AVERITT Employer Reviews

This co. is a joke. You get robbed of abt 15% of your miles(do the math, 100,000 miles per year X 15%= 15,000 miles you drive for nothing). You cannot get paid for your scale receipts. You will not receive any pay for stops,unloading or anything extra you do.
Fleet managers and load planners are ridiculous. Make no mistake about it, they work for the – more... co. and could care less about the drivers.
Just received my last pay check, they shorted me 709 miles plus 12.00 scale receipt. and I was blocked from the web site to view the trip listing of what I was payed for.
You spend more time loading and unloading tha you do driving. Deliver a local load(happens often) you get 25.00, for 3-4 hrs. of your time.
truck load division definitely needs to be unionized – less

The Leader in Lubbock Texas is awesome. If all drivers can stay busy I would rate it as an A-1 place to work. Cookville was a good experience, picked up in style and returned to the airport in a limo. They also have a service center in Dallas Texas That is like a museum! Hope to retire with this company.
Good co- workers and helpful. The hardest part – more... of the job is pulling out the lift gate on our lift gate trailers, other than that being the new guy is always hard. Thanks Averitt!!!!!!!!!!! – less

Starting working on the dock loading and loading freight with a forklift. After a year I went into the office to be Admin, Enjoyed working there people were very nice and we were very busy.

Driving OTR as a team with my wife. Didn't learn anything new about the trucking industry as I have approximately 27 years experience. Management was not as good as it could have been. Rarely met co-workers. The hardest part of the job was getting home for doctor's appointments. The most enjoyable part of the job was working with my wife.

The only problem I really have is I don't get paid time and a half for anything over 40 hours other then that I really enjoyed the job

I come in knowing their glad im there.Why because im going to do what others would call me stupid for and that"s work hard help others when i see they need help.Im fast paced co workers call me speedy. Right now the hardest part is dealing with some loaders who want you to do their job and they make easy money but i do waht i can.i like i get an extra – more... break and if i want more hours i can get it. – less

They try to get you home on week ends. Sometimes for only a 34 hour restart. But if you question Leadership at all, you become a malcontent. Then heaven help you. Had very high hopes for this company, turned out to be very disappointing. I never drove new equipment, always old smelly tractors, and service centers are ok at best. Some showers are filthy.

*8am-4:30pm
*patience
*Benji Brown and Casonya Jenkins(love them)
*the drivers
*talking to different people everyday

All you have to do is what they say. They will just tell you tht they will find someone else to drive their truck. My fleet manager found out I was looking for a better job with more miles and she took that as I was resigning. She told leadership that I had resigned from the job and I lost my job that day. They won't even reconsider or let me appeal – more... this. The truck they have me must have been the oldest in the fleet with lots if problems and damage on it that I was in the shop 2-3 times a week getting no miles. It even had a broken leaf spring. I was too to just drive it and that they had no other truck to put me in. In the mean time there is a whole fleet of new trucks sitting in Nashville service center. I truly believe that if my request to have a new fleet manager was granted that I would still be there. My fleet manager only cared about the freight and its a shame because us drivers are the ones that get it there an should be cared about more. It's a great company. It just has to look into some I there leadership and how they are running some of these trucks out there. – less

Terrible company. Mis led from the beginning. Was hired on a 5 day work week and worked 6 almost every week. As a salaried employee you are supposedly exempt from being paid overtime. Never saw my family while I was there and VP stressed how important family was in interview. Very unorganized. Poor management and zero training. Would rather shovel horse – more... manure all day than work another day with the group of people working in Canton, Ms. – less

I have driven for 3 truck companies, and this company, was truly a disappointment. They promote a love of company, but the middle management (or Leadership) are inept, and unprofessional. They promote safety, and driver health, but they do not practice what they preach.

A typical work day is loading and unloading trailers, I learned how to operate a forklift and a scanner, management was ok but not the best, my co-workers were cool to work with, it wasn't anything really hard about the job I would just do what I was told.

Being this is a OTR driving job, it is not for everyone. I pick-up freight from one place to another, and go home for the weekend. the company provides me a great truck and other equipment to do my job.

I like driving for Averitt, and would have stayed with them if I didn't find the MBM job that paid more.

Not as glamorous as you would think. To many changes with rules from mgt.

Averitt Express is one the best companies that I have ever worked for. , They require a high level of Professionalism but also treat employees with that same Professionalism. Employees are highly trained and are equipped to do their jobs.

Great company to start off with but anything they tell you in orientation throw it out window when get with trainer. Also while with trainer you get home almost every Friday when get on your own throw that out window also. If you decide to transfer check how there drivers run. I transferred to another state & had to start leaving out lare Saturday night – more... early Sunday mornings. All the drivers they have all they drivers have to work Saturday or Sunday. – less

I worked on very many different trucks Volvo, Freightliners, International, Peterbuilt, Cummins, Aftertreatment, Egrs, turbos, clutches, brakes, wheel ends, electrical alot, thermoking, carrier comfort pro apus, fifth wheels, computer programing, etc...

Started and opened company !! Grew business and hired quality associates. Good company!!

It was fast paced, rewarding, and satisfying to know that I helped make a difference every day.
I learned how to lead people, and build teams at each of the 26 locations, or service centers.
The hardest part of the job was dealing with internal theft.
The most enjoyable part of the job was seeing the results, and the growth of the region. Going from – more... 8 service centers to 26. – less