USA Logistics DZ, Crest Hill, IL

Went home after three weeks with this outfit.

Everything is never as said or as it seems. USA Logistics DZ and Z Transportation are both one and the same companies.

Yes... new trucks, but be prepared to sit in that truck for hours and even days, waiting for a load.

All loads are live load/unload.

There is no detention pay. I sat as many as 5.5 hrs unloading and regardless how long it takes, no detention pay and you'll receive every excuse why you won't get it.

I was broke down for two days. Towed 100 miles to dealership. Told I'd be reimbursed for hotel. To date: No Breakdown Pay, No Hotel Reimbursement.

Pay is advertised as .50cpm. You will not get .50cpm, you'll get .45cpm... and the first 50 miles of every trip is unpaid. That means... if you make six trips a week, you will be robbed of $135.

I was supposed to be home every weekend... was home once for three days out of three weeks. My avg mileage was 1500 miles a week.

Loads are dispatched via text to your cellphone and more often than not, you'll be told to communicate with the broker, not dispatch.

There is nobody in dispatch after 5:00pm M-F and noon on Saturday. Dispatch office closed on Sunday. You'll be told to call after hours cellphone if you need assistance, but nobody will answer.

I was stranded in smalltown, Virginia for three days, told I'd get layover pay $75 a day for two days, not three, but I'm sure now that I've quit, I'll not see that either.

They talk a really good game on Facebook, but reality is, if anything negative is posted to comments threads, they'll delete comments or even the entire thread. Then block the comments to share only.

During the three weeks that I worked for this company, I saw more people quit than I saw coming aboard.

If you have no life, and enjoy working for minimum wage, this might be a very good fit for you.

 

The $1200 flat per week offer only pertains to the old ratty Freightliner Centuries (former Schneider trucks) that they have. Might be a good deal if you're local to NJ area. BTW... there is only one terminal, and its tiny... located in old industrial complex bldg shared with another business. Rumor was, owner was searching for a more viable location for the operation.

I know my thread sounds extremely negative, however you should know that the Safety, Accounting, and Maintenance folks are very friendly and do what they can to help you.

It's the dispatchers that are clearly in it for themselves. They work load boards... bidding on highest paying loads. Very little consideration is given to where the load is going and whether the delivery destination is outside of freight/shipping lanes.

I don't think the owner realizes how much money he is losing and how much of a disservice the dispatchers are doing to the entire operation.

 

Yes... 1099. If you do choose to sign on, you'll be handed a packet to fill out. Read everything. I found documents for signature, that if you sign, you'll be signing your life away.

 

This company is actually in Wayne, NJ... trucks are registered to Crest Hill, IL address.