Melton Truck Lines Reviews
86% would recommend to a friend
(211 total reviews)
Bob Peterson
95% approve of CEO
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Updated Dec 6, 2023
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- "When you come home (depending on where you live) you get home really late and they still count that home time day." (in 3 reviews)
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- 5.0FEATURED REVIEWFeb 28, 2023Class A CDL Professional DriverCurrent Employee, less than 1 yearTulsa, OK
Pros
Excellent culture, as a woman driver i am treated with respect. Excellent driver management. Am given plenty of miles weekly.
Cons
So far havent had any.
Melton Truck Lines Response9moHello and thank you for the great review! We are so glad to see you have had a positive experience with Melton.
- 5.0Dec 6, 2023Class A Truck DriverFormer Employee, more than 1 yearBirmingham, AL
Pros
It’s a good company and very reputable, they pay their drivers
Cons
Unhealthy lifestyle on the road All the time
- 4.0Nov 29, 2023Company DriverCurrent Employee, less than 1 yearTulsa, OK
Pros
Great pay; Tarp pay; Employee owned
Cons
Tarps ,tarps ,tarps ,tarps ,tarps!
Melton Truck Lines Response2wHello and thank you for the review! We are glad to see you have had a positive experience. We are happy to have you on the team.
- 4.0Oct 15, 2023Truck DriverFormer Employee, more than 1 yearTulsa, OK
Pros
They take care of you and provide you what you need. Home time can be a little hard with the 1 day for every 7 days out but if you want to run hard and make money they'll run you hard. Unless of course, a load shortage comes up. (This usually happens during the winter)
Cons
Winter is a bit slow and the work is hard.
Melton Truck Lines Response2moHello and thank you for your review. We understand that over-the-road is a lifestyle change. We stress how important communication throughout the company. We are glad to have you on our team.
- 5.0Nov 14, 2023OTR Truck DriverFormer Employee, more than 1 yearTulsa, OK
Pros
Everything is a Pro working here
Cons
No cons working here honestly
Melton Truck Lines Response2wHello thank you for the 5 star review! We are so glad to see that you have had a positive experience with Melton.
- 4.0Oct 3, 2023Truck DriverFormer EmployeeTulsa, OK
Pros
If you’re willing no to run you’ll make fair pay here. My DM was super fair and was willing to work with me. Melton takes care of its drivers and was always honest to me on my bonus pay, my hometime and didn’t mind me taking it slower in bad weather for safety.
Cons
It’s flatbedding you’ll be outside in the burning heat and the freezing cold
Melton Truck Lines Response2moHello and thank you for the positive feedback. We are glad to see you have had a positive experience with Melton. If you would like to leave any more feedback, please call Driver Services.
- 3.0Aug 11, 2023DriverFormer Employee, more than 1 yearTulsa, OK
Pros
not micromanaged decent equipment great support for new CDL holders great pay for new drivers
Cons
poor pay for senior drivers miles get cut with blame on economy, but other companies are still pumping 3K miles a week
Melton Truck Lines Response4moHello and thank you for the review. We strive for clear communication with our drivers. If there is an issue we want to hear about it before it becomes an issue. We are sorry to see you have had a poor experience. If you have addition feedback, please call driver services.
- 3.0Jun 25, 2023OTR Truck DriverFormer Employee, less than 1 yearTulsa, OK
Pros
The company really does put an emphasis on safety and does well to look after the health and well-being of all of their drivers. They don't just throw you to the wolves either. They do their best to teach you all you need to know during your 2 week orientation.
Cons
Miles weren't great during the winter months and they kept my routes insanely short to "teach me a lesson" about the times I choose to drive my truck. Repowers can be a pain since you may get stuck with trash equipment and holey tarps while having to fork up yours to the driver who doesn't care. Their bad about getting you home on time.
Melton Truck Lines Response6moHello and thank you for your detailed review. We hate to see you have had a poor experience with Melton. We care about the wellbeing of our drivers and want them to be safe always. The market does change throughout the year, while winter might have some short runs, that does not last forever and long runs will return. At Melton we have a 98% success rate of getting drivers home on time. We know that we cannot be perfect every time, but the TAMs and DMs work hard to get you home on time. Please call our Driver Services team at 918-270-2500 to talk more about the shortening miles situation. We would love to help resolve this situation.
- 2.0Jul 10, 2023Truck DriverCurrent Employee, more than 5 yearsTulsa, OK
Pros
It is a good company. You will be treated well and accommodated once you have proven yourself. Equipment is GOOD and maintenance is top notch. Your ability to maintain equipment is also required
Cons
Right now there is a slowed freight market. A whole lot of sitting and not earning. This is exasperated by MTL’s fixation on new hires 60ish per week. They want to grow the fleet in a slow freight market? They have lost established accounts creating bottle necks. In-experienced drivers are not helping and many experienced drivers are moving on or looking for better operations.
Melton Truck Lines Response5moHello, thank you for taking the time to leave your honest feedback. We appreciate your overall positive comments about driver support, equipment, and our maintenance team. However, we are sorry to hear other parts of your experience were not positive. You are correct in pointing out the current freight market is not as healthy as we experienced in the previous two years. This is not a Melton-specific downturn, and is something that has impacted the entire transportation industry. Please know we do take your feedback seriously and are constantly working to keep drivers busy with reliable, productive freight options. If you would like to discuss your information or suggestions further, please do not hesitate to reach out to our Driver Services team where they can help explain in further detail our expanded capacity efforts, the current freight environment, and more: 918-270-9613.
- 5.0Sep 20, 2023Truck DriverFormer EmployeeTulsa, OK
Pros
Keep you loaded most the time
Cons
Starting pay is at 52cpm
Melton Truck Lines Response3moHello and thank you for your review. We are glad to see you have had a positive experience with Melton.
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Melton Truck Lines has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 213 reviews left anonymously by employees. 86% of employees would recommend working at Melton Truck Lines to a friend and 77% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -1% over the last 12 months.
86% of Melton Truck Lines employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Melton Truck Lines 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Melton Truck Lines to be culture, benefits, career development and the cons to be management, work life balance.
