truck driver

loader operator

driver

equipment operator

maintenance mechanic

Alamo Concrete Products Company

Unfortunately my experience at Alamo Concrete has been mixed. While there are some positive aspects, there is room for improvement.  

My experience at Alamo Concrete Products was disappointing due to their failure to embrace different cultures and create a positive work environment. Merit was not the primary factor in advancement, but rather a "good ole boy/girl" system, resulting in unfairness and limited opportunities for deserving minorities. It is disheartening when an employer fails to value diversity and provide equal opportunities for all employees.

I hope Alamo Concrete Products takes steps to address these issues and create a more inclusive and merit-based work environment in the future.

I was with Álamo for 2.5 years and I loved every minute of it.
I got along well with the other drivers and dispatch. The dispatchers would work hard to accommodate my schedule so that I could get to my doctor appointments and to take care of personal business. And in return I worked hard for them.
My advice to anyone going to work there is to be honest, show up on time, take care of the equipment as best you can. (( Management notices ) And you'll get into a better truck. Time on the job doesn't matter. And be the best driver that you can be. Cameras don't lie.
And help your feiiow drivers when you can.
I have been told that I can go back with them when I'm ready.
And I will.... When I'm ready.
Pay is good. Benefits are excellent.
Management is okay. Dispatchers are great.
Good luck to the new drivers going to work there. Keep your head up and don't believe everything you hear. 

When there's hours, most times it's okay but the time at home is greatly affected but when there's no hours you can go weeks where you aren't even hitting 40 hours and literally l going from check to check. Management is okay, depends on if they like you or not. If you do your job there's usually no issues. When I've had to leave for a a family emergency or wanted days off for different family events they were pretty cool about it. The best part about the job is the work is easy but it gets tiring waking up at different times of the day since there is no set schedule. Its on okay job for something in the meantime but it's not for everyone.

You will have promises made, but never kept. They will not pay you what you are worth, bonuses do not happen unless you are an executive, more responsibility will be added to your plate as you 'prove' yourself, but you will never be compensated fairly for it. They will simply tell you that it is the "Alamo Way'. Fantastic performance reviews mean nothing here. Unless you use this job as a stepping stone, I would avoid Alamo if you can.

It is all about the bottom line.  This is an Italian owned company so all profits are sent to Italy.  Annual pay raising are only about 2% unless you are like by management then is could be more. Nepotism is through out the company.  My manager would go behind our backs to write us up.  When asking HR about it all they would do is say we will look into it.  Six months later they would still say they are looking into it.
I feel this was a complete waste of time working for this company.

Lots of driving, paperwork, plant maintenance, yard work, front end loader maintenance, material organizing, filling up bins, would do a lot. But they just kept firing people. And hiring more drivers when they needed trucks because the drivers would always have to be in the shop getting electrical work or pms. 

Very good ole boy philospy. Not a very caring enviroment. Management was not honest with you.  Never received a review. Never got copies of info signed when first hired.  Office Manager had no training and treated people with favoritism. Human Resource Department was very rude and you never waned to complain for fear of your job.

*Company is not bad in general.
 *Great Insurance(cheap and pretty good).
*Pay could be a little better.
(Starting you a $22.14 and if you are trainer you get an extra dollar).
*Schedule it kills you after a few years, every day is different(12 up to 15 hours). Unfortunately this industry it doesn't have set up schedules. 

Pay raises are a joke. You hear the term ‘the Alamo way’ thrown around which basically means that people have gotten use to being let down. Managers micromanage and treat employees poorly. Some managers are in positions they know nothing about because they got there by default. Turnaround is horrible here.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Being off. No good part. Cheap pay. No communication 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
All of it. They are fraud in your face. No good company. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Stressful from start to finish. Not good at all.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 3 salaries reported	$23.14 per hour
Loader operator 2 salaries reported	$14.24 per hour
Driver 6 salaries reported	$24.03 per hour
Equipment operator 1 salary reported	$24.00 per hour
Maintenance mechanic 1 salary reported	$17.34 per hour

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