The Walmart skinny

laaylor · Jan 8, 2019

Lol

laaylor said: ↑

A little one on my ankle and shoulder, but, you wouldn’t have seen it...
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Oldirty · Jan 15, 2019

flightwatch said: ↑

Look, we get it. You HATE Walmart. $.38cpm, driver facing cameras, slip seating, just like Werner or another training company.

You're wrong.

Starting pay is $.46cpm. We get a $.06cpm bump on the weekends. We are paid on actual miles driven. Not pc miler city center to city center crap. 99.5% of our moves are drop/hooks of which we get paid $9.75 to drop and $8.50 to hook (or $18.25 for the whole evolution). In the rare circumstances that we have to live load or unload, we get paid $11.50 for the process + $14/hr starting after 45 minutes. If we break down, we immediately start getting paid $14/hr up to when our 14 is up. Then we get our $42 layover pay, and then after 10 hours, the $14/hr starts back up. Oh yeah, we get $42/night when we stay in the truck.

No, we don't have driver facing cameras.

The benefits are phenomenal and start on day 1. 401K, stock purchase plans, free life insurance, continuing education scholarships, discounts on EVERYTHING.

Yes, the slip seating can be tedious, but you learn to pack lightly. You are only going to be away from home for 5...maybe 6 days at the most. So there's no reason to bring 6 tubs worth of belongings with you. I have not run into any issues with filthy trucks.

The bottom line is that Walmart's private fleet is not like any other trucking company out there. I've run for more than a few of them. The way they dispatch is different, the computer flow is different, the logging system is different. The interaction with the office is different. I know a lot of the old-timers are complaining that it isn't the way it used to be. And it's not. No company is the way that it used to be. Freymiller used to blow your doors off with their large cars. Liberal and Dodge City used to look like truck shows with all the National Carriers trucks there. JB Hunt used to be an oilfield outfit. JCT used to have a company side. Walmart is no different. The times have changed, and Walmart's private fleet has had to change right along with it. And when you are as big and (what a lot of people fail to realize) as visible as Walmart is, you're going to have growing pains. Hopefully, this will clear up som

flightwatch said: ↑

Look, we get it. You HATE Walmart. $.38cpm, driver facing cameras, slip seating, just like Werner or another training company.

You're wrong.

Starting pay is $.46cpm. We get a $.06cpm bump on the weekends. We are paid on actual miles driven. Not pc miler city center to city center crap. 99.5% of our moves are drop/hooks of which we get paid $9.75 to drop and $8.50 to hook (or $18.25 for the whole evolution). In the rare circumstances that we have to live load or unload, we get paid $11.50 for the process + $14/hr starting after 45 minutes. If we break down, we immediately start getting paid $14/hr up to when our 14 is up. Then we get our $42 layover pay, and then after 10 hours, the $14/hr starts back up. Oh yeah, we get $42/night when we stay in the truck.

No, we don't have driver facing cameras.

The benefits are phenomenal and start on day 1. 401K, stock purchase plans, free life insurance, continuing education scholarships, discounts on EVERYTHING.

Yes, the slip seating can be tedious, but you learn to pack lightly. You are only going to be away from home for 5...maybe 6 days at the most. So there's no reason to bring 6 tubs worth of belongings with you. I have not run into any issues with filthy trucks.

The bottom line is that Walmart's private fleet is not like any other trucking company out there. I've run for more than a few of them. The way they dispatch is different, the computer flow is different, the logging system is different. The interaction with the office is different. I know a lot of the old-timers are complaining that it isn't the way it used to be. And it's not. No company is the way that it used to be. Freymiller used to blow your doors off with their large cars. Liberal and Dodge City used to look like truck shows with all the National Carriers trucks there. JB Hunt used to be an oilfield outfit. JCT used to have a company side. Walmart is no different. The times have changed, and Walmart's private fleet has had to change right along with it. And when you are as big and (what a lot of people fail to realize) as visible as Walmart is, you're going to have growing pains. Hopefully, this will clear up some of the misunderstandings.
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flightwatch said: ↑

Look, we get it. You HATE Walmart. $.38cpm, driver facing cameras, slip seating, just like Werner or another training company.

You're wrong.

Starting pay is $.46cpm. We get a $.06cpm bump on the weekends. We are paid on actual miles driven. Not pc miler city center to city center crap. 99.5% of our moves are drop/hooks of which we get paid $9.75 to drop and $8.50 to hook (or $18.25 for the whole evolution). In the rare circumstances that we have to live load or unload, we get paid $11.50 for the process + $14/hr starting after 45 minutes. If we break down, we immediately start getting paid $14/hr up to when our 14 is up. Then we get our $42 layover pay, and then after 10 hours, the $14/hr starts back up. Oh yeah, we get $42/night when we stay in the truck.

No, we don't have driver facing cameras.

The benefits are phenomenal and start on day 1. 401K, stock purchase plans, free life insurance, continuing education scholarships, discounts on EVERYTHING.

Yes, the slip seating can be tedious, but you learn to pack lightly. You are only going to be away from home for 5...maybe 6 days at the most. So there's no reason to bring 6 tubs worth of belongings with you. I have not run into any issues with filthy trucks.

The bottom line is that Walmart's private fleet is not like any other trucking company out there. I've run for more than a few of them. The way they dispatch is different, the computer flow is different, the logging system is different. The interaction with the office is different. I know a lot of the old-timers are complaining that it isn't the way it used to be. And it's not. No company is the way that it used to be. Freymiller used to blow your doors off with their large cars. Liberal and Dodge City used to look like truck shows with all the National Carriers trucks there. JB Hunt used to be an oilfield outfit. JCT used to have a company side. Walmart is no different. The times have changed, and Walmart's private fleet has had to change right along with it. And when you are as big and (what a lot of people fail to realize) as visible as Walmart is, you're going to have growing pains. Hopefully, this will clear up some of the misunderstandings.
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Thank you! I'm trying to learn all I can about driving for Wally. I've received, and accepted an offer to drive out of Pottsville DC . Been running ltl for the last 17 years. Is anyone from Pottsville DC? What should I expect? Whats the typical week look like?
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ncmickey · Jan 28, 2019

I’ve been occasionally checking for openings in Mebane, NC
Haven’t seen any.....

MilkyJay · Jan 28, 2019

ncmickey said: ↑

I’ve been occasionally checking for openings in Mebane, NC
Haven’t seen any.....
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We aren't hiring here. If you have any questions about our dc, that's where i work. I can answer any and all questions relating to mebane.

truckdriver31 · Jan 28, 2019

ncmickey said: ↑

I’ve been occasionally checking for openings in Mebane, NC
Haven’t seen any.....
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are you a night driver.

Dennixx · Jan 29, 2019

Does seniority play any part in assigned routes?
I'm assuming it does for vacation and days off and/or start times.
Is the insurance coverage the same nationwide or is it regional?
How far out from your hiring DC do you go and on average how many stores each trip?
Is it more of a fak type load or do you have a trlr of bleach and stop at like 7 stores for example?

Reverend Falstaff · Jan 29, 2019

Dennixx said: ↑

Does seniority play any part in assigned routes?
I'm assuming it does for vacation and days off and/or start times.
Is the insurance coverage the same nationwide or is it regional?
How far out from your hiring DC do you go and on average how many stores each trip?
Is it more of a fak type load or do you have a trlr of bleach and stop at like 7 stores for example?
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Seniority plays a role in assigned schedules. More seniority= first shot at offered schedules (start day and time) within your D.C.
Same with vacations.
You have to live no more than 250 miles from your home D.C., but you could find yourself operating within several D.C.'s within your region.
You leave your D.C. with FAK for a single store, Drop loaded trailer, hook to empty (or pallets trailer if needed), then back to D.C. or to a vendor for backhaul.

ncmickey · Jan 29, 2019

MilkyJay said: ↑

We aren't hiring here. If you have any questions about our dc, that's where i work. I can answer any and all questions relating to mebane.
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Thanks.

ncmickey · Jan 29, 2019

truckdriver31 said: ↑

are you a night driver.
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I don’t mind nights. But prefer days. I don’t mind being up and going at 2a or driving till 2a. Don’t really like driving from 6-6 though...

truckdriver31 · Jan 29, 2019

ncmickey said: ↑

I don’t mind nights. But prefer days. I don’t mind being up and going at 2a or driving till 2a. Don’t really like driving from 6-6 though...
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then you mite not want to apply. milk jay can add more to this about day and nights

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