Walmart here I come!

They are having a job fair in Dallas on June 16-18 I wonder if it's for Tx DC

 

Sorry to hear that Woodenleg!!!
But I think not everything is bad news. You were told that now you can reapply with no problem, so I would think you still have a good chance to get in because you already passed the phone interview, pre-trip and road test.
Just remember that everything happens for a reason.

 

Hello everyone. I just wanted to know if anyone from the Greencastle, IN terminal is on these message boards; and if so, ask them a few questions.
I had a phone interview earlier today and everything went well. Later towards the end of the day, I received a call from Greencastle terminal and they want me to come in next Tuesday for the pretrip test and everything else.
I live 127 miles away from the terminal. That makes it a 2 hour 15 minute drive minimum for home time.
What shifts are available at this terminal?
If I have to work 5.5 on then 1.5 off like the website says, I might have to pass on the job offer because I need more home time that that.
It does sound like a great job; but here is what I'm currently hung up on:

EX: If work my last day before home time and drive home, that's work shift + car commute. I will be tired and need to sleep once I get home. Then before I return to work, I'll need to sleep before I drive over 2 hours to the terminal to start my day...
2 hours drive + 8 hours sleep on both front end and back end of home time is 20 hours. If only home for 34 hours that's only 14 hours a week with my family. That's not enough, especially if my kids were in school that day I would hardly ever get to see them.

It does not seem like I am going to receive much home time. I need a minimum of 48 hours home or it isn't worth it to go home to begin with. I have a wife and three small children at home and they understand that I'm away trying to provide for them, but I need to be home sometimes too...

Anyway, I'm probably over thinking things, but my life is at a fork and I can go left or go right; but I just can't decide what to do...
Thanks in advance for any insight on the way things work at the greencastle terminal, and if any other shifts are available for fresh new hires.
-James

 

Facing a similar situation, maybe one of the wives on here can help you out.at the end of the day only you can decide

 

Do walmart drivers really make as much as they claim? The website says 82k first year. Is that number realistic? Can anyone say for sure from personal experience? I already have a pretty decent job averaging 65k per year. If that's all I'm going to make at walmart I would like to know before I leave a good job.
My current job has walmart beat on home time. Walmart has it beat on health insurance. All things considered, the determining factor is going to be annual income.
Thanks you,
-James

 

I'm in my 1st year with Walmart. I'm on track to make 94K. I know 82K is not a lot of money to some people, but that's for a driver coming in the door. There aren't a lot of driving jobs that pay that kind of money to somebody coming in the door.

 

The 82K is on the low side if you ask me. I work a 5 on 2 off, 5 on 3 off schedule and will still make over $100K in my 2nd year here. Part of my first year included a leave of absence, but I was on pace to make over 94K.

There is much more to this job than just the income. Almost every aspect of this job is opposite of any other transportation company in terms of operations, safety, and driver moral. You really have to work here to understand this. Turnover here is mostly retirements.

 

The income varies with different locations. The advertised income first year should be pretty easy for almost anyone, and it just goes up from there. In 2.5 years, Rick has had 5 raises.

The absolute only time Rick has had "only" 1.5-2 days off is when they are running extended weeks. The vast majority of the time you are going to have 2-2.5 days off. Due to the extra income, and lack of stress on the job, when you are home, you are truly home. There is never any worry about job stability, lack of work, poor equipment, grumpy coworkers/managers, being pushed to brink, or any of the "normal" truck driving sins. My husband came from a "good" truck driving job where he made anywhere from $61-82K a year............. and it was killing him. He was miserable and was treated horribly. This is truly a dream job for him, and he is loving it.

Until you work for Walmart, you do not know how good of a job it is. Is it perfect............... no, but there is no such thing. The organization will bend over backward to make you happy, and you truly feel valued. You are thanked for your good work all the time. You are asked how things are going, and if there is anything that isn't going as you would like. Your input is truly valuable to the company, and many changes that happen company wide come from employee suggestion. It is just a different truck driving world. You really are the captain of your own ship, as they tell you so often. Do your job and short of picking up your load paperwork, you hardly ever have to talk to anyone............ unless there is a problem. Have a problem, and it is solved immediately. Can't do a load, and it is no problem. No arguments, no pressure. Bring your kids with you (one at a time, of course), and they encourage that and love to see it. Our son has hats, patches, a jacket, and goes as often as he can. They are very family oriented. Plus, they will feed you............... A LOT !!! LOL Oh, and you get a lot of paid time off, at your full ADP.

This is our experiences in 2.5 years.