logistics coordinator

transportation coordinator

territory sales

load planner

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What is the best part of working at the company?
The load board app. Easy to book loads and keep track of your earnings by week.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Working for a fleet owner was very stressful. The fleet owner had a weekly earnings goal. Unfortunately the fleet owner only looked at the dollar amount each run paid. If the weekly goal was $6000 & we received a run that paid $2500 but took 3-4 days for pick up and delivery, we could not meet our weekly goal. The fleet owner called us on not accepting the load. I made the mistake of asking the question of which was more important. Taking one run at $2500 & possibly not getting a second load because we have to be compliant with HOS rules or skipping that $2500 run and doing several smaller runs and get just slightly below our weekly goal. Fleet manager and owner would never answer that question.

Then the fleet owner wanted our team to chase the best possible fuel prices. Sometimes that meant buying fuel outside our delivery route. Not worth it to save a nickel if the extra miles ate into your HOS clock & compromised the weekly goal.

Micromanaging on this level was problematic so I did not enjoy my experience with Load1.

If you do expediting work, especially at Load1, you must either own your truck or have a fleet owner that does not micromanage on this level.

In terms of orientation, I didn’t feel that all bases were covered. Nor did I think there was a strong focus on safety or securement. There were a couple of loads that were recovery loads and the freight had not been secured properly. It was a problem to transfer freight from one truck to the next.

The terminal was good and driver amenities were nice.

I did not develop relationships with the agents. When I questioned dimensions of the freight and if it would fit on my truck I was told, “we will never book you on a load that won’t fit on your truck”. The next load that we were booked on did not fit on our 22’ box truck. For our time we were only compensated $400. That barely covered the cost of fuel. But it also messed with our HOS clocks and we ended up having to sit before we could accept our next load because we were in the middle of nowhere and had to deadhead to the next load.

With the current state of the freight market I’m not sure that working for a fleet owner or owning your truck is a good investment of your time and energy.  Go elsewhere or assume that your weekly earnings will be low and may not cover your expenses or you will burn yourself out trying to stay afloat.

If there was an option for company driver perhaps that may work but I don’t think there is one.

Last consider the type of truck you will be driving if you drive for a fleet owner. Freightliner M2s are awful trucks. They get the job down but are very uncomfortable for OTR work. Cascadia or their equivalent are better on your body.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Can’t really say that I ever got a sense of teamwork or support with the company. I felt nameless and faceless. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
SSDD was basically the daily grind. I did enjoy the load app. It was the best part of Load1. I’ve done other expediting companies and by far it is THE BEST company app.

What is the best part of working at the company?
It’s truly a great company to work at with good people around you. They provided me a good work/home life schedule and actually are one of the few that allows you sick days to actually use. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Not having enough drivers in my dept and the drivers they do have are tough to work with, this caused ALOT of missed opportunities…..  

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
One of the best I’ve ever worked at in 20+ years.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It’s logistics, everyday is different.

OTR Drivers will sit for days waiting for loads. Load1 doesn't like using open boards & brokers. 
Hardest part is boredom, waiting for loads. Expect to wait several days on the road waiting for loads driving Semis. It seems that the dispatch focuses more on straight trucks and sprinter vans, than the semis. 


What is the best part of working at the company?
Not much not nearly enough runs 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Boring  way to much sitting around 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It's okay just not enough runs 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Sitting boring  nothing to do but watch TV

A few YEARS ago this was a great company. But now loads go to partner carriers first. They used used to talk about putting 3PL companies out of business be instead became one. If you want to actually make money you'll have to work somewhere else.

Very little time home, as expected for an expeditor, but if you are with the wrong fleet owner it very well be no home time. Communication is next to non existent. Pay is among the best in the industry though.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Logistics coordinator 1 salary reported	$59,000 per year
Transportation coordinator 2 salaries reported	$51,250 per year
Territory sales 1 salary reported	$67,500 per year
Load planner 1 salary reported	$50,000 per year

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