind that your bonus and guarantee will not take affect until after you get on road so your first pay will be partial bonus and whatever miles you get when you leave. If you want to go I can't stop you and wish you the best but do your research
@@michaelcarey3410 damn so even when it’s not your fault for delays you dont get guaranteed, and what about the miles let’s say you don’t get guaranteed pay are you still able to drive decent miles?, also breakdowns or maintenance does that affect guarantee?,
@@michaelcarey3410 thank you I appreciate the information but 600 dollar paychecks with this company are not it, tomorrow I’m getting paid 1600 miles at .45 max .52 after tax I’m taking 500-600 I’ll really think about it and I’m gonna try to talk to kb drivers whenever I see them
@alejandrosotelo5176 you get breakdown pay and as the person said he got about 2000 miles you rarely get 3000 bro hence because of relays you can be on a 800 mile run and closing in on 3000+ and will tell you that you need to relay to get a driver home then talk to driver and will say they not going home
So right I’m glad I saw this video, who wants to work everyday
I work here and the money is good but yes you work everyday for 8 weeks
That sounds good to me. Try working every day and the money is bad.
when you are a OTR driver no matter the company you will work everyday. It sucks but its the truth and always has been since the 1980's Your day off is in some remote truck stop sitting in your truck with nothing to do or anyway much to do anything. Get sick in a truck and its even worse if you have the flu.
😂😂😂 you speak from experience I'm sure, but absolutely correct 💯@@Victorseafog
@Victorseafog not jbhunt. Every single account is either home weekends or home daily
Them Constant Relays With Other Drivers Was Annoying As Hell Man I Couldn’t Stand That Place Only Lasted 3 Months
@@Mr.ML202453mph. In certain zones. Even if its 65 mph.
Also, their truck have:
Cruise control disabled
90% of loads will be run at night.
65 mph
APU work... sometimes.
Heater uses kerosene, not diesel, and rarely works.
You'll freeze during winter and sweat your ass in the summer
Mid-roof trucks so cramped.
None of the inside storage spaces have no doors, so craps falling out everywhere. Useless.
Trucks dont have diff lockers on any drives, so snow, mud, and ice render the truck useless. Midwest = snow, mud, ice
In order to qualify for the $1,750 gross MINIMUM, you must not be late AND available for dispatch Mon to Mon
They claim 2500 miles per week....you will rarely get anywhere close to that.
You'll be running every day, 200, 300, 400 miles, and if you do get 600+, they will relay/T-call off of you to someone else.
As a matter of fact, expect T-call....all the time. At least 3+ per week.
The worst of the worst is having to sit at a dock for 3 to 8 hours and then being expected to PC out and having all those hours counted towards your 10 hr break. So, you'll be getting maybe 5 hours to sleep after a minimum of a 14-hour day and the expected to "rest" for 5 hours. Oh, and that is assuming the dispatch doesn't schedule a relay/T-call during your 5 hour "rest." Smh. Worst of the worst treatment.
Yuppp pretty accurate I've work for then and still working and now they limited the speed to 57 but the truck usually stays at 50 or 53 mph
@Mr.ML2024 what! No freaking way. That's ridiculous.
@rogerg0834 I work for them 2 months left for a month and came back and in orientation they told us that the trucks have speed limiters so if your in a 55mph County road your truck will only go 50 ir 53 mph and in big city's they are limited to 57 but in all honesty they don't reach that speed the only reach 50 or 54 mph in a city highway
@Mr.ML2024 wow, I was there for 13 months. When I left the trucks were speed limited to 65mph. So already slow enough now even slower? So basically drivers there will NEVER, EVER, earn what K&B claims. Smh.
💯 I'm on my out🏃🏽♂️➡️🏃🏽♂️➡️🏃🏽♂️➡️🏃🏽♂️➡️
Appreciate this man you saved me alot of time
Congratulations you can do so much better. I left after I filed a complaint of coercion. The dispatchers lie and try to get you to run loads on PC. They pretty much point blank. Ask you to falsify your logs. Stay away from k and b transportation. Yes they are serious about the money but what are they willing to have you do to get that money is what you should be asking yourself
Thanks for the heads up. I was seriously thinking about hiring on with this company, but not anymore.
Thank you, brother, for saving me from a nightmare.
You can use PC for parking as long as it’s to a safe destination. You use it by stopping, putting it in PC then when you get to the destination go “on duty” for post trip. Then in the morning you return back to the spot you were originally at in PC, and then stop and put it on duty pretrip. This isn’t illegal, this is actually DOT rules. But you don’t want to do it daily or anything for them to investigate ur logs.
And ur wrong lol I love trucking like that and trying to get these guys to hire me
Umk no with pc you don't have to return to the original location that was changed in the last fmcsa rules update.
..you can also pc loaded or empty to a reasonable safe location
You sound just a little flippant about trucking in general. You are on point though with everything about K&B.
No 34 resets? But run split's on my clocks? Not happening! All splits do is take a mediocre recap and stick it in the middle of two 10hr. breaks by splitting the drive clock. I don't mind running recaps on my clocks as long as each recap goes no shorter than 6 hrs. However, I am married to trucking. Like a pro ball player, race car drivers, golfers, bowlers, etc. I love what I do even with all of it's faults. I haven't worked a job yet that did not have struggles and pitfalls. But this is me, I can stay out for a year with no days off. I have done 10 months, 9 months, 7 months and right now I am from the first Dec. '23 without a day off. I don't think twice about it. BUT, 34's help with that and for me not wanting days off from my trade...the 10 days off after two months is boring. But im not trading out to do those splits and bs recaps for what Im currently driving.
Surprise appointment times at the last minute don't cut it either. I plan my routes for my stops after miles, 10's, 30minutes and where I rest. I've hauled flat, reefer, dry, cranes, all dump's, straight etc. etc. and been on every mountain pass, interstate and every major city in the U.S....every season and stay out all seasons.
Thanks for the vid. I learned a long time ago to read between the lines of what a recruiter says and what one does not say on key questions
Wish you the best.
Open road and clear sky.
I needed this review. Guess my current company "marriage" isn't so bad, after all.
Man you never give a trucking company 2 weeks notice because they’ll cut your truck off or keep your check saying you quit.I would make an excuse for the whole until I get my check and ✌🏽
I did 7 months what got me was the double 10 hour break. They had me do a full 10 hour after I got done driving wake up drive about 70 miles and do another 10 hour which I'll be up the whole time for trying to fall asleep. Then drive out my clock it got so bad I had to leave them
Probably going to say I was the only person that had a great time at that company, did two years with them. What can I say I didn’t mind the way they ran shit. But really love my current company, so everything he says is true, the thing I hated most was having to knock on other drivers doors because they weren’t getting up or answering their phones.
What's your other company is the pay better asking for a friend?,
What if u refuse to add that spying program on your phone?
@@indo3052 They didn’t have that when I worked there, but my current company has forward, and inward cameras, so I suppose what’s the difference? Do I like it? No, but I also like the job, so I just look the other way. Doesn’t mean it’s right, but I suppose with any company there will be five and take, they give you shit, and you take it lol
That’s how most are, they want you running-recapping 3 to 4 weeks. If they say 2 weeks out then home you can bet you be recapping. And there’s another great point as soon as you get unloaded they got you another load that picks up later in the day and you run out of hours getting loaded. You put in a hell of a lot of hours in trucking and don’t get much time for yourself. They running drivers off doing these things. Thanks for your video!
Damn that's a long time for ten off , as I only currently have to do 21 for 5 and make about the same
hey, man...I'm looking for a schedule like this, can you tell me some companies that do this?
@@johnny7121it’s probably Schneider
Legally you can not run PC for pulling a trailer to get load or del load if something happens you are hung out to dry it you cdl not their problem
It happens a lot there
Indeed
It’s not the receiver or shipper that doesn’t respect our time it’s the company. Pay us for our time. Over 40 is time and a half. You said it, you can make more on a regular job. The numbers matter. Time is money
The recruiter Sean lied and out on my Dac report that I abandoned a truck with a Tyson load which was a lie. I didn’t know why I couldn’t find employmend for several year later. It states on my report for 7 years. What really happened is I didn’t respond to Qualcomm messages and they sent a tow truck after I stopped for my sleeper berth break. That company is the worse I’ve worked for. They also fired me a day before I was eligible for my sign on bonus.
This is part of the reason I made these videos. I don’t want to see drivers put into this kind of situation. I was able to get out fairly clean but I know many aren’t so lucky.
He reminded me of a video I'll have to make about the time 4 state troopers pulled me over on the interstate and made me unload the company truck I was in after the company called them because I turned the truck around.. great video
Wow that sucks. Sorry this company is screwing over drivers. Thanks for sharing this with us all.
F that re-cap daily crap! That only benefits the company and hurts the driver!
True, it limits the miles you can get.
K&B was the worst company I have ever worked for period. Worst I was ever treated by any company. They pay so much because they can't keep drivers. They have to offer big money to have drivers.
The 2 months for 10 days off is to long. 45 days out 10 days off with that guarantee would be acceptable imo.
Yea that's a deal breaker. Not being able to use my phone.
You can use your phone for handfree calling only
I’m 62, have 34 years OTR experience, 19 1/2 yrs as an O/O and 3 million accident free miles. I usually ignore all these trucking videos. You are exactly correct on your complaints. I have nothing but regret. This profession is not worth it. The hours you work, uncompensated time, time away from home, living in a truck, it’s B.S.! Only exception would be a good union LTL job which are scarce. If you aren’t a woman or a minority you can forget that option. So much for my “white privilege” (woke bull 💩). Get a normal job, work 40 hrs a week . Even local trucking jobs you work too many hours usually 5 1/2 to 6 days and 10-12 hrs a day + and you’re too tired to do anything but eat and sleep when you get home . There are exceptions, kudos to those that find them.
It only took you 34 years to figure that all out... Sounds like you're a quick study
@@DRIVERZLOUNGE I leave it to you newbies to continue bringing the profession down even further!
Man you said it all! I would like to see some respect given to truck drivers!! This ish ain’t easy and everyone can’t do it!!
So glad i watched exactly what i needed to dosc9ver the trith about this compamy to avoid such. Ill be redacting my started application phuck kb transport.
Sounds like a very crooked company get out fast as you can
I think they want to have their fuel tanks smaller so they can carry more product on their trailers
Yess I've carried loads over 45k pounds and I'm still legal because of the size of the tanks and the apu loophole you get 400 extra pounds if you have a apu but every load I've haul is always heavy
Marten Transport is the same way. Reason for me to quit after 3 years. I was going to K&B but from the start just talking to recruiters i knew they are just the same. All this corporations are united to control our time our pay this is getting out of hand for us.
KB 😅was garbafe back in early 2000. I drove out of my hometown of Waterloo Iowa. Tyson loads and dudnt have to wait. Crystal Distribution had tons of trailers there.
60 days on the road…that schedule is gonna make you mentally unstable very soon …some sort of PTSD i believe and no resets at all …F*ck ‘em
When you mentioned $23 an hour compared to local. Are you talking about a 40 work eeek?
K&B work the dogshxt out of you🤦🏾♂️ and the constant recaps they make you do is overwhelming… I had DM Grayson and we always bumped heads… I only recommend KB if you want to make a quick buck but if you want a career out of it DONT‼️
none of these carriers are career jobs. Just stop it. They are McJobs and nearly 100% turnover or more yearly. You can work walmart night stocking and make more. As long as the cdl schools are pumping out new drivers this will continue.
Is 1750 before or after taxes
Hey, my company makes rules on the fly and says the rule has always been in place and the driver is made to feel stupid that they didn't know.
Think aby this. The driver mentioned $1750 a week. If that was a typical 9-5 40 hour work week it would pay @$43 an hour. But trucking wants you working 7 days a week. 70 hours at @$26 an hour. Then you have to deduct the cost of living on the road and giving up your social life. Its a tough racket.
Anyone looking for a good job, that actually cares for there employees look no further..if your not scared to work and run miles..the company I’m with is awesome..we pull reefer get paid layover etc..
Thank you for sharing this
So for the current sales point in orientation the head of safety talks about a driver dieing due to falling asleep at the wheel. He literally smirked about it as he casually tries to intimidate people because he is a former cop. Then says “splits are what we run”, get your big boy pants on. And then says if anyone complains about, direct them to me. “ I know how to speak cop”.
@@davidbailey3565 Yeah that’s him alright. Get out of there fast!
They definitely think they are special. I thank god i didnt ever go there. Thanks for warning . Appreciate your video
How’s the phone app ?
To answer the question about 2weeks and why some like it...they don't tell you that some have records and KandB pays for tickets or fees and in return they owe them so they have to tow the line...they will try and hold last check and check your DAC after you leave sir
I have been driving for 37 yr as far as a recap I wish it would go back to that
Some people call their selves a drive but still work at McDonald’s the company is needing drivers not burger Flippers
Judging by your grammar, you’re clearly not a scholar.
😂 Yeah they got me I don’t like the police but K&B stole everything off my truck 🛻 when I went on HOMETIME they’re poor…
So many deal breakers
Thank you.
So if they fire you do they give you a 2 week notice hell no they won't so I'll never give a 2 week notice any where I work and if they didn't give me the opportunity to return the truck when I requested then they can come recover there truck that's reality business is business
Did my homework last year on this company..God send i meet an ex driver from K&B at Richmond, IN big rest area while i was exercising..He Told me everything your saying and then some..I Never gave K&B another look...almost 20 years driving as we all say im truly Done with O.T.R..its Dead!!!!!!
I’m so glad I didn’t accept the invitation to come to orientation… I’ve heard to many horror stories, in the reviews I’ve read that on the first day of orientation, 17 drivers sent home, something not right about that, and if you quit it’s your on responsibly to find a ride to the airport 💩💩💩
Drivers get sent home for lying on they application, they do a serious background check and require your most previous employer to verify that you worked there, if they can’t get it from your most recent employer, they will try to get it from you and if they can’t get concrete evidence of your most recent employment from you then they’ll send you home. Also, they take health examinations seriously, I know a guy who was deemed a disability risk and they let him go in the middle of orientation after visiting the health physician and he was ex-military, another guy got let go because he was overweight and couldn’t pass the medical examination - blood sugar requirement. And there are others who fail the drug test.
Based on these reviews makes me want to work for KB
Good video, stay safe
Sounds like Amazon drivers.
I will say this, the dispatcher I had was cool as hell. Very laid back. The people in the office were cool. The problem with K&B is the ones above the dispatchers and staff. They’re total nazis. The one and only good thing about K&B is the guaranteed pay. Some weeks I got paid for 2500 miles and didn’t drive 2500 miles. Anyone who works there or have worked there knows how the loads are. I don’t mind the relays. It just meant more drop and hook. So it wasn’t always live loads on both ends. The weeks I didnt run 2500 miles were the ones where I got caught up at a Tyson or something like that. They left me alone on weekends, i generally got longer runs on the weekends. And they were on point about getting me home when it was time. Like I said, the dispatch was great. Overall I don’t think it’s worth going there because they fire you for anything. No second chances. One screw up, you’re gone. No exceptions. Like I said the higher ups are a bunch of nazis.
Money at KB is decent. One pro that he ivan didn't say was free flights for home time to and from. Cell phone policy, most have 2 phones, PC policy ivan was talking about is a Fact or they will ask you to call the Logs department to " fix or touch up your logs". The Relays are a killer. You can be 6 hrs in your break sleep and they will relay the load.
I just have 2 phones bro no problems lol
But that’s every company they always want you to put in your 2 week notice
1750 u can do local
Come to Crete Carrier. PAGMAR
Crete sucks,
What about the forced Dispatch. That endangers the driver and public safety. On that kind of schedule.
If you're at a dock you're on duty. It's the law.
Terrible company guys…they don’t care about your rest. They will literally have you up and running 24/7…they constantly call you give you unreasonable appointments by double booking you. And if you quit they get in their feelings and try to withhold your last check…absolutely worst company i had the misfortune of driving for…the .70 cpm aint worth the headache. They have drivers in prison because they fell asleep behind the wheel trying to do as dispatch tell them. The reviews are real apply at your own risk
I quit after 3 days. The truck was nasty smell like shit and nasty as dog. I clean it up yet the smell still remained. They will put an app on your phone to see if you get on your phone while driving. They suck. Don't work there.
So they fired you?
No, I put in my 2 week notice and walked away. This video was recorded while still employed.
how are wish
Drivers that work there get very little sleep and dispatch will tell them one thing and blame them for doing it
Damm i almost made my decision to drive for them forget it
17.50 is not good money, stop this madness
1750 a week minimum. Still not great for otr
Been with k and b 4 years i have no problems
Still at k and b and still no problems coming up 5 years at k and b
LOL 6 hours? Try bottom hopper.
That phone thing is overboard
They trash. That company is NEVER to be mentioned
Thanks not for me!!! 😂
I worked there for 4mo. this is a chew up and spit you out company. they demand splits count as 10hr break. Home time got to fly in and out so you burn 2 days off at airports. got 12yrs experience. there's better.
Their the bottom of the garbage bend type of company THE WORST GO AT YOUR OWN PERRIL. I have a novel of complaints with them dating back 2010 bad,bad very bad.
The 2nd worse company I worked for. I lasted 3 months
Dam k and b doesn’t sound good
Thr trucks are now govern to 57mph or slower and you work everyday
Biggest red flag= Yes, you are correct about using personal conveyance. If you are caught, it will result in a violation on your PSP report. Many reputable local companies take this into consideration. This could potentially be a deal breaker, so the question to consider is whether it is worth it in the long run.
No it won’t, pc’ing out of the receiver is legal, as long as you go to the nearest truck stop to break while empty
Yes, but it depends on the situation. You can use your PC if you experience a delay at the shipper or receiver. For example, if your logs show that you arrived at the shipper with only 10 minutes left on your clock, and then three hours later you used your PC to move to a nearby truck stop that indicates it was not delayed by shipper. the DOT could flag it as a violation if they choose to. He states that loads were tight and had to use pc.
Do they got cameras?
Yeah trucking is just trash now I don't want any parts of it anymore
What Kinda drug test
Glad I didn’t apply
OTR sucks u have no life. You always at work. Paids or not. Always on recap meaning u work everyday.
That life sucks. Evey customers got a different time window.
Go to prime and lease
lmfao prime been shyte for years as far as back till the 90s
That’s one of the big problems with trucking is none of you new drivers don’t communicate on the C.B. You’re driving dumb and blind. A C.B. Is the difference between you getting a ticket or getting stuck in the right lane when you should be in the left lane!
Most of us can pay attention we dont need a CB ......you old drivers need to mind your business..... learn some grammar too...
Thanks for pointing out my grammar l will try and work on it and have a good day.
What in the world does CB radio do with this video! Some of y’all drivers doesn’t understand how to evolve with new technology, yes I do have a CB radio in my truck, but there is far better technology available now that you don’t even need the CB. So get to know the new technology and you may save something and money
you sound like a rookie lmfao BS is on the CB 90%+ of the time
Dude that’s true we work for money but the only reason we doing trucking honest answer cause we’re failure 90% 4% doing this for money like such a debt and etc,
5% people lost they beloved so they got no option so they doing this
1% people stacking money so they can move on in life in their mind only one goal is set stack up 100k or 150k and move on with life that’s all
if you get a job 25$ per hour before you get your CDL you won’t be end up hare
I'm home every other night and 34hr reset and net 1700 with jb hunt