tractor trailer driver

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tanker driver

truck driver

staff accountant

Samuel Coraluzzo Co., Inc.

As a company driver, your relationship with your terminal manager will really set the tone of your employment. If you can work well with one another, and you'll find yourself supported, but if you and your terminal manager clash, you'll find yourself on your own when dealing with dispatch, safety, etc. 

There are a lot of office politics that determine how strictly you must comply with company policies and what the penalties for so-called safety infractions will be. The company does place quite a bit of evidence on safety procedures with both road and driver-facing cameras, as well as unannounced safety observations. However, some of these policies are at odds with real world applications, and in some situations are practical bordering on unsafe to carry out while still meeting expected performance requirements.

Maintaining relationships and adapting to the company culture is key here. If you fit will into the company culture and have similar values to management, you'll do well. There is a strong family atmosphere here, with many employees being related to one another.

Dispatch can be aggravating to work with. They frequently show unprofessionalism in their style of communication and often have unrealistic expectations about the amount of work that can be expected to be performed when accounting for things like routing and traffic. If you are unable to satisfy their requests, you are very likely to be saddled with all the least desirable work for awhile

While this might sound like a mostly negative review, all things considered, it's pretty status-quo for the trucking industry and isn't a bad place to work. The pay is middle of the road, the benefits are nothing to rave about, but the equipment is about as safe and reliable as one can expect in a 24/7 slip-seating operation, with a fleet outfitted for economy above performance and reliability. But you'll always have consistent work, with an opportunity to get more if you have the hours and motivation to do it, your paycheck will be there as expected, and if you can fit into the culture and avoid injury, you have job stability. 

They will get you trained to load/unload gasoline and you will learn a lot more as you go once you get the ok to go SOLO but expect to work weekends,holidays and graveyard shifts.You might work 6 days in and 2 days off while all them days keep on rotating,equipment is auto and well maintain.Money you can make here is all UP TO YOU.
PAID by the mile(super LOW rate at 42 cents) imo -
That rate on a job which requires hazmat,tanker,twic card and overnight runs- IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AT ALL.
You make more money if you load from the north(Linden)but what difference that makes if you deliver 4 stations up there or down the south? Other than more money for them cause you only get 25 extra to drive between all that traffic and those bad roads up north(especially Linden and Newark) You will work 4pm to 4am,go home and probably sleep till noon and back to work 2 hours later.
Trucks are SHARED so daytime guys use same trucks than night time drivers.

Great company...solid track record. Been in business + 60 years and is still growing . Treat the people well....will coach deficiencies and give you the opportunity to up your game. It's a culture of winners NOT slackers. The company rewards performance and integrity...places a premium on telling the truth...everybody makes mistakes...just "man" up and say "I screwed up"...many situations can be re-habbed...but NOT if you try to hide it.

Benefits are competitive...insurance is really good...another story, but I 100% believe my wife is alive today because of the comprehensive medical benefits.

If you are a top performer, this is your kind of place and you've likely got a job for life....if you're NOT a get up and go kinda guy...you'll be the one writing negative reviews on a site like this down the road

The drivers are told they are required to work up to 10 hours on the interview,this is false information. Unless you can work up to 14 or 15 hours a day i don't suggest you choose to work for this company. Dispatch WILL push for you to work those long hours and then make you feel like its mandatory. Drivers have just enough time to drive home after a shift, eat and go to sleep. To get up and do it all over again. NO time is allowed to be taken off in the first YEAR. You will be written up as an accurence. Which is a joke. Its treated like an accident or some other incident. Its not until after a year you will get sick days and vacation days. (1 Week) I my opinion this company is not worth the time. You will begin with graveyard shifts and be promised days, but that can take up to 3 years. Too many people begin working and quick immediatly after finding out the works hours that are required of you. You can make money if you don't have a family at home patiently waiting to spend some time with you...

The Work/Life Balance of working 12 hours shifts, from 6 pm to 6 am, is by far the biggest downfall, due to the scheduling of days working versus time off.  The number of new hires I have seen come and go in the last couple years is ridiculous.  Not sure if the reason being the agency where they find these new hires, or the amount of stress, or possibly the lack of concrete training program being in place, but the door is constantly revolving. Overall, it's a awesome place to work, and for the area.. the compensation is above average..it can be stressful.. but what job doesn't have those moments.  The difference between day shift and night shift is unbelievably petty, and unsettling, and makes for a hostile environment at times, but I guess that is somewhat to be expected in any workplace.  Fast growing company heading in the right direction quickly, once it weeds out some of the people holding it back from its full potential.

I've been working here almost 10 years now. I've advanced in positions consistently in my duration here. Always room for growth and we have very understanding bosses if you ever experience any issues and need to be heard. With the office positions they offer, you get a very fair family/work/home life balance and they are willing to be flexible with any situation that may hit you (good or bad!). Pay is competitive, but it all depends on you and your work ethic. With positive mindset and willingness to work hard, you will get very far. Most people don't find a future here if they cannot bring that to the table. Company offers great benefits, 401K, bonuses and employee parties/incentives. We are like family!

You need to work 70 hours a week to bring $1000 clean.
After a year of working you never get your promise raise. Doesn't respect seniority, if you are in the managers good side you get the better days off and even start with the same rate as someone who has more experience and has been working longer. Manager always has a nasty attitude, it's impossible to communicate with him , you always get threatened of getting fired. Safety bonus is rare you get one because they follow you and for something so minuscule as having your shirt not tucked in they take away $250. Many drivers don't even make the training because of the constant harassment and just the overall atmosphere. Most drivers get hours stolen from their paycheck but once you talk about a possible mistake in payroll you get the runaround.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The best part is that at some point you get to go home.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Everything, from management to equipment. Stress as soon you walk in the door, as soon as you step foot in the yard

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Other drivers are cool, management is horrid.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Start at your scheduled start time and be prepared to work past your end shift time. You don’t know your dispatch until you come in. Impossible to plan around your work. Dispatch switches your loads continuously throughout the day. They rarely remove loads , they just continue to add loads and guilt trip you into doing the work.

Coraluzzo is a great company to work for. I have no regrets about this employer. Treated fairly, I just felt the pay should be way better considering the responsibility of delivering gasoline. Life insurance could be better as well. As far as the work goes, once you get the hang of it, it’s very easy. Oh yeah lol one more thing, the company will send spies to see if your doing your job to there liking. I personally never had them spy on me I don’t believe but I do feel that if your not crashing equipment or making mistakes with delivering fuel then you shouldn’t be spied on. That’s unwanted pressure. 

I enjoyed working with the drivers and very few of the dispatchers.  Lots of complaining yet, everyone shows up for work.  Lots of criticism from management.  Especially if they do not like you!  I did everything to the best of my ability and I have been in this industry for many years before working here however, if you do not click with the owners and say what they want to hear you will be treated like a servant.  Those that need the money and have no other options stay, the rest of us move on and don't have the stress to bear anymore.

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