Want to know more about a company?
Sure, you can look at their website, and follow them on social media.
But, to get the real lowdown, talk to the drivers.
Here’s what a broad selection of owner-operators had to say when asked about their experiences driving for Oakley Transport, the family-owned Lake Wales, Florida-based hauler of liquid and dry bulk food-grade ingredients. The company’s more than 600 drivers deliver throughout the contiguous 48 states, Canada and Mexico.
Here’s what some of them had to say:
“The independence, it’s steady… I enjoy the travel and adventure. There’s a lot of people here willing to help you if you sign on with Oakley. It’s like a family here and there’s a lot of people with good advice willing to help you, just listen to them.” – Brian Carpenter, End Dump, 4 Years of Service
“Getting paid both ways is a big thing as an Owner/Operator. You get paid both empty and loaded miles and when they say ‘deadhead 600 miles’ you don’t worry about it, you just go to work. I don’t regret my decision to come to Oakley. This has been one of the best decisions I have made and I hope to finish my trucking career here!” – Brian Lang, End Dump, 3 Years of Service
“This is such a laid back company. Very easy people to work with and I make lots and lots of money. If you come to Oakley, be ready to work, you’re gonna work a lot, and make sure you really really want it.” – Chuck Adams, Pneumatic, 7 Years of Service
“I love the people. It’s family… I’m always busy, everything is consistent and steady, and that’s what we look for. You just want to make sure your priorities are straight once you come over here. Once you do that, find you a good truck, get some good warranty on it, you’ll be good. Oakley will take care of the rest and they’ll make sure you got work.” – Damoni Gunter, Pneumatic, 2 Years of Service
“When I got over here, I told my wife ‘it almost sounds too good to be true’. I went through orientation and I told my wife after so many months of working here ‘it’s unbelievable. Everything he said was true’. The consistency of the freight and the way we’re treated. Everybody here in the office to the guys here in the shop, everyone is professional, real friendly, gosh what’s not to love? Man, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and get over here!” – Dan Blankenship, End Dump, 9 Years of Service
“The people I’ve met here have been good folks to me, not just the dispatchers but mainly the drivers. I’ve met drivers that from the very beginning when I started helped me out and I still talk to them. The harder you work at Oakley, the more money you’re gonna make. If you work hard, you don’t fuss about doing the stuff that’s not what you want to do, in the long run you’ll make it and you’ll come out ahead. Oakley has the stuff for you to make money, you’ve just got to get in there and make the money and do it.” – Erick Eads. Pneumatic, 13 Years of Service
“I like the way that me and my dispatcher get along and work out problems together instead of being told what to do.” – Jared Benoit, Pneumatic, 5 Years of Service
“My favorite thing about Oakley is I don’t have to beg for a load, beg for work. They put their money where their mouth is. If they tell you they can do something, they stand behind that. If you’re a company driver that is not happy with your job, or even happy with your company job, and you ever had the intuition or the wants to be an owner operator, Oakley is a one stop shop. They make it so easy here to be an owner operator. They take you from the first step to the last step and they make sure that you are successful over here because their name is on that trailer and they stand behind that.” – Jerald Hogan, Pneumatic, 6 Years of Service
“The home time and the family atmosphere. I’m never a number, I’m always a name here among everybody. The camaraderie on jobs when you’re working with other drivers, were always team Oakley out there. Find the right tool for the job, pick the right truck, learn how to run a business, and Oakley has some pretty great options to find the right tool.” – Marquita Carroll, End Dump, 2 Years of Service
“My favorite part about working here is honestly the people. It’s a really nice, fantastic group of people. It really does feel like you work for a family company and they really take care of you.” – Matt Hoag. Pneumatic, 4 Years of Service
“The people. You meet people here and you make friends out of them. I’ve got a guy I started in orientation with, and me and him talk every day. Even when we’re not at work we talk on a daily basis and it’s just good people. I was skeptical when I started, and now, it’s just another day in paradise. I enjoy it.” – Rick Rupe. Pneumatic, 4 Years of Service
“They keep me busy. That’s what we’re out here for is to stay busy so if you want to work they will definitely keep you working. Just be a team player and be willing to do what they ask you, the good and the bad. There’s always bad to do so just be willing to do both and at the end of the week, it will show up on your paycheck that you did it.” – Wesley Browning, Pneumatic, 2 Years of Service
“I don’t ever have to worry about money. It’s always here and it’s consistent each week. I really like it here. It’s structured well and it’s really good for the single owner operator.” – Cory Goff, End Dump, 2 Years of Service
“The work is pretty consistent. I go get a load, go get loaded, go to where I’m delivering and unload it and 9 times out of 10 it’s ‘ok well head on over here and get washed out and on to the next one’ so miles are really consistent. I would say they have pretty much everything you need to help make you successful. As long as you’re willing to work they have plenty of work for you so the ball is really in your court.” – Dan Murray, Pneumatic, 5 Years of Service
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