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Walpole, Inc.

If ever there was a company that was vague about wages this is it.
You make a percentage of the load according to them. When point blank questions were asked how much the load pays the looks from dispatch said it all.  They are a specialized carrier and charge a premium for their services yet can't tell you what the load pays? Your paycheck vs the hours worked equaled about $10 an hour. Oh and it is agriculture in nature so no OT....Their infamous Chinese O.T is worthless.  Your hours worked are around 12-14 hours and 500-600 miles a day/ 5-6 days a week. Your better off taking an $8.05 hour job at McDonalds and in six months there you would make more than what they pay by the hour.

My responsibilities were to the Alabama Power Account.  We ran local daily runs and were working maximum DOT allowed times but pay was minimal.  To make a decent living required working every possible hour even 6 days a week.
Lack of communication was an issues here as well.
Hardest part of job was the weather and being home only long enough to shower and eat then sleep.  No family time hardly.
Most enjoyable was the co-worker/friends I made there.

A typical day will start off between 2:30 AM and 3:30 AM. You will head over to co-op sugar processing plant in Belgrade Florida. You will get loaded and it’s like a race game all day passing your coworker on the road trying to get ahead of that person so you can get loaded if you fall behind or stop to go to the restroom. You just added more time on your 12 hour day six days a week sometimes holidays then if the boat doesn’t show up, you lose days total stressed out job.

Constant nit picking on the drivers. Use camera against driver all the time instead of driving public for which it was intended. Any problems and they will throw you under the bus. Management thinks they are more elite than congress. Fellow drivers are great. Also takes 3weeks to get trucking with them you will be bankrupt by the time you get a paycheck 

IF YOU ENJOY A FAMILY. DO NOT APPLY!
1. 70hours a week, 6days a week.
2. ZERO COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS between dispatch and drivers. The dispatchers are not reliable and " I DONT NO" is there answer to every question.
3. PAY, you have no idea how they base your pay...ie. you are paid % but a % of what? It's a mystery #. 
4. TURNOVER rate is outrageous. 
I am currently employed but looking for another job. 
PS---THE PAY AVERAGES ABOUT 10.00 per HOUR.

Been many years ago but I worked for them for I believe six years out of Tampa only reason I left I moved out of there area.Eddie and John was easy to get along with like any trucking job there be ups and downs but if I ever move back in there hireing area I go back driving for them in a heartbeat.

They're the lowest paid company running bulk freight out of all the major players running. Benefits are terrible. Office personnel get a 4 figure bonus every month along with some Christmas perks. Drivers get a 300 safety bonus every quarter and an end of the year thank you email. They only care about the office personnel. Turnover is insane here.

A typical day at work was very busy, after three years I had it down to the point. I could do a full week's worth of work in three days. Co-workers were great, just some inside drama, that was really easy to catch on to.

I dont have much to write Walpole was a place where the management including the owner showed extream favortism and at times predjudisness. it was exciting to work there in the begining due to being over the road for them but after coming home local the pay went down and stayed down. You can not survive working there.

If you don't mind working 6 days a week and working very long days then this is the right company. Seniority doesn't really apply here, new hires can come in with basically the same level as someone who has been there ten years. Although the safety department tries, safety is not a main priority as it should be. You are rewarded for revenue not for safety.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 10 salaries reported	$1,325 per week
Fleet mechanic 7 salaries reported	$23.93 per hour
Long haul driver 8 salaries reported	$1,000 per week
Owner operator driver 6 salaries reported	$3,375 per week
Local driver 7 salaries reported	$1,343 per week

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