truck driver

order picker

replenishment associate

forklift operator

inventory associate

Imperial Trading

The most unorganized company I've ever worked for in my life. You're excited to show up at 2am every morning but on most days the trucks won't be finished getting loaded until 4am and sometimes 5am. The warehouse workers are extremely under paid which is why they care less about how they load the trucks. You have anywhere from 10-14 stops a day, possibly more, and between 350-750 cases. Expect half wrapped pallets to be turned completely over at some point throughout your route. Customers are always complaining about why the driver is late but they have no idea of the problems we encounter. You'll find items without labels which would result in prolonging your already long days. You'll spend the vast majority of your time exaustively searching for items thats at the very bottom and back of the pallet. It makes no sense why you should find items for an earlier stop tucked and buried under and/or behind a stop that comes much later. Bottom line, you work to hard for the amount of pay you receive. The turnover rate is extremely high because the pay doesn't nearly equal the amount of work. Plus, a 10hr break doesn't exist at this place. Do yourself a favor and look elsewhere for employment unless you don't mind going bald within a few months (if you make it that long) from the constant stress and bodily strain you'll endure.

This place has a revolving door. If you decide to continue applying and get hired you will see why very soon after onboarding. 

Salary - The pay seems decent at first until the 8 hour days become 10-12 hour days. 

Management- Foreman is great unfortunately upper management will threaten your job every time you take a sick day or make any kind of mistake. They wont work with you if you need to get off on time for anything. All accidents will be shown to the entire company and management will not have your back. If your truck is robbed without meeting their criteria you will be responsible.

Work- Unloading crates and boxes is labor intensive, but you do have lighter days. Starting time is 4:15 some days you’ll get off at 11am some days it’ll be after 3pm. You’ll likely have a helper and easier routes the first month or two but once they think you’ve got it you’ll be on your own. 


Don't waste your time working here because the transportation managers here are the worst. They give you routes that are impossible to cover under DOT limits. They also don't pay mileage or pay fairly. I repeat you have seven days to notify them if you want to be off work for anything. If you call out you get points and money taken from your check that $300 incentive for coming to work turns to zero. These transportation managers call meetings and promise pay raises but never give out a cent except to one person who run great routes and threatened to quit. These guys have been with the company 4-7 years and haven't seen a raise in several years. Don't let me forget these nasty attitudes you have to endure from C-Store Area Managers and Managers. The pay is just not worth it. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!!!!

Not the worst Job but surely not the best, late loading trucks while your expected to be at work early, so you have to sit for hours at time before trucks are loaded. Routes at time can be too long and heavy, so you either be out for 14 hours or might exceed your D.O.T time, but it only matters that you do all delivery management don't care if you get caught by D.O.T that's on you. Work is at least 60 hours per week and paid a average of $1000 per week, before tax or $1500 -$1700 biweekly after tax. Shift starts early 2 :30am at times and get back at around mid afternoon from1pm to around 5:30pm which depends on your route. The warehouse makes your Job even more difficult with there lack of training on how to stock or there lack of caring

A typical day consists of showing up at 1,2,3 am then getting a scanner and receiving paperwork and trailer keys. Do a pre-trip inspection on the equipment. Log into peoplesoft and head onto your route with or without a helper. At your stops, drop off the items in the main compartment of the trailer but also the cooler and the freezer according to the count. Count cigarette and tobacco cases in the store with employees. Get paperwork signed. Retrieve old totes from the previous delivery. Repeat 10 to 20x per day.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Imperial Trade is a people orientated place of business with long and short term benefits.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful  part is the duration of break(10mins) following lunch break. However, imperial a great place to retire from!

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
You get a sense of wishful salutations, when navigating through the warehouse, and an extra hand when needed and instructive employees.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Grind, beat the set "production" time and find a way to aid others in effort of picking back up from where you left off.

I was in AP, but was "supposed" to be a floater of sorts.  Management had very little backbone and the "other" individual I worked with was an all out control freak.  I had talks with management but the condition never improved.  The person I worked with was a "lap-dog" to management.  I had all I could take and had to find other employment to save my self.  The entity I worked for was City Wholesale Grocery in Birmingham, AL.  It was not managed adequately enough and there was a lot of "favoritism".  Leaving that job was one of the best decision of my life.

Everyone comes to work, the orders are put out in timely manors and is executed to the fullest. I've learned that every day is a learning experience. There is always something new or different ways to perform job duties that are efficient for the company. Management works well with coworkers and coworkers are dedicated employees. The hardest part of the job would have to be not having sufficient amount of supplies. The most enjoyable part of the job would have to be filling and completing orders efficiently and smoothly.

At first the job was good to collect a paycheck.  When the orders get small so do the hours you work freezer, or bulk especially. Yes you can stay over and help other departments but not a steady job.  Eventually I had a situation arise with a hostile employee I informed management and they told me to take the rest of the day off instead of calling HR and handling it accordingly. Good ol boy system if you've been there a while your with the incrowd and there is no worries.

The delivery driver position has a good balance of time spent driving on the road and time spent interacting with people as you deliver your stores. The loads are easy enough to manage and the work days are kept within legal limits. Equipment is fairly new and well maintained. All around this is a good place for a driver to work and it's hard to beat a 5 day work week with pay that is competitive with the rest of the industry.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 4 salaries reported	$66,250 per year
Order picker 14 salaries reported	$12.89 per hour
Replenishment associate 4 salaries reported	$14.81 per hour
Forklift operator 2 salaries reported	$14.25 per hour
Inventory associate 6 salaries reported	$13.17 per hour

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