Knight Transportation - Tulare, California

Uni*vers*all T.

Knight Transportation is a good Company to start with once you have you CDL-A. The dispatchers are good and take care of load planning fairly well. This is a good place to start your Truck Driving Career.

Skip L.

I'm an o/o and subhaul for Knight.They had me deadhead 350 miles to oxnard so I could pick up load from P&G.Arrived 7 pm,12/5/2024.

Provide po to security and told its wrong number.It is now 11 am,12/6/24 and still don't have correct number

This is last load with this trash.If they treat o/o this terribly can't imagine how bad company drivers with that pathetic sliding payscale are treated

Moe Z.

Do not waste your time. The pay is low, and they will dump you with the first laccident you have. They terminated me just because i was falsely accused of hitting someone else's car.

Monica J. (. J.

No dispatch on property. Shop is open. The guys are good. Truck Wash on site. Two washers and two dryers and a driver's Lounge on site. If your truck goes in the shop for the day there are sleeping rooms that are provided in the building. It is not within walking distance to any restaurants.

Izzy C. (.

This is regarding the recruiting, application, and orientation process ONLY. I encourage this be read in it's entirety.

My husband recently graduated from his trucking school and really had his eyes set on this place. However, the events that transpired are to be taken with a grain of salt. Surely, hopefully, this was simply a matter of poor, inadequate communication, and even training.

The recruiting process happened quickly. He called before the weekend, and they sent him all necessary documents, including the application. He filled everything out to the best of his knowledge, and was completely transparent. He had quit smoking marijuana (technically legal here in Cali) over a year ago (this detail is important later). He was ready. Everything gathered.

There was confusion on his orientation date. The email had said Monday. Not the upcoming Monday, but the week after. His recruiter said the former, not the latter. Sunday rolls around, and he sets out. Luckily, we didn't live far, but we are still flat broke at the moment (separate issue from this). He gets to the hotel he is supposed to report to and the room wasn't ready, because of the orientation date discrepancy. After hours of waiting, as he had no way of using any payment method to secure a room, they finally get him checked in (The execution of the hotel booking was not just an issue with my husband either; several members in the class had the same issue, my husband recalls).

Finally, Monday. He goes through his day, and then I receive a call from my husband saying he was coming home. He had been flagged for his past drug use (the recruiter admitted to rushing the paperwork which resulted in this being overlooked), and sleep apnea (news to us)! Yes, of course they do a hair follicle. In fact, they told him he had to be drug free for 5. Years. Why? They can legally only go back 90 days.... right? He's been clean over a year!

Either way, because of this experience (oh, and apparently he barely passed his vision test and will need glasses in 2 yrs), his medical document is now only valid for 30 days instead of 2 years.

This entire experience has left him disheartened. His honesty cost him a career with a company he had at the top of his list.

I don't know how training for recruiters is handled, but it clearly needs improvement. As a military veteran, this is unacceptable. It hurts me to see my husband wish he had never mentioned it at all, especially when I've had a similar situation (not with drugs, but mental health).

I do not recommend THIS location UNTIL the leadership provides better training for their recruiters.

I sincerely hope the other applicants were successful and wish them the best of luck in their trucking careers, as well as improving on this experience.

Dawn F.

Its a freatw olace. My fiance works for them and they are very friendly and treat me like family when I am there with him. Laundry facilities, sleep rooms, t.v. breakroom lounge and many showers. For all there employee needs while they are in the yard.

AmbitiousGirl D.

I did the whole process with hiring and my hair follicle Analysis was taking improper came back positive so they told me my application was denied then I spoke with another manager that told me go in pay in do a personal hair follicle Analysis I did, that means my money in more of my hair my results came back negative I called I emailed in no response it’s unethical to have me waiting after I paid to do another hair follicle in it’s just so wrong to give me false hope ..once their done with you their done they don’t answer your call …

Kyle R.

Good company to work for. As for the Tulare yard. It is a good yard,but poor lighting at night time outside the terminal especially where the trucks parks. It's to dark out. Needs new lighting in the truck parking area.