truck driver

tanker driver

delivery driver

local driver

transportation specialist

Velocity Rail Solutions

The Job itself is not hard at all. There is dead time BUT you really cannot take care of any business because you are at the mercy of CSX. When they call you, you usually have anywhere from 15-30 min to be at the designated site because they are turning those locomotives quick to another crew so having appointments i.e. dental, medical etc. cannot be done and you will have to request a day off which is like pulling teeth because the company is short staffed. If they had another person at this site then it will increase the flexibility as well as the productivity. The pay here is well below the market here that is why it is hard to get anyone hired at this location. As a former Transportation Manager, the trucks and tankers are poorly maintained. They breakdown consistently and people are forced to drive to other locations (at least 2 hrs) to pick up another truck and tanker which is also poorly maintained. Tires are below DOT standard which puts you at risk for having a blowout on the road or being cited by DOT. These trucks are not just the breadwinner for the company, but more so they are the life line of every driver behind the wheel. By not properly maintaining the equipment, it could do some harm to the driver.  The most important issue is the HOS. You could be on the brink of your 14 hr day but will be at times pushed to go beyond that for the sake of filling the locomotive therefore violating a federal mandated rule. To me, they need to raise the compensation, structure the sites properly for increased flexibility and develop a better maintenance program for the equipment.

This job could be career worthy for the right person. The actual job duties themselves are specialized but in no way difficult if you get the quality of training you should get. The pay is almost competitive and the benefits are decent. Regions are not paid across the board or even within regions. They (management) devalue one team or site over others in pay and recognition....period. No one doing the same job or less should get more on the hour than someone else doing the same or more. That's bad business and will create animosity and eventually loss of loyal and hard working employees. 
Management can do better. Comunication is key. 
Safety bonus are not implemented. Recognition is not balanced. Job duties are not equal in many positions and therefore, duties/pay is not equitable. Equipment and PPE to do the job are not upkept as they should, adding extra/undue stress to the team. 
Retention is slipping because of poor management practices. No local HR. 
If you are okay with 60-72 hrs a week away from home for 40-52 hrs. pay and lack of recognition for the work you do to keep customer moving and happy with your work, then this is a good enough job to make ends meet. Just know that you have to be able to work independently as there is problems in this company at this time with team work and transparency.

I very much enjoyed the job itself. Learned a ton about trains, learned to run locomotive/rail car switching and inspecting trains. But after several years with the company, I've grown stressed with the lack of management and childish coworkers and feel very under-appreciated. Work hard, have a positive attitude and show up to work on-time, yet other employees are late constantly, have a poor attitude, abuse equipment and are lazy- and make the same or more money and it's all continually tolerated on an epic level. Of course many companies will always have people like that, but not like this in my opinion.

 We have only received one small pay raise (50 cents) in the last 5 years. Concerns were brought to management professionally and respectfully about all this yet completely ignored. Almost made to feel like it was somehow my fault. I may just sound like another disgruntled employee/squeaky wheel but I wish upper management would come around and talk to their people from time to time and see what really goes on and not take certain individuals word for it.

Typical day of work here could be stressful, yard master always on a hurry for you to load there units specifically on the weekends. Other team driver don’t care about what’s needed to be done & just leave it to the next driver to figure out what’s going on.. some driver bring there issues at home to work,. Pay needs to get increased since this is not a warehouse job, gotta understand this is fuel & it’s flammable.. tractor are old and always have problems,.. the hardest part of this job is trying your best to understand the laziness of fellow team mate.. nothing is enjoyable about this job bcuz you constantly looking out for your self, work schedule is the most bad part working for this company, you gotta work 60+ hours just to get by, cost of living doesn’t match they pay rate let alone having all the benefits and taxes taken out..

Management is a joke here at this site (Amarillo Tx). If you are on days, you will work alongside the site leader who works as hard as he can to not work at all. If you work on nights you will run loads back and forth all night until your shift is over for as long as you allow yourself to be taken advantage of. 
Don't expect any help when it is needed. Training was fair at best but then you are thrown on shift with plenty of questions and not really anyone to answer them. Don't fall for the lies. The pay is below average and the trucks are constantly needing repairs. If you don't get in good with the site leader you are on the bottom of the totem pole regardless of your time. Don't expect to take your PTO either. If you aren't sick or on your days off you won't get any other days off. Day shift requires extra knee pads.


Pay sucks no raises and when you complain they tell you you have it good . Terrible scheduling if you work weekends that’s it it’s be extremely difficult to take PTO would be bearable if weekends were floating or swing . Hourly +overtime -low rate make most of you money in overtime .4 days schedule. Management is alright but favoritism take charge occasionally everyone is too scared to speak up -retaliation - most guys have families and can’t afford to be let go or not get xtra days to pay bills . Hostile -toxic work environment with company and railroad very little respect for one another on either end . They’ll be utilizing driver facing cameras with AI to monitor and fire drivers- every day this place turns into a spot where you get your experience and go which I do recommend. If you work at a slow yard be aware the railroad will lay you off with no warning ‼️

What is the best part of working at the company?
Was an enjoyable position if you like working around large equipment. The only drawback I had was the pay. Way to low and no chance for advancement. Top pay had me back in wages I made back in the 1980’s, forced me to find work elsewhere…

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
No issues here except for changes shift times daily. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Work environments were just dealing with the elements. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Arriving at work and finding out the upcoming fueling requirements and truck tank levels. After doing a proper handover it would be up to me to plan my day be contacting the tower for fueling times and a trip to the refinery to upload truck tanks.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Was great employment,  management a little sporadic.. was there 2 years.  I  was told to take off for rotator cuff surgery,  they were fine with 2 months off, but when doctors wanted me off a third month.. they let me go. And told me to reapply! After being a dedicated employee,  and safety and maintenance lead,  despite them having big turnover rates and no one sticking around 😑,  then wanted me to apply at different location.  I  went back to my previous employer 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Deadlines and traffic,  expectations 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Poor. Management a problem.  A big turnover rate,  in employees and management.. not  sticking behind employees and not repairing equipment 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Long  and boring,  most nights or hectic other days

Been with VRS in Evansville, In 2 months now. Trained w/ someone on day's 2 weeks. Then trained with someone on nights for 1 week. Learn to be dispatched 
to fuel Locomotive's safely at various location's locally. Lot's of aspect's to learn:
1) listen to 2 way radio for dispatch 2) location along the track and loco Id to talk
to locomotive crew when necessary 3) how much fuel to have on-board the semi
trailer at any time etc,etc. Opportunity for more income by be a floater at various
location's. Income for a floater can gross 6 figures annually, other wise your set
pay amount before starting. I recommend VRS.

I haven’t even started working here yet, but I can already see the issues with this company. The hiring process is disorganized and backward. The job posting says one thing to lure you in, but the reality becomes clear during the interview with the manager. Their yard in Salt Lake is nothing more than a dirt lot, and the trucks are outdated. You’re also expected to slip-seat between day and night shifts.

The pay is disappointing, especially considering the workload. They justify the low hourly rate of $21 by saying you’ll get significant hours and overtime, but even with time and a half, it doesn’t make up for the underpayment and poor conditions. I wouldn’t recommend this company unless you’re desperate for work.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 832 salaries reported	$1,460 per week
Tanker driver 26 salaries reported	$30.00 per hour
Delivery driver 14 salaries reported	$322 per day
Local driver 19 salaries reported	$1,657 per week
Transportation specialist 22 salaries reported	$1,575 per week

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