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Lonf hours. They run you to make sure you run your whole clock. Alot of LA runs and they also will make otr drivers do local LA loads. Locals get paid more than OTR hourly and they make us do loads that they know we will be sitting for along time. Detention caps out after 5 hours for otr drivers! So of course they send us there so they can save money.


Everyone in the office is nice. But Its only the dispatchers that you will have a problem with. 

Since i been with this company i have never done a 30 anywhere else besides at the shipper or receiver. And make sure you empty your bowels every chance you get.  Cuz when your under a load. You will most likely be late if you do it under a load. When your tired and need a quick 1 hour nap or two. Forget about it. You will get no rest here. 

They will not force you to drive but everyload appointment time will force you to drive or you will be late.  Even when you go home for home time. You will get a load that delivers at midnight. 

But, i appreciate them giving me a chance when no one else would. But i rather leave the industry than put up with the daily stress i went through here. Also when you meet your dispatchers and they ask you if you prefer to drive days or nights. It dont matter what you tell them cuz you are going to drive both.

Nice people here, but lack understanding of what loyalty is to their drivers. It seemed like the first 2 years you are really treated with great respect and loyalty....but after that just another driver or number...The owner is a very nice man and I appreciated his character as a very decent person...but once again I was disappointed by the lack of loyalty here. Those cameras never followed me to all of the positive, great things I did as a driver for this company, going above and beyond my call of duty...I manipulate, not hold, my phone and was let go...no loyalty. Left here feeling less than a professional driver...Management here is tricky in my opinion...So this would be a great company if you are a new driver...You can learn the basics of things you need as a truck driver...And watch your pay.

If you do anything besides stare at your computer in complete misery they will let you go. They do not want you to converse or make work life anything remotely close to enjoyable. 
The people who work here are disrespectful to drivers and other companies and if you show anyone a shred of respect you will be reprimanded for being a good person.  
Do research on your supervisors and managers or you’ll find the people they leave you alone with at night aren’t the family friendly people the company promotes themselves on hiring. 

If you enjoy supervisors who are intimidated by your drive to learn more than them yet have no skills themselves. Feel free to apply! If you don’t bash your face into your computer after a week i would question whether or not you’re actually human. 

Andrus Trans. is an excellent place to work if you want to drive truck. I felt it to be one of the two best places I've ever worked. The management is excellent and gets to know their employees.  A typical day was to pick up a load in So Cal. and deliver it to Ore. or Washington or Utah. Mostly drop and hook loads. it is a very employee friendly place to work. The hardest part of the job was some of the places you had to get in and out of with an 80 foot truck and trailer. Seeing all the places I got to travel and having my wife as my driving partner was the best part of the experience. Learned a lot about the western U.S. that I didn't know.

As the company grew and matured the workplace environment improved.  At the beginning the offices were cramped and not well defined.  Now they are spacious enough to do serious work and are well defined.  The work is fast paced and intense at times, but it is manageable.

The hardest part of the job is to keep your cool when the world comes crashing in. Intimate understanding of DOT regulations is paramount.  Understanding of load balance and road conditions throughout the western United States is of extreme importance. 

I enjoyed working with the customers and drivers more than anything else.  I like to stay busy.

What is the best part of working at the company?
No miles, lots of high traffic loads delivering recycled paper, cardboard, and other garbage to the Longbeach area, and every excuse in the world not to pay me detention pay even for 7 to 9 hour unloads.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The excuses not to pay detention. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Waiting for the next load, sometimes as long as doing 34 hour resets at their yards.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Everything I previously mentioned.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Home time  weekly if wanted dispatchers are great they listen

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Getting miles want otr drivers to do local deliveries also alot if sitting waiting for planner to get something  

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Good like I said dispatchers are great

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Waiting for load after unloaded most are not preplanned like it is most places

If you want to belong to a family on a first-name basis, you can find it at Andrus;  You'll be assigned a DM who knows what it's like to be on the road, and as part of the Andus family, they will be your ticket to more miles and pay. 

A TYPICAL DAY AT WORK WOULD CONSIST OF SECURING LOADS, CHECKING IN WITH SHIPPER OR RECEIVER, DROP AND HOOKING, TIME MANAGEMENT, TRIP PLANNING, DOCKING TRAILERS TO BE LOADED - UN LOADED, SCALING LOADS, DOING PRE-TRIPS AND POST TRIPS. I LEARNED HOW TO BE A PROFFESSIONAL TRUCK DRIVER. CO- WORKERS WERE FRIENDLY, TEAM PLAYERS WHO WERE EASY TO GET ALONG WITH. THE HARDEST PARTOF THE JOB WAS NOT GETTING PAID VERY WELL, BEING AWAY FROM HOME. THE MOST ENJOYABLE PART OF THE JOB WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK THROUGH NEW STATES AND LEARNING NEW THINGS.

The most enjoyable part of the job was working with the drivers and utilizing the AS400. There is always something to learn in that system that helps you with your day to day needs. 
The hardest part of the job was only being noticed for anything wrong and not really being noticed for doing a good job, You do get bonuses based on a groups accomplishments but not individual appreciation. 
As for the management, I can only speak for the SLC terminal. 
There are of course areas where this could be improved.

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