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Action Logistics

The owner is beyond disrespectful, lacks integrity, and frankly doesn't know how to conduct business in a professional manner. The Owner and his dispatch department are not well organized. They practice poor communication skills with not only themselves, but also with the driver's. Their pay isn't that good for how needy and demanding they are. The amount of stress you will go through, the extreme amount of hours you may work, plus the amount of work you will put in, and for such mediocre pay... is just NOT worth it. All these routes cost you lots in gas money, and maintenance on your car. The pay isn't near matchig all the headache. They treat their drivers like slaves. Drivers whom are technically business partners with them, because they are all independently contracted with their own business names. They treat their best drivers terribly., and I'd hate to see how they treat their other drivers. Their nice when they need you. I mean to the point of over the top butt kissing, and the moment they can screw you over they do. They aren't trust worthy and have a reputation of this type of behavior. You'd be better of finding a different company to contract though that has better attitudes and business practices.. and that actually appreciates their drivers. They've not paid people. They've thrown people off routes for no good reason. They lie on their drivers to make themselves look better.

Overall my experience with Action was good.. but there has been alot of ups and downs.. and issues along the way.. 


The cons.. 
Always check your weekly pay and compare mileage.. because it may not be right... 
Payed .70 ONE WAY.. so you get paid .35cents per mile overall
be prepared to spend ALOT of money on gas.. and get none reimbursed.. 
Calls at all hours of the night.. even if your NOT on the list... 
No incentives on late night trips.. and when they are offered.. you better check your check to make sure it was added like i said before..

The pros...

Flexible Hours
Friendly Dispatch
You get to help people survive... You save lives.. It feels great to be part of that.
Weekly Pay

Would I work for them again?  Sure I would. but It would have to be at a better rate.. .I ran my car to the ground driving for them.. and have nohting to show for it besides a check engine light, bald tires and a broken windshield wiper..   a typical weekly check could be 300-800$.. but you'll certainly spend HALF of that back to gas to make that money.. not counting oil changes and food to eat on the road during your 12 hour trip...

Action logistics is a very good company to work with when it comes to  times, schedules and management. The dispatchers are all flexible and easy to talk to. The problems I have is one, the time you got to wait at the ARC compound in the queue before you get a load. You wait sometimes for hours without no wait pay before you get a load and then you come to find out it's  only going 4 miles that you get paid 12.00 for. You then drive back to the ARC, get at the bottom of the wait list again to get another load. This really sucks cuz you might not get another load again for hours cuz the waitlist is so long. You used to get wait pay at the beginning when they had less drivers but since they recruited more drivers, the wait pay was cancelled. You only get paid for the loaded miles you drive now. They don't care  about the tolls you pay, gas you burn on your way back to the ARC cuz you have to be on sight before you can get a load, millage or ware and tear on your vehicle ect. Now, they are constantly begging for drivers to join the wait list but what they're failing to realize is that the drivers came to Action Logistics because of what they heard from the beginning not that they like the uniforms or the company's name. Everyone is looking for a better place to make better money so you are gonna lose all the drivers.

I’ve been working here part time for 6 months. When you’re are hired they will tell you a base rate per mile from the pickup location to delivery (you don’t get paid for the return trip at all I.e. if you get .70 per mile break this down to .35 per mile). 

I’ve brought up concerns about the pay 5 times as they advertise that any shipments picked up from 9pm-5am you receive .05 per mile extra. As I stated before I have been here 6 months and have NEVER been paid the .05 per mile and I have always worked nights so 90% of my shipments are from 9pm-5am. 

I received a email today stating my issue is being addressed however, this is my 5th time addressing this issue. 

They have super high turnover at all levels and I am only doing this because I am on medical leave;’however, I worked in the Logistics field and medical and when I brought this up to management the 3rd time I had a VP in management reply to my email concerns with a threat of termination of my employment. 

It’s that kind of attitude and lack of knowledge/detail that drives this turnover. 

I will update my review here whenever I get an update on the payment for my shipment incentive that has yet to be done.

Is truly physically demanding, the first week or two is just your body getting used to it (crazy sore). And once you get used to it, you can do more but then your body has to get used to that. Once you get a good rhythm and get three loads or 100k pounds a shift it really sort of pays off. But typically your down time is sleeping, recovering. They have some good people there which kind of helps get through the shift. When they took away the use of music I was done. Music pushed me to deal with it all, then no phones unless on break, if you want to get done and get your weight loaded up my breaks were restroom only if I needed. So I would not be able to check on my family for at least nine hours, another no go for me. As for pay after you certify we got pay .16/pound a one cent raise a year maxing at .18.

Action Logistics is an okay position, but only if not interested in career advancement.  My experience is that promotion is not based on relevant experience or schooling.  When my former GM left the company, the job was handed to a person with no managerial experience whatsoever.  I had extensive managerial experience but was never considered for the position.  No interview...the job was just handed over.  The director is very disengaged as to the future of the company.  Frequent inquiries as to my future advancement in the company has met with no response...just total evasion.  I can honestly say that in my extensive work experience, I've never seen a company have a General Manager with so little experience and has proven to be so inept, still keep his job is astonishing to me.

There are days when half the people on your team don't show up for work leaving the rest of you to pick up the slack.  Management will make an effort to do what they can but it's hard getting people to stay.  The hardest part of the job if tossing tires for 12 hours a day. Tires can weigh anywhere from 30lbs to what sometimes feel like 85lbs(even though the website says 75lbs).   The most enjoyable may or may not be the paycheck you earn every week.  While it is possible to make $12-$16/hr, it's not guaranteed. On average, I make $10-$11/hr so far.  You're paid by the weight and coming in for overtime doesn't necessarily mean you get paid time and a half.  Instead you get paid $9-9.50/hr.  Not what the contract says, that is training pay.

I worked out of the Fayetteville location. Overall the job was ok. You can get plenty of overtime if you want it. And believe me, you will need it in order to make any money. Management is cool. The job is very easy. Overall it worked for me. I must warn all you drivers though, you must know how to maneuver and back a tractor trailer. This is not and I repeat this is not the place to learn or practice. If you don't know what your doing you will not last long there. Very tight place. That's why you will be able to get overtime, because a lot of driver's can't handle it. Pay starts @ 12 hr top pay 14.50 and it does pay time and a half.

It's a very physical job. Trucks that need to be loaded or unloaded vary to 20,000 to 30,000lbs and come as a first come first serve. Loading 1,000 to 1,700 units from small passenger tires to heavy commercial tires that require a clamp truck. a truck takes an average of 3 to 4 hours to load and unload. there are no room for mistakes so attention to detail is very vital. You only get paid once for the job that you do. The hardest part of the job is going high and tight. literally going as high as you can wedging the tires in at the top. having to do this from the front to the back. The most enjoyable is getting an easy truck with most of the weight being truck tires or tread.

I've been here for years and we finally have a manager that engages the employees and his management team.  Everyone has a direct line of communication and we use it often. A place will always have a few rotten apples but you push through.
I have seen Loader/Unloader become a Lead and then a Supervisor. There is potential here if you express that you want more. I have even seen a woman climb the ranks to Management. Very promising to see.
This is a place where you ask yourself "How much do I want to make this week?" And you Make It. 
The job is hard and we should be paid more but good to see that the place is now fair and we are being taken care of.

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