GP Transco

I was hired yesterday so dont have the experience with the company to write a detailed review of how it is to work here, so the 5 stars are for the orientation process which was a fast two days. They make it an easy process and pay for lunch those two days. What was really amazing to me is how everyone was very nice and just the overall vibe of the environment. I'm thinking that everyone there is well paid and so they go to work with a smile on their faces that lasts throughout the day? Haha

After reading through the reviews GP Transco has not taken any responsibility for their short comings and has put all the blame on their drivers.

If you wanna be left stranded, or trapped in one region this company is for you. 90% of their dispatch is awful and have no respect for the drivers or their schedules. The trucks are nice but the torque is dialed down to 0 and they will stall out on you.. constantly. They don't care about you, and will fire you if you put in your two weeks. They don't have a 24/7 maintenance support on the weekends, so if you have a breakdown during that time.. I wish you the best. They keep you regional without the benefits of better home time. This company will make you depressed and stressed. Good luck to you all.

I have been with the company for almost 4 years, and so far, it has been an amazing journey. During these years at GP Transco, I have been fortunate to be a part of the company's great growth and development, mainly due to its focus on constant improvement, technological solutions, equipment, staff training, customer service, and most importantly, the comfort and safety of the drivers. What I really appreciate is the company's value of open communication. Rather than going through the corporate ladder to get your point across, you can speak with any department's manager or executive and share your thoughts about how procedures can be improved, which is highly encouraged. I believe that has been one of the key factors in why the company keeps developing at such a great pace.

Working at GP Transco has truly helped me expand my skillset in the industry. The work environment is very comfortable for communication and I always receive answers to my questions. They are constantly planning and hosting special events to reflect appreciation of both in-office employees and drivers. I have an awesome work/home life balance and the benefits and resources GP provides are great. Happy to be a part!

I only lasted here for about 10 days however it had nothing to do with GP for me leaving. I put in for some local jobs and couple of them just got back with me and offered me a job so unfortunately I had to take it since being home every night is more important to me right now. I could of definitely seen myself staying here for possibly a long term career had I wanted to stay OTR. The building is very beautiful and nicely laid out and definitely looks like a good place to work when being in house or a driver. I can’t rate dispatch or anything as I wasn’t really there long enough to know if they was going to be any good or bad. However I will say my dispatch seemed like they was going to push to get me the work. I do love the apps they use for everyday trucking. What attracted me to them was the nice looking trucks and the possibility to run and run hard. Now orientation is taught my some wonderful people. It’s a 2 day process you arrive the day / night before and they get you a room. You do have the room to yourself. The next day you will sleep in the truck you will be assigned which was actually nice because it gives you the opportunity to get your truck set up and familiar with it. They will also reimburse you for your travel expenses. They did provide lunch both days which was nice. I would definitely recommend this company to anybody that might be interested. When I put my notice in that I was leaving they did get me routed back to the terminal in a good time. I told them I have no problem staying out and do couple more loads that will work me back to the terminal so I didn’t have to deadhead back and waist there fuel and still got paid from a load to bring the truck back. It was a win win for both. Overall my experience was great here and if you are considering them for employment definitely give them an opportunity.

Reading the reviews and I'm impressed at all of the wonderful things that are being said about this company. I have only worked for 1 company in the 20+ years of driving that treated you like a person than a driving dollar sign. My husband and I are getting a kick out of the responses from the owner of the negative ones and love how the owner knows who most of them are. I have to put an application in now. I love working for a company that the owner takes the time to try and get to know. I hope that there will be nothing to hold me back from being hired. It's been 5 or 6yrs since I have done OTR and now that all of my kids are grown , it won't be so hard to stay out. I'm going to keep my fingers crossed. Hopefully, even though Colorado is my home that it's not going to be to much of a problem to get home on my reset time.

Great facility,staff and mechanics, they go all out to make sure your truck is good to go

I thought this would be a great company to work for but i was wrong. The drivers have little self respect here to the point they allow a company to take much advantage of them. I left because i am not easily manipulated. A great marketing company but if you are a truck driver here. You will be micro managed by dispatch and log coordinators , driving a filthy and poor conditioned truck.

Hometime isnt hometime usually just 1 day then back out. Fuel is managed. Dispatch watch your clock when they off work just to lie to you next day an leave you stranded

Nothing but broker loads. You'll spend 10-20 hours on loading docks all week. Its gonna chew up your clock and eat your paycheck. 65 mph top speed. Spend lots of time in Chicago. You won't run weekends. After hours and weekend support are Lithuanian natives. Rarely a drop and hook mostly live load unload. Office staff treated better than drivers by far and theres no transparency from dispatchers. They will lie to you in a hurry. Run away.

If you can do your full 11, maintain proper logs, and drive safely this place will treat you extremely well. Good equipment with a speedy maintenance work flow both in house and on the road. Respectful management. However, sometimes they are over sticklers for safety, but who isn't nowadays. You'll get a phone call about company policies when you don't perform a full stop at a stop sign with no one around and you've looked thrice. But it'd be a rare phone call. They are understandable, I have a feeling my above example was them finding something for the sake of finding something to pad out a company score sheet, because it's impossible to be a perfect driver. Which I really don't have a problem with. You will work with Samsara for logs, which is okay, I've had better Elogs. So you'll have to wait to login every app open if you don't keep it constantly running. Minor annoyance. Oh and you have safety scores generated by truck sensors. But nothing was ever was really held against me. They were starting a relationship with CoPilot Navigator when I left. They will lock you from navigation controls while moving if you agree to use copilot. And if you have your own account with copilot, expect some interference. When I took aff thier program was extremely basic and it might just have been computer glitches. Luckily, they allow you to use whatever you want and don't require a dedicated device, yet... My biggest issue was hometime. I love in New Mexico. A netoriously unprofitable state to get to. So it was a real hassel to get routed there and I missed a few appointments which is why I left to find something more reasonable for NM. But, they can fly you back if you don't mind living out of a suitcase all the time and leaving your stuff in the truck

Hometimes okay. Almost entirely broker loads. You can get paid but you gotta run that clock out. Dispatch is nice and friendly. They honestly need to work on getting more dedicated customer accounts

It’s a good company I made 85k my first year. The only con that I can say is that they knew more contract freight. But overall my time there was great. They gave me a brand new 2023 Freightliner

Great equipment. They will keep you moving and busy, this company really cares for their drivers . They only keep their trucks for about 3 years. Pay is good

The company is great, everyone was amazing my only problem was miles. They didn’t have a lot of drop n hook when I worked there (2021) so it was mostly live unload and that really put a damper on my miles some weeks. I’d have one really good mile week and then two really bad mile weeks. Beyond that my dispatcher was amazing the terminal is by far the nicest I’ve ever seen (full kitchen and Xbox one in drivers lounge as well as a basketball court and gym in the main building.

Good company, great trucks, great maintenance department. But slowly turning into a Maga carrier. 66mph, idle shutdown after 3 minutes, Loves only, sketchy bonus schedule, Lithuanian owned with dispatch abroad.

Nicest terminal you likely ever saw. Free lunch on Fridays, if you’re lucky enough to be at their 1 terminal in Joliet…at lunchtime. Lithuanian (previously part of the USSR) owned. 2 day orientation pays $200. In reality it’s a 4 day orientation. They put you up for 1 night at a hotel, and move you into your truck to “check it out” and “make sure there are no issues”. Meaning they want to keep more profits, and there is no PM program since they lease their trucks and get rid of them at 400,000. Dispatchers (Fleet managers - typically stay 6 months) get pushed hard and in turn push drivers. There are a few drivers that are on dedicated accounts and love it, since they get consistent miles. All the others are typically there for 6 months or less. They claim they have 30% turnover. They typically hire 20 employees per week and have 500 tractors. You do the math. They originally were only owner operators but realized they could make more money with company drivers. They still have a few OO’s. Micromanaged and drivers are pushed, hard, mostly by (cheaper labor) young, inexperienced Colombians or Lithuanians). They are always watching and phoning you a lot, regardless if you choose the inward facing camera. They can see you in the windshield reflection on the outward facing camera. They will toss you a bone and allow a 3000 mile week on occasion but consistent miles are only for those that have been there a few years and are on dedicated runs. I’m searching for something better with a good culture. Stay away.

Not a company for O/O’s… Non-Local Dispatchers (Lithuania) Low weekly mileage (mostly spot freight) Won’t payout detention or layover pay… Invasive and Micromanaging…