delivery truck driver - cdl

local driver

dock supervisor

truck driver

driver manager

CalArk

Let me start this review off by saying that I'm not really the type of person to complain about much. I'm a strong believer in just getting the job done, regardless of how difficult the task may be. 

So, I was employed by this company as a SRT driver (floater) from 1/23 to 8/23. I traveled around the eastern part of the U.S. filling in where they needed me. The job consisted of delivering auto parts for a national company using a manual pallet jack and box trucks with liftgates. They paid the for travel and lodging. They also paid $60 a day for meals. The compensation was ok for the position. 

Now for the bad. I was relieved of my duties for a 1000lbs+ pallet falling off of the truck while I was in the process of unloading it. During my time working here, myself and other drivers made it clear to management several times that the customer needed to reduce the size of some of the pallets because the weight made it impossible at times for one person to safely unload the truck without incident. Unfortunately, these complaints fell on deaf ears and led to me losing my income for simply trying to complete the task I was assigned to do. I lost my job for trying to do my job. 

I would not recommend anybody wasting their time working for this company. The turnover rate is really high here because they will fire you for any small thing at any time. They seem to be barely staying in business because of the pressure they put on the lower level management about making sure nobody gets overtime. I wouldn't be shocked if they're filing for bankruptcy in the near future. Proceed with caution!



What is the best part of working at the company?
The management team.  The Charlotte division was awesome.  They are huge on driver safety and very much family oriented. By far the best company I’ve ever worked for. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
For myself it was the warehouse worker’s who loaded my freight. More then not they would load 5 gallon buckets full of some type of degreaser or oil. Idk But they would stack the pallets so high that first bump in the road or parking lot it was going over.  Which would put me behind schedule due to having to fix and re stack myself. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
No games work first. I loved the way they would push you to be faster and better.  They gave everyone a voice and respected all. We were all equal 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Get there on time clock in login truck inspection,freight inspection hit the road.  Call you supervisor and or dispatch if you have any problems.

What is the best part of working at the company?
I worked for Cal Ark for 5 years. Alot of the Employees that worked there had worked there a lot longer than me. The company always made me feel like I was a part of a family. They were always fair with me took care of me and my family and their equipment.I give them 5 stars 🌟 


What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Sometimes things just didn't go as planned. The company made mistakes the shipper made mistakes and even I made mistakes. Little things that would frustrate you that is all a part of the business. You think grass is greener on the other side but it's not no matter where you go there will be stress.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Kind, caring and family friendly

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Do your job, Get her done and relax and get ready for the next day.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Working at CalArk was a great experience. The company was very family oriented. I really enjoyed my time being a professional over the road truck driver for CalArk. CalArk was one of the best 🚛 trucking companies I had ever work for.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The stress wasn't with CalArk, Some of the Conseares I would deliver to could be a little difficult, but I always kept a smile 😊 on my face, and would move on to my next delivery.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
A great work environment, the company was very diverse.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
My day was different everyday because I was over the road all of the time. I would be at the home office in Little Rock Arkansas on some occasions.

Under any condition you should not work there. The folks at this company do not care about their drivers they work you to death. They also tell you the first year you have no days off at all if you get sick they will write you up and if you get sick more than once they will write you up and then fire you. they don't care about your life work balance at all. Everybody in the warehouse and all the drivers are miserable and everybody has always been afraid that they're not sure if they have a job the next day. Their compensation is terrible. they paid by the route by route my route took 12 to 13,14 hours. if you figured out the pay. I was making it was like $11 and some change an hour. I'm warning you do not work there you will be sorry.

One of the best orientation experiences I have had or seen, but unfortunately it is all down hill from your first load. Everyone is nice, but load planning, and freight availability is the worse. Especially the load planning. You will never get home on time, and the things that you have to do to get a load out of the house is senseless. Another company paying drivers crumbs. No dedicated routes, and not enough trailers in the company for drop and hooks, so be prepared for all live loads and unloads wasting 4 to 5 hours a day sitting. .43 cents per mile is top pay! They fool you with the orientation and kindness, but kindness doesn’t pay bills. If you don’t have a family at home, and like working unorganized, than this is the place for you.

I was able to travel all over the place with all expenses paid by the company and from that point I had a blast but management was very corrupt and wanted me to constantly up and go somewhere else immediately with very little to no notice at all and if you had plans made then you were screwed. No life in essence. The money and overtime were great!! Was told my position was being eliminated and dissolved and if I wanted to stay employed then I was going to have to relocate to another area on my dime and then take a pay cut when I got there! None of that was attractive and appealing. 

Overall... Not a good place to work.
Severe cronyism and favoritism.
The most you will ever get for a raise is .25c at a time. 
Less than one year experience pays the same as 25 years experience. The warehouse mgr will tell you, you have to work sat/sun, and in the same breath say he doesnt get paid to work weekends.  I am currently employed but hopefully I will find something else SOON.
Horrible management with equally horrible attitude.  Very retaliatory environment to work in.

I was a trailer tech in the shop, I loved everyday at work, the people are great, supervisors and bosses are wonderful and want to see you succeed, in two years of working there I went from 14.00/hr to 26.00/hr, it’s fast paced and there’s a lot you have to know to be successful but if your willing to work hard, this company will take care of you. They’re like family to me. It’s a great oppertunity to learn a trade, with great people and a great company, they work with specific individuals needs, it’s fast paced and there can be hard days at times but it’s a great job

If you're working under the KC DC, you better run away fast, management are always looking over your shoulder, trucks break down constantly, then you're stranded for 8hrs before a tow gets you, then they expect you to run your route, they don't follow dot laws. Pallet jacks barely work, they will force you to run in blizzards, they eventually will fire you, if you haven't found another job before lol, only thing good is pay and ot, but you have no life and you never know when you're getting the freight if you're working at a satellite dock waiting on linehaul, dispatch not good with English

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