truck driver

full charge bookkeeper

diesel mechanic

driver

dispatcher

PACIFIC TANK LINES

Ran the lv mechanic shop, had the most units to take care of, they didnt want to give me any help or a raise, since it was only me i was supposed to be on call 24/7 (and they give you a company phone) after having had worked an average of 9-12 hours. Then expected to show up the next day on time. Corporate which has 6 techs at their yard would send me all the work that they didn't feel like doing, as well as the other yard often. I took the job because i was going to get shown how to work on tankers supposedly, my first week i had to drive myself to riverside, CA to get trained on tankers for the week. That week consisted of me doing nothing but tires and being shown nothing. Then the next week being sent out to drown (i ended up basically having to teach myself). You are at the yard alone but constantly have to stop what you are doing to inform corporate of anything going on, very stressful work environment. They expect way too much from just one person and show you no love in return. I was lied to about a raise and getting help from like half of the managers. Hardest part of the job i would say is having to be on call 24/7 including holidays, and deaming with management. They only good thing i can say is that my paycheck was always correct and on time, and some of the drivers are pretty cool. Other than that i would definitely not recommend this job to anybody that im cool with.

Been working in the Fuel Industry now over 16 years. Been here at PTL for 10 years. Overall this company is a very good, giving company. Have seen drivers come and go, and of course that happens in transportation as a whole. Drivers are a high turn over rate. PTL does have a different pay scale than the normal in the industry, however the pay is good! We've had drivers make north of $80,000 + out the gate without paying for any expensive school loans or getting a degree. A driver with at least 1 year CDL experience, can come here, get the training for the industry and project to make anywhere from $65,000 just out of training. The more time put in, the more drivers build on efficiency, pay goes up! Then on top of that, PTL offers retention bonuses, and years of service bonuses. We even have drivers that have been here for 10 years and on their 10 year anniversary, the owners meet with the drivers and give them a Rolex watch! All drivers settlement sheets are uploaded weekly so they have access to view what they earned each day, and if there are any questions, area managers or office staff is available to answer. PTL sponsors paid benefits, offers 401 k with a contribution match, as well as profit sharing. Pacific Tank Lines is a company that you can call home!

Worked 14 hours a day. Some of the older drivers get paid by hour with OT and all the new guys like me get paid cents per mile, delivery and for fueling truck. Its called activity based pay and its really hard to make the kind of money the hourly guys make. They will make you stay home some days when there is no work, even though they tell you their is plenty of work, its not true. And if you think about leaving they will charge you $5,000 if you don't stay 2 years to work for them. Don't be trapped by this company. Other companies will pay you hourly and won't charge you $5k for leaving. Companies include Superior, Evans, Flyer, Pilot, Cox, Cool transport. These companies will treat you better guaranteed if you really want to get in fuel transport and train you better also. My trainer would text and drive all the time and did not care about the danger. I switched trainers immediately but you trade was serious issue for another. I made about $700 on my 2 week paycheck for working close to 70 hours a week for 2 weeks. I could not live on that and i could no longer put my life in danger for bad trainers that obviously did not care about my safety.

If you are looking to get fired this is a great place to get fired from. It starts right from the beginning. Orientation is all about how and what that they are going to fire you for. Over worked and underpaid my biggest check from here was $2400 for two weeks. Looks nice doesn't it. But i put in 164 hours to get that. $2400 divided by 164 =$14.63 an hour. TO HAUL FUEL. The equipment is total trash. You slip seat with 20 other drivers. So nobody gives 2 hoots about the trucks. When one of you gets sick, you all do. Happens about 4times a year. More time than I want to be sick. Dispatch will push you to the breaking point then get mad at you for it. They are always pushing you to do more more more. Upper management is not on your side. Anything breaks down its the drivers fault. EXAMPLE this really happened. A driver took out a supertanker He did his pretrip. The mechanic the night before had repacked the bearings on one or the axels. He forgot to put the lock ring back in. The whole dually set came off. They wrote the driver up for it. How is this the drivers fault? Almost fired him over it. The most enjoyable part of working here is waking up and realize that I no longer work there.

First off, this job was great to work for. Work was busy and people were making good money. Then out of no where they stopped me from coming in for other drivers. Then we only we given 3-4 loads per day, when we given 5-6 loads. On average you make about 27 dollars an hr on ABP. (Each load is on average 40 dollars, the further you go the more it pays)
Benefits are expensive!!! Try 1,000 dollars a month, so you are forced to get insirance elsewhere.
Favoritism is unbelievable. Its so obvious but they (management) laugh and say there isnt any. There are about 3 or 4 drivers that are given priority and load priority too.
Management... hahaha wow!!! If they don't like you they will do ANYTHING to fire you. I had a friend fired because he was arrogant and always questioning/talking back to management. Obviously they didnt like it and withing 6 months was fired.

Its a good job if you're single and dont need health insurance, or if your spouse has really good insurance. Just get hired, dont talk to other drivers (you cant trust anyone), make your money, do your loads, ask for extra loads, and go home.

Its a bad place to be manybof the new comers find that out a little too late after comminting to that 2 year contract, One huge red flag is they wont even tell you how you get paid they say ABP but keep switching the pay scale if you ask they will bounce you around to ask others. Equipment si going down hill, and now they are governed at 55 so that shot down how fast you can do the loads badly. Also look at the thumbs up to thumbs down ration it will tell you what reviews are legit and which are done by PTL staff to make themselfs look better. Even the guys from river side that are hourly are only at like 20 an hour which is horrible considering coast of living as opposed to Bakersfield just about every other company starts you off at 23 just goes to show how much they value your hard work and the risks you take every day you walk through that door. I dont know about you ,but am worth way more than what they can pay.

Also the bonus are a joke and they bend over backwards to put you on probation so they wont give it to you I was there 14 months never saw it and was continualy ignored when asking about it

I've been employed with Pacific tank lines since February 2012. My experience here with this company has been overall very pleasant. I came into this line of work with no previous gas delivery experience. Almost 7 years later, I am one of the most experienced drivers in the company. I work out of the Las Vegas NV terminal. I have experience with all the different vehicles and trailers the company has. I am highly regarded as the go to guy for all of the different departments of this company. I can tell you there have been only a few lows. But everything for myself here is very positive. I believe in the team work ideals. I believe in doing my best every day and avoid any incidents. I feel like this company is my second home. I couldn't imagine working anywhere else but here. To anyone considering taking employment here, just remember with time comes experience. Nothing happens overnight. I highly recommend Pacific tank lines to anyone with a desire to be their very best. The pay for myself is very well, and I've worked for years to get myself to the level I am at.

A typical day at Pacific Tank Lines included breaking down a lot of paperwork, scanning, printing, checking and replying to all emails, cooperating with coworkers and management, answer phone calls when needed, start billing work and then start settlements. I learned that being there at work everyday and on time was very important because everything had a deadline. I learned how to bill invoices for customers who used our services. I also learned how to calculate the truck drivers mileage and time according to how we would pay them. I got along well with my coworkers and with management. The hardest part of the job was random projects management would add on to our daily work and/or picking up the slack of an absent coworkers work. The most enjoyable part of this job would have to be the billing work. I loved to bill. I just found it very interesting and time consuming. I would set my goal to bill way more invoices than the other billing clerks.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 48 salaries reported	$27.14 per hour
Full charge bookkeeper 1 salary reported	$21.00 per hour
Diesel mechanic 2 salaries reported	$29.00 per hour
Driver 1 salary reported	$27.50 per hour
Dispatcher 1 salary reported	$19.00 per hour

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