truck driver

shop technician

trailer technician

fleet manager

customer service representative

Carroll Fulmer Logistics

I hope you like the northeast. They tell you youll see all 48 but they stick you on a  New England route and it's the same every week.  The shop doesn't rush to do much and they don't care that you're not making money sitting. They're extremely understaffed in the shop and weekend and night dispatch. They won't answer the phones during those times so if you have an emergency good luck. The dispatchers basically give you your loads and that's it.  They don't help with any thing else. You break down call the shop. You need a hotel for the night because your apu quit call someone else. You have questions about your check your vacation your hours the route or anything else they refer you somewhere else. They just don't want to do anything for you. THe pay isn't horrible about average. The Qualcomm is old and slow. You average about 2500 miles a week but for some reason it seems like more. Lots of heavy loads so lots of tandem adjustment.  Overall not a horrible company but could definitely be better organized.

I've worked as an over the road driver for 9 months.  The company has a sliding pay scale,  so the less miles you do the less cents you get paid. And if you're otr then your typical loads are 1000 miles.  Trucks are governed 65 mph. And if any thing happens,  any maintenance,  poor scheduling from dispatch,  then your going to get paid .45 cents.  It used to be .41 cents. But if you come off your hometime Saturday or Sunday and run your hours, you should create the algorithm to profit well. In order to get driver excellence,  don't go to home time. Its next to impossible to get a safety bonus. Its a job with alot of miles, mostly drop n hook with DC's some of the trailers are old and beat up. Lifting the landing gear takes the power of thor. Good weeks are 1350 -1450 net, bad weeks are 750- 1000 net. They have walmart.com loads that are night shift,  10 pm start time. 


High call volume and very challenging. Fast paced environment that presents something new everyday.  I have been in the Transportation Industry for over 30 years and everyday you learn something new as well as experiencing something new.  I loved the daily challenges and would find it exhilarating and rewarding. The hardest part of this job for me was the 24/7 on call.  It's just simply because once I'm woke up in the middle of the night, I find it very difficult to go back to sleep.  Other than that, I made it work for me.  I truly love working with people from all walks of life and being in the transportation industry has opened many new friendships for me.  People that I will keep in contact with for the remainder of my life.  Superior management in all departments from safety to maintenance to accounts payables and receivables.  Everyone has a job to do and they all put pride into it.

**update jan 2022 they now give the option of flat per mile pay or incentive pay which is great!

Hard to get big miles. You make an extra .01 a mile for every 100 miles over 2500 you drive. But getting 2500 is tough most weeks. If you're full 48 otr, it might not be as hard. A lot of companies are paying higher per mile and promise you'll get 3200 miles a week, but fall short. I average 2200 a week. Out of Florida you get a lot of drop and hook, out of Alabama, if I'm lucky I'll get 3 or 4 a month. The rest are live load/unload. This all sounds bad, but here's the catch. They are up front about it. They don't try to lie to get you in the seat. 
When they say they are on the driver's side. They mean it. 
Yes they have driver facing cams. If your not a foot rest driver, you have nothing to worry about. 

This company was a bit different from others. They would offer a straight load from the east coast going to the west coast. Once at the west coast they would have you driving all over California from a Monday to a Friday making pick ups at different military facilities and taking the pickups to a yard of theirs and drop it. On Friday evening they would assign 5 to 6 stops going back East to different military bases or reserve post. You would load yourself in their yard . Strap or chain what frieght you were given . Then tarp it if need be. Then leave heading back east. You would make your own calls to receiving bases and check calls to dispatcher. We ran legal logbooks .

What is the best part of working at the company?
Good tractors. 
Horrible trailers.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Very poor communication from Dispatch. Sat for 2 days with nothing to do and no follow-up from dispatch. Last paycheck was $330 for 77 hours of availability. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Neither management nor safety dept were honest. Caught both in several lies. Tried to bill me for things that were never needed. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Laying in the bunk waiting for a Dispatch. Calling repeatedly with no answer. When they finally answered they didn't have any runs. I've had a Class A with all endorsements for more than 10 years. Perfect driving record.

Hard to get big miles. You make an extra .01 a mile for every 100 miles over 2500 you drive. But getting 2500 is tough most weeks. If you're full 48 otr, it might not be as hard. A lot of companies are paying higher per mile and promise you'll get 3200 miles a week, but fall short. I average 2200 a week. Out of Florida you get a lot of drop and hook, out of Alabama, if I'm lucky I'll get 3 or 4 a month. The rest are live load/unload. This all sounds bad, but here's the catch. They are up front about it. They don't try to lie to get you in the seat. 
When they say they are on the driver's side. They mean it. 
Yes they have driver facing cams. If your not a foot rest driver, you have nothing to worry about. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Will be given short 60-90 mile live unloads from their yards and told we need to help the local drivers. There is no short haul pay, just your mileage pay. They have a lot of cardboard recycling loads. Will goto paper mills and wait upto 15 hours to get a dock door. Very cheap owners, this is a soulless company. Many new drivers in orientation every week. Revolving door, driver mill company. Stay away drivers ! 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
No money. Very short hauls. Soulless operations. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
This company treats it's drivers like a dispensible commodity.

I thought I was going to really enjoy working for this company. I liked the fact that they are family owned. However, once I started working for the company it was a bit of a let down. My first driver manager was awesome, but then they let him go and put my with a dm who didn't seem to care whether or not my truck sat or rolled! I didn't even make enough money at that point to pay my bills so i was forced to find employment elsewhere. This is also a company that tries everything they can to make sure you do not go home on a weekend and if you find a way to make it happen you will loose one day of home time!

i had a few different options and choices as to what company i was going to work for, and honestly this was the best choice, although i took a little paycut, BUT i made that back in miles i get consistently from the long hauls and ton of freight CF has,and with the new pay package and bonuses im making more then before, no more are the days of 1200 miles this week and 2100 miles that week, no more freight is slow, Im in the South Regional and been averaging 2800+ miles. i i get great home time never fails. if you ever get the chance to come on to CF and you get in you will be happy

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 88 salaries reported	$1,107 per week
Shop technician 1 salary reported	$29.50 per hour
Trailer technician 1 salary reported	$27.50 per hour
Fleet manager 3 salaries reported	$50,833 per year
Customer service representative 1 salary reported	$41,000 per year

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