My experience with terminals is limited. I have not been to Chicago or Indy. But from the ones I have seen here are some good and bad.
Lynchburg VA, worst lot! Looks like the surface of the moon! Asheville NC is another dirt lot not in the best shape but is way better than LYN. Dispatchers in Asheville some of the best. Lynchburg staff is friendly too. Augusta GA, small dirt lot. You will have a tight fit with two drivers in there at one time. Really bad with three. But their morning dock guy is one of the best. He helped me out one morning in a big way!
Martinsville VA, smallest lot! You can barely get two drivers on the lot at the same time. Roanoke VA is another small yard but not as bad. Good staff, never a problem.
Charlotte NC, doors too close together! If you drop or pick up you almost always have to crawl under the trailer to crank down landing gear. Not enough room otherwise. Also, bathrooms in Charlotte are really bad. Man, someone there should be written up for them. I would not let my dog go in that bathroom. Night dispatcher is rude and useless for any help.
Greensboro NC, has plenty of room to get around and that is a good point. But I always seem to have a hard time finding my trailers. If I start looking in the yard then they are at the doors. If I look at the doors then they are on the yard. Its almost like the switchers play hide and seek with the trailers. One of their night dispatchers has some problems
the poor guy does not even know how to arrive a driver. If the gate does not catch you the dispatcher makes you call IVR to arrive yourself before he can dispatch you.
North Georgia NGA and Atlanta West ATW are the newest terminals and have some of the best conditions including plenty of room on the yard and doors and dispatchers & staff are real good to help you.
Morristown TN, fairly decent on staff most of the time, yard can get cramped sometimes but overall its ok.
Fayetteville NC, older building with close doors but plenty of room in the yard and its in fair shape. Staff is helpful.
ATL, is a crap shoot. When they are good they're great. Helpful staff, quick dispatch, shop service, etc. When they are bad they really suck. One of their night dispatchers will really stick it to you if you let him. He recently had me wait 45 min, then sent me out to hook empty's for NGA, only to stop me when I just finished hooking the mty set to tell me he was now sending me to GBO and I needed to hook that set. Ended up burning 1 1/2 hrs in ATL. On a 667 mile turn that is a killer. Had to push hard to make it back home in the 14 hrs. On top of that dispatcher did not want to pay me for hooking the mty trailers.
Hickory NC, yard is kind of small but in good shape. Doors have enough room between. Staff is friendly and helpful.
Columbia SC, small yard but in good shape. Worst part of Columbia is turning out onto the road from the terminal. It is in a blind curve with a good amount of traffic in the daytime. Staff is pretty good. Never any real problems.