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    Oakley Transport INC

    LAKE WALES, FL · USDOT 281321 · 651 trucks

    2.729 ratings

    Is Oakley Transport INC a good company to drive for?

    Drivers report concerns about Oakley Transport INC, holding 2.7/5 across 29 reviews on pay, home time, dispatch, and safety. Drivers rate it highest on home time (3.2/5) and lowest on dispatch (3.0/5).

    Carrier Overview Card
    FMCSA AUTHORIZED• USDOT #281321• MC #183301
    📍 LAKE WALES, FL

    Oakley Transport INC

    Driver Reviews
    2.7/ 5.0(29 ratings)
    Home Time Consistency3.2 ★
    Dispatch & Communication3.0 ★
    FMCSA Inspection Stats24-Month Record
    Fleet Census651 Power Units • 606 Drivers

    "Hey old hands, got any recommendations for a job? Oakley Transport -- out of Lake Wales, FL? :confused: STAY AWAY from their reefer fleet. And thus -- you ha…"

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    Company Rating

    Based on 31 driver reviews

    2.7

    29 reviews

    Oakley Transport INC rating distribution

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    Oakley Transport INC driver ratings by category

    Pay & Benefits
    -
    Home Time
    3.0
    Dispatch Support
    2.8
    Safety Culture
    -

    Reviews (31)

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    Anonymous Driver

    Sep 5, 2026
    1.0

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    Never worked there. Met a little POS who called himself a driver. He was pissed off due to being POS due to 1 No tag on trailer 2 No tag on truck 3 Medical card violation. Yet he blamed DOT officers and anyone who corrected him on HIS OWN MISTAKES Little coward goes by " VlogPerMile" on YouTube.

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    Anonymous Driver

    Aug 23, 2026
    2.0
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    Great people in Chicago and Laredo offices. They have some good managers and staff at most of their terminals. Their office in Lake Wales seems to be where many of their issues lie and the biggest of egos thrive. Pay is not great but not bad either for the amount of work and miles driven. Supplemental pay is below average. Your paycheck will not always be accurate and as a result you will go back and forth with payroll regarding back pay spanning several weeks. Everyone blames someone else. Work is available round the clock if you are ready, willing and able with work volume not suffering much during the industry's typical slow periods. Their policy isn't structured for bi-weekly or even monthly home time but there is flexibility in eventually getting home. You'll be pressured to never take 34 hour resets and they will try to gaslight you if you do so. It isn't for everyone and driver retention seems to be an ongoing issue with them. Drivers seem to be replaceable and only as good as their current load so try to call another driver if you have questions since some managers are only there to help you fail. Gloves, tools and supplies for pumping and repairing valves are not company issued and must be purchased at one's own expense. Only a bucket and steel fittings are issued. A lot of time has gone into their orientation program and is in my opinion the best part of what they have to offer. They will train someone without experience and provide support until comfortable being on their own. They have grown substantially over the last 10 years and I can see them being bought out by a larger company in the future.

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    Anonymous Driver

    Jan 24, 2026

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    Hey old hands, got any recommendations for a job? Oakley Transport -- out of Lake Wales, FL? :confused: STAY AWAY from their reefer fleet. And thus -- you have been warned.....o_O -- L

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    Anonymous Driver

    Jan 7, 2026
    2.0
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    I worked here twice-first as a dry van driver, then later returned as a rehire to run tankers. Coming back into tanker, I was welcomed very well. Orientation was professional, pay was clearly explained, and compensation was strong. Tanker pay averaged around $34.25/hr, with $18/hr on-duty pay, plus bonuses for longer runs, safety, and performance. You are paid for what you do, and the checks reflected hard work when miles and loads were there. That said, while the pay and equipment are solid, the company culture does not encourage long-term growth or driver satisfaction. Expectations can change after you're onboard, and concerns raised through official channels don't always lead to resolution. Rather than working with drivers to improve situations, it can feel like management prefers to cycle drivers out instead of developing them. Enjoying the job or advocating for yourself doesn't always seem welcome, despite performance. Overall, this is a company with strong pay potential and structure, but limited flexibility and support if issues arise.

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    Anonymous Driver

    Dec 13, 2025
    5.0
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    I have been since August, and I love it!! I drive dry van/reefer, hauling Zephyrhills water. The dispatch team doesn't bother the drivers. They are always helpful. Someone ALWAYS answers the phone. I would definitely recommend Oakley. Im a local driver. My pay is $235/day. My truck Volvo has a lot of miles, 480k, but I have had no problems.

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    Anonymous Driver

    Oct 22, 2025

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    Indian River ...area. Not sure about their customers there. I drive for Oakley Transport (out of Lake Wales, FL), and we do have a lot of customers in KY. I...

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    Anonymous Driver

    Aug 23, 2025
    3.0
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    This company spends a ton of money on orientation and training. The only real issue that I see is that they treat you like you're nothing and that you can be replaced at any time. They have what is known as a driver advocate that also doubles as HR. So you already know how that goes. If you have a complaint or a concern, you would speak to the advocate who shows a genuine interest in your feedback and vows to inquire and get right back to you. They never do and when you try to reach out, they ghost you..not for days, but for months, as if it never even happened. Oh and the issue never got resolved.Supplemental pay is an issue that you have to constantly keep track of. Your dispatcher submits for the supplemental and payroll is supposed to pay you and nine times out of 10 they don't. The operations manager comes off as wishy-washy. It seems like they make up changes in policy constantly, but they don't bother to tell you. And you would think the changes in policy are to make things better, but that's not the case it's just designed to agitate the driver. They advertise a rider program, but I don't know why because all the places that we go don't allow riders. They advertise that they're hiring teams and I've never seen any. To sum it all up it's a great job to get the experience needed to go somewhere else. The job is tolerable, but they do try to make the job hard when they don't have to. I wouldn't not recommend this company. They just have a lot of issues internally and unfortunately, everything that revolves around the company. They make an effort to not include the drivers and it shows through the QUALCOMM messages.

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    Anonymous Driver

    Apr 6, 2025
    1.0

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    They invest heavily in painting a perfect image on social media and Google, hence the reason for only positive reviews. They don't tolerate any negative content about their group and work tirelessly to have it taken down. It is a very, very, cheap company. Their safety department consists of only DEI hires who are unprofessional and difficult to deal with. Just think of trashy, street culture from everyone in safety to get an idea of the dynamic there. Driver amenities at their main terminal in Lake Wales are non-existent. A dingy, little lounge with a torn sofa and a tv from 1995. Bathroom for drivers is disgusting. Their internal offices are covered in porcelain tile, stone countertops, premium bathrooms, and high end amenities. Drivers do not have access to the facility except through a small window to pickup paperwork from office staff. The yard is unpaved and covered in ash. Dust everywhere. Only office staff have paved areas. Drivers are required to park in a dumpy lot next door and walk through a wire fence with a jail turnstile. The company culture is segregated. Think of deep, Southern roots to get an idea for how they operate. Operations is very comfortable talking down to drivers and clearly view drivers as third rate employees. The culture here is one where drivers are viewed as no more than a necessary business expense. They don't value opinions, explanations when issues arise, or even small talk. As others have said, it is a strict and heavy environment with an unpleasant feel to it especially at the Lake Wales terminal. The dispatch managers leave you alone as long as you do your job. The company is structured where drivers have no access to email. Only a phone app and a qualcomm. It's all designed to keep drivers away from their terminals and out of sight. They still use a lot of paper for trips and bubble sheets that have to be filled out by hand for every load before being uploaded. A lot of their way of thinking is from 1985. The one good thing about this fleet is the mileage they're able to offer if you're willing to stay out long and work on recaps. Home time is flexible but they only give 3-4 days for every month on the road if doing OTR. Unofficially, they can provide 1-2 weeks off but you're required to run for several months at a time. The aging Volvos that makeup their fleet are small but the new Peterbilts that are replacing them are a joke. All of their trucks are ordered with dual bunks for teams. I have yet to meet a single team that works at this company. They order them this way for a higher resale value at the expense of driver comfort. The Peterbilt 579 models that are being brought in, although new, are not a true OTR truck since they're nearly unlivable. Prepare to sleep in a tiny, submarine style bed with a bunk 4 inches above your face and zero leg room. Even less storage space than the Volvo VNL. Many drivers have complained about the same issues but places like this are only designed to give an image of being driver focused instead of actually caring. They offer full size sleepers to dry van/reefer drivers. Tanker drivers get mid-size sleepers. For someone without prior experience in the tanker industry, they can serve as a platform to get experience for a better job elsewhere. Oakley is not a long term company from what I've seen and spoken to other drivers about. It's a sham company. They have good accounts but the accessory pay is always wrong on nearly every paycheck. Detention is a low $15 hourly rate and layovers are paid $100 after two days or $200 after three days. Mileage is only paid zip code to zip code. It's a cheap company and they know it.

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    Anonymous Driver

    Mar 23, 2025
    2.0
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    No pre loading information & no loading info when your empty. Very very poor info and communication form your DM. You are payed a day rate.per hr

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    Anonymous Driver

    Dec 8, 2024
    2.0
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    I was fired from them for quite some time now. If you were to ask me a couple of years ago, I would recommend it because they used to care about the driver, but during my last year with the company, they've done nothing, but screw me over. They lied to me for two months about the availability of work. They would financial starve me when it was time to get paid ( messing up my checks to where 6 days of work would get me paid for maybe 2 or 3) and rush me after just assigning me to any customer. My termination was due to a successful insurance scam by an entitled road rage driver by the way. Oakley's safety department head is more concerned about company policy than the safety of his actual driver as he was attempting to flee a threat while the head of the dispatch department constantly targets drivers to harass them about punctuality and time constraints, dismissing anything safety related. Toward the end of my employment, all I saw was a lot of disorganized and dishonest operation by those that have no concept of real world evolution. They practically made me a liar to any other drivers I recruited because all the benefits we were promised were taken away... They even caused drivers to faint from heat exhaustion during the summer months because they demanded that shorts weren't allowed and those drivers had A/C issues in their trucks.

    Carrier Information

    Operating Status

    Authorized

    Power Units

    651

    Total Drivers

    606

    Mileage 2025

    59,211,504

    Freight Types

    General Freight
    Liquids/Gases
    Intermodal Containers
    Meat
    Dry Bulk
    Refrigerated Food
    Beverages
    Common Authority
    StatusActive
    Safety & Inspections Record

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    Oakley Transport INC is a trucking company based in LAKE WALES, FL rated 2.7/5 across 29 reviews on Oculus Reviews — ranking #268 of 295 rated FL carriers. The most recent driver review was submitted September 5, 2026. Federal census data lists 651 power units with 606 drivers, logging approximately 59.2 million miles annually. Ratings aggregate reviews posted publicly about this carrier across the web together with reviews written directly on Oculus Reviews, covering pay, home time, dispatch, equipment, and safety. Companies can respond publicly but cannot edit or delete a review. Current operating authority and inspection history live on the carrier's official FMCSA SAFER snapshot linked below.

    Is Oakley Transport INC legit?

    Oakley Transport INC is an FMCSA-registered motor carrier based in LAKE WALES, FL — USDOT 281321, MC 183301. Check its current operating authority, inspections, and safety record on the official FMCSA SAFER snapshot. On Oculus Reviews it holds 2.7/5 from 29 reviews. Driver resource: how to report a trucking company for unpaid wages.

    Oakley Transport INC fleet & operations

    According to FMCSA census data, Oakley Transport INC operates 651 power units with 606 drivers, logging approximately 59.2 million miles annually.

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