Hobby Lobby

I saw the other thread in "Bad Companies", and just wanted to put MY opinions/facts about the company I am a current driver for.

I just started my 3rd year with them.
Yes, it is a Christian Company, and Conservative Politically.
HL has a pretty good health insurance plan. They also have a complete Integris Medical Facility on site. It's free (no copay, etc) for any FT employee who has the Insurance.
It does also have a Chapel for anyone to go pray in, or for someone to put a prayer request. HL is not "in your face" with their beliefs...and it's not "cult-like".

I make very good money with them. The drivers generally have the same route, and same stores every week...or every other week.
There are over 900 (I believe) stores nationwide.
We make a delivery to a store, and drivers do not unload. Then we either do a store cleanup, or receive a backhaul, and head back to OKC to pickup a trailer for our next store.
We get 2 days off. One week, I have fri/sat. off then the next I get sat/sun off.
We get paid Hub to Hub miles. We get a quarterly incentive check that is impossible not to get (I've never failed to receive one)
Mechanics are first-class, and do a great job.
The MGRS. have an open door policy, and I can talk to safety or my manager without waiting behind a glass window. I can just walk into where they are, and go straight to him.
Almost everything is drop/hook.

Really not too much negative, as long as you are safe, do your job, do what they ask, and make your store apps on time.

Anyway, sorry for the long post, but that is my .02 as being a company driver with HL.

 

I don't know how many drivers are solo (there are some), but for the most part, it's a team operation. Just basically because of the way their routes are designed.

 

I think it just kind of depends on where you live. Like for instance, if you lived in Texas, they could pair you up with someone in Oklahoma, and then you could just take the truck and keep it our new facility in Hitchens.
But, if you lived in a place like Florida, then it's probably better to already have a codriver in mind.

 

No problem, Bear. I honestly couldn't see myself driving for another company.
If you live in OKC, then no, you don't need to have a codriver.
In fact, Sandy (our recruiter) would probably ask if you wanted to be OTR, or drive containers down to Dallas...and deliver to more local stores.
I chose to go over the road. Not sure what the hourly rate would be for local drivers, though.
Yes, HL is a company to retire from.
Another nice thing they do give us, is a Christmas bonus every year, and it's $100....for each yr you work there.
So, if you're there 8 yrs, you get an $800 Christmas bonus....and so forth.

 

I haven't driven for walmart, but I guess it is similar.
HL only has one distribution center, and that's the one in OKC, where Walmart has them all over the Country.
Our trucks are faster than walmart, though!