The Trucker Chronicles

Granger, IA – Barr-Nun Transportation Inc. announced that they have raised their hazmat endorsed Owner Operator Team pay by 3 cents per mile on all miles effective 10/10/11. This pay raise comes on the heels of a recent $450 CSA bonus announcement for all “band pay” Owner Operators. “Our pay package for Owner Operators was [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Eagan, MN  Logistics Management, a magazine and eNewsletter containing up-to-date information for the transportation industry has named Transport America a winner in the 2011 Quest for Quality awards.  The Quest of Quality Award is the most prestigious award in the transportation and logistics industry.  It has been given out yearly for 28 [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Granger, IA (August 17, 2011) Barr-Nunn’s “Band Pay” Owner Operators can now earn an additional $225.00 on their current Performance bonus for a total of $1025.00 or $1200.00 every 30,000 paid miles. For this $225 bonus the rules are simple; stay CSA compliant and get the extra cash every 30,000 paid miles. [...]

Barr Nunn Launches New Owner Operator Pure Pay Program Barr Nunn Transportation has launched an innovative payment plan to provide their Owner Operators with more options and flexibility when it comes to their earnings.  The program, dubbed Pure Pay, debuted this January and pays 97 cents per Practical mile on loaded miles and 70 cents [...]

Barr-Nunn Transportation, leading national trucking firms, is happily celebrating their 28th year in operation.  Although these days Barr-Nunn is among the 200 largest truckload carriers in the U.S., they proudly claim that they still run based on the principles and beliefs with which they were founded by Bob Sturgeon in the early 1980s: full staff [...]