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SODREL TRUCK LINES

Management offers great lip service however the Indy terminal is run reactively by edict. Management likes to plaster the wall with ridiculous memos directed at the fleet rather that 1)create a handbook for admin staff or drivers, and 2) rather than dealing with induvial drivers/staff who are issues. This is the perfect job if you need 1) to be micromanaged, 2) don't need clear directions and enjoy reprimand for your failure to satisfy those less than clear directions, and 3) enjoy leadership that attempts to run the show from home but has no idea how things are actually going - and on the note of leadership, it is poor to say the least. There is little to no actual support or quality interaction.

You can make an exceptional career at Sodrel Truck Lines. All the employees and office personnel are very, very kind and professional. The contracts that they have, even though they are contracts, can up and disappear at the blink of an eye because of the United States Postal Service. It is not Sodrel’s fault that the Postal Service does this. While I was doing my run, I absolutely loved what I did. I got to see places that I would never see before. I got to deliver mail from Cincinnati to Indianapolis Tuesday through Sunday. I was always moving and never had to doubt or question what I had to do. It was up until the United States Postal Service canceled my run that I worked with Sodrel. It was not their fault that I left, they were just at a business crossroad. 

Management will either make a company or break a company and in Sodrel’s case it definitely broke the company. Management was constantly focused on petty stuff instead of on its employees. If you spoke up about any kind of problem or safety issue, then you became the problem! They would constantly be making up new rules saying “it’s policy” but when you asked for the policy in writing they cannot provide you with anything. The rules would only apply to certain people while others were exempt. If by chance you have to take medical leave and are protected by the FMLA rules when you get back to work, they will try and punish you by making you work through your lunch breaks and working past your scheduled hours. 

Small company so don't have all the corporate "stuff". Very chill. But that means that you don't have the same pay and benefits of the big guys. Moving in the right direction, such as paved parking lot, direct deposit and better than average benefits, but no OT pay after 40 hours, no pension and hours are figured manually by dispatch - major minus. Trucks are pretty good, but not the new stuff like the big guys. After a couple of months you will get assigned a truck though, which is a MAJOR plus.

Team members are recognized as the heart of the company. Management is available 24/7/365. They have personally driven out (over 200 miles) to rescue drivers to get them home, Riding with drivers when they are having difficulties at facilities and coming in at any hour to meet with drivers on the driver's schedule. They are concerned and try to help their team anyway they can.  Management has gone in to fill call-offs in Dispatch instead of calling in someone on their day or night off, they have pulled long shifts themselves.  They also provide all team members their personal numbers for access to them at any time.

I would never know what hours I’m working in the week. They send dispatch at 4pm. I would start Monday at 5AM and get off at 6:30PM and then they would tell me to not come in the next day until 1pm. Absolutely horrible scheduling. Can’t plan your free time if you have no clue when you will be off. It wouldn’t be that bad if the pay would have reflected this, but it did not. There was no bonuses or “on call” pay. You just get drug in at whatever time they feel like calling you in. Some days you work all the way up to 16hrs and then the next you would be lucky to get anything over 6hrs. And when they schedule short 6hr shifts they are the most inconvenient times such as 12pm-6pm. 

I've worked part-time for this company for 2.5 years and in the beginning was able to get great hours to supplement my income.  However now the only hours that are available are typically 3rd shift from 8-9 pm or after midnight until early morning hours.  The pay at this company is great as there pat about $27 and hour and if you're a part-time driver and don't need insurance they give you an additional $6.15 an hour, so your total pay is around $33.15 an hour.  If I could get more than 4-6 hours a week this would be a great company to work for but I typically take other driving jobs that pay me $26-30 an hour and give me 8-12 hr. shifts.

I had a good time working with Sodrel. The lead mechanic did the best he could to manage the place. I worked part time so I don’t know what the cost of insurance was. Everyday consisted of PM services for the most part. We lacked any diagnostic equipment such as a laptop and OEM software. It was very difficult to get shop tools, took almost two years to get a new drain pan and 1 inch impact gun. We were very restricted when it came to ordering parts as well. It wasn’t till the lead Mechanic left when changes were finally made. Then I left and found out they had gotten rid of the regional manager due to mismanagement of the shop. 

The equipment is old, but is very well maintained. Most tractors have been completely refurbished. New engines, new transmissions, new paint, new skins, new interior. Management has changed so much!! Sodrel does the best they can to get off duty vouchers to ensure drivers get the time requested off. The dispatch staff is invaluable. Each dispatcher will do everything they can to make sure we have what is needed to do our job. My paycheck is right and clears the bank. The one time my paycheck was off, they fixed it within 24 hours and made sure I was paid. It is like family here. Wish I had hired on here 20 years earlier..

If you don't like doing things by THE Book, FMCSA regs, you will not like it at Sodrel Truck Lines. Payment for a full-blown Pre-Trip/Post-Trip, 4-point break check is included and expected. Speeding will not be tolerated. "At or Below the Posted Speed Limit " is policy that will be adhered to as well as 8-12 seconds following distance,  3-points of contact entering and exiting the vehicle, and DVIRs turned in daily. 
  Pay scale is comparable to other local carriers with daily routes. Equipment is meticulously maintained. Write it up, it gets fixed ASAP. 
   This company is a rare find. Come to work, do the job by the book, get paid bi-weekly. 

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