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Davenport Transportation

This job isn’t for the weak willed. If you can’t operate on very little sleep (4-6 hours split up in a 24 hour period) you shouldn’t even apply. Once your put on a route that’s your life. You’ll work and work. Maybe sleep sometimes if your lucky. That’s really the hardest part is the lack of sleep. It’s unhealthy. Aside from that requesting days off is easy enough currently. You’ve just got to give some notice and they usually have ya covered. The pay is fantastic but it’s only so high due to the amount of personal time you’ll get with family and the lack of sleep. Co workers are cool enough. Not a lot of time to talk to folks. Just work and leave. Less drama that way. Also. The shifts are split up depending on the route. If your commute to work is short it’s not that big of a deal but if it’s 30+ minutes you better save some gas money man. Your gunna put a lot of miles of your vehicle. 

The job is wonderful. It is super easy. I drive a brand new truck, but sometimes equipment isn’t everything.

The problem lies in the driver management in the home office. The owner is kept in the loop enough to think everything is peachy, but in reality it is close to being a smoke show. No time off unless you are in the hospital. They can not keep drivers in chattanooga due to the “dispatcher” who is over that area. He has no clue about what to do, but because he married the owners daughter he thinks he knows it all. Former banker. Never stepped foot in a tractor trailer until he had to get his CDL so he could help (and I use that term VERY loose) and give road tests.

The biggest thing that would help Davenport by leaps and bounds is to get revamp the management structure and let it be hands on in town, not two and a half hours away.

There are 2 hubs, one in Asheville & one in Hendersonville. You start at 3am in the morning load truck with equipment that has mail in it. Deliver that mail to the assigned stops. Return back to the hub you work out of & sort packages, load truck & deliver the packages to the assigned post offices. Collect empty equipment & outgoing mail from the day before. Take that mail back to the hub. That is the end of your day. Very boring, uninspiring job. Very bad workplace culture. You are just a warm body filling a seat & holding a steering wheel.  Management doesnt care what goes on. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Flexibility and understanding of working with the Post Office.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The Post Office personnel. They complain about work but expect you to do everything you can to make their jobs easier. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Good and bad depending on the drop off location. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Arrive, pre- trip you equipment, drive to location for pick up, drive to location for delivery fighting traffic. Unload your equipment and mail sometime yourself. And head back to the location you picked up with anything they send back. This process goes on six to seven days a week.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Never hear from the upper mgt. We have a local supervisor who actually knows what's going on with the drivers he works really hard to keep things flowing smoothly 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The hours are kinda odd it's split shift takes a little bit to get used to 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
All the drivers seem to get along with no bickering drivers seem to get the work done and cut up as they work 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It's not like a job all the routes seem to be planned well except for the time some routes need more time to complete

It’s a split shift job, so after the evening route you have to spend the night in the truck while not getting paid, but the hourly wage is fair. It’s great if you live alone and don’t have to be at home during the night. Overall it’s an easy job and you can take your time while working and it’s pretty stress free for the most part. One negative thing about it is if something comes up and and you’re unable to work, it is usually difficult to find someone to take your shift and there’s a good chance you won’t be able to miss any time on short notice. But if you don’t mind the hours and the split shift then it’s a good job overall and I would recommend it.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Well if your ever injured on the job, rest assured. They'll do everything possible to disqualify you from workers comp. Then release you from employment. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Dealing with traffic. Scheduled times.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Good work environment,  good equipment to drive. Different cultures at every stop.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Well you usually don't meet with anybody at the company.  Go get your truck, and hovto work.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great people good benefits all around great place to work!

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
You need to be at the stops on time 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Great people to work with Enjoyed my time while working there 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Load Mail on my truck secure it and deliver the mail to the routed Post Office and unload it if they have empty equipment load it up secure it and take it back to the N&DC

So far I'm happy working here. Great schedule, good runs, don't have to punch a clock. If you have a problem just be civil about it and your boss will do his best to work something out. Over all I would recommend this company to anyone wanting a good steady and professional atmosphere work in.

What is the best part of working at the company?
It’s a mostly driving job very little physical work 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Waiting on postal employees n cameras in truck 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Hot in summer cold in winter..terrible attitude with some post office people 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It’s a split shift job middle of night till around 7 n you go back between 130 n 3 n work till 6-7

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