repair technician

fleet mechanic

trailer technician

equipment manager

heavy equipment mechanic

P&B Intermodal

I was hired to work on chassis, I repaired the company equipment, got the land lord off there backs, and trained all but 1 mechanic on how to repair a chassis properly and make money. In 4 months I took a terminal shop that was loosing money to making money, when they were done with me, out the door I went, when you know more than the person that you working under, makes a person question why their there. 
The work load changes from day to day, the night shift is the worst, you are required to meet a quota of hours a day, but if there's no work, it's hard to meet that quota, they should be upfront and inform the person that they are hiring that pencil whipping is part of the job, doing it honestly and catching all that's wrong with the piece of equipment there working on takes to long, you just need to repair what you see and get it back out the door. 
This place is more like doing piece work, if you don't make the hours you don't have a job, If your asked to train or help someone, pass on that if you want to keep your job, they got through the interview and now must prove them selves.
If your young and want to get started in the trade, then this is the place for you, just keep in mind that you have something to prove when you get hired, the old timers are not going to help you or they have been let go due to not meeting the hour quota for that day. It's a shame that this company treats it's employees like this, if they would look at what time of the day there is the most work and what time of the day there is the least amount of work, and work everyone on and hourly basis and not a quota basis, the quality of work would be better and the quality of trained people doing the repairs would be better. When you have untrained mechanics, the quality of work is substandard and the chassis is a hazard to be on the road. Would I work for them again? probably not.

I joined P&B about a year ago.  I have enjoyed working for the company and am looking forward to the future with P&B.  I talk to the VP of Operation almost daily and find him to be a very honest man who I trust.  Additionally, I talk to the owners almost as often and have the utmost confidence in their abilities and vision.  Over the past year the leadership base in P&B has expanded exponentially, the talent the company has drawn is fairly impressing.  

Most of our work is with either large railroads CSX and UP mainly or chassis pool companies like Trac, Flexivan and many others.  Not only do we fix chassis and containers but also lift equipment as well.     

As a manger your days are spent managing typically one facility that can range from 5 technicians to 30 technicians, with shop areas and mobile assets.  Each facility will have hundreds of pieces of equipment that need maintenance, inspections and a lot of TLC.  

P&B can be a great company for a guy starting in the maintenance field, many of the employees I have hired, P&B has completely trained.  Teaching them everything from how to build tires, to brake and landing leg jobs, to welding containers back together.  Granted I have a biased opinion… but I believe all employees are treated very fairly and are given more than a fair chance at succeeding with the company.

I switched over from GDLS to this because I wanted to try something away from the military for once. I was flown out to houston for 2 weeks of training after being promised no more traveling. Whatever. 2 weeks. I can do that I suppose. . . On the second week, I was ready. I had to beg to be able to leave. They said "we think you should stay for another week or two." I can rebuild transmissions. All I did for two weeks was change tires. I got this. 
I get here, they gave me an empty box truck. I drove a few hours away and what do you know. They wanted me to stay in a hotel. Again. For a week. No. I left and went home. I got the box truck with nothing but a welder. They wanted me, someone who had never set up a mobile mechanic service, to build it. So I tried. They asked what I needed, I had no clue. I don't know what special tools I could need. 

I get everything and they throw me to the wolves. My last day was me asking them "how do I fix these big holes? There has to be a procedure that's federally acceptable." They basically told me figure it out and "you're going under because of how little you've gotten done." 
Yeah, I work outside in georgia swinging a sledge hammer all day. It's going to be slow. They hired a mechanic, but what they wanted was a fabricator. I know *nothing* about welding and all that. 
The cherry on top? They wanted ME to buy SHEETS OF ALUMINUM and ALL the welding equipment and they'd "backpay me" but I didn't see a dollar until I quit and threw a fit. 

The job was not difficult but completing the job was due to lack of tools, supplies, inventory and lack of maintenance of shop equipment. there was also favoritism to a certain extent mainly due to family relations. this was a job that required us to work under the elements which can be harsh at times and unsafe, and were expected to meet certain productivity hours with faulty equipment such as the air compressor. we were constantly pressured about our hours of productivity to where employees would become greedy with work orders and while there work day was set the others would have to run around searching for these units that need repair and at times were not found in the the location they were supposed to be. also some employees felt that certain SHOP equipment was of there own possession and would not share with the other employees  again affecting the productivity level. i feel management has too much on there hands at time and a position should be added such as crew chief to keep inventory up to standards and do the maintenance on the shop equipment.

I’m not an angry employee, but just going to tell it how it is. If you have family as managers or know them personally, you will start at a higher pay and better positions than any one just applying, regardless of experience or work ethics. They will try everything not to give you a raise (it’s been over a year and a half since I last got one) with excuses. No parts to do repairs. Mickey Mouse repairs because of the lack of parts. Equipment is always broken, well at least the few that they provide. Everything you have to provide your self (tools). You can be the best worker, honest, skilled, do your job like it should be, if you don’t produce your time, that one mechanic that does bad work and dishonest production will stay, and you out of a job. Management is HORRIBLE from the top down. Favoritism lives here. It used to be a great company but the more they grew, the more greedy they got. But a good thing is the co workers, I been to a couple of yards and most everyone regardless keeps a positive attitude, we help each other out.

P&B was an interesting experience.  First, your car will serve as your office within the railyard. I recommend you monitor the wear and tear on your vehicle because you will ruin the car and add miles like crazy. You receive a stipend for your vehicle, but it comes no wear near the amount needed to cover the usage. Your typical day is slated to be 8 hours, but it seemed everyday was at least 10-12 hour days. I received little training onsite and no corporate training whatsoever.  The railyard at Bedford Park is truly a safety risk. Safety rules are followed and enforced extremely loosely.  My second week, a CSX worker lost their life due to an accident. Your P&B management team is not onsite, they are spread around the country, so onsite leadership is non-existent. Belittling and passive aggressive comments are a regular occurrence from upper management.  You never get the "welcomed" feeling with leadership so far away and unsupportive. Overall, my experience was poor.  A change in leadership is long overdue. 

Overall my experience was fair. Hard work is rewarded if it algins with what leadership is currently pushing. It changes often and there is no clear direction of what is coming down the line. 

I enjoyed my time here (for the most part) and the people I worked with. I made some friendships that I feel will last a lifetime. With that you need to know your limits. If you can be pushed you will be pushed. You will work long hours and become the catch all if you allow it. I firmly believe working here is a great way to learn and grow personally and professionally (in retrospect.. Not in the moment). You'll learn a lot about yourself in the process. Good and bad. So be ready for that.

In the end, am I happy i worked here? Yes. Would I work here again? Absolutely not. There are some good people sprinkled through out the company and you will drift towards those and others you will stay far away from. Sometimes it can be hard to discern who is what. While there were enjoyable moments I feel this is they type of job that you take to open the door to other opportunities or careers and never look back. 

I am a former employee for this company and was very happy with the job at hand each day and Enviroment. The co workers step out of the way to help when asked also sometimes when not asked if they see you struggling they will automatic lend a hand. The pay was good but could be alittle lengthy with raise but they do come around and are usually great raises. Not your normal .50 cent raise they move up $2-$3 at a time. Local manager was always helpful and always jumped on any situations that arises and staying on top of the issues. He has a lot of knowledge in this industry willing to help out/teach on any repairs or knowledge how or why the part or job is that way. Keeps up Moral thru out entire shop well. Definitely a job where you are happy to go to each morning. Worked for PB for years and only reason left for job a lot closer to home. Even then was hard to leave the team there. Recommend anyone to go there. All it takes is a phone call to Manager and you will get your shot at making a great career knowledge or no knowledge in CCT repairs. 

Who wouldn't love going to work everyday when your coworkers are like family? The team in Salt Lake City works very well together, and everyone has a really great and positive attitude. I have learned so much in my time with the company and love that I can still learn and grow with each passing day. The management team is top notch. They spend a lot of time at the shop and it's clear that they are invested in this company and wanting to see it succeed. It's so great knowing that I have the support I need in the people who manage our team. 

I think the most difficult part of this job is the shop equipment and other people not doing their part to help maintain it. If something breaks, rather than bringing it to the attention of management, it will usually get pushed aside and hidden away until someone else discovers it. 

typical work day consists of repairing chassis on bad order , inspecting chassis, and refrigerated trailers. helping drivers with chassis problems is also a big part of the day, it helps the yard flow smoothly. every now and again csx will call for assistance with the chassis also that might be stuck near the tracks or that needed to be moved to the tracks. co workers are fun to be around for the most part. management has gotten better over the past few months we have recently earned safety. incentives every quarter, we also have insurance benefits with Aflac, sadly we do not have any dental insurance yet. we every now and then get the chance to travel to other yards to help out, like when hurricane sandy hit some employees got to travel to new jersey to repair and maintain some of the water damaged chassis. over all it is a good learning experience and work environment.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Repair technician 36 salaries reported	$27.49 per hour
Fleet mechanic 14 salaries reported	$31.07 per hour
Trailer technician 7 salaries reported	$26.21 per hour
Equipment manager 1 salary reported	$87,500 per year
Heavy equipment mechanic 4 salaries reported	$36.88 per hour

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