truck driver

forklift operator

warehouse worker

customer service representative

order picker

I worked for UTI for about 3 years. I started out simply unloading trucks for a few weeks, and then was later moved to another department where I picked, packed, and shipped orders. Over time I preformed very well at my job, went from temporary to full time, and was given more responsibility as a reward for my work ethic. But with that responsibility also came unreasonable requests at times, long hours and complete disregard for work-life balance, and often absurd backlash and disrespect from management when their unreasonable requests were not met. Also, throughout my work tenure, I witnessed highly excessive turnover, constant change and lack of consistency in expectations and guidelines, as well as, a lot of tension and bad employee-management relationships on a regular basis. Those who performed well, were often let go because of personal vendettas between supervisors and their employees, and many who performed poorly were overlooked at times. There was also no equal division of work among departments. Some departments worked much longer hours doing far more strenuous work, while others worked flexible schedules and did little to nothing, and received more recognition. They often required you work mandatory overtime and weekends and holidays, but made a big deal anytime you asked for a day off using your given vacation, and also gave employees an extremely hard time about petty tardiness, whether it be a minute late or 5 minutes late. They had great conditions for office employees, but maintained terrible conditions for warehouse associates, and exercised to concern for work-life balance, excessive work weeks, or any room for employment growth and opportunity. Above all, supervisors often slacked, and acted VERY UNPROFESSIONAL, while forcing their employees to make up for the work and deal with their disrespect. It was a terrible hostile work environment that also did not compensate nearly enough for the work expected and required out of it's associates. I only managed to stay as long as I did to maintain a solid work history, and pay off some debt while I searched for a better opportunity. It was also convenient to where I lived, and offered decent full-time benefits, the few of us who were able to actually stick around long enough and be lucky enough to be offered a full-time position (which out of the hundreds that came and went, wasn't many). Other than that, towards the later half of my work tenure with them, things were miserable.

To explain in a nut shell. Management is terrible, you don’t get your incentives that you’re promised. Their inventory is terrible. It takes you at least 20-30 minutes to find a location for a pallet that you’re putting away because the original location is either locked, full, or has the wrong item in it! They tell you in orientation that you work 8hrs a day and try to get off early on fridays, that’s FALSE. You work 12hrs a day, even Saturdays. You have no life and they don’t care what so ever. They have the highest turnover ratio I’ve ever seen in my life. Literally seen over 50-75 people quit in my 6 months of working for that company. They start you off at 15-17$hr but the people who been there longer than you are paid lower, so you automatically go in there with the veterans not liking you and trying to find every reason to get you fired. This place is a overall mess and it will stress you out and have you quitting or looking for another job within the same week you started, believe me. They bring in more work that the employees can handle, and that the warehouse can fit. They have no structure, they have no plan. Management just cares about reaching higher numbers each day. Want 25-30 trucks unloaded each day, but has no locations available for the product that’s being unloaded to be put into. So now there will be 400-700 pallets left on the floor but management wants the floor somehow clear and will keep you your full 12hrs and it still won’t be clear, and that’s when Saturday gets scheduled. Avoid this job at all costs. I won’t even get started on how disrespectful management is. They tried hiring a mobile car wash for their parking lot, and added tracking devices on all that lifts that shows how long you been in 1 spot for and will email management if you been in 1 spot for too long. But yet that can’t fix inventory and management the hours they work. It’s a complete mess and everything there is backwards.

Typical big Trucking company, they pay below average and honestly I made more money and about the same amount working at a warehouse and actually being home everyday

They have decent equipment and the driver managers are awesome, HR sucks and is pretty nonchalant and fails at basic communication

The terminals are decent and the mechanics are pretty good at getting right on top of mechanical issues

As long as you deliver your loads on time and not have any hours of service violation they pretty much leave you alone and let you do your own thing as long as you are responsible which is awesome not to have someone blowing up your phone 24/7

The health insurance and dental benefits are really bottom of the barrel so if that's a pivotal reason why you would want to work here I honestly suggest looking elsewhere, I can't stress how terrible the benefits are here. They Outsource the benefits to a third party anyway and I honestly think they just provide them just to make the company seem more appealing.

This is not really a company where you want to stay for the long haul, I would give it a year at Max but after you get whatever amount of experience you need to work somewhere else I would leave because there isn't any room for advancement in regards to being a driver not to mention they don't even give you a sign on bonus and it's pointless to refer another driver because they aren't going to get back with them.

They also have front facing cameras and cameras that face the driver which is uncomfortable sometimes. They have a bunch of safety features on their equipment as well which is sometimes distracting especially when a sensor detects something in front of you that isn't even there and decides to engage the brakes without notice.

DSV operates as a startup facility with a highly reactive, results-driven work environment. The site has experienced multiple SR. leadership changes—approximately three to four SR. leadership transitions within the past 18 months—which has resulted in shifting priorities, inconsistent direction, and limited continuity in workplace culture. Organizational processes and communication are still developing, and formal HR presence or support appears limited.

Job security can be uncertain due to frequent SR leadership changes and evolving performance expectations. Turnover among employees and management is relatively high, with staff either leaving voluntarily or being separated as standards and leadership approaches change.

Work schedules, including those for supervisors and managers, are subject to frequent changes, which can impact work-life balance. The role requires a strong commitment to availability, and attending personal or family events on a consistent basis may be challenging, particularly for leadership positions.

Compensation is competitive, and the environment may suit individuals who are focused on career advancement, flexibility, and earning potential. 

Your work day is always busy but satisfying.  You have the specific task of taking an order and moving that freight order through specific steps, documenting as you go, to get the freight picked up, moving through the system to the delivery destination.  

I learned just how many steps it takes to go from ordering a product to having it delivered, on time and in good condition and what to do when things don't go as intended, and you need to A. explain what happened to the customer and what to do to make them happy, if possible, to B. going the extra mile to accommodate the client, if possible.

I had such a lovely experience at Schenker from the very beginning, when it was still BAX.  Everyone was friendly and although we were all busy, there was never a time that I felt that the management was distant or disinterested in any person or department.  Nor that there was any time that the most senior management, down to my supervisor's level, was not paying attention to their job and doing the best they could toward making the company successful.

There was a professional workplace atmosphere but a casual dress code that included steel toed boots be kept by your desk because we often had to go out on the freight dock to check on a load of freight.  We often had donuts brought in or pizza or luncheons for our department to celebrate birthdays or achieving department goals, so it was a very happy experience.

The hardest part of our job was making sure that the "ball" didn't get dropped anywhere along the line.  But it was such a big payoff when you did your job and everything fell in line.

A day at work envolves coming in and sitting at a desk and immediately getting to work auditing the profitability of files and billing all of the files for the whole department. I also was responsible for auditing the monthly reports that would come to the department.

I learned a lot about accounting and customs regulations while at this job. I learned about how to work in a high-paced enviroment that has to adhere to strict customs policies. I loved the customer interaction and enjoyed the staisfaction of a job well done.

I liked the fact that this company was willing to allow me to change my start time on a daily basis to meet the demands of daycare for my children.

My co-workers were mostly great. Obviously there are some that do not do their work and I would have to cover and fix the problems that they created. This became very frustrating that Schenker seemed to "reward" the poor performers by taking work away from then and giving extra work to the good workers.

Management is very poor. They have taken on the idea that each employee is a liability vs. an asset to the company. My manager was a micromanager who constantly pointed out anything you did wrong instead of giving any kind of compliments for everything you did correctly. That creates a very hard environment to work for. You feel like you are constantly walking on eggshells and you never know when the next berating e-mail will come. There was never any discussion on what an individual thought might help the company...it was always just managment's decision.

A typical day at DB Schenker starts by trying to find MHE that won’t immediately be stolen by another department because the Implementation Team at the new start up didn’t properly plan out the needs of their new site. You will then go to a stand up meeting to be informed that you’ve been mandated to work nine hour days Monday through Friday as well as working a minimum eight hour day on Saturday, but hey, you won’t be mandated for Sunday because then they couldn’t do the same thing to you next week. You will then go to your work area where the twenty three year old OM will as you how to do their job because they have no idea. Followed by at least one supervisor asking how to do something a supervisor should already know how to do. By the time this is done it’s time to go on your first break, but you better hurry because your fifteen minutes starts when you walk away from your assigned area. If you are one minute late getting back you’ll be told about how you’re stealing company time. Rinse and repeat this process two more times and you’re done for the day. What I have learned here is make sure you clock in on time because if you’re thirty seconds late you will be pointed and have a nice meeting with HR(or P&O as they like to be called), who are the personification of unprofessionalism and incompetence. The hardest part of this job is if you actually know what you are doing you are expected to carry the weight of everyone else in the workplace who doesn’t. The most enjoyable part of the job is leaving for the day. I write this to warn people to stay away from the New Berlin, Wisconsin location unless you enjoy being treated like trash. 

Easy to get burned out doing this job. Odd work scheduling. You can never do enough and your never caught up on work. You really don't ever feel like you accomplish anything. Co-workers were good people. Management continually pushed for numbers so the site looked the "best" compared to others across the nation.The company had no interest in workers outside affairs. As long as you make it to work for them and as long as the work gets done by whatever means necessary. Just don't get hurt busting your hump or have any kind of incident. They don't like corporate coming down on them, and they will, if the record shows anything less than spotless and flawless. Workers are viewed as expendable by management and the employees know it. Hard workers are taken advantage of because management knows "He can handle it" until they become burnt out. Many people leave after a short time being at this facility. And the smart ones leave immediately. Requires you to work weekends/off days if management "deems necessary" even if you have made plans months in advance and cannot cancel. Leave can be cancelled if "work permits." Pay is menial and the company refuses to hire more employees to lighten the load because it takes off management and HR's bottom line/bonus at the end of the year. It all comes down to the dollar bill for this company. I understand good business procedures but many aspects of this company are downright low. Would not ever recommend anyone work at this facility at any level. Even management doesn't last there.... They get smart and leave too. You wanted my honest review...You have it.

•	Negotiate contracts and quotes, AR (payment application/status), pre-audit, corporate collections as well as extensive customer service.
•	Long standing manufacturing, shipping and steamship line customer service.
•	Adhere to Federal Government billing policies as well as FMC rules & negotiations for correct billing of monies due.
•	Processed government credit cards for payments of $2,500 or less as well as handle returns and disputes appropriately.
•	Keep customers alert of past dues and collect or correct billings to meet contractual agreement and satisfaction.
•	Ability to critically, analytically organize and clearly communicate thoughts and ideas between the customer and the company as well as facilitate all facets of the life cycle making each customer know they are the companies most important customer.
•	Have had the opportunity to teach and train fellow team mates when needed (other states and countries).  
•	Demonstrated initiative and readiness to do what was asked and to work overtime if necessary in order to complete assignments and meet deadlines.
•	Was given the opportunity to coordinate a company’s administration and implementation of sales and branch locations executive level strategies efficiently and in a timely manner.
•	Gave tours of manufacturing facility when branches and dealers came for monthly/yearly meetings.
•	Proven to be a team player with a positive attitude, sense of humor and willingness to learn and grow with internal and external contacts.
•	Worked the Customer Query mail box

What is the best part of working at the company?
Challenges in traffic’s department 
Coworkers were supportive 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Meeting expectations of management 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
 The only issue I have is the expectation placed on the employees to do more than their share of work.  The shifts are constantly blaming the other shift.  Lack of communication with the workplace.  

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Dock walk to see what doors are open and to se how much freight is on trailers that are outbound. To see what freight needs to be assigned carriers. Making BOLs.   Answering the phone.  Answering the door, letting drivers inside and assigning each one a door. Make sure they sign in and sign out their times.  Documentation of errors. Working on computer and putting in various documents.   Making sure all freight goes out the door to the correct carrier.  Going through all my emails(over 100) and responding to those that apply to traffic department.  Assigning loaders to trailers that need loading.  At the end of my shift I have to send an email out to those that are leads, supervisors, managers and others on what freight did not go and and assign a code for each one.  In the email I include what carriers did not come in to pick up their freight.  I emailed projections for the following day for the carrier pick ups.  We also emailed on collect freight so a carrier could be assigned. We sometimes booked the collect carrier on websites

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 8 salaries reported	$28.00 per hour
Forklift operator 31 salaries reported	$20.02 per hour
Warehouse worker 16 salaries reported	$18.85 per hour
Customer service representative 12 salaries reported	$20.93 per hour
Order picker 1 salary reported	$17.50 per hour

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