route driver

warehouse associate

administrative assistant

regional sales manager

business development manager

TransCold Distribution

I left a job I had been at for sometime to work as an Area Sales Manager with the Transcold Kent location.

I completely onboarded, filled paperwork out, trained with route sales drivers and managers. The second day I got the keys to a small work van and drove it home. For two weeks I DROVE, trained and was settling into this new job. They asked for a DMV abstract about two weeks in, I paid for it out of my pocket.

 I've been in sales for years using company vehicles and my own. I had a ticket that showed up on my abstract, it was for cell phone usage when the new law went into effect in our state. I also had a couple speeding tickets that were 10 mph over the limit, I didn't even know they were on my abstract because I've been working on the road consistantly for years.

2 1/2 weeks into this job I was treated like I was complete garbage by this company, they fired me because their insurance wouldn't cover me. Which is understandable but the issue I have here is they need to do their flippin research before HIRING someone to make sure they are able to work for them 100%. this means researching the applicants DMV Abstract BEFORE HIRING THEM. This is how things normally should work but not here.

They wasted my time, I lost money, quit a job to work for them all to get let go. There was no mention in the original job posting about a DMV abstract needed. You would think there would've been some sort of cohesiveness between the HR manager and hiring managers about a detail like a DMV ABSTRACT before finishing the hiring process.

This is not a true sales job, you really are a babysitter/secretary for a team of route sales drivers that makes a lot more money than you. Your salary is meh and you will be capped on any bonuses.

Also, they have a class action lawsuit, do the research.

Zero work-life balance no matter the season. If you enjoy working 12-14 hours every day, this place may be for you. But if you have a family, a personal life, or any personal obligations, be prepared to forget them. There isn’t any kinda notice that you’re gonna be stuck there all day so you just kinda hope. Leaving only an hour late ends up feeling like a holiday. Having to work, then go immediately to sleep when you get home skipping dinner, wake up and do it again really messes with your psych after a point. They refuse to hire any more than specific small amount of workers, they don’t have an evening shift so be prepared to take the brunt of an extreme workload. They have favorites here, who in turn would get away with what you likely wouldn’t. The management is greatly out of touch with the stress that the warehouse people endure. The tasks itself are fine. I enjoyed it in the beginning, but they’ve done little to solve the toll these extreme hours have taken on us (and I’ve spoken to co-workers who have confided in me that they are hating it and struggling mentally with it). They are content with cost-saving on hiring relief workers. I have encountered errors on the time card as well. Ten minutes taken off here and there. 

You are essentially a field sales representative (not a sales manager) making sure your drivers are doing their jobs correctly. Reseting and merchandising stores when needed at the same time looking for new prospect. You are expected to drive sales by finding new accounts, displaying point of sell, selling promotions, and ride with your drivers to ensure quotas are met for the month. Majority of the drivers are set in there own ways and essentially do whatever they want. Communication is very poor with management and must use a chain of commands but was always told you can go directly to them. Most of the time the warehouse was short handed and placements of freezers are not delivered on time. Checks took forever to disburse to the customer when the ice cream melted due to failure from a freezer. The company does offer better incentives then the competition to gain new customer and sales.

I would not recommend this company to prospective employees. The general manager is divisive and can create a negative work environment, which can lead to decreased morale among employees. Additionally, the company's inconsistency with employees is concerning. Competent staff are expected to do more without adequate compensation or recognition, which can lead to burnout and turnover. Furthermore, the company tends to outside hire before considering internal candidates, which can be demotivating and lead to a lack of loyalty among employees. These issues suggest that the company may not prioritize the well-being or professional development of its employees. Prospective employees should carefully consider these factors before accepting a job offer from this company.

Transcold is a great company in its own rights, but it lacks in the investment of its employees.
If you want to build a successful team invest in training programs for both drivers and manager a like and equipment that actually works. 

TransCold is currently going through a class action wage lawsuit. This is never good for any company which means new growing pains are coming which means people will be leaving cause of the change. 

The perks are basic low end offerings: medical, vacation, sick time, 401k with 2% match.  

Long story short if you like to work hard this is the job for you if you don’t keep walking cause this job won’t wait for you.

TransCold promotes itself as a family oriented business and does its best to be inclusive and well rounded but falls very short. The workload and stress of taking over other positions was extremely overwhelming and not worth the stress and pay. Due to lack of advancement within the company and denied compensation for additional workload resulted to many leaving the company. Constant communication with management. Difficulties communicating issues with drivers- little help from management to alleviate issues. While they do their best to show appreciation to their employees, small tokens of gifts do not compensate for the job.

Day-to-day at Transcold was busy but productive and rewarding.
I have learned so much in the short amount of time that I was there; from a typical day-to-day business Operations to Finance and Accounting processes, to Work Ethic. There is always work to do so you don't get board. My manager and co-workers are like my friends. They are very helpful and easy to collaborate with, this is the most enjoyable thing about coming to work. The hardest part about the job is to say ''no'' to new unfimilier task that could effect my work performance, however, with my dedication and hard work I am able to survive the challanges and always has a positive outcome.

Arrived at work at 4 a.m. loaded truck and started route at 5:30 a.m. This job was very physical and took good time management to succeed in distributing ice cream to all company's all year round. Building a good trustworthy relationship with customer's and their accounts was a very important part of this position. The work place was positive and friendly. The hardest part of the job was in the winter season. The most enjoyable part of my job was earning and building trust and respect with my customers.

I worked here as a warehouse associate, and it was a fun experience everyone was super out going and they welcomed me in with no hesitation. The job was fairly easy all you do is pick off a pick ticket and build your pallet in a -10 to -20 degree freezer. I got terminated because of my attendance but if you have your own transportation it shouldn’t be a problem. Overall my experience here was OKAY if you’re looking for a fun place to work I would recommend it. 

Ever since new management took over. This place went downhill. Expect to do things that are not in your job title. Supervisor and Manager are not in the same page which causes delays and friction with all drivers and warehouse associates as well as customers. They lost good working people because of it. The morale here is very low due to how operations is running. Only positive thing I can say about this place is you get weekends off. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Route driver 13 salaries reported	$22.46 per hour
Warehouse associate 5 salaries reported	$20.00 per hour
Administrative assistant 1 salary reported	$21.00 per hour
Regional sales manager 2 salaries reported	$68,750 per year
Business development manager 6 salaries reported	$60,417 per year

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