Barr-Nunn Transportation - Company Description

NEW - LOCAL DRIVING JOBS (1ST SHIFT, MONDAY-FRIDAY) NOW AVAILABLE IN ALLENTOWN, PA AREA!

Expanded Hiring States (Additions): MS, AR, NY, MI

Barr-Nunn has extended its OTR hiring area to include a 25-mile radius of Detroit, MI (along with all areas South of I-94 in MI). We are also now hiring from the states of Mississippi and Arkansas (within 75 miles of Memphis, TN) for over-the-road positions.

Syracuse, NY (25-mile radius) and locations along I-81 from Scranton, PA to Syracuse are now eligible for our Northeast Regional fleet. This includes Binghamton, NY and Cortland, NY as well as Scranton, PA.

Savannah, GA (25-mile radius) has also been added to our hiring area for Southeast Regional.

Please visit our website at www.barr-nunn.com or contact a recruiter today at 888-999-7576 for more information.

Additional Requirements

• No more than 3 Moving Violations in the last 4 years
  
• No more than 2 Moving Violations in the last 12 months
  
• No DOT preventable or on-road accidents in last 4 years
  
• No more than 1 parking lot or customer lot accident/incident in the past 18 months
  
• Owner Operators - Truck must be 2002 or newer

Additional Benefits

• Practical Miles
  
• Time Home: Home 2 -3 days every other weekend (OTR)
  
• Regional & Hometime Fleets also available
  
• 401K from Day 1, Barr-Nunn contributes 2 cents per mile regardless if you contribute or not (CD)
  
• 75% Pre-planning so you can plan your day
  
• Industry leading Band Pay (extra pay for shorter loads)
  
• PrePass Plus Transponder available
  
• Terminal Locations: Granger, IA / Charlotte NC / Manchester, PA
  
• Appreciation Bonuses for Company Drivers and Owner Operators

All Fleets Are Eligible for Appreciation Bonuses!

Owner Operators will receive performance bonuses totaling $3200 for the first 120,000 miles and $3900 every 120,000 mile increment thereafter. Bonuses will be paid to owners in equal installments ($800 or $975) every 30,000 miles!

Our Owner Operators (OTR) are averaging $1.24 Per Practical Mile on all miles including fuel surcharge.

Barr-Nunn Pays $.94 - $1.91 per mile plus fuel surcharge on all complete loads!

Owner Operator Sign On Bonus is $1,000 - valid thru 9/17/10!

• Midwest Regional - Home every weekend
  
• Ohio Regional- Home every weekend
  
• Northeast Regional - Home every weekend
  
• Northeast Hometime - Home 3 out of 4 weekends
  
• Southeast Regional - Home every weekend
  
• Southeast Hometime - Home 3 out of 4 weekends
  
• OTR - Home every other weekend
  
• Team OTR - Hometime varies

Please call our Recruiting department today at 888-999-7576

Barr-Nunn Celebrates Lease Purchase Program Milestone

Granger, IA (August 6, 2010) - Barr-Nunn Transportation, Inc, a transportation industry leader, is pleased to celebrate the one year anniversary of its highly successful Lease Purchase Program. The program, a unique offering in the transportation industry, offers low weekly payments with minimal money down and no balloon payments at the end of the lease period. To ensure that contractors obtain the support they deserve, the program also provides members with an engine warranty. With a set-up that allows drivers to own their vehicles in less than 27 months, it is no wonder this program is turning into such a success story.

Helping drivers achieve their full potential is nothing new to Barr-Nunn. With their Practical Mile pay plan, bonus band pay for complete loads of 1000 miles or less, and fuel surcharges on all miles travelled, Barr-Nunn has been helping its drivers get on the road to success for nearly three decades. They have become the industry innovator in driver pay and benefits packages and developed a reputation for respecting their drivers and working diligently to anticipate and meet their needs.

For more information about Barr-Nunn Transportation visit them on line at www.barr-nunn.com.

Barr-Nunn Provides Support to Marine Corps League 2010 National Convention

Granger, IA - August 2010 -Barr-Nunn Transportation, a transportation industry leader, is proud to be aiding the United States Marine Corps at the forthcoming Corps League National Convention. As longtime supporters of the Marines, Barr-Nunn will be volunteering the services of one of its Marine Corp Trailers, which is to be placed at the entrance of the convention.

The Marine Corps League Convention is the 87th of its kind and will be taking place throughout the week of August 8th at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, NC. The theme of this year's festivities will be a tribute to John Archer Lejeune, the founder and first commandant of the League as well as a man often hailed as the "greatest of all Leathernecks" and the "Marine's Marine."

The Marine Corps League was founded in 1923 and is comprised of nearly 80,000 honorably discharged, active duty, retired and Reserve Marines. The League currently includes members who have worked to protect our great nation as far back as World War II as well as those still serving today. The League is pleased to be holding this year's gathering in North Carolina, the state housing the United State's largest population of Marines and Marine Corps Veterans.

About Barr-Nunn

Barr-Nunn Transportation, Inc. is widely regarded as one of the country's best-managed truckload carriers, modernizing the industry with innovations in driver pay and benefits packages. Because of its history of fostering mutual respect with their employees, Barr-Nunn is able to provide timely and conscientious shipping services to manufacturers and users of consumer products.

For more information about Barr-Nunn Transportation visit them on line at www.barr-nunn.com.

Barr-Nunn Drivers Safely Go Beyond the Million Mile Mark

Granger, IA - June 24, 2010 - Barr-Nunn Transportation announced today that four of its experienced drivers have safely driven more than one million miles for the company, with driver Michael "Winn" Holt reaching the two million mile mark last month. Drivers James Settle, Curtis Reynolds and Harry Campbell all reached the 1.5 million mile mark with the carrier.

Holt was extremely excited about reaching the two million mile mark after 17 years with the company. "I was so happy about it, I knew I was getting close."

"It is quite an accomplishment for a driver to reach that many miles safely and without an accident," says Campbell. "Barr-Nunn is a really good company, they really try to keep us loaded and we're with them for so long that they just keep us running because they know we will get the job done for them."

A Barr-Nunn driver for the last 10 years, Reynolds says that he feels lucky that he reached the milestone without an incident. "I think there's is a great degree of luck involved in this because there seems to be plenty of opportunities where it could have all gone South," he adds. He says the achievement was a real celebration for him.

"I feel great about this. It's something that I really set out to do and didn't think I ever would get it done," says driver James Settle. "Safety should be an aspect more drivers concentrate on. Barr-Nunn is great company to work for, I've worked here almost 17 years and I believe by staying around for this long it proves that there is something here."

Priding itself on its safety record, Barr-Nunn is regarded as one of the country's best-managed truckload carriers. The company has a reputation for respecting its drivers, working diligently to anticipate and meet their needs, and for its outstanding benefits and pay packages.

For more information about Barr-Nunn Transportation, call 888-999-7576 or visit www.barr-nunn.com.

Barr-Nunn is Celebrating its Drivers by Increasing Pay/Bonuses

Granger, IA (June 18, 2010)- Barr-Nunn Transportation, Inc. truly knows how to appreciate its drivers and the long-term careers they have established with the company. That's why Barr-Nunn is pleased to announce a benefit change for its current company drivers and for all new company drivers. This raise is effective with all loads that complete after July 1, 2010 forward; Barr-Nunn will now contribute $0.02 per practical mile to a driver's 401K instead of $0.01 per practical mile currently. Drivers do not have to contribute anything themselves to the plan to be eligible for the $0.02 per mile company contribution which starts day one of employment.

The carrier has also made a change back to its old driver referral program. For all drivers referred by a Barr-Nunn Driver or Owner Operator the following program will be in effect until 8/27/10. For referrals that are hired, drivers will earn $500 up front, $0.02 per mile for that driver's miles (paid weekly) and an additional $500 after the new driver celebrates 4 months with Barr-Nunn. With an additional promotion on top of this, Barr-Nunn drivers and Owner Operators can earn up to $2,250 per driver referral.

"We appreciate our drivers' willingness to speak to other drivers about our programs, pay, benefits and company culture" says Jeff Blank, Director of Recruiting. And we truly appreciate that our drivers are still with us. We are also excited about helping provide a solid retirement for drivers and their families when the time comes.

Barr-Nunn Transportation, Inc. is regarded as one of the country's best-managed truckload carriers. They have been the industry innovator in driver pay and benefits packages for years. Barr-Nunn has a reputation for respecting its drivers and working diligently to anticipate and meet their needs. For more information about Barr-Nunn Transportation visit them on line at www.barr-nunn.com.

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