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BLS Trucking

You do sooo much for such little pay no matter your experience. If you got your class A and you drive the 42 ft tractor you get a 800 minimum a week and 10% of whatever work you do. In other words let say you run a load that’s 50 miles away from your home store(84 lumber) in most cases. That’s 280 for those miles, then you have to unload everything using what’s a moffett( forklift) lets say it takes you one full hour to do everything. Those first 30 minutes are free for the customer . The other 30 you can charge 50 dollars because it’s a 25 dollar charge every 15 minutes after the initial first free 30 minutes, you following me? Don’t get lost... sooo for everything on that one run the full charge will be like 310 but that 310 is not for you, you only get 10% percent of that. Long story short I’ve made BLS lots of money and do a lot of work and I’ll make like 850 a week with my class A and having to unload a fully loaded trailer.. long hours you never know when your done. Impossible to have a social life, Bls takes care of 84lumber and not their employees...oh and every si gel charge that you make for working at a site more then 30 mi minutes.. the 84 lumber staff will make sure to fight you over it, to bring the charge down some... trust me waste of time

Ok job. Low stress if you are doing your job. Have to hustle to make money. Veteran drivers pick and choose the better money making jobs. You are a independent contractor for 84 lumber and 84 treats the drivers not good. Dispatcher sends you on the farthest  deliveries last so he can go home at 3pm. In Charlotte any loads after 3pm takes twice as long because of traffic in which is a issue because you get paid by the load not hourly. You can sit on the yard waiting to get loaded for 44 mins before receiving any pay. After 45 mins the company gets 75% of the $20 every 15 mins waiting. If you break down or blow out a tire you don’t get paid to sit and wait. Your time divided by your pay isn’t competitive at all. Drivers get burned out easily and call in sick often. If you want to make decent money you can but it will keep you away from your family more. Not a family friendly job. No benefits, sick time, or vacation your first year.  Id rather get paid hourly with overtime.  On the plus side the equipment you use is newer and in good condition. The BLS supervisors are good to you and don’t bother you. 

.The job itself is easy and enjoyable, especially with the Moffett forklift. However, the daily work environment can be frustrating due to the loads you receive. If you adopt a "put your head down and work" attitude, you’ll find contentment. The loads are managed by 84 Lumber, and at times their decisions can be confusing. BLS Trucking is somewhat limited in what they can do because they are bound by the contracts they sign. If 84 decides they no longer want to work with BLS, they have the power to make that change.

Additionally, 84 Lumber can inadvertently disrupt your entire day, leaving you, the driver, to resolve the issues. This could mean delivering to a location you’ve already visited that day or navigating through Atlanta traffic at 5 PM because a salesman is pressuring the store due to a mistake they made. While it’s not the worst situation, it can certainly be frustrating.

I have worked for BLS for many years.  The pay is very competitive and the profit-sharing plan is amazing.  Instead if a typical 401K where I would have to put in my money and have the company match a couple percent, the company puts in 10% or more every year.  None of my money needs to be put in.  So, they take care of those that want to make a career and retire with BLS.  The management is very fair and tries to work with me when I have other things going on, but they also expect me to show up and do my job, which is fair and I understand.  The training was good and the support they give you afterwards is very good.  If you ask for help, you get it.  The trucks and forklifts are new and they care about safety.  The work is tough work sometimes, but I get paid for it!   The health insurance is kind of expensive but it is expensive almost anywhere you work.  I love this company!

The typical day would be getting my truck loaded and checked before my first run. Depending on weather,length of the run and traffic made most deliveries vary greatly. What I learned was patients and also the ability to organize, plan and execute my runs to make better time efficiency.My co-workers was doing their own runs, so unless we was in the loading yard we did not see much of each other. The forklift operators worked at there company and they helped us load our trucks. The hardest part of the job was delivering either shingles or hand unloading the box that would be loaded with mostly interior trim then mounted and strapped on the truck for delivery. The most enjoyable part of the job was when everything was going well of course but also seeing new places and meeting new people.

These people will tell you anything you want to hear! You will be subcontracted to 84 lumber and made to run against DOT and Federal Guidelines. You will be put in harms way in hazardous conditions and not compensated for it. BLS Management only cares about money, and will let them do whatever to you. They also play the dumb roll aginst all the problems. If you get stuck, they leave you there. If your overweight, they make excuses. In most cases you will be expected to run 12-14 hours with no break.  Most of the 84 locations you will work will be a hostile work enviroment  due to the way 84 pays their associates.  Its more headache and liability than its worth. They dont care about the employees at all....

Best Job I have ever had(been here 2.5yrs). The Management is very fair and you pretty much work unsupervised. Your pay is good andwhat you make it, you are paid a percentage of the load, faster you work, more money you make. No 401k but you get free profit sharing. You get your own truck and they are nice newer trucks. Very very few weekends, home every night, my store avgs 50-65 hours a week depending on time of year. Start time 6:00am, done around 6:30ish. Quarterly safety bonuses. 2 weeks vac after 2 years. You get a minimum salary which is nice to have. Most posistion are flatbed with moffit/pig. Job Security is real good but little room for advancement, only one supervisor for 3-5 locations. Only negative is health ins premiums are high, but the free retirement and and good pay offset that.

While many of the people I worked with at 84 Lumber were genuinely great—hardworking and supportive—the overall work environment was disappointing. Management often made promises about pay that didn’t match reality, which felt misleading. Concerns were brushed off or met with sarcasm disguised as jokes, creating an atmosphere where disrespect was normalized.

There was also a pattern of micromanagement and write-ups for minor issues, which made it feel more controlling than constructive. The pay didn’t reflect the amount of work or stress involved, and communication from upper management was often unprofessional.

The team on the ground was solid, but the culture from the top down made it a difficult  experience.

Pretrip, secure loads, route planning, make deliveries without damages or claims, complete delivery paperwork. After settling in with this company I noticed that management was terrible! Consideration, fairness and mile sharing are non existent! I learned that as an employee I didn’t matter and you can only be as efficient as the team that you work with! Work culture drags when working with people who aren’t really present! A cohesive work group that pays attention to details will create a group of efficient workers and this atmosphere lacked there of!

What is the best part of working at the company?
Stress free relaxed atmosphere newer well maintained equipment. Management that is there who listen to your concerns and works to fix the issues asap.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Waiting on the customer to load you so you can get to the next load and job site that are poorly graded or no access 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Laid back do the job you agreed to do when hired and all is well

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
7 to 12 hours depending on the loads our customer has for that day. Pre and post inspection on my equipment do my loads go home to my family

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