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    Van Wyk INC

    SHELDON, IA · USDOT 69971 · 212 trucks

    3.18 ratings

    Is Van Wyk INC a good company to drive for?

    Van Wyk INC earns mixed reviews from drivers, holding 3.1/5 across 8 reviews on pay, home time, dispatch, and safety. Drivers rate it highest on dispatch (3.0/5) and lowest on home time (2.5/5).

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    • USDOT #69971• MC #146814
    📍 SHELDON, IA

    Van Wyk INC

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    3.1/ 5.0(8 ratings)
    Home Time Consistency2.5 ★
    Dispatch & Communication3.0 ★
    FMCSA Inspection Stats24-Month Record
    Fleet Census212 Power Units

    "BEWARE ! Dispatch needs short haul drivers on 23% you'll go broke doing it good for them bad for you"

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    Company Rating

    Based on 8 driver reviews

    3.1

    8 reviews

    Van Wyk INC rating distribution

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    Van Wyk INC driver ratings by category

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    -
    Home Time
    2.5
    Dispatch Support
    3.0
    Safety Culture
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    Reviews (8)

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    Anonymous Driver

    Jan 2, 2026
    1.0
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    Forget about honesty with this company. Pay is percentage and good luck getting information as to what your next load is paying, and even if they tell you your paycheck will show even less. You'll get a really good paying load running up to the north. East band dead head back down for nothing. Forget about being legal because to two liars in the Virginia office will force you to PC illegally while their "former dot cop" safety dept looks the other way. Almost went broke with these clowns. Applied to do otr but was baited & switched into northeast regional which meant working out of their "terminal" in Virginia. Forget about getting an honest answer to questions, they get evasive and secretive. Orientation was sloppy and held in a filthy room upstairs near the shop office so you get to hear their "maintenance director" scream at people at the the top of his lungs. Speaking of maintenance, the equipment was garbage. Trucks are t cleaned at all between drivers. They are often filthy especially the mattress. In fact if you're unlucky enough to be stuck at their run down "shop" they will have you borrow someone else's truck while they drive yours around… with your belongings in it. There is no real place to rest at that main yard so you get shoved off to the local flea bag motel in a room where other drivers come and go as they please. You have no privacy. Home time was a joke. The minute I got home the two clowns in Virginia would blow up my phone wanting me to go right back out again. There was no getting a moments peace with these people. Also the dispatchers in the Iowa terminal were absolute morons.

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    Anonymous Driver

    Aug 8, 2024
    1.0
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    They are 10 trucks short on the short hauls,They will say anything to get you on .But the short hauling from Sheldon to Colorado and Kansas is what they want you to do .It's good for them bad for you .very poor pay.Dispachers give you the run around

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    Anonymous Driver

    Aug 8, 2024
    4.0

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    BEWARE ! Dispatch needs short haul drivers on 23% you'll go broke doing it good for them bad for you

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    Anonymous Driver

    Mar 24, 2024
    3.0
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    The money was pretty good. But they will run you hard if you let them know that you are hungry for money and lots of miles. They make you feel like part of the family and everyone is so nice. Even the ladies in the billing office knew my name. But you make one mistake, like being late and they never let you forget it.

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    Anonymous Driver

    Dec 14, 2023
    5.0

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    Fact versus fiction. If you didn't earn good money, had a bad experience, or were fired from Van Wyk, you deserved it! They don't discriminate based on race, they only discriminate when it comes to poor work performance and attitude. If you're a professional driver, and good person, you get treated like such at Van Wyk Trucking.

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    Anonymous Driver

    Jun 15, 2023
    1.0
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    Van Wyk Inc is a very prejudice company. They discriminate against older black drivers. They do everything in their power to keep older black drivers from working as drivers for them.

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    Anonymous Driver

    Feb 15, 2022
    5.0
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    VanWyk treats drivers like family and o/o even though we are company drivers. Home every week, unless you chose to stay otr. At anytime you can talk to the owner or any staff member no matter their position. Amazing company to work for and amazing family. I could work for other local companies and be home daily, but I would never be treated like at VanWyk. So I will stay and stay happy and respected.

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    Anonymous Driver

    Feb 12, 2019
    5.0
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    VanWyk is a great family based operation with three terminals across the Mid-West region. I get home weekly if I want and paid every Friday and always on time. The trucks are Kenworth and Volvo's all of which are 2017 or newer. Reefer trailers are swapped every two to three years as well. We have chosen to operate on a percentage basis instead of mileage and can even choose the salary range that you want to make each year. Dispatch is on top of the game and has always come through for me no matter if I want to take one day off or three days off. They will push you hard to achieve your income goals but will always Stand down if you insist. All loads are no-touch refrigerated and you get free meals and hotels when at the Sheldon, Iowa terminal for service or paperwork. We transport ice cream to frozen meats to soda pop.

    Van Wyk INC is a trucking company based in SHELDON, IA rated 3.1/5 across 8 reviews on Oculus Reviews — ranking #28 of 52 rated IA carriers. The most recent driver review was submitted January 2, 2026. 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.

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    Van Wyk INC is an FMCSA-registered motor carrier based in SHELDON, IA — USDOT 69971, MC 146814. Check its current operating authority, inspections, and safety record on the official FMCSA SAFER snapshot. On Oculus Reviews it holds 3.1/5 from 8 reviews. Driver resource: how to report a trucking company for unpaid wages.

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