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A.D. Transport Express

In my time as an operations agent intern, I increase my productivity by 50% utilizing niche features within the company AS/400 system and efficient time management.

My job as an intern working alongside Fortune 500 companies was divided into 3 stages.

● First stage was to communicate with the broker to book the customers load and confirm it. 
● The second stage was to communicate with the drivers involved, ensure they get to the customer in the allotted time frame, and fix any problems by taking correct procedures to alleviate the issue. 
● The final sage was to make sure the paperwork is properly signed for the billing department. During this whole process, and after 55+ hours of specialized IBM AS/400 training, I was constantly monitoring the movement of the customer and company assets thorough the internal AS400 system. This included the creation of the customer data (address, phone numbers ect.) to the finalization of a load after delivery. 

In my time, I wrote an article analyzing 4,000+ driver data entries to calculate important data such as trends of new driver hiring broken down by year and month (attached below). I also participated in a company first intern exit interview (attached below & published on AD's website).

Job Description summary below
● Planning, organizing and controlling the movement of customer property through the company systems, as well as scheduling capital assets and human resources to maximize the productivity and efficiency of the transportation system, and providing superior customer service to our internal and external customers.

So been at AD going on one week. Great working environment. I came from a company that did most of your paperwork and kept track of your miles. Here tgat responsibility falls on the driver for the most part.  It can seem a little overwhelming at first however, once you understand the system, it's fairly easy. I've only been dispatched on one load thus far. They had me do one haul and allowed me to come home to prep my rig. I came home on Friday and they are giving me the weekend to gather what I'll need. I can tell you this company has great staff and drive managers. A.D. is a company that pretty much gives thier drivers space to work. You drivers know that the driver, drive manager relationship, a huge part of the drivers experience at any company. I'm finding that A.D. understands this aspect and has hired great DMs. Orientation was great. They show you their system and how it works. That paid $150 for the one day Orientation.  Then I was dispatched on my first load heading towards my home area. I'll only have one load on this first check, however, AD pays out an additional $850 sign on bonus on your first check. So you can expect a fairly decent first check. Had I been out longer that check would have Ben sweet. But didn't work out that way in my case. Still nice check coming and I think that's a great incentive. I'm sold on AD and it checks all the boxes on my list. So 5 star rating for AD. I'll post another review in 30 days then every six months or so after that. Hey if you decide to come on board with AD mention my review and my name and we can get me that referral bonus AD offers and then contact me on here.  

Experienced mechanics DO NOT come here. Good place to gain experience but other than that, this place doesn’t offer anything. Benefits are not very good and the pay is a joke. You don’t get paid overtime even though the minimum amount of hours you’ll work in a week is 50. You want a raise? Forget about it! The response you’ll get if you ask is “well you can just work more” what a joke. Hard workers are not rewarded at all and the lazy workers are allowed to do whatever they want with no punishment or repercussions what so ever while you get stuck with the hard work. The owner is always roaming around which will make your job 10 times more difficult because he will tell you one thing but your manager and supervisor will tell you the opposite. Also don’t expect to get any sort of thanks for the work you do. To top it all off, you get to deal with the idiot truck drivers they hire. There are some good respectable drivers that work there that actually know how to drive and actually keep their truck clean but they’re few and far between. Moral of the story is, don’t come work here unless you want to be miserable. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great company if you take the time to get to know the people I guess it depends on the dispatcher to but I worked there like 8 and half years plenty of miles great equipment 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
There are delivery times and the weather and mostly the idiots on the road that don’t know how to drive 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Great people most of them but with that many trucks and people it’s hard to please everyone and a lot of drivers think it’s an 8 to 5 not at all it’s over the road usually out for 2 weeks then home for 2 days but it’s not bad if you live close to the yard because most runs come back there 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Do your job and you stay busy there’s always the occasional problems with shippers and receiving but that’s what it is at every trucking company

So your typical day at AD, Get up early and wait around for work. Then after you have been up and speaking with Dispatch for like 12 hours they will finally give you a  load to be picked up 2 hours later. That needs to be dropped in 9 hours so then you drive for 9 hours on little or no sleep...

During my time at AD, AD did not offer sick time pay until you have been with the company for over a year.

The Trucks are a bare-bones as they get. 
NO fridge
NO Mircowave

and if you do not stay 2 years they will take the mattress expense out of your escrow payment and not tell you.

ANY company that makes you pay a Escrow payment to them DO NOT WORK FOR THEM!!!!

It is simply a way for them to take money from you for what ever reason if you decide to leave.....

BUT according to the MICHIGAN LAW that passed in 2019 Michigan companies that make over 500K and have more than 50 employees are required to start paying sick time after 90 days based on how many hours you have accrued.

If you want to always be on  the road and have very little time at home then its a good place to work.You can make good money.
, the benefits are good but after years driving over the road I am looking for something else.AD Transport is a large company and the only real contact you have with anyone is your dispatcher.As long as you do your  job  and have no incidents then they pretty much leave you alone.They  only give 3 paid holidays and 10 Pto days no matter how long you work there.I just relocated to the Concord NC to be with my step daughters and hoped to find a  local job. I have nothing bad to say about AD Transport,I just needed a change in lifestyle.

They are a really good company they work with the drivers they understand the drivers needs and abilities to get the work done they put the drivers 1st overall because they know the drivers is what bring in the money you pretty much work how you want to work there if you are a hard worker they will work you hard if you are a easy going worker they will work you easy it all depends on how you want to work there I've had a really good experience with them if it ever becomes a point in time where I will go back over the road I will most definitely work for this company.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The people that you work with good equipment and a very good shop that really takes good care of their equipment.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
For the majority of the time they kept me running good.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It's a very good company and the people you work with what I worked for again yes but since I live on the West Coast and they're in Michigan that is not getting much freight out this way end of story

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Most of the time pick up or deliver and then you'll pick up it's just that quick

I have been driving commercially since October of 1988 so I have driven for a lot of companies. I found a home here. I will drive for this company until I retire. The staff here from Driver manager to night dispatch as well as safety, logs and upper management are always friendly and honest. I have never been lied to or been treated like a number. I am always reaching out to all departments asking for a little help on different aspects of the job and always recieve the assistance I need. I truly LOVE my job here and highly recommend working here.

Excellent company to work for! New trucks. Great support staff! Top-notch industry professionals! Predictable pay! Low out-of-pocket or no out-of-pocket expenses to be a company driver! They reimburse all out-of-pocket expenses! Lots of freight. Good culture. Good people. Productive and fun workplace. Typical day you'll get a email over the work pad outlining your day. No Force dispatch. Works with major corporations. 
They do not babysit you. Management is always available. I've learned a lot about trucking and being a good employee and a good operator.

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