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A fellow driver I met in orientation met a few months later on the road and had the same thing to say about Big G at that point. It feels like we're running hard but we're not getting any serious miles. CPM was low to start because they convince you that you make more from the Employee Stock sharing. The truth is, they constantly send you on short runs with ridiculously tight windows. If they feel you might be late, they will send another driver to take your load out from under you and give you one with more time on it. Often they will do this in the middle of the night with no advance warning. Happened to me and the driver that they sent to take my load said it happens all the time. So, the office staff promises tight delivery times and has no problems burning out the drivers to do it. After all, the more drivers that quit before the three years it takes to get vested in the stock options, the more money is left over for the office staff to split up at the end of the year. It's a win/win for them. Who cares about the drivers anyway? Not Big G. 

Big G Express is a great place to work! They are 100% employee owned through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). As an employee, you get to share in the success and profitability of the company. Shares are distributed based on compensation and years of service, and I have seen my account balance more than double in just four years. Leadership is committed to taking care of our drivers and that makes my job much more enjoyable. I love making people happy and we are encouraged to go above and beyond and take care of our fellow employees daily.
I know that our drivers really value the quality of our equipment and the technologies we invest in. Our goal is for every driver to return home safely each week. This is the first trucking company I have worked for, so I can't compare from direct experience, but from what our drivers tell me and what I consistently see in responses on our driver surveys, Big G Express is one of the best companies out there! 
I am proud to work for a company who values everyone and strives to provide the best work/life balance possible.

Very disrespectful dispatchers, if you ever ask for a day or two off for medical testing or trying to help a family member who has no one else to help them you will be given unbelievable amounts of grief and they will to continue to change their mind about whether or not the time off is acceptable and they will make sure that you are far from the yard when you are supposed to be back for your time off. They can't figure out how to properly submit payroll every week Therefore your paychecks will always be messed up and new hires will struggle to get their insurance benefits because somehow someone in the company forgets to submit the new hire information to the insurance company and then will refuse to try to expedite it. 

I have been with Big G for a little over a year-and-a-half now. I never worked for a big company before always for owner operators. If you're looking for a place that will listen to and respect you as a driver and do everything they can to accommodate your needs and wishes then Big G is the place to work. If you're willing to run the miles and do the work and put in the time, the paycheck will definitely reflect it. They have outstanding equipment that they maintain laboriously. And as for benefits they have about the best going out here. They do have a few things they're working on as does any growing company. The Management's door is always open all the way up to the President and he is not hesitant to talk to you or listen to your concerns. I don't plan on going anywhere

 If you have no experience with trucking I would not recommend trying to learn it as a job with this company. I have seen many people come and go with high pressure to excel, or they will happily let you go. They typically do not honor two week notices, as everyone that I witnessed leaving .. has been asked to resign the day they present a notice. The degree of how well you did or was liked before that moment or your personal situation is not relevant. Job security with this company is not their strong suit., and you will begin to feel you could loose your job at anytime over any little mistake. This is a very honest review and is not biased. 

If it wasn't for having 2 boys while working for this company, I'd probably still be there. But I wanted to be home every night with my family since there were 2 new toddlers to raise. With Big G, you basicall came home most every Friday evening and headed out every Sunday. The pay was good, the benefits were reall good for the cost and the mangement seemed to really care about their employees. The gave referral/recruiting bonuses, monthly product giveaways (such as large grills or lawn mowers), and kept you rolling. They try really hard to get every driver in on Fridays. Employee owned.

What is the best part of working at the company?
I had the best team and they made sure that I didn't go without miles, pay, maintenance issues. I had to leave due to personal medical problems.  

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
It wasn't.  Making my daily miles were stressful because of traffic and traffic delays.  Company was awesome 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Positive vibes. Staff was so awesome and our Driver Managers were so cool. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Busy. I'd get up at 3am and get my day started, and there were constant communication with my manager.  Work my 10hrs and be home everyday.  Get and repeat it.

Like most Trucking companies getting home can be difficult at times but they make it happen. The dispatchers work with the drivers and not against the drivers. If you have a problem with something they fix it. The best part is they have a ESOP program and a 401k so you can earn two retirements and only have to invest into one. Everyone is friendly even those "hated" ones like logs department or safety. Here they ain't bad at all. Just do your job and be polite to them and they will do the same for you. They ain't perfect but they are willing to listen and help the best they can.  They keep you moving and they offer per diem. The benefits are awesome.

What is the best part of working at the company?
They don't pay well. And if you quit before 6mo of service, they will take 200$ and you will have to pay your own way home. That free retirement benefit they rave about is a bunch of nonsense for newly hired drivers. That's why they're always hiring. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Pay is the worst. You won't have consistent pay checks over 1000$ a week.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It's a friendly work atmosphere. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
They run you all the time but you only making between .48 cents -.50 cents a mile. They cap out at .56 cents per mile.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The only good thing about this company is the clean trucks.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Never getting home on time when promised 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The equipment is more important to management than their people are

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Lots of sitting around waiting  they will constantly rush you back out from your hometime to deliver a load, then you sit and wait for your next loads

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