delivery driver

warehouse worker

truck driver

owner operator driver

operations associate

J. W. Logistics, LLC

J.W. logistics. 

Stay away, you will not last. Either you will be let go, or you will lose your job when they lose their contract. They will not survive much longer due to their finicky major client.
They did not do background checks. As a manager I had a team that included a meth addict and guy with multiple arrests for battery and public intoxication. I was promised I would be able to hire my staff. Not true. I was in charge of ensuring our customer (the largest online retailer) was happy. The customer was never happy. They contracted JW to transport packages from their sort centers to post offices. For JW to make any profit they subcontracted the cheapest (essentially the worst) companies available. I had to intervene on several occasions when a contractor did not pay their staff. Which was not in my control, but became my problem when drivers did not show, or threatened to not show. Our customer was often unwilling to listen to reason and expected solutions to impossible scenarios, and would renege on agreed upon routing. They would expect 150 individual drivers on one day, then another day would not pay for more than 75. 
J.W. had no spine and would jump when asked. If the customer did not like an employee or subcontractor they would not allow that person back in their building. After 2 years of this, they demanded I be removed. So, JW let me go with some inaccurate story. When I explained the facts were incorrect they and that I had witnesses they would not listen and then referred to another scenario that was inaccurate and incomplete. 
I was working endlessly, at all hours, and it was not enough. I developed sleep apnea due to erratic sleep. Working graveyard, but dealing with calls from people who work during the day and don't care about your sleep or life. My boss asked why I was not working as much as before (during Christmas). Fact is I was, but the customer didn't see it since I was at home. My boss didn't see it because he was based out of state. 
I did not submit my relocation expenses timely, so they tried to refuse to pay. I had to point out on the contract that there was no time stipulation and threaten legal action for them to send my money. 
The owner may be Christian, but his company is not.

When I first started working for JW there were only two of us in the state.  It was hard to get a read on the company culture when my only contact wasn't truly representative of the company.  During peak 2019 we were hit extremely hard with a lot of volume and so reinforcements were sent to assist...through those people I got a real feel for the culture that comprises JW Logistics.  Every manager and even the VP of Ops who came to assist us had their own individual style of motivating and managing but all were very effective in their own way.  I appreciated the support I received from these managers and felt valued as a team member.  I do work a lot and get all the overtime I could want for the most part, which isn't the right balance for everyone.  I work straight graves and this is ok for me because of my life situation.  I only spend about 6 hours a night on the dock and the rest is doing reports and being on calls while I am at home...so the hours are long but are about 25% remote.  I feel that I am compensated well and have access to great benefits.  I am very happy with the company and way I am treated.  I have direct access to a lot of management and our VP of Ops whenever I need direction or support and this is something I greatly appreciate as I am sort of a Lone Ranger in my state at this time.  

The work itself is very fast paced to the point of being chaotic at times but it's always a challenge and at the end of the day I feel pretty accomplished.  The hardest part of the job is figuring out how to accomplish what I need when the environment I work in is where I am the client providing service to one of my clients.  Nobody at my location works for me or even for JW...so that is a challenge at times...but I relish a good challenge and feel very accomplished when I figure out which levers to pull and when to get what I need done and not make any enemies.  The most enjoyable part of my job is the satisfaction I feel when I figure out how to interact with the many people I need to accomplish the daily goals (12 or so warehouse employees of another company and 50+ contractor/drivers).  I feel respected and appreciated as a team member.  I feel included by my management.  I feel that my work is acknowledged.

To be successful in this position you will be expected to work 80+ hours a week, especially when you hit their peak season around the holidays. The company's goal is to grow as fast as possible and take on as many new accounts as possible regardless of customer service or the strain it puts on employees. I left a good job to try to move up in my career and this was a major mistake. I do believe the CEO and upper management are good people, I just think their expectations are a little absurd. I saw multiple people unjustly fired or worked so hard they had to resign. The most extreme case was a terminal manager that worked 100+ hours a week through the holidays, only got 3 hrs of sleep a night and got the flu. It was ok that he took a day off but soon after was viewed as undedicated and demoted and later forced to resign.
If you do not have a family and want your life to solely revolve around your work you can legitimately be successful here. Otherwise I would steer clear. I only worked there for a few months before I resigned but it was the worst four months of my professional life. I think the main root of the problem is that they under-bid all of their competitors in order to secure their contracts with the likes of ikea and amazon. Then when they get the operation up and running they do not have enough funds to hire the staff necessary to keep the operation profitable. This ends up putting an inordinate amount of pressure and responsibility on the few employees that are expected to carry the workload a staff twice the size should maintain. I am much happier since resigning.

To be successful in this position you will be expected to work 80+ hours a week, especially when you hit their peak season around the holidays. The company's goal is to grow as fast as possible and take on as many new accounts as possible regardless of customer service or the strain it puts on employees. The CEO and upper management are good people, I just think their expectations are a little over the top. I saw multiple people unjustly fired or worked so hard they had to resign and if you did not work 80+ hours per week you were viewed as undedicated and forced to resign. Work/Life balance is preached but not followed. Family is not priority even on holidays. 
If you do not have a family and want your life to solely revolve around your work you can legitimately be successful here, otherwise proceed with caution. The root of the problem is that they under-bid all of their competitors in order to secure their contracts with the likes of Amazon, Edward Don, Home Depot. Then when they get the operation up and running they do not have enough funds to hire the staff necessary to keep the operation profitable. This ends up putting an inordinate amount of pressure and responsibility on the few employees that are expected to carry the workload a staff twice the size should maintain.

● Management
The Jackson location manager is a poor excuse for the title. Never is at the location and only shows up to intimidate the workers with a smug face and horrible demeanor. Has a don’t care attitude and fires at will without just cause or reason. Steer clear of this place as you will regret wasting part of your life as it has no security and no warnings before termination

● Culture
Horrible culture. No safety measures. No clear direction for your job.

● Overall
The manager comes in with arms folded and critiques the workers performance without making clear productive instructions. Only bad mouthing and chastising. I came in to do an office position and was asked to do jobs pertaining to janitorial, warehouse, and directing 18 wheeler trucks all night. The description of the job is very deceiving. The job as a whole is confusing and you will be misguided and fired with no remorse.( maybe over the phone) Not to mention unprofessional.

Management is filled with leaders of unacceptable moral and ethical bankruptcy, with no regard for the safety, health or familial situations of base level employees. Nepotism & favoritism is clearly a factor in employee treatment and promotion.

Pay is far below acceptable levels of pay for expected work. Base level employees (warehouse workers) make a mere $15/hour compared to $20-25/hour anywhere else. Benefits are taken directly from employee pay if subscribed to them.

Warehouses are regularly short handed with no attempts to alleviate work overload. Bonuses for exceptional performance are non-existent.

Actively avoided paying temp agencies when assigned. Regularly short handed and doctored hours to avoid paying employees.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great leadership. From the top down, there was consistent communication and willingness to listen to input from staff. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Long and odd hours. It was a 24 hour operation, but when there were issues that arose I could always count on support. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment was challenging, but fulfilling. The culture was encouraged and consistent. I didn’t realize the impact it had until gong to work at other companies where it was lacking. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Tracking delivery progress, assisting managers to overcome obstacles, communicating with leadership.

This job was acquired through a third party employment agency. My interview was with another intermediate 3rd party contractor. I was hired on the spot as a Dock Work. This contractor liked my attention to detail and trained me to be perform duties as a Dispatcher. This position had hours that were inconsistent and typically 10+ / day. I would recommend getting position details in writing as when the contractor who hired me left the company other managers within the company and their own and conflicting ideas of job function and very often were in opposition to each other. This proceeded to create a wildly unpredictable change of my work schedule conflict with other life matters that ultimately led to my decision to leave the company.

The Accounting manager bases her judgment of you solely on the opinions of the already established team. If even one person thinks negatively about you, you're pretty much done for. A lot favoritism and lack of communication amongst the team which made it difficult to interact and work together. And lastly, higher management did not seem to care in providing the proper equipment to get job done - myself and one other new person had to work off of laptops as they 'didn't have anymore computers', yet they talked a lot about the 'need to grow the team'. Just definitely one of my worst experiences.

Supervise the day today running of operations in Tampa
Maintain a good relationship with the customer Amazon
Supervise the drivers as they execute their routes and deliver packages
Formulate Plains to eliminate any interruption in service, i.e. Emergencies
On the road, technology issues, and vehicle issues
Lead meetings for drivers in morning and taking care of RTS at night

The hardestpart was dealing with On the road, technology issues, and vehicle issues

the most enjoyable part of the job was working with Amazon and the JW Drivers

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Delivery driver 2 salaries reported	$18.50 per hour
Warehouse worker 1 salary reported	$15.00 per hour
Truck driver 1 salary reported	$1,650 per week
Owner operator driver 1 salary reported	$4,000 per week
Operations associate 1 salary reported	$20.50 per hour

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