Pros: local work, home every night
Cons: unsafe working conditions, no raises
Promised a raise after 6 months. Three years later...no raises.
Biggest challenge was the amount of physical work required by some drivers that was done in unsafe conditions or manner.
Hired on as a CDL A rough lumber driver, using a forklift to unload. Yet kept being moved into handling windows and doors which required manual loading and unloading,
– more... often alone, of literally hundreds of these every day. Even in winter with icy conditions when the workers in the yard were sent home the drivers were still sent out on the road to job sites to manually unload materials. Often sent out with 400lb patio doors to unload alone. Left because it was causing physical damage to back and shoulders. – less
joeh – May 21, 2012
i want to say that i have worked in the lumber business for 25+yrs and worked for probuild for 7yrs and was treated with no respect at all. i did several jobs with no raise at all.they like to discriminate against the people that work the hardest. to much favoritism for certain employees. try to force people to do jobs they don't want to do. the pay isn't worth the hassle.