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Elite Express

The company has a flow.  People who work near the main yard get the most control of their time off because they can come in a d go home for a day.  If you live in Florida or Kansas, like I have you need to thin of leaving New Jersey on Saturday and making deliveries Monday and Tuesday and going home on Wednesday.  If you need to be home on Monday you need to request to be hone that previous Wednesday  just because that is how the freight moves.  For me it works most of the time.  I like to stay out for 2 months and go home for a week and take care of all of my appointments and other things that week.  Downside is you can never drop the truck in the yard and drive home for the day because home is 1000 miles away.  So you just lose a day of pay when getting a PM.  But that is just the k I've of otr driving.  They do buy pizza for everyone on Fridays and they have added a nice break room and showers for the road drivers at the pennsauken facility.  They are expanding and have added yards in York Pennsylvania and Lexington North Carolina since I started with them in 2016.  I did leave them for 10 months to go to work at Walmart in Ottawa Kansas.  When I left Walmart was paying more.  Over a 10 month period things changed and elite offered me a pay increase over Walmart that would have taken me 5 years of working at Walmart to achieve.  Elite also has per diem and Walmart does not.  I also discovered that as a road driver I get to see my friends and family who are now scattered across the country and I call them up when coming into the area and we get together for lunch or dinner on my normal break times.   Ever happened for me with Walmart. A solid company to work for with pay and benefits in the upper 10 percent of trucking companies.  Good equipment and good maintenance.  Most of the time the company keeps me running well.  While occasional ill have a slow week of 2500 miles I have a lot more weeks of 2900 to 3100 miles and some over 3200 and 3300.   

Working at Elite Express is NOT for a novice truck driver. You will be challenged with difficult docking situations often. No complaints from me in that area, because this offers me opportunities to become an even better truck driver; which is one of my goals. I Love my co-workers and the office staff are great and very helpful. I have a positive and pleasant attitude everywhere I go, so I get the energy I give. I enjoy what I do! I feel a sense of purpose and accomplishment in my doing.  This company does not hold your hand. They expect you to do what you are supposed to do, all while being available to aid you along the way. My only critique would be the pay. It is certainly not the best a driver can earn in the industry.  I like to stay out for 2-3 months with some resets in between of course. 🙃 They afford me the option of long stretches of time off. I usually do 2 weeks or more. I like to travel internationally and that requires more than 4 or 5 days off. But for me peace of mind and flexible off time is more important than money; which is why this year is my 4th year with this company! This is only my opinion based on my experiences here and who I am as a person. Results will vary from driver to driver, depending on what you want out of your trucking career!

No guarantees for home time, even on holidays. If you have an issue it may get addressed, it may not. If the load or truck has an issue Johnny on the spot. 401k isn’t offered for a year and only matches 15%. Everyone in the system is stressed and over worked. Just now coming into the 21st century with technology and tracking applications. Some planned routes/time expectations are impossible to achieve. Certain issues you will find anywhere but some are not. The office is as relaxed as an over worked, stressful environment can be with varying personalities. New driver lounge with big screen, satellite, coffee and showers is nice. On yard trailer shop and truck shop is close but has a maniac working there. Pizza served every Friday afternoon if you’re lucky enough to be on the yard at the right time and there’s some left. I’d rather eat mine at home.

What is the best part of working at the company?
PROS: Well organized Operations Department.  HR is very good at hiring office personnel across the board.  Warehouse crew does a phenomenal job getting LTL correct, on time, and in the proper order. CONS:  Owner(s) should work on their interpersonal skills.  Stop pay is at around 30% of what it should be. Milage pay needs a 10-15% bump, and then some.

Overall, you could do a lot worse.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
One slow customer can cause the dominos to fall in LTL frieght.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Friendly, for the most part.  A few thorns, mostly roses.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Drive stop, drive stop, drive stop...  You won't sit around alot.

What is the best part of working at the company?
There wasn’t a best part working with this company

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Not enough miles. And they will have you stuck on a wknd. They will make you wait hours for backhauls. Which messing you up DOT clock wise. If your wheels are not moving you are not making money.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
For me the environment was a weird type of vibe. When I walked in the office I didn’t feel comfortable. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A typical day for me was, get paperwork make sure your product is on truck make sure truck not over weight. (Truck will be over weight) supervisors will tell you that you are ok because they don’t want to rework the truck.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Good equipment and they don’t bother you too much 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Sometimes sitting at a receiver for over 2 hours or more for 1 pallet and some weird places to deliver where it is super tight to park off a busy street 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Ok I guess never really chatted with anyone there 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
The usual trucker day pre tripping and route planning to get done all your stops as sast as possible so you can get a backhaul to get back

Typical LTL, banking on a decent amount of stops and miles to come off with a good pay week. There does seem to be apparent that some drivers get more miles. Certain trucks I rarely see on yard waiting for loads., but that's to be expected anywhere. I personally don't count anyone else's money. At the moment not receiving the 2500 to 3000+ miles a week I've read some drivers in these reviews are receiving, but I'm doing OK for now. Office personnel pretty good at their jobs and I think I'm getting in where I fit in. I'll see if these miles pick up the next month or 2 & I'll reassess. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
No micro managing,   pay is ok , equipment is ok ,   I did otr and they do follow the dot rules

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Nothing really bad i can say,  I just got tired of otr

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The employees and dispatchers can be a little sarcastic and unprofessional,  but we can be right that way too

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Routes can be tough , becuz your never going to the same place,  I personally think that you  should have at least 3 to 5 years experience before doing this job

The office had 4 employees. I was just let go after only six days and little to no training front office and assistant's office is dirty, unorganized. There are no office supplies available. Papers are thrown all over the desks. Owner smokes while working with no windows to open. You go home smelling like a dirty ashtray. The owner brings their dog to work. It barks all day. The restroom is filthy. Toxic work environment, chaotic, argumentative. Accounting is run by an inconsistent and non attentive owner.  It was the worst mistake of my life. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The people are nice and pleasant.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Lots of waiting. Manual unloading of Freight

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Loads are released late at night or early morning. Deliveries are later morning to early evening.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
3 AM - P/U load. 9AM - First Delivery. 4 PM - Last Delivery. 5PM - Parked to wait for BH around 8AM the next morning.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 5 salaries reported	$74,500 per year
Tanker driver 2 salaries reported	$24.00 per hour
Local driver 1 salary reported	$1,400 per week
Forklift operator 1 salary reported	$21.00 per hour
Trailer technician 2 salaries reported	$35.00 per hour

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