truck driver

equipment operator

lube technician

laborer

construction laborer

Trans Ash, Inc.

I’ve been with TransAsh for 2 years, just like any job it has its ups and downs, most days are good, but some are miserable. So far, it’s been a great place to work, they’re very understanding when it comes to personal time off, the benefits are great, the equipment is nice for the most part and there is a team mentality that is built quickly among any new coworkers. With any large scale construction company, the ones in charge are the ones with the most expensive college degrees, this is where most of the problems stem from. People with very little field experience telling men who have spent their whole lives on the ground how the book says their jobs should be done. Another negative factor is there are no raises to be had, no merit based incentive programs, or anything of the sorts. Which can be quite discouraging when working for a multimillion dollar company, who pays their white collar workers VERY LARGE bonuses on a quarterly or annual basis. Another negative point would be the turn over rate, people come in and leave just as quickly, there is no employee retention program, nothing to keep good employees around. But other than those qualms, I have nothing else negative to say about TransAsh, I will continue to show up every day for them, and work to the best of my abilities. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Nothing, literally the whole work environment is toxic and quite frankly… extremely immature. Everyone tries to get their peer in trouble every chance they get. And they all love to really say extremely rude things to one another. There’s banter and smack talk. But then there is straight up disrespect. And it does not just come from the peers. But the people in charge as well

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
How much you have to walk on eggshells while you work there. And if you are partnered up with somebody then you best make sure they do not screw up in any sort of way because not only will it be their fault. But it will be yours as well. Another thing that is stressful is making sure that everything is done right. But that is quite literally impossible because even if you do something right, there will always be someone that is not satisfied.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Terrible. Just downright terrible. Half the management doesn’t ever know what they’re doing. Not only that they’re always just sitting in their trucks playing on their phones. The only people I ever saw actually driving around and being aware of what was happening was all of the safety guys. Everyone except a very small handful of people gossip and try to stir the pot as if they are all teenagers in high school.

This is the first professional job I worked where the job-description did not correlate to my daily duties, as I was falsely prescribed during my interview. 

There is no room for opportunity as promised, particularly due to favoritism and compartmentalization in the department. 

In the entirety of my service here, I always felt uncomfortable and like a “misfit” for several reasons I rather not disclose. 

Lack of organization, lack of communication, dishonesty, favoritism, poor structural connectivity, low morale, no diversity, company culture, “best practices” that were not ethically sound are a few of the myriad reasons why I left and found better. 

If you are searching for a niche in this field and don’t mind being subjected to one task consistently, this is your place.   

There are a couple great personalities here, otherwise PTO plan is not the greatest, work life balance is not the greatest (remote work matters to most, but W/L balance is far more intricate than just working in bed), manager-subordinate relationship is more of a delegate-then disappear-work style. 

All-in-all, there are plenty great companies executing on their promises and capitalizing off your potential. Unless you’re (a yes-(wo)man), this won’t work for you. 

work day usually starts around 630 am .Have a safety meeting at the start of the day every day. Then we go over the job plan for the day then the assignments are given. Being I am a driver my job may very from hauling ash, to gypsum,to coal  on the river or even dirt., To help keep you interested you do a little of everything to keep from getting board. I am a driver for my sight that is what I have done here for 2 yrs. since being here I have learned about land reclamation   the job it self is very low stress level if you do your job correct. As far as the management on my site I have no complaints she is very easy to work with and is very interested to listen to your comments good or bad and willing to help solve the problem. The best part of the job in my opinion is the 8 to 9 hr shift and few weekends on this site works great for my family schedule. Trans Ash has treated me great the 2yrs. I have been here.

I wanted to learn as much as possible... And I was very satisfied with doing what I was wanting to get out of this company... When I was getting an interview to work there the guy interviewing me ensure me that he wants more guys like me.. Wanting to learn and do the job better than anyone else... I wasn't aware of the fact he was talking about kissing up to him or brown nosing.. Whatever they called it..  I did what he asked and nothing more.. Never sat down and talked with him or trying to be a friend because he was my boss.. And that was it..  Nothing more... I got what I wanted and that was to learn the powerplant system and how it works.. I learn that I can control that powerplant from a computer and if anything  went wrong I cld find it and fix it..

Shy away if you want to advance with a company. They DO not move people up. Management is horrible there is more people in charge of the same stuff than needed. You will never get a clear answer on any questions and they will say whatever they think you want to hear. 
   That place was full of SECRETS that don’t make any sense to be a secret. The management will throw you under bus to make themselves look better. Working in an office attached to a shop and never met the shop employees because there treated like there not as good as is office people which I hated but that was the culture. 

Coworkers were great guys. Upper management will slit your throat from behind and make you think it was a favor to you. Got COVID and was sick for 2 1/2 weeks, then was offered a “voluntary layoff” and lead to believe it was to help me pay bills, so I took it. Very next day it was made perfectly clear that I was actually fired but they used my own trust in them to do it! Cowardly move because I was under the care of 5 doctors and they couldn’t just come out and say “you’re fired”. Never again!

Absolutely god awful shop manager in Cincinnati. Constant liar and micro manages everything makes the whole work environment just bad. They had extreme back stabbing and cut throat work environment and major favoritism between the shop manager and a couple people. The owner is a great guy but for some reason won’t fix the issues his entire shop has brought to him. In all work was ok but at the end of the day just not at all a good experience having to work there for a company who didn’t seem to care about the employees and the issue at hand with the shop manager.

You need to be advanced intermediate or higher in order to work for Trans Ash.  These sites are extremely dangerous and require focused awareness.

These are highly skilled professionals that get the job done quickly.

Be prepared to work.  You will not be sitting on this job.

Per diem is more than fair, Pay is excellent.  Management knows how to get the job done, but sometimes do not appreciate the talent before them.  That talent has options guys ... your recruiters bring in the best.

I highly recommend Trans Ash.  Go make some real money.  Great team.

What is the best part of working at the company?
There is none. There are three supervisors and none have any experience in grading.  
They make up rules to suit their own needs and change them to suit their interests 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The supervisors not being trusted at their word

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Hostile towards the people who have experience and knowledge beyond theirs

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Show up and can’t wait to go home

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 117 salaries reported	$22.12 per hour
Equipment operator 76 salaries reported	$26.69 per hour
Lube technician 58 salaries reported	$25.44 per hour
Laborer 15 salaries reported	$20.98 per hour
Construction laborer 38 salaries reported	$20.61 per hour

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