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I have been at Pritchett Trucking for exactly 1 year now. I wanted to make a change from my law enforcement career into trucking. I've known of Pritchett for a long time and decided to make the call. They took me right in after I obtained my CDL. What I like about Pritchett is that they believe family comes first. If you need a day off it is not a problem. If you need to get off early you can adjust your start time in the mornings to starting earlier and still get a full day of work. It's very flexible. I can only speak from the live bottom division but it is very diverse and most of the times there are several different types of loads you can pull. It is very laid back and I have experienced zero micromanagement but I also work hard and have a good dispatcher. Sure you can make more money elsewhere but I value my hometime and Pritchett can provide you with a good balance. I can work Saturdays if I want to and am never forced to do anything. Alot of people that I see/hear complaining are lazy and don't want to work. This job is self motivating because you get out what you put in and I like that. Laziness is not rewarded here. 

Very high turn over. Hiring class EVERY MONDAY, and I mean every Monday, not because their growing, because they are trying to replace everyone who just quit. --- Get paid by the load, the lowest rate int he industry. Drivers who been working there 6 years can't pay their bills. WORST PAYING COMPANY EVER, RIPS DRIVERS OFF

  During ORIENTATION, they talk about bonuses which is money you will never see, THEN during orientation they will bring in a so called DRIVER and have him take a picture near you all, with a giant CARDBOARD check of about $1,000, like he is getting a bonus. IT'S FAKE, IT'S ALL STAGED! No one is really getting a bonus, it's to motivate you. Same guy gets used often for this fakery.

 If you do the Chip Division, your hating life. VERY DANGEROUS, backing up a very narrow ramp to dump a truck load of wood chips into a giant grinder machine. Backing up the ramp is terrible, even for the best drivers. Many quit because of this particular job.  

There drivers have killed people, women and children because many of them drive like bad. Your trainer will most likely be a chain smoker who won't shut up all day, no really!!! Don't work for them.

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1. VERY high turn over, because people quit very quickly. Hire every Monday. Don't post on job boards mainly because comments will wreck them. They have  a girl call people from only resumes.
2. Very low pay.  Avg $37 per load, takes Avg 3 hr for 1 load. Not a living wage.
3. Don't get paid for pre trip or post trip. No pay for wait time. No pay for hooking and strapping. Only paid to deliver load, that's it.
Promises of BONUSES for one thing or other is untrue, you will never see it. Just worry about what's on the Next weeks pay check, don't think about far off fantasy money you will never see.  DURING one of the days of your orientation, they will STAGE a driver (Mech) coming in and taking a picture with a big BONUS CHECK, all fake, and to give you fake hope.
4. Worst trucks on the road, take forever to repair, because of BACK UP of other broken trucks!. 
5. Drivers have accidents a lot do to driving to fast, flipping trucks over due to being top heavy. Just look it up on google.
6. Their bad reputation for bad pay, bad management and dispatchers, and bad trucks is VERY WELL KNOW though out COLUMBIA COUNTY.

1. I have worked for Pritchett Trucking for two years. The people and dispatchers are great!  They really care about their employees and their families. It shows! 
2. Full Benefit options are an added plus. 
3. The bonuses are real! I get them. Who ever said in other reviews the safety bonuses checks are fake that they give drivers has obviously has not worked here long enough to know what they are talking about, if they worked at Pritchett at all. I'm living proof they are real and have been that person to receive a check while drivers were in orientation. 
I've never seen anything fake from Pritchett or I wouldn't be with them.
5. The home daily runs fit my life needs. At the end of the day I still have time for my family & friends. Paid vacations. They also offer regional runs for better pay but you'd be away more.
6. It's nice to bring my truck home as well or park near my home.
7. Pritchett is my work home!

They have a "Do As Your Told" attitude and never mind the favoritism that is wide spread within the company.  They pick an choose your loads and if you are not in the "Click" then you get the lowest paid loads and make NO MONEY working LONG DAYS. I've had my CDL for over 20 years and was only making $85 -$100 a day. I put up with this for about 6 weeks. I never bitched about anything until the last day which I complained about not being able to take a good paying load that was ready and instructed to take a much lower paying load. I was then asked to clean out my truck and leave. Never had any damages or complaints from anyone until the last day.  BEWARE IF YOU WANT TO GO WORK FOR THEM. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
People that work there are helpful.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Pay is not up to cost of living. The pay for rock loads is $50 at 3 loads a day and sand loans which are back hauls $33. You don't get enough back haul. If you don't get sand. Pay a week is 750 for 3 loads a day. After taxes not enough to take care of your family.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Some drivers are cool. Other driver are stuck up and we all work for the same company.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Long hours because try to get four load a day to make 200 dollars

I enjoyed my time at Pritchett. If you’re a hard,reliable worker they will make every effort to help you in your truck driving career. Nice new equipment, friendly office staff and dispatch. Open door policy for issues should you have any, would highly recommend if you’re new to trucking and want to stay local to Florida. I moved on and became an owner operator and plan to return in the near future to be home everyday and be done with otr trucking. 
If you work hard you can make a decent living here. 

Okay this company you’re definitely not going to get rich but for the scale of work that’s asked it’s somewhat fair. Yes you do have to deal with the elements and some physical labor is required (depending on what kind of truck and trailer you have) but there’s an odd balance to working there. This job is production base work so your pay check solely depends on you. The thing I love about this job if you have a family emergency or need a day off and you communicate that they’ll work with you and you can pretty much make your own schedule 

The pay is really low and the equipment is less than average....I was warned by my trainer that the equipment is poor....some weeks you spend more time in a shop than on the road....it gets old...I'm there to make money not sit in a shop...it doesn't change...and the trailer side of the shop lacks terrible...then we have the inward facing cameras in the trucks...I'm not going to get all in on it but the company spys on you all day long...its kind of creepy....they say because of insurance...but I call nonsense. 

I truly advise anyone not to approach this job! The pay is very low and management is horrible. You get paid 55 dollars a load and it takes 16hrs a day to get a minimum of 3 loads Some drivers just settle for 2 loads a day. The wait time to get loaded is 2hrs. You have to work every holiday and receive no holiday pay. And they have cameras all around there trucks watching you and monitoring you all day. Very low pay and they don't trust there drivers.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Local driver 94 salaries reported	$1,300 per week
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Equipment operator 1 salary reported	$19.50 per hour
Owner operator driver 4 salaries reported	$62,500 per year
Yard driver 3 salaries reported	$16.00 per hour

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