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Trucking Jobs with Barr-Nunn Transportation, Inc. Saturday, February 4, 2012

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Newer Fleet with New 2012 Equipment

Posted/Updated: 01/13/2012

New International ProStar and Freightliner Cascadia trucks are being delivered in 2012 as well as more new trailers. We continue to reduce the average age of our equipment as we did in 2011. If you are looking to drive newer equipment, be home every weekend or every other weekend, earn high wages with excellent benefits while never sacrificing safety please contact us today.

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Hazmat OO Teams Receive 3 Cent Raise

Posted/Updated: 01/13/2012

This puts starting pay at $0.99/mi -$1.96/mi PLUS Fuel Surcharge. OO Teams earn Performance bonuses of $800 every 30,000 paid miles and CSA Bonuses of $450 every 30,000 safe paid miles. In addition OO Teams also earn pay raises of 1/2 cent per mile every 40,000 safe miles.

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4 More Lease Truck Payoffs to Celebrate

Posted/Updated: 01/13/2012

Congratulations are in order to the following people: Ron Wolf, Charles Walker, Andy Long and Herschel Rogers. All 4 Barr-Nunn drivers have completed their 116-130 week equipment leases and now own the trucks outright. It was a pleasure to issue the titles to them and have them continue to work with Barr-Nunn truck payment free. If you have interest in this no money down, no credit check and no balloon payment LP program please contact Stephanie or Cory at 888-999-7576 today..

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Congratulations to Owner Operator Rath Sam

Posted/Updated: 11/29/2011

"I feel very good right now. I have no more truck payments, which means I can earn more money," he says. As an over the road trucker for the company since 2007, Sam says the transportation leader has been real good to him. "They give me a lot of miles and the dispatchers are around when you need them. They are very good to me."

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Congratulations to Phil Lewis on Completing his Lease

Posted/Updated: 11/11/2011

It was a pleasure to hand Phil the title and the bill of sale for his 2006 truck. He has always done a great job at Barr-Nunn whether as a company driver or Owner Operator. Congrats Phil on this great accomplishment!

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Gary Hurley-2011 IMTA Outstanding Professional Driver

Posted/Updated: 11/11/2011

As a professional truck driver, Gary has consistently demonstrated commitment and dedication to excellence, which is displayed by an outstanding driving record, years of service and professional attitude. Through this annual contest, professional drivers are recognized for their commitment to the profession by maintaining high standards that enable them to have records that are above average. The professional truck driver is the foundation of the trucking industry and this program specifically recognizes the men and women who are behind the wheel of a truck each and every day. The Iowa Motor Truck Association and the Iowa Council of Safety Management are the sponsors of this award program.

“The objective of this annual contest is to highlight and showcase the professional drivers in the State of Iowa that have demonstrated the commitment to operate at the highest level of professionalism. Gary’s outstanding driving record and years of service are true examples that define prof

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Barr-Nunn Creates CSA Bonus for Owner Operators

Posted/Updated: 09/26/2011

For this program the rules are simple; stay CSA compliant and get the extra cash every 30,000 paid miles. "Our Owner Operators are a substantial part of our capacity offering to our customers and they're helping us maintain a strong safety record and excellent CSA scores. While a high level of safety performance has always allowed our Owner Operators to earn more, we are pleased to be able to further highlight the critical importance of safe operations and reward those who perform, through this new element to our compensation program." says Barr-Nunn President Rene Beacom.

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Barr Nunn Earns 2010 Whirlpool Regional Truckload Carrier of the Year Award

Posted/Updated: 09/26/2011

This award is presented to the carrier that has the best overall score measured by performance on a range of criteria including on-time delivery, invoicing, claims incidence and problem resolution. Barr-Nunn has been working with Whirlpool for the past two years and is extremely proud and honored to have been appreciated by Whirlpool for all of its efforts.

Whirlpool launched its carrier award program in 2005 to recognize transportation providers for outstanding service in the categories of LTL, Truckload, Intermodal, Small Pack and Regional transportation.




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Brock Stewart Achieves 1 Million Safe Miles

Posted/Updated: 08/19/2011

Brock is currently an Owner Operator with Barr-Nunn but originally started as a company driver in 2002. He has always done a fantastic job for our customers and the motoring public. For this accomplishment Brock will receive a leather jacket and a Million Mile Safe plaque award. Congratulations to Brock on his achievement and we look forward to celebrating his 2 million safe mile award in the future.

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Raise to $0.50/mi for "Pure Pay" Northeast Regional

Posted/Updated: 07/29/2011

Barr-Nunn Transportation recently announced a new Pure Pay raise for hazmat endorsed Northeast regional company drivers. These drivers will earn $0.50 per Practical Mile in addition to Detention Pay, Blue Cross/ Blue Shield Insurance and $0.02 per mile from day 1 to their 401K. Drivers without the hazmat endorsement will earn $.48/mi. Company drivers receive other great benefits such as weekends home, no new york city, paid time off, free life insurance and a rider program. Call 888-999-7576 today to learn more.

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Pure Pay for 1 yr exp Teams = $0.50/mi + $2000 Sign On

Posted/Updated: 07/29/2011

Barr-Nunn is pleased to announce a brand new program available now for hazmat endorsed Team Drivers with as little as 1 year experience. Drivers will earn $0.50 per mile paid on PRACTICAL miles for every mile loaded and empty. Home most weekends is available in a large variety of cities and states. Call 888-999-7576 for more details on this brand new program!

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Faster Safety Pay Raises at Barr-Nunn

Posted/Updated: 06/17/2011

New Company drivers and Owner Operators hired after 6/13/11 are eligible to receive pay raises of 1/2 cent per mile each 40,000 safe paid miles. Not only do Barr-Nunn drivers start at the top wages/revenue in the industry, now they earn raises even faster then before. For more information about this program offering and other new changes at Barr-Nunn please call Stephanie or Cory in recruiting at 888-999-7576.

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Pay Raise for MW and OH Regional Drivers

Posted/Updated: 05/09/2011

Starting pay for the Midwest and Ohio Regional hazmat endorsed drivers is now $0.36 per Practical Mile for 1-5 years of experience and $0.37 per Practical Mile for those with 5 or more years of OTR experience. These drivers enjoy weekends at home and $0.02/mi to their 401k plan starting Day 1 with no contribution required. For more information contact a recruiter today @ 888-999-7576.

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Barr-Nunn Driver hits 2 Million Safe Miles!

Posted/Updated: 05/09/2011

Cyndie first began her career as a Barr-Nunn driver in 1987, and though she left her driving job several times for other career opportunities, including a stint as a dispatcher at Barr-Nunn, she always came back to life on the road, feeling it was her calling. Asked what factors she attributes to reaching this landmark, Cyndie replied "You've got to have some luck but that's not all that's involved. Barr Nunn is just a good place to work. If you follow the rules, you get the money you earn. They don't play games and they treat you like family. They are there for you when you need them."

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Owner Operator Fuel Surcharge 5/2/11

Posted/Updated: 05/02/2011

Owner Operator Fuel Surcharge week of 5/2/11 is $0.417 per Practical Mile paid on all dispatched miles, loaded and empty. This is in addition to 100% of the fuel discounts that we pass along to our contractors from our fuel vendors.

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