England Furniture, Tennessee

wow, it’s been a while since I visited this thread. I guess I should do an update. Yeah I still work there, on the England side. England and La-Z-Boy are the same company just different factory locations, so I work out of new Taswell, Tennessee.

It’s a good company to work for. It’s not top pay, but it’s good for the area, and I think good for the areas where the factories are located. it also helps immensely if you live by a factory because they have to bring you back twice a week at least to pick up new loads of furniture so you’ll always get by the house if you live close by.

i’ve been consistently averaging high 90s In payfor the last several years. Full benefits, health insurance, 401(k), quarterly bonuses, two weeks vacation paid, company trucks assigned, Volvo in internationals in automatic and manual,new Taswell has a shop and washbay on site so we get our trucks well taken care of. Company runs E logs, which I actually like. Trucks have forward facing cameras, so not a big deal.

Like I’ve mentioned in my previous post, the company does not hassle you. I’ve got to say that’s one of the best things about working here. They are big on safety, they have a good safety department, but they don’t knit pick you. They don’t have any stupid little rules about not making U-turns or calling you if you go 2 mph over the speed limit, they don’t do #### like that. It’s no force, dispatch, so if you got a doctors appointment or an anniversary for something important that you have to do you can do it and they’re not going to bug you about it. I mean, they do need you to run your loads, though, the key is just communication with the office, if you’ve got something coming up and you need off work you just need to tell them about it. But for the most part, you’re gonna need to run your loads every week. I don’t wanna make it sound like You can just take all the time you want off, but they do treat you good in that regard.

The load sheet or pick sheet as we call it, varies every week and is based on seniority. As a new driver, yeah you’ll be running a lot of East Coast. Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, on up into the northeast, New York, Ohio. But you don’t have to run New York City or Boston or any of those cities that you’re not really supposed to be in. We’ve got assigned drivers for New York City and stuff like that, guys that have been there and know how to do it. You’ll never be asked to do anything like that. New drivers also tend to get loads that run out west quite a bit. Those western runs are good for new drivers, high mileage and good pay. It will keep you out a week and a half then when you get back take 3 to 4 days off consecutively If you want . We do run all 48+ Canada. They have a rider policy so you can bring your significant other with you.

I hope this is helpful. you could go on the website for more information, or call the office and speak to a recruiter. I don’t do referral, because I like to keep my anonymity on here so I can just speak my mind did not have to worry about it. Good luck

 

we have to assist. what that looks like….

for customers with a dock, we have to turn the furniture around so they can come in and pick it up out of the trailer with their dollies. very simple really easy

for customers without a dock, we have to dolly the furniture to the back of the trailer so they can get it off. When customers don’t have a dock, it’s slightly more taxing, but really it’s the bare minimum of exercise you need every day anyway. Usually, you’re just dropping off between five and maybe 20 pieces so it’s really not that big of a deal if they don’t have a dock.

Yes, you may get a stop once in a great while where a customer does not have a dock and they’re getting like 50 pieces or something crazy. That will get your heart rate up. I know one particular stop up in Michigan That’s like that. I just avoid it when it’s on the pick list.

Actually, the bigger problem when unloading is how hot it gets in the summer in that trailer, or how cold it gets in the winter like a meat locker.

this has got to be one of the closest comparable jobs to a no touch LTL that I’ve ever seen. we got 70 year-old retired dudes who continue to work here because it’s easy money to them.