Team Driver (Current Employee), Dallas, Tx – May 11, 2013
Pros: good pay, raises, and benefits
Cons: no layover when loads not ready on time.
Excellent pay. Runs based on seniority, NOT who you know. Scheduled hometime EVERY week. Come to work, do your job like an adult and everyone is happy. We have never been hassled, support available when needed. Not one pay error in 13 months of employment here. Benefits are great. Friendly atmosphere. It just doesn't get much better than this.
Line Haul Driver (Former Employee), Mc Cook, IL – May 7, 2013
Pros: a decent fenced in parking lot with security close at hand.
Cons: understaffed on all levels with demands that end up being impossible
Dispatch and Shops are understaffed Causing: Faulty equipment and unpreventable delays in Safely delivering loads on times promised to clients. This also causes truck drivers to wait ridiculous amounts of times unpaid at the beginning of their shifts. Not everyone declares the daily initial times on duty not driving. I would suggest that more cameras – more... monitor this kind of activity. – less
the longer you work for this company the more work you do then others who just started because they like the partime workers and want them too stay too replace the current workers?
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Terminal Manager (Former Employee), Eighty Four, PA – April 30, 2013
Top notch transportation company, good people overall. Enjoyed 16 years of employment with Estes
Forklift Operator (Former Employee), Byron Center, MI – April 30, 2013
Pros: pay
Cons: everything
ll they care is about are numbers...freight comes in looking like garabage, dumped all over the place, damaged and im suprised they are still in business. dock supervisor does not even see dock overview or see whats going on, terminal went through 5 terminal managers in ten years. Customers and future employees BEWARE!!!
dockworker (Current Employee), west middlesex – April 29, 2013
i started in may 1998 at 11.50hr now thay start at 17.50hr i think as a dockworker with kids who just got off the couch playing video games with no exp in the workplace you no what iam talking about for dockworkers that started in 1998 or befor.
Smooth operating procedures. Hooking and unhooking trailers and docking them. Great people in management and enjoyable company. Co-workers were always helpful and informative, learned new things everyday. The only reason I left the company is lack of job opening in the Tampa area. My wife and I bought a home in New Port Richey in 2011 and decided to – more... move here. But Estes had no openings in over 1-1/2 years. – less
Quality assurance agent (Former Employee), Dade city, FL – March 13, 2013
Pros: pot lucks
Cons: not enough pay, work you like a slave, not fair to everyone
Small workplace with lazy people getting paid for not working. The managers daughter makes 13 dollars an hour with no experience. Only worked for fast food companys and is making more than people who have been there for over 8 years. There are a bunch of cliques and favorites in the workplace. Hell clerical was making more than me. I learned the job – more... fast and was moved to another position within five months with no pay raise or benefits offered to me. They are rude and nasty only think of themselves. They advised a lady that waits on a ride after work that no one cam take her home or wait for her ride to get there. She has to wait at the store and get off of Estes property. There is a trailer park with scary ppl behind there so if something happens to her I smell a big law suit coming. They have no type of respect for others and they talk down on everyone. The managers are not professional they tell the whole office whats going on if someone is pulled into the office for disciplinary actions. This place is trash. They compete with Richmonds manager because shes black they try to prove her wrong for everything she does. I thought there was no I in Team. They lack team work skills. The Time Critical Dept is who im telling the truth about – less
Maintain company schedules and deadlines of freight movement by use of tow motors.
Dock Worker (Current Employee), West Middlesex, PA – February 13, 2013
Pros: good pay and benefits
Cons: short breaks and benefits are not top of the line.
Overall Estes Express Lines is a great place to work. Currently I work the third shift from 12am until 8am. The people are great and the work is not back breaking. It is a good place to work with both decent pay as well as benefits.
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Shop Foreman (Former Employee), Louisville, KY – February 11, 2013
Pros: good people locally
Cons: will not elaborate on management
Management in charge of daily operations of the shop. Checked with dispatch to keep informed of work being performed on unit and giving a ETA of when unit might be completed and ready for dispatch. Performed checks with parts to keep stock and budget for the shop needs and demands by corporate headquarters. Trained and assisted technicians in – more... different areas of work that was needing to be performed. Assisted with keeping times for job standards and payroll. – less
Linehaul Driver (Former Employee), Richmond, VA – February 3, 2013
Cons: lunchbreaks
i really liked working for this company had many good years working there until management changed company hired clean cut drivers never had any unpleasant days at this workplace until laid off
Driver/operator (Former Employee), Birmingham, AL – February 1, 2013
A typical day was driving 500 miles a day, I learned a lot about safety, management did a great job, my co-workers were hardworking, the hardest part of the job was working at night, the most enjoyable part of the job was the pay and benefits
Forklift operator (Former Employee), Indianapolis, IN – January 29, 2013
As an employee at Estes Express Lines, I loaded and unloaded trailers. My experience working for Estes was very good, until I injured my back, and there was a misunderstanding with my application.
Forklift operator (Former Employee), Indianapolis, IN – January 29, 2013
I assisted the crew leader with the installation of new units. I came into the field not knowing much, but quickly caught on with training and hands on experience. My work experience was okay, but had different views/ opinions than my crew leader on many situations, and decided that heating and air was not the right field for me.
P&D Driver (Former Employee), Shrewsbury, MA – January 24, 2013
Pros: pay scale
Cons: lousy company if you get hurt or injured.
After working there for four mos. I was injured on the job. They refused to admit it was an on the job injury. I was put on medical leave yet the same day my medical coverage was cancelled. I enjoyed my job and time there but was treated like trash when I got injured.
darell – May 11, 2013
the longer you work for this company the more work you do then others who just started because they like the partime workers and want them too stay too replace the current workers?