Dot Foods reviews

3.9
(11)
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$1,000 - $2,115/week
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Equipment and Maintenance

Dispatchers and Managers

Salary Surveys

$1,000 $1,342 $2,115
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Current Employee - Apr 27, 2021

They don’t care about the Drivers Anymore. It’s all about how much money they can generate for the office personal bonuses.

Pros

None Anymore

Cons

The whole part of the company stay away driver morel sucks and the company cares less about you.

Home Time
Equipment and Maintenance
Dispatchers and Managers

Current Employee - Apr 3, 2021

Managment doesn't care about their drivers. There's a huge lack of communication and consideration with and for drivers. Last 3 years have went down hill. They will lie to you straight to your face. They also tell drivers they offer 2 days a week at home. That is also a lie to recruit drivers. You get a 34 hour restart, not two days. If you refuse a load, you get a disciplinary.

Pros

Good pay

Cons

Slip seating, poor home time, lack of communication, dispatchers that have no clue about trucking

Home Time
Equipment and Maintenance
Dispatchers and Managers

Current Employee - Jul 5, 2020

Newer equipment, responsive maintenance department, friendly dispatch. In my experience will bend over backwards to accommodate drivers. I drive no touch and started out making as much as some long time drivers my first year. 3500 miles a week, home Friday night to Monday morning most weeks. Sometimes get stuck working a holiday. But hey, that's the life. Fully tricked out benefits package, but it really dings your paycheck.

Pros

Pay, equipment, management, benefits, culture, training

Cons

Benefit cost, forced dispatch,

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Current Employee - Oct 8, 2019

Poor management. To many lies. Cannot keep employees. Takes care of 3rd party contractors before their own employees. No individual bonuses.

Pros

Newer trucks, variety of schedules Dispatchers are good

Cons

Either give up your family or get punished with your pay. Mgmt lies all the time, all the time

Home Time
Equipment and Maintenance
Dispatchers and Managers

Current Employee - Jul 19, 2018

I feel I made a good choice to have Dot Foods as my first company. Breaking down freight can be brutal at times but you are paid generously for it. The health insurance, pay, and other benefits are good for the work we do. Dot Foods is continuously growing. It takes time to become proficient at Dot Foods, but the training/trainers are probably some of the best. No company is all Unicorns and Rainbows but Dot Foods truly does try hard and comes close. If they were able to make No-Touch Positions more available I feel this could be a lifelong company.

Pros

Benefits, Equipment, Culture, Management, Family Owned, Always Growing, Ability to Advance, Stability, Pay. I work the 4 days on with 4 days off and that is a HUGE PLUS. I have plenty of time for family/ school.

Cons

Breaking down freight is brutal at most of their customers but they have positions that are ‘No-Touch,’ It seems to be tough to get that job though. You have all the physical and mental stress as a lumper, and then add driving a tractor trailer along with it... Dealing with customers can be difficult and aggravating. Every single day seems to be 14 hours of work and the dispatchers are relentless. Daily phone calls on off days practically begging to come in... A lot of the trucks are disgusting

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Salary Surveys

Company Driver - 5+ Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in Mt.Sterling, IL on Apr 27, 2021

$1,000 per week

Current Employee

Yes

Company Driver - 5+ Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in Dyersburg, TN on Apr 3, 2021

$1,250 per week

Current Employee

Yes

Company Driver - 1 Year CDL Experience

Surveyed in University Park, Illinois on Jul 5, 2020

$1,500 per week

Current Employee

Yes

Company Driver - In CDL School CDL Experience

Surveyed in Illinois on Nov 28, 2019

$1,058 per week

Current Employee

No

Company Driver - In CDL School CDL Experience

Surveyed in TX on Nov 6, 2019

$12,830 per week

Current Employee

No