tanker driver

owner operator driver

truck driver

local driver

trailer mechanic

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This job requires going into work at all ours of the night and day. No consistency. Learned how to handle a liquid tank while there. Management is laid back. A lot of the drivers have been there a long time and get jealous if they think another driver with less seniority is getting something they are in titled to. There are a few owner operators there and have been there a long time. You are told loads are given out by first come first serve before hiring. It will be done like that for a short time then seniority. Dispatch will give you options of different loads to pick from but you really don’t know who he gave first pick to. You are told to work every other weekend but that gets changed up. There a few drivers that get special treatment like the trainers who get what loads they want.seniority is typically how things are done but that can change to whatever works for dispatch. There are cameras in the cab of the truck that face out and face the driver and they record anything and everything you do. It is quite common to get called into the office about things that happen while you’re driving. Can be very aggravating.There is nothing really hard about the job just have to be careful with the chemicals. Most drivers go home every day .Few stay out overnight. The 401k is ok. It’s like any other company’s . The health insurance is not good . It has a $5000 deductible for the family plan. If you don’t have anybody to take care of but yourself it’s quite a laid back job . If you don’t have tanker hazmat experience they will train you. It’s a reasonable job for a person who needs to get tanker experience. Their maintenance department is ok. I have seen much worse and a few that are better. You can earn paid days off and most holidays are paid. There is really no weekly vacation time earned just build up PTO days. You can take them when you want. If you need a day off it’s not hard to get it.

I've been working at Transwood about 4 months and so far i enjoy working here and would and have recommended the job (pneumatic tank driver) to others. I get along with the management and find the equipment pretty standard compared to most local jobs in this area.. The pay is pretty much $1000 a week unless you enjoy working and work weekends. Its an extremely easy job which is obvious when you see how many pneumatic tank drivers are morbidly obese. I enjoy it for 4 reasons that ill list and if these sound like things you dont like than its probably not the place for you. 1.Days are fairly short so i have plenty of time to do stuff.     2. Its extremely close to home.   3. 90% of deliveries aren't scheduled so no fear of being late, basically most these places are open from 8-5 and some are open 24/7 so just get there whenever they're open.   4. Theres a lack of unprofessionalism in management that I really like (you might not like this). Its nice being able to talk to higher ups who talk like normal people and aren't all PC like these corporate pukes who treat everyone like a number. The only downside at all i can think of about this company is we're paid on a guarantee or percentage whatever is more at the end of the week and occasionally if we're slow during the week and busy on Saturday you might have to work and if you dont break your guarantee you'll be working for free since you'll get the guarantee working 5 days anyway. This is why most drivers quit. If corporate pays attention to these reviews you need to re write that guarantee rule so on weekends we either get paid an additional $200 since $1000 on a 5 day workweek comes out to $200 a day or just pay us the percentage of the load on weekends. I work here because i enjoy it and really like the atmosphere so the little things dont bother me and the pros outweigh the cons.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The best part of working for the Baytown terminal is that you get a minimum pay. of local 1000, regional of 1350, extended regional of 1600 and otr of 1700.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
In my opinion its not a stressful job. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
I worked at the Baytown terminal and its not a good work environment.   There are only three people in the office staff that you will deal with.  The lady who dose the billing is hated by many drivers and some of the office staff. Communication is lacking from management and they are not consistent with there policy's. Expectation are not know up font but you will find out what the expectation are when you have a problem and it will not be in your favor. Of course if you are in good with the front office then rules will be bent for you. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
At the Baytown terminal a typical day is you have the choice to come in and move trailers around until they give you a load. Its up to you as to when you come in and how long you stay. If you don't want to come in you will forfeit your minimum pay. As long as you stay out the way it will be very relaxing and you will get comfortable. It really is a easy Job.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Getting experience of hauling chemicals.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Dealing with dispatch and the manager. Never have enough work for all the drivers. Management forever making up their own rules and paychecks aren't what they post that an average driver makes. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Not great. Everything just feels like a mess. Not a work environment I'd ever wanna step back into or work in. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Sometimes you'd get 2 loads a day but that only happens if it's 2 loads that are short runs. Other than that, if you get a load like 2hrs away then you'd probably get like 6 hours that day. Sometimes customers make you wait, which this is the best way to get your hours in but Sometimes your in and out delivering which would suck cause you get paid by the hour and in order to guarantee a load for the next day, you'd have to rush to get back otherwise you'd be on standby and not get a load for the next day.

Management promises big compensation but rarely delivers. You’ll have a good week once in awhile followed by many slow weeks. They promise upcoming surges in loads and new contracts that never materialize. There is a constant threat that contracts are at risk due to poor management of problem employees causing issues at customer and supplier locations. Problem drivers and complainers take priority because management is constantly worried they may quit leaving them short handed. Meanwhile good drivers who work hard, are accurate, and rarely complain are not rewarded. Instead of addressing the problem with drivers directly, good  drivers are often scolded in group messages along with the drivers that are causing the issues. You feel under appreciated and under paid. There are many extra tasks that you will not get paid for like filling out useless weekly corporate safety tests. Do yourself a favor and steer clear of this company. Find yourself an hourly fuel hauling job that values your time and hard work. 

Drivers without proper training are fired because of HZ spills at consignees,  the drivers hired were never trained properly to begin with... manager or dispatcher has no training in this area...they hire non experienced drivers because the consignees we deliver HZ material to are in violation with federal laws..if city government knew the EPA and OSHA would hold all parties responsible.... Ask the box truck drivers what does VIK, T, or P on the trailer mean and you will get a blank look from the new driver....Safety training is a joke here....there is none...Pay was the only object , I was trained by other companies in this field....at that time they couldn't get trained drivers at that pay...guarantee pay and you know what the weekly pay is at the end of the week....for me it was a guarantee knowing that I made per year.....until corporate cut the amount to a lower dollar per week and hired 27 year old kiddie managers and dispatchers who still wet their pants...

Typical days start out okay. Usually one or two trucks break down because of the lack of maintenance performed by the people who left beforehand. The upper management is too busy with arrogance and being armchair quarterbacks and won't let the people on the front lines do what they know needs to be done.  They also have so very many unrealistic demands like monthly inventory, continuously changing how everything is done and, most of all, THEY WILL NOT LISTEN!!!! A couple of the drivers believe that EVERYTHING should be dropped in order to take care of their whining complaints that WILL NOT shut down a truck, even though you are working on a critical issue that WILL shut down another truck. The hardest part of the job is convincing myself that this is actually worth it to be expected to live to work. The most enjoyable part of the job is going home and not having to be there.

Employed 5 weeks the company never filed tax forms(forms i filled out on 3 different occasions) was losing $400-500 weekly in taxes alone. Didn't pay for all hours worked.This is the first company i've worked for that pays weekly but upon hire you work 3 weeks before you get paid and then they only pay you one week and tell you the other 2 weeks are being held until you quit are get fired.It gets really hard to got to work every day when your just working to pay the government and Transwood and i'm sorry it took me 5 weeks to realize this. Transwood do not care about their drivers. They don't provide all the proper working/fitting equipment. Your pay is suppose to increase if you do 5 or more loads a day what they don't tell you is that as a new hire you have to work 4 months before reaching that point.If you ever work for this company keep close watch on everything they do because if it's not benefiting Transwood it won't get done.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The absolute honest answer is nothing

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Working with Multiple companies, you just don't work for Transwood you work for 2 Company's one of which pays half of your salary and you also deal with Multiple mine sites of which the secondary company that pays half of your salary has complete say over your future at Transwood...got you mixed up yet?.... go ahead and apply you'll see.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Favoritism did I some how forget to mention Favoritism? Go ahead and apply! you will soon see for yourself. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Absolute walking on eggshells and stress. Dealing with multiple companies that sign your check. Turnover is thru the roof. Ask questions when you apply...go ahead and ask!

Typical work day was having to find work to do since most of the fleet of this terminal was transferred to others do to inadequate staffing 

I believe I learned to not go the extra mile for a company that would not do the same for me 

Some people in management are great others a lacking 

The culture felt like a family when I started and inside the shop it was but that fell short in the office area especially as time progressed 

The hardest part of the job was seeing how much things had changed for the worst since I had started 

The most enjoyable part of the job was talking with drivers who had a passion for what they were doing and the other mechanics who loved there job but none of them loved the company anymore 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Tanker driver 1899 salaries reported	$1,878 per week
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Local driver 259 salaries reported	$1,901 per week
Trailer mechanic 118 salaries reported	$30.00 per hour

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