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Boyd Bros. Transportation Inc. Company Review

Boyd Bros. Transportation Inc. Company Review

Boyd Bros. Transportation Inc. Company Overview

Boyd Bros. Transportation Inc. company logo

Boyd Bros. trucking company transports steel products and building materials, mainly in the eastern two-thirds of the US, on flatbed trailers. Boyd Bros. operates through two trucking units: Boyd and WTI Transport, which provides regional service in the southeastern US. Overall, the company maintains a fleet of some 1,050 tractors and 1,670 trailers. Boyd Bros. also offers freight brokerage services.

The company was founded in 1956 by Dempsey Boyd, the father of CEO Gail Cooper. Boyd Bros. was taken private in 2004 and is owned by members of the Boyd family.

Boyd Bros. Transportation Inc. Corporate Headquarters

Map of Boyd Bros. corporate headquarters
3275 Highway 30
Clayton, AL 36016
Phone: 1-800-633-1502
Website: Boyd Bros. Transportation Inc.

Getting Hired At Boyd Bros. Transportation Inc.

Boyd Bros. Transportation Inc. Minimum Hiring Qualifications

Must be 22 years of age

  • Hiring Drivers With Felonies

  • Hiring Drivers With A DUI

[["State","Hiring"],["US-",1]]

Boyd Bros. Hiring Area

Minimum Hiring Age For Boyd Bros. Transportation Inc.

Boyd Bros. Minimum Hiring Age:
23 Years Old

Minimum Age Comparison

  • Salmon 25  
    .
  • Boyd Bros. 23  
    .
  • Cowan 23  
    .
  • Heartland 22  
    .
  • Swift 21  
    .
  • Hirschbach 21  
    .
  • ABF 21  
    .

Minimum Experience Required For Boyd Bros. Transportation Inc.

Boyd Bros. Minimum Experience:
3 Months

Minimum Experience Comparison (Months)

  • AAA Cooper  24  
    .
  • Tango  12  
    .
  • Southeastern  12  
    .
  • Boyd Bros.  3  
    .
  •  Swift
    No Experience Required
  •  SRT
    No Experience Required
  •  US Xpress
    No Experience Required

Boyd Bros. Transportation Inc. Driver Pay

$1,000 Sign-On bonus for students.

$5,000 Sign-On Bonus with 6 months flatbed experience. $1,000 to $1,500 for all other OTR experience.

Boyd Bros. Starting Pay For Solo Drivers

Boyd Bros. Starting Pay For Solo Drivers:
40 cpm

Boyd Bros. requires 3 months experience

Solo Starting Pay Comparison

  • Maverick  55 cpm  
    .
  • Boyd Bros.  40 cpm  
    .
  • Jim Palmer  40 cpm  
    .
  • Averitt  37 cpm  
    .
  • Super Service  32 cpm  
    .
  • Dillon  0:0,6:38,12:39,18:43,24:45  cpm  
    .
  • Gypsum  0:0,6:0,12:38,18:39,24:42 cpm  
    .

Boyd Bros. Transportation Inc. Driver Benefits

Boyd Bros. offers an extensive array of Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Retirement benefits to its employees.

Boyd Bros. Full Benefits Page

Boyd Bros. Transportation Inc. Operations

Driving Opportunities At Boyd Bros. Transportation Inc.

Driver Types:

  • Solo
  • Teams
  • OwnOp - Lease

Freight Types:

  • Flatbed

Route Types:

[["State","Hiring"],["US-ND",1],["US-SD",1],["US-NE",1],["US-KS",1],["US-CO",1],["US-OK",1],["US-TX",1],["US-MN",1],["US-IA",1],["US-MO",1],["US-AR",1],["US-LA",1],["US-MS",1],["US-WI",1],["US-IL",1],["US-AL",1],["US-GA",1],["US-FL",1],["US-SC",1],["US-NC",1],["US-TN",1],["US-IN.KY.OH",1],["US-MI",1],["US-VA",1],["US-WV",1],["US-PA",1],["US-NY",1],["US-MD",1],["US-DE",1],["US-NJ",1],["US-CT",1],["US-MA",1],["US-RI",1],["US-NH",1],["US-VT",1],["US-ME",1]]

Boyd Bros. Operating Area

  • Alabama
  • Arkansas
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Illinois
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Nebraska
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Oklahoma
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin

Boyd Bros. Transportation Inc. Terminal Locations

Boyd Bros. Transportation Inc. terminal locations
  • Birmingham, AL
  • Cincinnati, OH
  • Clayton, AL

Boyd Bros. Yearly Miles

Boyd Bros.: 70,548,773

Yearly Miles Comparison

  • Swift  1.87B
    .
  • J.B. Hunt  997.86M
    .
  • Transport America  177.77M
    .
  • Cowan  150M
    .
  • Boyd Bros.  70.55M
    .
  • Venture  59.11M
    .
  • Oak Harbor  3.89M
    .

Boyd Bros. Company Policies

  • Boyd Bros. Home Time Options

    Boyd Bros. has the following home time options available:

    • Daily
    • Monthly

  • Boyd Bros. Rider Policy

    Boyd Bros. does not allow anyone to ride along.

  • Boyd Bros. Tuition Reimbursement

  • Boyd Bros. Pet Policy

    Boyd Bros. does not allow pets.

Boyd Bros. Company Equipment

Boyd Bros. Number Of Trucks

Boyd Bros. Number Of Trucks:
1,050 Trucks

Number Of Trucks Comparison

  • Swift  25,685
    .
  • US Xpress  8,000
    .
  • Central Transport  3,918
    .
  • NEMF  1,364
    .
  • Boyd Bros.  1,050
    .
  • Millis  820
    .
  • Lynden  198
    .

Boyd Bros. Number Of Trailers

Boyd Bros. Number Of Trailers:
1,670 Trailers

Number Of Trailers Comparison

  • J.B. Hunt  87,150
    .
  • Paschall  3,000
    .
  • Watkins Shepard  2,500
    .
  • Boyd Bros.  1,670
    .
  • Melton  1,600
    .
  • Carter  1,300
    .
  • Wil-Trans  300
    .

Boyd Bros. Governed Speed

Boyd Bros. Speed:
0 MPH

0
  • Millis  70 mph
    .
  • K & B  65 mph
    .
  • Covenant  65 mph
    .
  • Wil-Trans  62 mph
    .
  • Jim Palmer  62 mph
    .
  • Schneider  60 mph
    .
  • Boyd Bros.  0 mph
    .

Boyd Bros. Tractor Brands

  • Boyd Bros.

  • Covenant

  • MVT

  • Swift

  • A&R

  • XPO

  • Celadon

  • Decker

  • Hunt

  • SRT

  • Koch

  • USA Truck

Boyd Bros. Transmission Types

Boyd Bros. has standard transmissions

  • Standards
    • Covenant
    • Lone Star
    • J.B. Hunt
    • Hunt
    • Prime
    • Schaffer
  • Automatics
    • AAA Cooper
    • Dillon
    • Koch
    • Watkins Shepard
    • Millis
    • Averitt
  • Mix Of Both
    • Dart
    • TMC
    • XPO
    • Wil-Trans
    • Melton
    • Schneider

Boyd Bros. APU Policy

Boyd Bros. has trucks equipped with APU's

  • APU Equipped
    • Jim Palmer
    • Trimac
    • Paschall
    • Navajo
    • Carter
    • Koch
  • Without APU's
    • A&R
    • A. Duie Pyle
    • Central Transport
    • Dart
    • Groendyke
    • Schneider
  • Mix Of Both
    • TMC
    • K & B

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