truck driver

load planner

dispatcher

vice president of finance

transportation operations manager

Kennesaw Transportation, Inc

Nice trucks, helpful staff. Not enough bathrooms/showers for drivers (no water pressure, always cold water). Have to pay to do your laundry. Shop is good. Only downside is the pay. Had a 6 month bonus that evened out the CPM you make but now that’s gone it isn’t worth working here anymore. They pay team drivers .70cpm split and while they offer a monthly bonus, the easy drop and hook miles are required to hit the bonus’s which is only given to select teams that the dispatcher wants to give it to. Dedicated customers but always loading and unloading on 80% of loads. Have not kept up with the wages teams should be making. Likely to average $1500 gross each driver. Far below industry standard for team wages. Great family company otherwise. Will be leaving though, not worth sleeping in the truck for the low pay and taken away bonus. 5 years for a 10K bonus sucks. Have a payout schedule for it to keep it coming, not a lump sum. 

When I got to work I would go through and check on all my trucks to ensure that they are on time in either delivering or picking loads up on time. If they were running late I would notify the customer and give them a good ETA to the destination. I learned how to work very closely with my customers and build great relationships with them. My co-workers were the best that I have ever worked with. They are all are very professional and have been in the industry for many years and I gained a ton of information and knowledge from them. The most enjoyable part of the job for me was dealing with the customers. I built several life long friendships with a few. I have gone on vacation with their families and its very important to me to make sure that you build those kind of relationships with the customers.

The company sells themselves as a “Christian” company, but that attitude doesn’t go past Wednesday Bible studies.  While there are people there that will help no matter what, more often then not you have to watch your back. There is no appreciation for hard work and dedication unless you are one of the “good 'ol boys.” The management style is one of fear and dominance. I believe that could be a by product of the president trying to establish herself in a male dominated industry. In the process of that, you can/will be made to feel that you are less than a human. If you enjoy being talked down to then this is the company for you. If not, I would keep looking. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Honest pay. Decent trucks. Honest people.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
There was none for me, no stress at all


What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
You will get what you need as long as you ask for it nobody's in mind reader you didn't mean to make sure you have everything you need to do the job. Dispatchers are friendly enough and they are carrying not to put up with any lies or anybody else's BS.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Mostly driving some waiting try to show up ASAP to those places where it's first come first serve.

Like most trucking companies the recruiter will mislead you. They say mostly drop and hook that is 100% Not true! Lots of live load and live unloading. Hours and hours in your truck sitting making no $. They hang a carrot of .58 per mile in front of you which can't be done when you are sitting and 3000 miles is totally impossible. Last week out I drove 1900 miles and was out for 7 days, sitting at shipper's and parked at truck stops. My advice is avoid this company. They Get you in the door and change the rules and say well things change and that's the way it is. Terrible experience for me! I just don't like being mislead and Lied too, maybe it's just me🤔!

Nice new equipment but miles are lacking. ALOT of sitting and down time and dispatched runs are usually toooooooo long. Teams can wait 2-3 days at receivers because of improper scheduling. Pay scale below market norm. They advertise $5000 sign on for teams to bring you in but few stay long enough to collect. Dispatchers have little regard for drivers or their time. No support for driver’s issues or suggestions. Old trucking ideas disguised in "Christian Values". Huge driver turnover.

This company has a OPEN DOOR policy to all managers. With that said if you have a problem or questions you are welcome in the offices of the managers. I am a current employee and when I came to this company I was welcome with open arms. All the staff is very friendly We know sometimes things just don't go the way people want them too but with hard working employees they do work out. We always want our drivers to be happy because they are the ones out on the road making the miles for the company.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The owners and dispatchers along with the shop and all the support ppl are the best 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Driving is always stressful but if you do your job you will not be micr managed 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Great as it is a Christian company but you do not have to be a Christian to work here 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Driving  and all the duties  assigned to it

What is the best part of working at the company?
Kennesaw is like working in a big family! I won't drive unless it's for Kennesaw!!

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful part of this job is backing into tight spaces

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It's a family environment. Working for Kennesaw is just and all around great experience!

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Driving to my stops unloading and on to the next

If I hadn't stumbled across a job that got me home every night with higher pay, I'd probably still be at Kennesaw. The home time is not wonderful and they probably need to pay a few more cpm. But, they'll run your wheels off if you want them to. They treat their drivers like people instead of like livestock. The trucks are in real good shape, they all have little refrigerators and satellite TV in them. If the OTR life still appealed  to me, I'd be in one of their trucks right now.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 51 salaries reported	$4,212 per week
Load planner 12 salaries reported	$56,542 per year
Dispatcher 2 salaries reported	$1,025 per week
Vice president of finance 11 salaries reported	$85,223 per year
Transportation operations manager 11 salaries reported	$82,500 per year

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