I work at The Sygma Network

Man, theres a bunch of jealous, haters here.

I worked for a foodservice company that was purchased by US Foodservice. It was a great paying job that had its ups and downs, but mostly ups. Yeah its hard work, and you have to think on your feet (lots of boxes to mix up, 2+ stops on a pallet)

But exercise is what most in this industry needs, it kept me in shape.

I made close to 70k per year there and that was 14 years ago. Home every night, had a different route daily, but it broke up any monotony if it ever had a chance to form.

For the guy that keeps claiming the orig poster is a recruiter, grow up. Just because you and a few others had their problems a sygma, doesn't mean everybody should have problems there. He came to the appropriate forum to post his positive experience with the company, acknowledge it and move on. You made your point painfully clear, now you just sound like a tool.

Another here stated that he made 400+ a night easily, then another posted that he was an O/O. If I was an O/O and only making 400 a night, I wouldn't be telling everyone about it. I make 400+ a night but I am a Company Driver for a Union Company. I can't see after all my expenses, mortgage, and what not, to pay for fuel, a truck payment and insurance, and whatever else comes along with being an O/O.

 

LOL!!! Looks like Sygma has an 'organized internet recruitment' department? Gotta keep those warm bodies rotating through the front door!

 

You're just mad because you aren't one of them.....tool

 

I could never work for this outfit. You're dead tired from driving all night and then youi have to unload on top of it? Forget it.

 

Are there Sygma terminals in the Los Angeles area?

 

This is the original poster, Trukkor...I am based in Harrisburg, PA

 

did you make that in two weeks I can make that in a week hauling horses and never touch a box or have a time limit between drops or a charge for missing items that the warehouse forgot to load or you get to a stop and they changed the locks so you have to deliver 14 other stops and then come back what a headache i dont miss those jokers

 

Ok, now I know you're full of it. As I mentioned in another post, I worked for Sygma Illinois for many years. I left a few months ago. I have NEVER heard of any Sygma driver grossing $3,200 on a paycheck, even the ones who were on the extra board and were working nearly every day. About the most I've heard of guys making is $1300-$1400 per week ($2600-$2800 bi-weekly) and that's if they practically worked non-stop all week.

So, care to break down those numbers? Sygma IL pays by the mile, pound or cube (whichever is higher), stop pay, backhaul pay, and downtime (which is rarely approved). How many miles, pounds, stops, and backhauls did you deliver to make that big $3200 check?

Also, care to explain how you can gross $3200 and net $2700? I find it incredibly hard to believe that even if you did make $3200, after taxes and benefits you'd still have $2700 left! $2700 is about 84% of $3200. How many of you actually only pay 16% in taxes and benefits?

You also say you've never brought home less than $1700 (remember everyone else, that's bi-weekly). That's possible. I've brought home $1700 at Sygma before. But, it's rare and you'd have to run you're tail off to do it. You might get home 3 of 4 times a week but you sure won't be home for long.

I just don't want anyone to mislead others in terms of the pay at Sygma. Sygma IL routes range from $800-$1200 a week. I'd say the average is right around $1000. Most guys run 2-3 routes per week. A handful run 4 routes per week. Running more than 4 routes per week is generally impossible due to hours of service regulations and the fact that there's only 168 hours in a week!

"I Push 18 Wheelers" also claimed in another post that he made over $22/hr for downtime while sitting over a lunch period. Bull! Sygma IL downtime is paid at just over $12/hr. and lunch/supper periods were never approved.

I spoke to a current Sygma IL driver just a few days ago. Sygma used to have a cost of living raise that was usually paid in the fall of every year. It usually ranged from 1.5%-3.0% (even though they'd always claim it was more than it actually was- do the math; math doesn't lie). This past fall, there was no raise at all! He also said that "Sygma is finding even more ways to screw drivers out of money". Bonus programs are getting tougher to meet. Downtime isn't getting paid. In fact, he even said there have been a few times in which he didn't get paid downtime for a completely legitimate truck breakdown.

I'm not trying to bad-mouth Sygma. To the guys that like working there, more power to you! I used to like it there. Over the years management, policies, and the work environment changed, though. I'm just trying to let everyone know what they could be getting themselves into. Sygma is cheap. Of course, most companies are cheap. Cutting costs is part of running a business. However, Sygma will stop at nothing to save money and that means it comes out of driver's wallets. Turnover is very high and driver morale is very low. That hurts the company's bottom line too. Not a good way of running a business, in my opinion.