Not what they claim to be. - CDL OTR DRIVER Pride Transport Employee Review

They walk the walk, and talk the talk. If you're willing to work, they will make sure you stay busy and reward accordingly. The "old-school" motto is real, I rarely (less than 20x last year) talked to my dispatcher. She sent my loads, and I delivered them.

None that I can think of.

Up to date equipment as advertised.

I was initially drawn to Pride Transport because of their public commitment to being a 'Driver-First' family company and their high-spec equipment. However, the onboarding experience revealed a significant disconnect between their marketing 'fluff' and their operational reality. As a 4.5-year OTR professional with a clean record, TWIC, Passport, and Hazmat/Tanker endorsements, I expected a high level of professional reciprocity. Instead, I was met with defensive, rigid gatekeeping from the recruiting staff. Despite having an audited 10-year history ready for review, the recruiters chose to haggle over a 6-month experience marker to suppress pay, rather than valuing a specialized, low-risk asset. Even more concerning was the lack of communication continuity. I was left in 'recruiting limbo' twice in 24 hours—once by a recruiter who went out of the office without a handoff, and again by a second recruiter who met a proactive status check with hostility and a lack of file notes. If you pride yourself on being an 'Elite' company, you cannot treat 'Elite' drivers like an inconvenience. For a company named 'Pride,' there was a shocking lack of it in the way they handled a turn-key professional. If you value your time and your record, be aware that the 'Family' vibe stops once you pick up the phone.