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The management says to do it one way and then they do it the opposite of what they tell you to do. You can not come up with ideas to help do your job better because they will just turn it down. they keep there employees in the dark about changes until charges are being made. They say we are family but treat you other wise. When issues are brought to upper management nothing is down about it. You begin to feel like a broken record when you voice your concerns. You get told by your immediate manager he/she already has a spouse and doesn't need another. I was told when I was hired that I could figure out what worked best to help me complete my job, but when I was doing that I was told I couldn't do that and they didn't help with finding a solution to it. The fleet side expanded to fast and did not allow for proper training. I was told when I was hired on I could visit another location to see how they were doing thing to see if I could bring something back to the location I worked at. No one followed through with it. I was excited to work for this company until about four month before I was let go. Never really made fuss about answering after hours call and not getting paid for them. Or running back to the shop to do something and not getting paid for it. or Logging in at home to do something after hours because I wanted to keep my job and we weren't really allowed overtime.

My position as a technician was eliminated.  I was called into the office on a Friday morning and was told that I make too much money,and they are going to have to let me go. How is that my fault? Clarke is the one that agreed to pay me. I took every test they asked. I became ASE Certified Master Tech, at Clarke's request. The management staff is clueless about day to day operation of a truck shop. They are reactive and not proactive to the daily challenges of a truck shop.  If a customer would drop off a vehicle to be worked on. Clarke would take weeks to deliver back to the customer.  Meanwhile they would have every tech in the shop work on it.  The building is dark, dirty, and has not had any improvements since it was built. The management staff does not understand why the shop does not make produce a profit.  One visit with one conversation and you will understand.Why those incompetent imbeciles can not make that business produce a profit.

First of all, let me start by saying I've made a few very good friends working here and still had to leave. I was a senior tech at the Edwardsville, IL VehiCare location. Management played favorites. I would be given jobs at any level, which I didn't mind at all. But when you have another senior tech on other shift who assigns other techs jobs, and never assigns himself work and the shop manager doesn't mind, or say anything to that tech being in the office the whole 12 hr shift... It's not fair to the other techs. It causes shop drama, which that shop has a lot of. Not to mention the other senior tech didn't come close to having the experience to be in that position, but was still promoted to it. That gave him a power trip and other techs are looking for other shops. I wouldn't recommend getting caught in the drama. Stay away if soap operas ain't your thing

What is the best part of working at the company?
Not progressive at all; pay is below the industry standard, the "leadership" is very archaic in whatever thought processes they occasionally have and the operations side of the house and sales group will never mesh as long as the current board of directors see with that ever-clouded vision

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
the unnecessary stressors and absolutely stupid direction ladened upon the sales staff by the regional "leadership!"

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
unprofessional and very demotivating


What is a typical day like for you at the company?
chaos the whole day...until YOU leave

I held my position as service manager for 4 days.
The company offered a good salary and benefit package. However on day 3, I was told that I would now be traveling for 4-6 months, 100% travel , all out of state all over US filling in wherever location was short handed. That was due to terrible planning on the part of the company. That new development was not acceptable. I was offered another alternative, some travel, perhaps 75%.  The remainder of the time I would be renovating the facility that we were moving into. Doing the work of a team of experienced workers seemed like a huge challenge not to mention many certain safety concerns. I can only advise to be sure what you are getting into, talk is cheap.

Used to be a great company with a family feel from corporate on down, over the last 2 years feel like corporate could care less about employees and we should just be great cyl we have a job. My local CSM is great, couldn’t ask for a better boss, with all the changes with everyone above him at corporate I feel like they could care less. Pay and hours are good, shop environment is good, no idea what direction corporate is heading as they keep us in the dark now. 

Clark power services as a whole is a good company the division I worked for (Vehicare) was horrible. 60-80 hr work weeks not much training or direction from your immediate supervisors. They expected too much production from a small staff that could barely keep the emergency repairs covered. I only had 5 technicians to maintain 120 Semi trucks and trailers as well as 130 small vehicles that were scattered at 6 locations across Oklahoma. Then I was also handed a Ohio facility and expected to over see it as well. Also local company supervisor did not like Vehicare and was a constant struggle to please the client.

The schedule and hours were good but if you worked overtime for some reason manager gets mad without been clear about how overtime was delegate it also manager had his “preference employees to work overtime “ and if you are working in Houston expect to have a cell phone  for a week 24/7 and they will pay you 250$ extra that week to answer road calls service for breakdowns  my last week my manager short changed me in the payment !!!  They also have a parts guy who acts like shop manager which he is not overall the  schedule and the trucks are easy to work with but management and personal at the shop is to be aware 


I held three different positions with this company.  My final position was in upper management.  Unfortunately, the new division that I helped get developed didn't turn the profit numbers that they were looking for, so I was let go with a severance package.  Management turned into something that you would find in a sales type of position where it was very cut throat.  It's a shame.  It really was a great place with the president and vice president on sight and very accessible. I hope that they turn back around and get back to basics.

Could not ever achieve stability in the shop do to too much intervention from the client. This company needs to learn who's running there business. It is impossible to have two masters and please them both. Struggled for months, drank the corporate koolaid and ultimately failed from burnout after 15 months of 60 to 80 hour weeks. There was never going to be enough of me to get the job done. The lack of good pay and lack of the number of support employees made for constant chaos that will never be fixed without complete restructuring. MW

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Fleet mechanic 12 salaries reported	$37.46 per hour
Diesel mechanic 17 salaries reported	$32.26 per hour
Diesel technician 28 salaries reported	$33.70 per hour
Heavy equipment mechanic 1 salary reported	$35.00 per hour
Mechanical assembler 3 salaries reported	$23.00 per hour

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