Estes | What do you Love about working here? What do you Hate about working here?

Ok the good....
treated like a driver, a dispatcher that actually say hey in the morning
most of the freight is very easy off the trailer
paycheck is "ok" ( I'm only here since November so I have a while to bump up)
Now the bad.....
equipment, equipment, EQUIPMENT!!!!!
I am treated as a driver yes, a senior driver also, ( which I am 20 yrs moving freight). I am new to the area and customers and sometimes when I ask about a customer or how do they do things here, I get an almost "what are you, stupid?" kind of answer.


All in all it seems very similar to a lot of other companies, laid back though and they are relaxed about a lot of things.
 
People... I like just about everyone I deal with. I've been here almost 10 years and still like it.
Just started a line haul bid but have been p&d before that out of jersey.
Just found this site and thought it was neat... We'll see. :^|
 
What I hate: When you take care of your tractor wash and clean it and any terminal can put whoever they want in it to trash it. Yes hate is a strong word..... Not strong enough. I know I know my name isn't on the door.
 
What I hate: When you take care of your tractor wash and clean it and any terminal can put whoever they want in it to trash it. Yes hate is a strong word..... Not strong enough. I know I know my name isn't on the door.

I quit a long time ago trying to keep it clean.. I dump my trash in the dumpster and I dump the city drivers trash on the TM's desk(I've done it three times and I'll do it again).. Yes, he thinks I'm nuts..... But hey, it's not my place to clean up after HIS kids... Mine are grown...
 
Ours is a 1 hr on fridays. Helps the TM get drivers to do a little extra.


:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:... That's some funny stuff right there.... TM's over here are just zombies, just walking around looking for quitting time to come...... They do exactly what they are told to do..
 
Worked there for 13 years and wasted alot of time for things to change, like a word named senority. Class drivers are just stupid. Glad I left, and glad I got out of trucking. Been in it for 18 years and you know when you go somewhere else you are just the new guy, even though you got all kinds of experience. I said screw it and went on to new adventures.
 
Worked there for 13 years and wasted alot of time for things to change, like a word named senority. Class drivers are just stupid. Glad I left, and glad I got out of trucking. Been in it for 18 years and you know when you go somewhere else you are just the new guy, even though you got all kinds of experience. I said screw it and went on to new adventures.
Whatcha doing?
 
Hi, drivers, I am getting processed and getting ready to start to work on the extra board. Big E seems to be laid back more than my previous employer. I left them after 20 years there. I hope that I will have a long and productive career here. Any pointers???
 
Worked there for 13 years and wasted alot of time for things to change, like a word named senority. Class drivers are just stupid. Glad I left, and glad I got out of trucking. Been in it for 18 years and you know when you go somewhere else you are just the new guy, even though you got all kinds of experience. I said screw it and went on to new adventures.

I had a great time at Estes.. I think some are pissed because I left on my terms and not theirs.. But hey, I wasn't there to come and go on their terms... I never looked over my shoulder because they knew, I really didn't give a flip what they thought...

But as far as Estes. I had some fun.. This guys never will though, because they are always worried about what others are doing... But hey, that's OK, I knew who my friends were from the start...
 
Hi, drivers, I am getting processed and getting ready to start to work on the extra board. Big E seems to be laid back more than my previous employer. I left them after 20 years there. I hope that I will have a long and productive career here. Any pointers???

Tend to your business.. Say only what you don't mind others knowing. Do your job and go home...
 
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