Pros
The only PRO is that you work for yourself and choose your load
Cons
Company considers you expendable, easy for them to just hire another Danc'n Chicken. You are responsible for everything, even their mistakes. I had a dispatcher at one of the yards tell me I had all the necessary, required paperwork and PERMITS for a particular trip, turns out that HE was wrong, but I had to pay the fine to the state, Horizons share of the fine and on top of that Horizon fines you for getting the fine. Marion Schrock (Smuck) claims to be a religious man, but lies and talks out of both sides of his mouth. He has a big ego and rides high on what HIS PARENTS built not what he has done. The employees are great people and if you are honest with them , do everything they can to work things in your favor, but the management is THE WORST. You may as well write off your damage deposit, they will be sure to say that someone has put a claim in, even a year down the road, it boils down to the driver being responsible for the delivered unit until it is sold. Pay is not good when you consider all expenses INCLUDING FUEL come out of what they pay you. If you do decide to do this, DO NOT BUY A NEW TRUCK. It is virtually impossible to pay for a new truck with the meager NET salary you earn from this job. The only way you make any money with this job is to keep it on the road 24 / 7 , and run two log books. They are also HEAVY on the DOT fines. Horizon is famous for shorting you on stated trip mileage, always check THEIR STATE TRIP MILES with Google map or map quest. You are paid from zip code to zip code, not address to address, so you will ALWAYS be short a few miles but they have shorted quite a few drivers by 100 miles or so. You should also have a major maintenance funds account set aside to repair the truck. Very easy to put a lot of miles on in a short time and you WILL have repairs, not to mention oil changes every 5,000-7,500 miles, depending on the oil you use and the truck you drive. Most drivers have Dodges or GMC/Chevys, Fords have had more than their share of problems. IF YOU DECIDE TO DO THIS , CHOOSE ANOTHER COMPANY, NOT HORIZON Something to think about. The RV business is artificially propped up buy the unrealistic loans that the banks were pressured into by Warren Buffet, he controls 80+% of the RV manufacturers, when he pulls out, the RV industry will fold like a house of cards