walmart is the best driving job i've ever had

Apple Valley usually hires fairly frequently. Keep an eye on the site.

The Kingman store is a good one. I end up there now and then.

Someone had asked if Apple Valley drivers end up at Buckeye. All the time. Just like we end up over there. Get up to Porterville now and then also. When I see a Pete that is not a 2013, I know it is probably Apple Valley (until I see the DC sticker). The only Petes we have are 2013's.

 

Thanks.

What do you mean the Kingman store is good one? Easy to maneuver around?

 

Its not hard to get in and out of. It is close to the freeway, so it is easy to get to, and back out of.

Plus, there is room to park a truck there, if you need to go into the store. I will not block a dock to go into a store.

I have only been there a few times.

After some stores, where you have to travel across town on surface streets, and there is no room to do anything, you really appreciate the ones that are more convenient.

 

I see, thanks.

 

We had gotten 7 13's for our fleet. Finally got ride of the 9600's and one 08' mid roof freightliner. We still have 3 pro stars from 07' and the rest is Petes and Freightliners. Supposedly our region is going to be an all Pete fleet. Sanger had already been that way since they opened. Either way, no new company equipment purchases this year except trailers, 3 million trucks, and service equipment. Sealy is still looking to increase our driver capacity as well. Should be doing interviews soon if not already.

Side Note: I was reading what all was going on between 6 speed and the others. Everyone has a right to their own opinion. Having that right doesn't make it correct. I enjoy working for Wal~mart. Finally......6 speed is a couple of gears short of a full transmission.

Tom, Jim, Rick...... you done good fellas!

 

Does anyone know if the Buckeye, AZ DC will be hiring soon? I never see anything online for that terminal.

 

Unfortunately, I would say no. Buckeye rarely hires. As in, years between hirings. They have plenty of people wanting to transfer in, so they have first priority before any hiring would happen.

Buckeye is one of the hardest DC's to get into. I do not anticipate my seniority going up anytime soon.

With Buckeye being so hard, lots of people will get hired on at Apple Valley so they can transfer in, if there is an opening. You can transfer after a year.

 

Rising income inequality and wage stagnation threaten the
future of America’s middle class. While corporate profits
break records, the share of national income going to
workers’ wages has reached record lows.
Wal-Mart plays a leading role in this story. Its business
model has long relied upon strictly controlled labor costs:
low wages, inconsiderable benefits and aggressive avoidance
of collective bargaining with its employees. As the largest
private-sector employer in the U.S., Wal-Mart’s business
model exerts considerable downward pressure on wages
throughout the retail sector and the broader economy. This
model has multiplied across the sector. While employers like
Wal-Mart seek to reap significant profits through the
depression of labor costs, the social costs of this low-wage
strategy are externalized. Low wages not only harm workers
and their families – they cost taxpayers.
When low wages leave Wal-Mart workers unable to afford
the necessities of life, taxpayers pick up the tab. Taxpayerfunded public benefit programs make up the difference
between Wal-Mart’s low wages and the costs of subsistence.
This public subsidization of the low-wage model of
companies like Wal-Mart received significant attention in the
early 2000s. With wage stagnation, income inequality, and
federal budget deficits of increasing concern to public policy,
this issue is due for a re-examination.
Accurate and timely data on Wal-Mart’s wage and
employment practices is not always readily available.
However, occasional releases of demographic data from
public assistance programs can provide useful windows into
the scope of taxpayer subsidization of Wal-Mart. After
analyzing data released by Wisconsin’s Medicaid program,
the Democratic staff of the U.S. House Committee on
Education and the Workforce estimates that a single 300-
person Wal-Mart Supercenter store in Wisconsin likely costs
taxpayers at least $904,542 per year and could cost
taxpayers up to $1,744,590 per year – about $5,815 per
employee.

 

Walmart is not holding a gun to anyone's head and making them work there. If someone can't get by on what they make at Walmart, then they need to get another job, a second job or take some classes at a CC so they can get a better job. This income inequality stuff is just BS. Work harder/smarter and you make more. A company is not in business to pay people whatever they think they need to live. It's in business to make a profit for its owner or share holders who take all the risks of running and investing in a business. The market dictates what ones labor is worth, not the employee. If enough people stop working at Walmart because of low wages, then they will have to raise their hourly pay. That's how the free market works. Too many people out there think they deserve more money because they can't afford Starbucks everyday or have the newest tv or smart phone. Get off your arse, quicherbichin and work, that's how America became great.

 

In North Dakota, finding workers is more of a challenge because of the near non-existent unemployment rate. The stores are doing what they need to do to attract workers, raising the starting wage. They still need more people but are doing what supply and demand dictates by offering more money. In other locations there is no need to offer higher wages as there are plenty of applicants, again supply and demand. I might want $20 an hour to be a banana scanner (no disrespect to banana scanners!) but there are 5 other applicants willing to do it for less. If I want or need a higher wage I need to get educated on programing those scanners to become a more valuable asset, not expect the company to pay me more for my low skilled job.
As for drivers waiting to hear back on their applications ,be patient. It takes HR longer than an average company to get through the process. Three months from application to interview is common. And I will echo others by saying you should apply for many openings to get your foot in the door. If you get the call for an interview you can inquire about other openings at that time as you already made a cut.