HALLCON Employee Reviews for Driver

Pro: They let you get overtime year roundCon:Poorly managed, site supervisors are not good supervisors , low pay rate fast food restaurants and convenience stores are paying more, old vehicles with alot of miles, always a hassle to get a vehicle . For all the drivers go through get treated like poorly everyday by railroad guys drivers should be making at least $20 a hour

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Worst Company ever

Driver (Former Employee) - Harrisburg, PA - December 1, 2023

Management just dont care, very dirty and insecured vans, supervisor never call you to let you know what is your schedule and hours for the week you have to call over and over and haunt them to get work, low payment, it was very bad Experience to work with them even for a patience person like me..STAY AWAY

Pros

Lol NON

Cons

Everything

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HALLCON insights

Based on 686 survey responses

What people like

Ability to meet personal goals
Clear sense of purpose

Areas for improvement

Fair pay for job
Trust in colleagues
Sense of belonging

This company should not be in business

Driver (Former Employee) - Allentown, PA - November 30, 2023

Nothing good is very bring not a good job the vehicles they use not good at all don’t apply for this job you will regret they don’t care about you at all there benefits package sucks. I wouldn’t recommend it and get poor choice and management ship.

Pros

Nothing

Cons

Management, does not know, how to do their, jobs and the other people, from different areas blowing up your phones, 24/7 plastic give, you BAD Pay for working in a safety/hazard area and the advertise you get your own vehicle that’s, a lie. There are a bunch of stupid people that don’t know, what there doing.

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Happy enjoyable people to work with

Driver (Former Employee) - Battle Creek, MI - November 30, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Good people to work for and with What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Not knowing when to come in or when to leave for work What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Clean and dry vehicles in good condition What is a typical day like for you at the company?Driving good people conductors or engineers to their destinations

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not good

Former Driver (Current Employee) - Oklahoma City, OK - November 20, 2023

so bad do not work here horrible pay wage the management is very poor and doesn't seem to care you'd be better off working at mcdonalds to be honest.

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Feeling like you’re in prison

Driver (Former Employee) - Ohio City, OH - November 14, 2023

Want to feel like an inmate? This job is right for you. They make you feel very unimportant. You are on-call 24 hours seven days a week not knowing what will happen let alone the vans are crusty, nasty, dirty, and mechanical issues. Outstanding they want you to hurry. Hurry hurry pick up crew drop them off pick up new crew get gas take pictures of the van to ensure there is no exterior damage . Go back home. Wait for a phone call usually in the middle of the night around 4 AM while you’re sleeping. Not exactly a great job.

Pros

Absolutely nothing

Cons

Pay is a joke and management is very poor

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Be Mentally Prepared

Driver (Current Employee) - Bowling Green, KY - November 2, 2023

You'll normally share computer rotated trips with 2 other drivers or cover for them. The seasoned drivers get the day hours, so be prepared to work nights and weekends. This is an on-call job (24-7) if you're available, you get trips. Most of them are not routine/on a schedule. If you like to drive, have supplemental income and are mentally prepared, it's solid.

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The people are great.

Road Driver (Current Employee) - Collins, OH - October 30, 2023

A typical day at work is long so very, very long. I have learned my way around Ohio enough to not need a map. I love the people, they're the best part of the job. The hardest part is the long hours and not being able to do anything unless it is your day off. The most enjoyable part of the job is the people I work with, the people I transport and my boss is the best boss I have ever had. Honestly I would not do this job if he was not my manager.

Pros

Naps on the job.

Cons

Long long days

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Dont work for them

Driver (Former Employee) - Rochester, NY - October 19, 2023

ok so heres the thing this place is a joke you are on call 24/7 going over place the pay is trash but hey u need money badly go for it just be warned they can and will fire you over ANYTHING dumb the only up side you get to learn about the railroad and the rail crews are pretty cool thats it your better off working at amazon then this place AND DONT GET ME STARTED ON THE VANS

Pros

None

Cons

everything

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Good job for someone with no life or kids.

Driver (Former Employee) - Centralia, IL - October 19, 2023

No life, no flexibility. Not paid for on call time. Only paid during drive time. On call for 12hrs they can call you at last minute and send you on trip that could last 10hrs.

Pros

Work vehicle

Cons

I No life, no flexibility. Not paid for on call time.

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Be patient.

Driver (Current Employee) - Chicago, IL - October 18, 2023

I love it I can't really say nothing bad about it because I'm really not doing anything besides transport so it's nothing to transporting and you got to be patient patience is a must. But other than that everything is good the pay is okay the people is okay the management team is good the company is on point.

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Disappointed

Driver (Current Employee) - Clinton, IA - October 17, 2023

Not sure yet.. just wanted to see if everyone is loosing time n sleep from their family like I am. And if pay is worth the stress. Was told I'd get paid when waiting for a call. And extra per hr driving.

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I love being around trains going in all different directions

Driver (Former Employee) - Houston, TX - October 12, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?No heavy lifting no long-term standings I love driving and learning different parts of Texas What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Finding some of the locations and not being able to get help from the dispatchersWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?Great environment I love the scenery and meetings and greetings the crews What is a typical day like for you at the company?Sat waiting on call wandering where going next

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Micromangers

Driver (Current Employee) - Texas - October 10, 2023

Do you like being under a microscope the entire time you are at work? You are at this garbage company .All management likes to do is spy on its drivers and offer endless criticism. Make the slightest mistake, and you will hear about it - endlessly. And you WILL be exhausted all the time because you will be "on duty" until you use up all 12 hours, though it may take 24 for that to happen.And forget about having any personal time. You are on duty 15 out of every 24 hours. That means you have to choose sleep or taking care of personal business, but not both.

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Total waste of time

Driver - Over the Road (Former Employee) - Davenport, IA - October 6, 2023

** the worst place I've ever worked. very low pay ** managers that have no leadership skills to speak of. ** this company has no integrity, respect, or professionalism and not one ounce of honesty. ** No standards to speak of ** Required to be "on call " for 12 hrs. with no compensation unless you are on a call. so if you have a call and it takes you only a hour to do then that's all you be payed for the whole 12 hrs. ** A very toxic work environment and culture.

Pros

None

Cons

Every aspect of this buiness is a con

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They don't care about nothing but making money

Driver (Former Employee) - Lenexa, KS - September 29, 2023

Is the worst place to work don't care if you have a family and want to work you 24/7 managers suck dispatch don't know much definitely can't give you directions where to go

Pros

You get to travel

Cons

Everything, and watch you on camera your entire shiftno help with directions

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Headless roosters

Driver (Current Employee) - Beaumont, TX - September 23, 2023

The company itself has so much potential to be great. The supervisor is extremely rude to employees. You will be sitting for hours without call out. The vans have ac issues and the supervisor doesn’t care to do maintenance on them. Management and workplace environment is almost like highschool. The most enjoyable thing for me is going home.

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Don’t care about employees… you’re just a number. Absolutely no work/life balance for horrible pay

Driver/ Railroad Employee (Current Employee) - Conway, PA - September 18, 2023

This job is a BIG disappointment!! No work/life balance. They don’t care about their employees. Changing management ALL the time with absolutely NO communication with the employees.

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No real training, they lie to you, and keep track of your hours yourself because they'll rip you off.

Driver (Former Employee) - Kansas City, KS - September 14, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?The pay, that is the only positive thing I can say about this job. Well, and the railroaders are cool. The people at Hallcon have no respect for you, your rest, personal life , or your other obligations. They will tell you anything to get you to take a call and they will never stand behind their promises. What is the most stressful part about working at the company?The endless calls. They will call you until you unplug your phone you can work 12 hours through and they'll still keep calling you to take a job even though you're past the limit and they don't care about your rest. I got off at 11: 00pm got called at 2,3,5 and 7am. For stupid reasons like a survey. What is the work environment and culture like at the company?They want me to work 12 hours sleep 8 and come right back to work and work another 12 hours you have no time to go to the grocery store or do anything because after you work your 12 hours you still got to take the van to somebody else and that's not considered part of the drive time like it should be. And then they interrupt your sleep over and over again. What is a typical day like for you at the company?You might get the van and sit around and wait for 3 to 4 hours before you get called to work and then they want you to work 12 hours from there. What about the 4 hours you've been standing around waiting you weren't sleeping during that time so you're not getting rested to work 12 hours but they don't care. Or you could get the van and work a 3-hour gig and go home and wait five six hours before you -

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Very poor commination skills

Driver (Former Employee) - Clovis, NM - September 13, 2023

When it comes to working with hallcon it was a very stressful workplace when it comes to being on call at all hours of the night .Lack of communicationWhen it comes to gaining information for drivers the I was put on a HR hold for over a month due to the fact that communication was poor. I myself, had to call the corporate office to gain the information that was needed for them to make sure it was getting done. This caused for me to have many complications due to not working for over a month, well after turning my two weeks in, they finally said i was able to come back to work, only after I turned in my two weeks notice.

Pros

None

Cons

Poor communication, Lack of free time, Poor work schedules

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Not enough pay considering other companies in the same business.

Driver (Former Employee) - Proctor, MN - September 13, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Unsafe! They don’t care about maintaining the company vehicles. They ignore drivers when they, the company, are warned of unsafe vans.What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Crew members making unsafe demands.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?See previous responses. The previous responses are self explanatory.What is a typical day like for you at the company?Working as a subsidiary company for a major railroad.

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