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Good company to work for pays the most in town at the moment. Dedicated work Mon-Fri weekends & holidays off with pay. Hourly pay with OT & double time. (Weekly pay) Hiring process once hired you’ll be sent out to orientation out of state for 2-3 days with pay & will be paid for the time there plus free hotel & food. You’ll do 1-2 lay over a week and get paid to sleep in your sleeper for that night. When not on a sleeper you’ll be on a day cab & return back home after your shift for your 10 hour reset. You’re on a AAP/Carquest account making deliveries throughout Northern CA, on a pup or long box trailer with a lift gate & utilizing an electric pallet Jack. Max 6-9 pallets for the whole night the work is easy! The company has brand new equipment which is a plus. TA Dedicated is really big on safety & speeding/ pre-trips/post-trips. They do have an outside camera pointing to the traffic for your own safety. Management is awesome they’re willing to help you in any way possible & they will give you the time off you need and work with you in good & bad situations. They treat everyone the same with respect. But seems like the last drivers that came on board & no longer here anymore to be honest let themselves go due to them gossiping too much & starting issues for others. & then act like they were never the problem in the company just because something didn’t go there way! They just find themselves too good for the job & that’s never a good outcome in any job industry. So job seekers don’t pass on this good opportunity! Trust me you won’t be disappointed if you come on board with positive vibes & willing to learn & respect others you will make great money & be successful most important of all be treated with respect. That’s all they ask for! 

I am new to TAD and so far, having a great time! The money is good but who promised who you’d get rich driving a truck? Dedicated is the way to go! You can build  solid working relationships with both your coworkers, management staff and the customers you deal with every trip you make. I’ve have been treated with respect by most all (there’s always “one” but that’s typically someone who’s not happy in general). I have learned through my professional career that you need to put your best into whatever it is you do. Good things will happen to those who care. Professionalism is a requirement and should be observed at all times. I represent TAD and I represent myself. It is a bit of a disappointment in reading some of the negative reviews. Some rather harsh! Maybe having a discussion with your representative will aid in a better path moving forward. Honestly, as a professional driver, I can’t think of a better opportunity. Dedicated insures you have a set schedule, you’re home more and you have a pretty good idea how to budget what is primarily a set amount due to the assignment. OTR guarantees you nothing. A recruiter can tell you everything you want to hear but promise nothing. Life on the road is strictly dictated by your hours so when “times up” you’re stuck wherever that may be regardless of the promises of “being home every other weekend”. TAD never wavered from when they explained my account or to all of the details involved. My recruiter was straight forward with me all the way through both the hiring process to the “hand-off” with fleet management. I hope to have many years with TAD. They ask only that you come to work, be safe and professional, take care of yourself and your fellow teammates and enjoy the ride! 

While driving for the company, I very seldom had any dificulty getting loads, as most were pre-planned before I arrived at the current assignment location.

The pay was competitive with other trucking companies of the size, and, for the most part, everyone got along.

I was rapidly promoted to Driver Instructor after only about one year on the job, and enjoyed the opportunity to train rookie drivers.

Management was not very open to new ideas, and was slow to react to comments from drivers about problems/issues. Home time was hard to get in a timely fashion. When returning from home time I would submit my next scheduled home time, and frequently had to argue to get there when planned. The company could provide customers with split second service, but had difficulty scheduling three weeks ahead to accomodate the drivers. I would often have to talk to a member of the management team to ask why three weeks notice for home time was so impossible to schedule.

When I decided to move from Tennessee to Missouri, I gave the company two months notice that I was moving, providing them with the address of the new location, and the dates for closing on both homes. Management acknowleged both emails that I had sent during the two month period, and I was able to close as scheduled. Upon returning to work, I was notified that I was no longer employed by them as I did not obtain permission to move the truck during my home time. The manager refused to discuss the issue further.

I was only there for approx. 6 months. I loved the job. I was on the Ecolab account. FYI - This account is dedicated to EcoLab, not dedicated lanes. You will not have the same run every day, which has positives and negatives.
Once I learned how the yard operated in Joliet, drop and hook was efficient and fast. I could get my load secured, labeled, and my paperwork done and get moving. 
Personally, I went there for the dedicated aspect, I like to find my groove and perfect it, but for the first few months, nothing was steady. After that, I started to get drops that I could excel at and I did. I started finding my groove and what worked well for me, I wasn't getting stuck sitting in truckstops because of appointment times anymore. I started beating the guarantee, and really loved my job! 
Unfortunately, I had communication issues with my dispatch, which proved to be more than it seemed worth to me, and that is why I left. Barring that communication issue I had, I would've never left.
 I genuinely enjoyed my job there, once I was able to have input in the drops I was given. It made all the difference in the world. 
In trucking, there is good and bad, and you will not find the "perfect" driving job. Considering the experience I had there I would, and have, recommend TA Dedicated to other drivers.

A typical workday would require you to go to the Atlanta area or to south Florida. The job isn't all that bad, but like most truck driving jobs it's management. They don't listen to anything you have to say and will always have a dispute for it. If you are a driver that have a problem with cameras being in the trucks, then I would advise you not to come here. They absolutely live by those cameras in the trucks and if you just so happen to get an event whether it be speeding or following distance, they are going to treat it as if you've had an accident. You will have a lot of safety calls and on those calls you will be talked down to. They don't care about your opinions or what you have to say. There's a lot of micro managing there, and they are basically trying to drive the trucks sitting behind desktop and laptop computer screens. The pay is descent, but could be better like most companies. Your hometime is daily, with weekends and holidays off. But the workdays are long. The equipment is descent. Driver moral is low, it's a very high turn over rate. They use a lot of Center line drivers to cover vacancies. And Center line drivers make a  a lot more than T A drivers. Until management and safety learn how to treat and talk to the drivers with respect, there will always be a high turn over rate here. This a trucking company, not a management or safety company. Drivers are paid to move freight. (Or so I thought)

This is definitely one of the better companies in the industry! The management style is a more modern approach that is very open to driver and employee feedback and ideas. Equipment is newer and company is dedicated to safety! There are several options as a driver to accommodate your lifestyle and needs. Pay isn't exactly the highest in the industry but isn't bad. Especially if you consider the other investments they put into the employees. For example, performance bonuses, new equipment, health/wellness fairs, and Driver appreciation events. Most of the problems you could face here are industry-wide issues that you will find anywhere you go. Such as, freight slowdowns during non peak seasons. By no means is the company perfect but what makes them better than most is they honestly care about your issues and when brought to them in a professional manner, they will work on a solution. I couldn't think of a greater company for a fresh CDL holder to start at.

I was at Transport America for 2 years.  Everything is very structured and they are a fair company. The miles were pretty average 2200 to 3000 per week. They have an excellent bonus program. There is definitely room for advancement. I became a trainer and was offered a job in the office but didn’t take it because I didn’t want to move  they truly treat you with respect here. They understand if you are too tired to drive or if road conditions are poor. I was there for 2 years. Had a great experience there. They do however take safety to the extreme.  They will fuss at you for following too closely  their idea of too close is far beyond what any other company considers too close. That is my only complaint because it adds unnecessary stress to the job. Terminals are fairly nice. They will listen to what you have to say.  Everybody influenced the president has an open door policy.  They always make you feel welcomed there and they will actually listen to what you say to help make improvements.  Had a great experience there.  I only left because I moved to an area they had trouble getting me home to.

I was hired on a new program called "Job Creation."  This is an OTR job where the drivers work 5 on and 2 off. They rarely hit the 2 off part. 

The really bad part about it is they can't leave the drivers alone.  They film the driver constantly.  No matter what happens they will  find a reason to pull you in on a bi-weekly basis. They want to complain to you about the most minimal occurrences that happen on the camera. If the driver doesn't slow down fast enough they are caught.  This is impossible to meet their standards and they know this.  They just like whining at you.  They also want a reason to fire you when they are in the mood.

There is no cell phone use at all in the cab.  No hands free and no maps. 

Driver managers and Safety people can not be trusted. I can not stress this enough. These people are cruel.  If a driver tells them they want to be home on a certain day they will find excuses to "miss" the date.  They will say that the driver didn't send in the right request. A driver can have visible proof that they are wrong, and still they adjust their systems to show that the driver is wrong.

On a typical day at work I keep yard security and only allow those authorized by Transport America to enter the gate. Each truck and trailer in our yard is kept track of both on paper and in the computer using Excel and Trancom. 

I have learned a lot about the trucking industry through my job. 

Management is only a phone call away and is always helpful if I need a question answered. I am the only employee working inside the terminal during my shift on Saturday and Sunday, so I am in charge of a lot.

My co-workers that I have contact with before and after my shift are very friendly and we get along well. I also enjoy the Transport America employees that I have met through contacting other terminals across the U.S. 

The hardest part of the job is when a driver needs assistance and I am not able to be of help. 

The most enjoyable part of my job is knowing that I can make a difference in someone's day by talking to them and being friendly. Truck drivers are very lonely and appreciate the small talk and I do too.

When I first started, I had a feeling things might not be great. Many of my salaried coworkers seemed unhappy. The work is physically demanding, with a high risk of injury. Delivering auto parts in heavy metal cages through tight spaces is tough, especially in bad weather. The company requires driving in snow, which has led to some dangerous situations. Calling out is not an option, and the company conducts hair follicle drug tests. There is a lack of respect and support from management. Cameras are installed in most trucks, leading to frequent monitoring and critical emails. I managed to stay longer because my truck initially didn't have a camera, but that changed eventually. The responsibilities are high, and the pay doesn't match the workload. 

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