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Every day, you get a call from dispatch telling you what your assignment and destination is for the day. They tell you to take a tractor (which could be either be your assigned tractor or any free tractor that you call in for, because you are usually slip  waiting for the person you’re slip seating with to finish whatever LONG day they’re working start your LONG shift), then pick up either an assigned chassis, loaded container, or empty container from either the IMC yard, or a few selected rail yards. 

The chassis or container will either be a specific designated one for your run, or it will be one you’ll have to find and pick from a long list the office will give you. In the off site rail yards, this process for finding the non designated chassis will potentially be the most frustrating and time consuming thing you’ll do; ESPECIALLY at night. The offsite rail yards often times are either an hour away (which since you’re getting paid by the pull, you’re not getting paid for), or they’re so disorganized that you’ll take more than an hour to find a useful and well serviced chassis. The IMC yard can also be problematic because there are no lights in what is already a mismanaged and disorganized parking lot. Getting to work early may assist in some of those areas, but it only does so much if your tractor is not present, which once again, because of the LONG work hours, it usually is.

Once you’ve gotten you day started, the driving is usually a breeze. The Mack Trucks they have top out at 65-68. The distance you’ll travel is dependent on what division you drive in, but it’s usually easy enough to check in and out of the areas you go into.  Remember to keep all bills. It’s how you document what you’ve pulled so both you and the company can get paid for it.

On the subject of bills, they have a system where you take pictures of what you’ve done from your mobile device. If you don’t use it, or it doesn’t work for some reason, you’ll need to scan your bills in person at the IMC terminal. There is no efficient backup plan for this, so if you lose your bills, you don’t get paid for your work, outside of the pulls from or to the rail yards and the IMC terminal.

Back on the subject of disorganization, this company unfortunately suffers from it. There are chassis everywhere, tractors that are sometimes unaccounted for, schedules that sometimes clash with one another, trucks that are sometimes unfueled, containers on the wrong chassis types, containers in the wrong areas, and problems with chassis or containers gone undocumented. It can prove frustrating at times.

A bright side is that the dispatch team and the people in the office are pretty easygoing and cool to work with. No problem with getting along with them. They’re usually pretty understanding, honest, and patient with drivers, and not overly aggressive with micromanagement. If you need to figure something out, if you give them a call, they’ll give their hardest efforts to come to an understanding with you or get someone to assist you.

The hours are also flexible, so you can get a feel of setting your own schedule that works for what you need to accomplish.

The pay is pretty low, if I’m being honest. There are places that pay MUCH higher for the work you’ll do, and won’t work you nearly as long.  You could get paid $900 for around a 70+ hour week (with holidays), so don’t expect too much. The bigger price tags come with working weekends and holidays.

Side note: some of the drivers are very unsanitary, so be ready for that as well.

The insurance isn’t great, either. Pretty mediocre, but you’ll have it. A great job for dipping your toe into the trucking industry, but be on the lookout for other opportunities.

The pay is too low for how much work you're expected to do. And to make matters worse, management is always breathing down your neck, checking cameras, and looking for reasons to suspend you. Even the smallest mistake can get you in trouble. It's also frustrating that there are too many managers and department heads, which creates a lot of unnecessary red tape. It's like they're duplicating efforts and making things more complicated than they need to be. For $23 an hour, you'd expect a more streamlined and efficient work environment. They're also always making cuts, but they can't even afford to show us drivers a little appreciation. No bonuses, no food, no parties... it's like we're just machines to them, not people. It feels like they're just trying to squeeze every last penny out of us without giving anything back. It's demotivating, to say the least.

What is the best part of working at the company?
You’re able to spend most night at home.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful part of working with this company, was the inconsistency with dispatch assignments.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Company first mindset. Especially for an owner operator, they want you to transport the heaviest loads possible to generate more revenue for the company. Even though these loads add significant wear and tear on an owner operator’s equipment.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Wait in line early in the morning at the local port to retrieve a load for delivery.  Transport the load to the customer location, and return to the yard early evening in most cases.

I’ve been with IMC since December 2024 and this job has its ups and downs, but that’s mostly out of the company’s control with how the economy is nowadays. I work the Charleston ports so I’m usually on the road between 3am-6am and home 4pm-6pm. A lot of loads are live loads/unloads and the early they are scheduled the earlier you can get to the port and get back. Charleston traffic can make or break your day, but that’s the way not negative issue I have. I’ve heard mixed reports about how drivers feel about the job, but I’m respectful to dispatchers  I try to help them out when they ask because they will reciprocate it when you need it. The pay isn’t as good as it could be with the tariffs holding up freight being released but this company is doing more than ALOT of other companies 

Team and management are pretty good people to work with.To be successful, a company must be motivated by something beyond financial success. Whether owners and their management teams are fueled by the love of business or the love of the product/service they are providing, they need to get enough out of the business to want to continue through tough times. In addition, successful businesses have owners who are passionate enough about the business to take risks when they realize that these risks can lead to being able to do business better. Business owners must be flexible and ready to jump on board with technology and culture as it changes. However, they must also avoid taking risks without sufficient planning.

l am very happy working at imc, they have an open door policy with friendly bilingual staff that is willing to help you with anything. The trucks are super clean with up to date permits. (New models) l am able to take advantage of my endorsements and have higher earnings. The job stability is great we can max out our legal clock if we wish to. They do not push you to do anything you do not feel safe to do. Most of the year they have weekend/holiday work available for volunteers. Using paid time off is easy. The work environment is very calm and professional. There are also opportunities for promotions.

What is the best part of working at the company?
It’s the worst place to work that I’ve ever been

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Every single thing the pay is horrible they over work you for a little pay while treating you like a child they don’t treat hard working people right 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment is the worst from the office personnel down to the coworkers they’re negative and hateful 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Full of stress with no real solutions or resolve

This company is awesome. When I started working for Imc . The company was called PDS It eventually became Imc Pacific Regional .. I knew I wanted to work in the Los Angeles/Long Beach port. I looked into many companies, but no one can compete with Imc . They have the best trucks and the best equipment going into the ports.
To me That was very important. After getting interviewed, I knew I chose the right company. Everyone at Imc makes you feel Like you’re very important to the  Company.

I have been with IMC for 6 year from local, OTR, and to now Driver Trainer. Here at IMC we really care for the drivers. We have a great management team and dispatcher team. We here at IMC care about our equipment that why our trucks are 2023 and newer. Me as the Driver Trainer for IMC I care to make sure our drivers are set up for success and be there when our drivers have questions or help with any aspect of the job. IMC is a great opportunity for drivers and room for growth and other job opportunities.

The promised pay isn’t realistic at all. They started me at 22hr plus “production bonus”. They frame it as you can make as much as you work but there was never more than one or two loads a day. Lots of waiting around. I quit when I was told I wouldn’t be able to work until I got my SSC fixed as it didn’t match my birth name exactly. I was working for about a month before they told me I needed to do that. I was out for almost a month getting in “fixed”. It’s a good company if you enjoy sitting around and not making money. 

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