Walmart Local/Home Daily

Unfortunately, Boston is considered "local" to that DC...look forward to a Boston turn & then a closer ME/NH run every day.

 

Lots of store around Boston, could be lucky and do two a day.

 

Yes but isn't it worth it for $120.000 a year.

Oh, and don't forget the safety guy who roams around following you.

 

There is ONE camera I answer to...my forward facing dash cam. To my detriment, this cam likes to tattle on me when I follow too closely for too long, or roll through stop signs, or exceed the speed limit for too long...you know, things I shouldn't ever be held accountable for, right? (sarcasm) Are there cameras at stores, at DC's, and in other driver's trucks? Sure. Does WM constantly peruse through video footage of what each driver does in the hopes they'll find somethin you've done wrong? No. Is there ways WM can catch you in a lie...say you back into something and don't report it? Sure...but again, is that not due diligence on WM's part...to look into incidents with their drivers? Long story short...no, WM isn't constantly watching their drivers. Not even close.

I've had my fair share of meetings/training since I've been with WM. Not one time have we ever done or thought about doing the WM cheer. Our training does usually start with a cheer though,,,when they wheel in the company provided doughnuts.

Again, in my 4+ years with WM, I've never seen nor heard of random inspections being conducted involving drivers or their tractors. That doesn't make any sense at all...what if the driver was short time on their 14? Wouldn't an inspection be better managed if it were to happen at the beginning of a driver's duty day?

Although I can't speak for every DC within any other region other than my own...in my neck of the woods, WM leaves the drivers alone...leaves us to do our jobs without micro-managing or constant harassments. Will you get called into the safety office to review those dash cam vids on occasion? Yes. Will you get some sort of remediation should you be unable to properly dock a trailer without bashing a yellow pole or 3? Of course. Is WM all up in your prostate making life uncomfortable every second of every day? No. A million times no.

 

The only thing you won't get is layover money 4 nights a week. Don't forget you get paid for all activity and they used to double or triple dip (setting them up on 2 or 3 trips) the day cab drivers so no waiting around between trips. I don't know how it is now but Raymond NH used to have a day local driver and a night local driver on the same tractor so neither of them worked over 12 hours a shift.

I don't know if they still do it but the safety manager would go out on 'road observation' trips. You then may get a constructive criticism letter in your file or happily an 'atta boy' one.