My dad drives for Walmart and he has always said he is much happier not having to go to truck stops anymore. He loves driving for Walmart.

@paulroxby8169

10 ай бұрын

Because they sleep at Walmart

@billware6721

9 ай бұрын

I have never had difficulty finding a birth at one of our stores. Moderate day planning will solve any problems with the infrequent store where zoning prohibits parking. Stores are open late and way more reasonable on all items ($) than a truck stop.

@rhuttrho88

9 ай бұрын

​@@LoraLillysandra*NO!!!!*

@LoraLillysandra

9 ай бұрын

@@rhuttrho88 can we get to know each other’s

@Melissa0774

9 ай бұрын

@@billware6721 Do you get a discount in the store?

Thanks to all the truck drivers who help keep this country going! Thanks!

Walmart, a long time ago, realized truckers are its lifeline, and treats them accordingly. If only all companies saw their employees this way.

@walmartprofessionaldriver

9 ай бұрын

So true

@shanepaul4377

9 ай бұрын

To bad they don't treat there employees the same

@TheBlackAztec3

9 ай бұрын

@@shanepaul4377Walmart? It’s actually not a bad company to work it’s just the store management can make it worse. Walmart has a lot of benefits and they pay pretty well for the easy work you do.

@meccaunknown8725

9 ай бұрын

​@@TheBlackAztec3i worked thier for 5 years of my life in illinois. Fuck that company.

@erickelley1680

9 ай бұрын

​@shanepaul4377 the company itself isn't bad to work for. It all comes down to how much of a hell the store management is. The store I work at had a great manager for about 8 years. He then went to a larger store. The next manager was horrible. He was only using our store as a stepping stone. Then him and another manager who got thrown into the position swapped stores and she's a pretty good manager.

Walmart keeping insurance rates down... staying away from those Swift and Prime drivers at the Pilots.

@andrewp7509

10 ай бұрын

​@victorycousineau4457 hey a super trucker,he don't know math

@dewaynem559

10 ай бұрын

Before I left Walmart they were hiring those swift drivers

@pinball2002

10 ай бұрын

My Sam’s Club is using Swift to deliver from our dry DC now🤣

@dewaynem559

10 ай бұрын

@pinball2002 and in a year Walmart will hire some of those swift drivers that's what they did in California

@jr3254

10 ай бұрын

And keep esp.away from people like you

I remember working at a store years ago back before they become super centers. Even then it seemed like Wal-Mart took care of their drivers.

I have total respect for the truck drivers that keep our supply chains working! I hope WalMart is paying these guys what they deserve. You guys are the best!

@melloalvarez3319

9 ай бұрын

Walmart pays their drivers really well,100k a year

Walmart associates have access to the store overnight, they even have self checkout open. This also includes Walmart truck drivers.

@alexander1902

9 ай бұрын

Now that it’s no longer 24hrs it must feel like their own private clubhouse.

I have been OTR since 1997, Only 1 driver has ever complained about working at Walmart. I used to take live unload to a couple DC in Kansas. Drop my trailer in a marked spot and park in bobtail. I was always told where restrooms and break rooms were. And I'm not a Walmart employee. I can't believe how many other warehouses offer us an outhouse and 80 percent of the time it's filthy. Glad you enjoy driving for Walmart.

This guy is a real professional driver! I’m pretty sure he is a great employee and and a safe and courteous driver to share the road with!

@LoraLillysandra

10 ай бұрын

Google chat

@morrison1405

9 ай бұрын

Or maybe a real pederast.

At my company I'm shocked how badly truck drivers are treated. No access to washrooms at all. They come in to literally a cage to talk to our employees. The company is international as in border controls but still, it's just nasty.

I don't drive but found this an interesting insight into your world. Thanks from Colorado.

@mharris5047

9 ай бұрын

I never drove a semi truck but I bet it is an interesting job. I did travel the US and Canada in a motorhome in the 80's and 90's and enjoyed it but when my eyesight started deteriorating and I could no longer drive I sold the motorhome. Such traveling can get expensive quickly, there were some summer months (I was a professor and had summers off into the early 1990's) I racked up $1800 on my Mobil card plus a couple thousand on my Visa or Mastercard. Fortunately I could afford it but it added up quickly.

I should of became a driver. I wasted 14 years in stores and they treated everyone like garbage. Got worse as time went on. I am glad to hear that the drivers are being treated well 👍

@PrimericanIdol

9 ай бұрын

I stopped reading at "should of (sic)".

@thebewitchinghour831

9 ай бұрын

@@PrimericanIdolYou should have specified why you stopped reading. LOL

@sickandtiredofbeingsickand

9 ай бұрын

Drivers generally don't deal with "John Q Public".

@gordo3582

9 ай бұрын

UPS drivers now set to make $175,000 per year total compensation after latest union contract. Crazy...

@k.c.marshall921

9 ай бұрын

​@@PrimericanIdolYes you should've stopped reading when you saw he "should of". Lmao!😂😮😊😅

Because they can park at the Walmart stores. They can shower & sometimes eat at the terminals. Don’t need to park at a piss infested truck stop.

When I drove. We had maps & that’s it. Sounds pretty easy now. Glad there looking out for you

I remember working for Walmart and the truck drivers spending the night at the Walmart lot and they would come into the break room make coffee get stuff eat and supplies and talk with us bringing news from other areas. It was neat and I loved working for Walmart back in the day.

I work for UPS and I avoid truck stops at ALL COSTS. Too many non driving rubes.

@blockmasterscott

9 ай бұрын

You reminded me of not going to Comic-Con any more. Too many people there that never touched a comic book in their life lol. Not like before.

@crzzymnn911

9 ай бұрын

Yup. Last time I stayed at a truck stop some mouth breather backed into me. Apparently it was his 4th accident in 2 months. Rest stops are king.

Thank you for bringing all the good products to the people. Your work is so important and you are appreciated.

As a regional driver, I loved staying at Walmarts just because of the conveniences, and much better sleep. Truck stops are noisy 24-7.

@410kane

10 ай бұрын

Truck stops smell like urine

@youngchirp12

10 ай бұрын

What truck you been going to

@LoraLillysandra

10 ай бұрын

Are you on google chat

@LoraLillysandra

10 ай бұрын

@@youngchirp12 google chat

@soulfulsin836

9 ай бұрын

Trucks stops are not loud smh

I use the GPS.. break nearby... or along route. I never stay at truckstops because other drivers might damage my truck. Not everyone can back... plus Walmart has cameras ,so if anything happends they got it all. Stay safe driver... DC 6040

You would save a lot not buying showers and time not struggling for parking. Also your tuck is less likely to get a hit and run.

John, you're a Knight of the Road. Thanks for sharing. God bless.

I used to drive charter motor coach. While I carried fuel cards in my driver's bag, I (we) rarely used them because the coach company I worked for specifically ordered the coaches with the largest fuel tanks that were available from both MCI and Prevost. This meant that if we were out on either a day trip (like taking a high school senior trip to a theme park), or a single overnight that we wouldn't have to fuel because our four depots all had fuel stations and discount contracts for diesel (added bonus, the bus cleaning crew would clean the and fuel the bus so I didn't have to smell like diesel or the toilet). The only time I had to fuel is when I was out for three or more days. You would rarely see one of our coaches in the fuel island at a truck stop. (We had about 120 coaches on the roster at any one time.)

I drive for a Walmart vendor and twice a week do my 10 at the stores. I've considered driving for Walmart but I don't want 70/hrs or to work nights or weekends . I've talked with many of their drivers and it seems like a very good driving job..

I use to stop at Walmart stores quite often. They actually welcomed truck drivers even if we weren't company drivers. All you need to do is ask. If they say yes, they'll usually tell you where you can park. They know drivers are going to spend money in their stores.

@HiltsyAdventure

9 ай бұрын

there are less and less out there that will let you park now. it sucks because it makes it hard to get groceries.

It's nice to hear good things about Walmart for a change

@PunguinYoga

9 ай бұрын

Seriously...

I rarely used truck stops except for fueling. I took showers at the gym and pulled over at rest areas and exits to rest.

@mikefeddersen2476

3 ай бұрын

They have a gym membership thingy where you can go to almost any gym in the USA for around $20, I can't remember the name "Walton one pass", maybe.

I'm so happy I don't have to stay at truck stops any more because my customers let me sleep in they're fenced in yards so much easier!!!

Thanks for the help, hopefully soon I'll be driving for Walmart.

I drive for Walmart and my preference is to avoid truckstops simply because i like to avoid the drama . I dont wait in line at fuel bays. I dont hear people playing smashem crashem. I dont have reptilians hitting me up. For night parking prefer parking behind a store or a rest area.

@LoraLillysandra

10 ай бұрын

Hello how are you doing are you on google chat

@gsxrsquid

9 ай бұрын

@@LoraLillysandraLOL

I had those lists when I ran on the pop up fleets in the early 2000’s, those things were worth their weight in gold

Yeah. I have seen lots of Wal-Mart DCs and a lot of them are nice. This one in Maine is the nicest I have seen. Beautiful area. Nice showers.

I would always take advantage of parking at the DC or store when on the walmart fleet! Much better than ANY truck stop for peace and quiet!

I would say that you follow their rules you are fine. Retired now but the last company I drove for was specialized hauling much different operation. If you are a good driver you can haul for anyone.

I have worked in a pharmacy for 25 years at several different companies. Walmart takes care of us better than any other company. Glad to see they take care of other associates just as well.

@markmiller3053

9 ай бұрын

#mafia

@AndreAnyone

9 ай бұрын

Walmart is one of the worst companies on the planet ! Like 40% of its employees are on welfare because Walmart pays them so little ! You own Walmart stock or something ?

@monunyabidness5949

9 ай бұрын

Costco has entered the chat.

@humbleevidenceaccepter7712

9 ай бұрын

@CanadianEbikeoutlet Out of curiosity, what department or position did you work in?

I worked out of the DC in Grove City, OH during my first two months at my first company. They said it would be $1000 per week and I'd be home weekly and I could not pass that up. It was stressful sometimes, since I had to park my rig two hours away at the end of each week and had to make sure I still had that time on my seventy, but I did love getting to stay at Wal-Marts when the truck stops were full and the large lots at most Wal-Marts gave me the space and time to get better at backing the truck. Sure, I could not fuel at the DCs as I wasn't one of their drivers and could not shower there either, but it was still nice. I also pulled a lot of loads out of the Washington Courthouse, OH DC, and despite my inexperience they let me pull a few reefer loads, which a dispatcher at the Coldwater, MI DC told me they usually only let certain drivers pull reefer loads. It was a lot of work, but I think in many ways it really helped me get better as a trucker.

@LoraLillysandra

10 ай бұрын

Are you on google chat

@RustyDodd

10 ай бұрын

i dont thing reefer load means what i want it to

@LoraLillysandra

9 ай бұрын

Hhmm

@goodymob9638

9 ай бұрын

​@@LoraLillysandraYou are thirsty 😂

@LuckyCharms777

9 ай бұрын

@@LoraLillysandra I’m on OF, look me up. Bring $$$.

That explains why I never saw many walmart tractor/trailers where I worked, and we’d get their work through a roadcall at their DC, which I don’t mind, was usually clean and easy to work in. Of all the things walmart gets wrong, at least they take care of their drivers.

I appreciate the answer to the title being in the first 15 seconds of the video!

Walmart stores are close enough to the DC's that they are able to make it out and back easily.

Driving for Walmart is more like a job when I was on the road it was an adventure grilling on the weekends, see who was selling what those were the days my friend

I haul for Schneider. Did a month hauling frozen/dairy out of the London KY DC. I really enjoyed it. Didn’t need truck stops.

I stay at Sams Clubs alot as well, they usually have the bathrooms at the driver entrance open all night. At least the ones here my region do. 3 years at Walmart, ive never slept at a truck stop 😂😂

@coloradostrong8285

9 ай бұрын

_Alot_ is a town in India. _A lot_ is more than one of something.

I would have thought Walmart Super centers would have a area in the back for company drivers to shower, restrooms etc..

@joshuaborem7063

9 ай бұрын

Nope. I’ve been in the fire extinguisher industry for 12 years and I’ve walked every square foot of 50 Walmart stores in central Florida. Never seen or heard of a place for truckers to sleep/shower/etc.

@harryl7946

9 ай бұрын

No showers located at any retail stores

I don't see many if a few driving at night as well

tHanks for the video. Tough life you guys have..

I pulled wal mart for Martin transport. Honestly the wal mart guys where maybe 3 mins away from getting me to jump ship and drive with them. Its seriously a good job. Wal mart treats there drivers really well. Oh and wal mart pay in 2016 was like .68 cents per mile. Witchbis what the industry considered standered is now i bet theses guys are make .75 a mile now.

I've seen a few Walmart drivers at truck stops. Most recently was in Millersburg Oregon at the Love's there. He said he only wanted to stop there because of the food trucks and was gonna head out home afterwards but instead shut down for the night. Was a real chill dude too.

This was interesting. Thank you.

Thank you for being a semi truck driver, be careful out on the roads.

I drove for Schnieder and I stayed at Walmart DCs . I drove a few Walmart loads and was Walmart dedicated for awhile I often stayed at Walmart stores.

I use to drive with Swift. Driving for them I was in a detected Walmart unit. Walmart would call us to help making deliveries in late Sept through about the first week of Jan. I drove out of Porterville, with trips to Apple Valley, Buckeye, Red Buff. Before I drove for Swift I worked as Maintenance mechanic at the Porterville DC for 12 years. Got to know a lot of the drivers and dispatchers. Then when I start with Swift, it was coming back home, only now I pulled the loads instead of watching the trailers being loaded. Being Walmart dedicated I saw a lot of stores in Calif from the border all the way to Red Buff. Some stores in AZ, Washington, New Mexico, and Pennsylvania.

@walmartprofessionaldriver

9 ай бұрын

Well did you apply yet. Your doing the work but are you getting the pay and PTO

Lately I’ve been starting to see some scattered throughout truck stops. Last night at Loves in Monmouth IL I saw a couple. I still find it odd to see Walmart trucks parked with us out there.

@caseysmith544

9 ай бұрын

Those Northern IL Loves are sometimes better than a Walmart, but not always.

That’s a good system they have

Some stores have room behind them and drivers will park back there and not in the main parking lot. 2 Walmarts close to me have plenty of parking behind the store and the drivers utilize it for layovers, swapping trailers, and storage...

@nickchemist723

9 ай бұрын

And entertaining lot lizards

@mharris5047

9 ай бұрын

@@nickchemist723 I parked at a few truck stops over the years when I traveled using a motorhome and never noticed any prostitutes at truck stops. I have seen TV documentaries about them but never noticed one in real life -- and I used to use the services of prostitutes when I was younger.

As a former OTR refrigerated trucker the list of WalMarts that I could stop at has shrunken the last few years I was trucking, even just to shop, my local Walmart has done away with all oversized vehicle parking, so RV's are not allowed to overnite because of the vehiclurized homeless.

@Tyronewiggums1

10 ай бұрын

Because these new drivers are dirty and litter everywhere. They ruined it for the rest of us

@walmartprofessionaldriver

10 ай бұрын

Ya the signs that no no semi parking do not apply to us

@jocklarue9512

10 ай бұрын

Can't hardly find any now because y'all throw gallow jugs of piss everywhere,shit in a bag,half eaten food,I don't blame Walmart for cracking down,nobody wanna pick that haz-mat up!!!

@LoraLillysandra

10 ай бұрын

@@Tyronewiggums1 on google chat

@LoraLillysandra

10 ай бұрын

@@jocklarue9512 on google chat

I've heard about the goodness of being a professional driver for Walmart!

The DCs are free parking. Generally they can park at the stores, or a Sams.

I know theres not a ton in my aera (I work at a store west of Philly) and all our trucks come from a DC center in Wilmington DE. There not a ton of stops and its a fairly short trip so they seem to drop the truck grab an empty trailer and go.

Walmart and Target have slip seat drivers... they're OTR Loads are contracted out to Mega carriers... I have pulled some Walmart Target and Kmart loads.

I'm not a trucker, but there is a pilot station about 40 miles from my house that has a fully manned Cinnabon. In fact the only Cinnabon left within several hundred miles I believe. So a couple times per month I make the trip. But I pay extra courtesy to anyone who looks like a trucker. I consider myself a guest in someone else's house. So I try to not act like I own the place.

@walmartprofessionaldriver

9 ай бұрын

That's awesome 👌

@andrewbatts7678

9 ай бұрын

@@walmartprofessionaldriver I wish other non truckers acted the same way. The showers at UNA at i-94 and 10 mile road in SE michigan was a life saver when I was homeless. You definitely don't wanna act like a dick at these places when you depend on them for basic hygiene. 8 bucks for a shower, clean towels and fresh soap aint bad

@gregdrivesdriver5104

9 ай бұрын

Just make sure that the truckers have access to the freshest buns.

@LuckyCharms777

9 ай бұрын

If you have any Schlotzsky’s near you, they sell Cinnabon’s since they’re owned by the same parent company. It might save you a trip, but you probably enjoy that special drive.

@andrewbatts7678

9 ай бұрын

@@LuckyCharms777 how close is it to 13 mile road and gratiot?, I live in Fraser, SE macomb county michigan

New to your channel! Great video! 🤩

I drive out of DC 6084 in Los Lunas, NM. It’s 50/50 for me. I park at truck stops and stores. Just depends on how my day went. I’m parked behind a store right now on my 10 hour break which we Walmart drivers get paid $42 to take. I love it here. 😁😎

@spaniardmartinez6896

9 ай бұрын

@twirkrr,If your driving in Los Lunas nm,perhaps I see you in the vicinity. I drive to belen and hagerman often. I stay at truck stop in Vaughn sometimes.

@Amarillo_By_Morning

9 ай бұрын

Im a Plainview driver, glad they finally fixed the passenger side fuel pump there at Los Lunas, been forever it feels like 😃

@dljones915

9 ай бұрын

@@spaniardmartinez6896 You can catch me on Highway 60 a lot. I love driving back. It’s peaceful and no traffic.

@dljones915

9 ай бұрын

@@Amarillo_By_Morning It’s about time 😂

@spaniardmartinez6896

9 ай бұрын

@twurkRR,I take hwy 60 once in a while.willard is a cool little town.

My dream job is to drive 4 Walmart right now!

Thirty year Walmart transportation manager. I miss my company but retirement is great.

@mharris5047

9 ай бұрын

I was a tax professor for 30 years, after that I worked banking compliance consulting in the credit union industry. I was dragged kicking and screaming into retirement in late 2004 but am now glad I retired.

@walmartprofessionaldriver

9 ай бұрын

It's a pretty awesome company!

Yep, because at Swift, as long as you have a Sam's or Wal-Mart load you can park at A Wal-Mart

Im at the truck stops daily lol my DC is old and small

For us what don't know, DC is Walmart distribution centers . Truckers need a special cap, without a visor for those who 'wear' their caps backwards to be Kool! They used to be called beanies, or skull caps. Ever see a fool shading his eyes with his hands and his ballcap is on backwards?

@walmartprofessionaldriver

10 ай бұрын

Best comment I've seen

@renatoperez8392

10 ай бұрын

I don't understand what exactly you meant, can you be a more precise?? Pls

Are you kidding me? A "Walmart driver" can park at any Walmart he wants....and get an employee discount to boot! Not to mention they only drive from distribution centers to stores! Other drivers deliver to the distribution centers in most cases....

@alfr1

9 ай бұрын

I have had back-hauls from the DC's stores in one northern state to another to sit and wait on a load of pickles, for a day. But in most cases, you try to get to your home DC every 1-2 or 3 days. He's right about the Employee Discount Card, though it's not that great, doesn't give you 10% off on everything. I was one of those "Other Drivers" from a DC that hauled to Menomonie, WI and to Georgia and Marcy, New York and many DCs in between, even went down to Bentonville, AR. once. We were treated great!

I worked at a Wal Mart DC nearly 30 years ago, and the drivers were treated way better than the people working inside. I'll put it this way, at the company picnic associates got hamburgers and hot dogs and drivers got steak and lobster.😅

They probably have their own fuel. That's how it was when I was at Cisco in Front Royal, Va. Sorrt if I answered too soon.

Same as us DG private fleet drivers. But park wherever we want and theres a dg every other block it seems 🤣.. all our drivers are home 48hrs each week

@oldyoung1

10 ай бұрын

If that’s the truth I need to join DG because I hate truck stops!

@wv8404

10 ай бұрын

@@oldyoung1 100 percent true and nothing to make 100k plusvyear

@ScottyCrawford

9 ай бұрын

What's DG? DG what? Where is it running trucks? No easy results when I Googled. There are hundreds of companies named DG ...

@wv8404

9 ай бұрын

@@ScottyCrawford DG is Dollar General private fleet lol

@ScottyCrawford

9 ай бұрын

Oh. Thanks.@@wv8404

Cool video. I’m out of 6830 Raymond, NH

Thank you

I see Walmart trucks at truck stops quite frequently. 🤔

I see Walmart trucks every once and a while but I rarely see them sleeping overnight.

I don't park in truck stops much either. I'm afraid some goof mega fleeter or clueless foreigner will knock my hood off. It's safer hiding in out of the way places if possible.

When you say lay over I am thinking 🤔 I am comfortably sleeping in a room with a shower 🚿 and a bed 🛌..not in my truck 🛻. Definitely I need a toilet 🚽 not a bucket

People will break into the trailers😂🎉

Only certain products arrive on a Walmart truck, some of their inventory is contracted out

I see Walmart driving job ads where they've got a store location listed, but it's a regional job. The job details read something like, "must live within 150 miles from DC 1234". Do those regional drivers park at that store during their home time or do they have to park at that specific DC then make that 150 mile trek home in their personal vehicle? I hope I'm explaining it correctly. Example, recent ad shows hiring regional drivers and gives the address as the Walmart in Hammond, Indiana. Listed in that job posting reads, "must live within 150 miles from Walmart DC in Auburn, Indiana." So, which location is your semi parked at during home time.. the Hammond store or the Auburn DC?

I don't know how you truckers do it. The stress must be through the ROOF. Kudos to our nation's life's blood

Makes sense. Considering Wally World is the largest private employer in the United States they have some economics of scale that give them an edge over other drivers.

Thats also why you never see fed ex at a truck stop unless they doing a swap

@andrewp7509

10 ай бұрын

Using it as a terminal .p

@kennydings3879

10 ай бұрын

I pull sets and 53s for UPS and and I stop at 1 or 2 truck stops every night to get a coffee and do a walk around and there are FedEx drivers there practically every night. I drive between Seattle and Portland so maybe it’s a little different where you live.

@pennise

10 ай бұрын

Or some female FedEx driver is eating a sandwich at the fuel island after take a 20 minute pee and all of it before fueling.@@kennydings3879

@mellsterr6192

10 ай бұрын

@@kennydings3879 Agree! Was leased to FedEx ground for years. Saw lots of other FedEx trucks at the various truck stops. I would talk to the other operators every day.

I used Walmart docks forever, just drop in a hole and go to sleep, then act like I'm at the wrong address if caught. Worked every time because nobody wanted to face an outside carrier first thing in the morning.

I've worked at the same company for 29 years and now I am not allowed to go into the office. I am dirt now. Thx.

Now Walmart needs to treat their retail employees like human beings.

Hey man quick question, I was pulled in for a worn license plate and got a warning even though I have a temporary via email and proof of a new one being ordered. They also gave me a warning for improper use of PC where I drove home after delivering a load, and a warning regarding entering shipping info in a totally separate area from the loaded/empty calls which I fill out regularly. Other than this, I have no violations tickets or accidents. Will this affect my chances of being hired at Walmart? Thanks brother

Google Maps has "overlays" that can be customized and can be set to private/locked it should be easy fot Walmart IT department to use app data to make an overlay to show EVERY store, distribution Center, and color cooredinated to show opening times (or 24/7) layover vs NO layover even local non-Walmart resources that drivers may consider useful. SAM WALTON was pro-driver so if Corporate refuses without reasonable reasons I'd suggest new employers

I live near WALMART WORLD- HEADQUARTERS, see wally world trucks all the time.

@MrPassionsense

10 ай бұрын

I can only imagine what Bentonville looks like...

Truck on truckers! Walmart may be hiring, but I promise you and them that they screen out good people with their utter dependence on an asinine computer assessment test, without having a candidate ever meet with an actual human being. I'm a retired Navy professional with a diverse background and experience, advanced technical training and experience, an advanced degree, a second professional career behind me, and now semi-retired. I don't need a job, but I thought of working part time to add some more dollars to my retirement accounts and supplement my pension. I considered applying to work part time in the local Walmart auto center, but their computer test failed me with no explanation and no avenue of appeal. Calls to every phone number on the Walmart hiring website were answered with "Well, that's our system and there's nothing we can do about it." Some local Walmart employee acquaintances have told me "Well, that's because you answered the questions honestly." Then what's the point of the test if the only CORRECT answers require you to LIE? AND what's the point of Walmart's inexplicable dependence on it? If you've taken their test, then you know that those questions are so wide open to interpretation that you can drive an 18-wheeler through them. So I don't need to work for a company that surrenders its brains and its future to a stupid computer test that is very poorly written and poorly administered.

@Madvizion

9 ай бұрын

I have failed many of these tests. And I have just come to the conclusion that it's because I am a free thinker and have common sense. I can not be easily controlled or manipulated and more than likely be a nuisance to them. They are probably right, but their loss. I have since gone into business myself.

@dolfinwriter5389

9 ай бұрын

@@Madvizion Welcome to Walmart! 🤣 kzread.info/dash/bejne/nn-XrdipdridcqQ.html

Talked to a few Walmart drivers when I was at their DCs and they said why park at the truck stop when we have free parking and showers at the DC. Plus if you run late you don't have to stress about parking. Wouldn't mind doing the Walmart account but Swift and CR England have that sewed up.

@ralphowens4510

9 ай бұрын

Oh, don't worry. The Swift and England reputation will catch up and they won't hold those accounts for long. A swift driver will surely destroy a dock plate or destroy another truck backing in to a dock!

@walmartprofessionaldriver

9 ай бұрын

Just come work for walmart. It's way better than just having a walmart account. Drive4walmart.com

@cassholloway4369

9 ай бұрын

That's what I've heard. Werner where I work has Walmart accounts back east in Illinois and Ohio. They're starting to do pop up accounts in different locations due to the need for freight to be moved, don't understand why they need us if Swift and England have the accounts. It's a way for us to get our foot in the door the way I see it. Anywhere west of Colorado it's Swift and England.

@cassholloway4369

9 ай бұрын

@@walmartprofessionaldriver I'm considering coming over there once things get better, would hate to come over and get laid off if things get way worse.

@walmartprofessionaldriver

9 ай бұрын

@cassholloway4369 we are no where close to lay offs. We are trying to get rid off all outside carriers touching our freight. Looking for another 6 to 10k drivers over 800 in California alone

Truck stops. The aroma when it rains 😫

Funny you say that cause I see Walmart driver in fuel islands all the time😂😂

Reading all these comments about Walmart Drivers making $100K+ per year makes feel like I made the wrong choices on which company to drive for in my driving years because the most I ever made was $63K (in 2008). After driving school I started with Roehl Transport out of Marshfield, WI in 1996 and was with them for about 4.5 years. Then I went to work for Heinz Ketchup and drove for them for about 2.5 years. Heinz decided to outsource all their transportation and laid us company drivers off. Then I went to work for Roadway Express in 2004. I had to relocate one time with them to keep a job, and then was laid off in 2009 when Yellow and Roadway merged operations. In 2010 I had to retire for health reasons and I been retired on disability for 13 years and am 65 now and so my driving days are long gone. I was short 6 months of being vested in the Teamster Pension when I got laid off and then retired. I saved a lot of money during the time I worked though and so I am fairly comfortable. If I am careful with my money I should be okay financially until I die.

Thinking of making the switch in a year or so. Where’s a good place to start ? Like to know a about benefits, retirement etc, what they have to offer and so on. 20+ trucking , 0 accidents, million plus , any info would be appreciated

@walmartprofessionaldriver

8 ай бұрын

First year drivers get 21 days pto plus 4 extra safety days off. 401 k, 6% match year 2. Easy 6 figures first year. It's pretty awesome

Walmart is not a OTR trucking company... you don't see Walmart trucks at truck stops because they are all slip seat drivers... there OTR loads are contracted out... I've pulled a few.

@walmartprofessionaldriver

10 ай бұрын

We are regional. I'm away from my home DC all week

@dljones915

10 ай бұрын

This is not true at. There’s quite a few drivers that have a sign trucks and they do not slip seat.

@walmartprofessionaldriver

10 ай бұрын

@TwurkRR the majority have their own truck. Usually just big DCs with first year drivers have to share. We are working towards a truck for every driver but they supply chain is still back ordered

@dljones915

10 ай бұрын

@@walmartprofessionaldriver I’m out of 6884 in Los Lunas, NM. We’re all on 5/2 5/3 here with 21 drivers.

Easy for you to say if your truck and trailer have Walmart all over it or JB Hunt dedicated. I know a few drivers who got booted and had to pay $500 to have it removed. Some drivers have invested in buying grinders to remove them for themselves or others. the major problems at Wally World parking lots are the RV's and campers that would stay there forday. they would leave trash all over as well as dumping their shit tanks on the blacktop. Buc'ees won't even allow bobtails on their property despite allowing tour buses, RV's and campers The only trucks they allow are deliveries and fuel trucks. I am so glad I know longer driver. High fuel prices, low load rates and lack of parking.

@alfr1

9 ай бұрын

And once a year, some fool tries to get a big paycheck so he Brake-checks you, with the company name on your trailer. I smoked those brakes, and glad I didn't have a heavy load on. Before dash cameras.

They have tunnels.

Probably cause of high value freight...

Hey boss 👋 I was working for western express during the holiday season at the end of 2021 to Feb 2022. I worked for WE but they had us doing Walmart loads $300 a day I live in porterville and Walmart has a DC 5 days out 2 days off. The Walmart sub contract or whatever ended in February 2022 so I left WE and got a local job like 2 months later. Unfortunately I got popped on a random and now I’m a SAP driver! My question is don’t ya think me being from a town that has a DC and that I’ve worked and kind of know the Walmart in’s and outs would help me get hired??

@walmartprofessionaldriver

8 ай бұрын

The only thing they care about is if you meet the minimum requirements. Everyone is equal. Not sure how that bad test effects this

For us non-truckers and non-Walmart employees. Is a DC an acronym for Distribution Center?

@nicholass281

10 ай бұрын

Yes

@rustynail3893

9 ай бұрын

@wills5310 If there weren't so many of you clogging up the roads we wouldn't have to pull out in front of you. ;)

@alfr1

9 ай бұрын

Yes, but there are some differences between the types and areas of the types, like most stores in one area of a state or three states are serviced by that DC, if it holds store freight or frozen etc. There are several that ran teams mostly, like the one in Greencastle, IN. I ran several different types of freight out of there, office supplies, clothing, shoes, sporting goods. It is a Dry Goods warehouse that services many states, as I was sent far side of Wisconsin one day and a few days later I was in Georgia. The starting pay was $70k and when I left I was making $78k, after only 10 years driving for them. And they only made you drive with ONE Log Book and let you take a family member along if you were not carrying another driver and driving alone. ASKED US WHERE WE WANTED TO GO, treated us like Kings! The other DC's we delivered to often sent us out with THEIR store freight, but it was 100% NO TOUCH freight, and, if you want to, they have their own bedbug trailers, (Family freight home movers), that they often use to move managers and bosses house furnishings around with, and you MIGHT like that or hate it, I just never asked to do that, as there are only a few. Mister SAM, the original boss, liked his truck drivers but hated the Unions. He drove an old pick-up and liked to shoot game birds in south Texas, with his dog. They even sent me and Co-driver to New York City 11 days after 9-11, with one of many trailer loads of free/collected Relief Freight, carrying gloves, bottled water, gas masks, etc. The stores all have a monthly charity budget , and I have never worked a place where the company and the workers contribute so much to a Charity fund that they can chose to give out to the local charities, first come, first served; I never worked at a place that gave or encouraged giving so much, they even let us and customers pay out all or some on stranger's Lay-a-ways. It's a shame to see the news shows with the Rioters and Vandalism causing the company to close so many stores. 100 people employed at each store, now unemployed because of the thieves.