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Hi-Way 9 Express

Overall Hi-Way 9 Express is an amazing company to work for and offers the best benefits! Office staff are friendly and easy to get along with. The hours are nice with working Monday-Friday, allowing weekends to be spent with family and friends. Annual Christmas party to celebrate the year are always such fun and a great opportunity to meet your colleagues from different cities. 
Only a handful of downsides in my experience. The pay was not able to keep up with inflation but then again, not many jobs are able to. Multiple employees have stated that they are “understaffed, overworked and underpaid”. Communication between team members regarding locating customers shipments needs major improvement. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
In the good times the work is steady and the benefits are great. Company doesn’t have a rainy day fund so slow times mean immediate lay offs for some

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Lack of direction from management or leaders when things go outside of regular job duties or issues arise 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
There is currently no culture here if the management likes you they will give you a pass  workers left waiting for direction of job goes out of the routine 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Stressful and busy with pressure to preform and be safety compliant  with out a lot of on going training as processes change

Had the interview, agreed start date and type of truck, turned up for work; and was given a manual truck, never driven manual truck, so the manager said it's easy you will learn quickly, they paired me up with a driver with 30 years of experience to learn a manual truck.
I was stressed and frustrated every day when I turned up for work crunching gears and feeling stupid.

I finally gave up and said I retired to become a truck drive because I love the industry and driving, got 3 years of long haul USA and Canada routes and I am 60.

The industry is evolving to automatic Tractors, this is stuck in the past.

The work is from late evening to morning, in a warehouse where half of the dock doors are poorly adjusted. He certainly spends a fortune in winter on heating and you have to work with a coat.

If we blow our nose in the morning or at any time, our handkerchief comes out BLACK.

There are only a few signs only at the top of the big doors to indicate the cities/places.
The stock is placed on hold in lines in the right places according to the experience of the driver. A new one has no way to navigate and will cause delays in finding the skid.

There are almost NO benefits.

Everything about this company was amazing. The staff are very friendly and welcoming. Management was amazing and gave me an opportunity to learn new skills as I had never held an administration job before. I loved every minute of my employment working with them. Whenever someone I know is looking for employment I always recommend Hi-Way9 as their first application. They provide great incentives for their workers. When I was there they had a yearly draw for a brand new vehicle for one lucky employee.

My time with the company was fun. The people are always happy and some that weren't I always gave them a hug because if your not having a good day then the rest of your day is bad. Great benefits and great company. If i can work with the company again I would. I miss the old company though as they changed owners. I learned how to load and unload trailers. Then they put me in the office and I was taught how to scan bills on the night shift. Other than that it was a great learning experience.

Well managed as far as operations.

 Lower than average starting wages, only able to hire inexperienced drivers.

 Maintenance is a big issue, no on-site mechanics, although they have a fairly well-equipped 3-bay shop. There again, lower wages do not attract qualified mechanics.

Paper work scheduling Pre-trip of equipment Customer service Picking up trailers in town to depot to be cross docked to other out going trailers ie Calgary Edmonton working closely with shipper receiver and Mechanics and office staff, Bringing CVIP units back from Calgary to be serviced extended trailers Rockies Training of new employees

Poor management, unorganized, stressful, employees are over-worked & underpaid. Poor equipment maintenance & negative environment. 
No room for advancement, HR department is incompetent & supplies needed to do the job properly are not provided.

Steady work. A smart emphasis on safety. Fair and reasonable managment (with the odd penchant to be overly critical on issue I'm sure lots of drivers have encured). Three strikes and your out - fair. Culture: Summer special event, Christmas treats, driver's and mechanics treat each other with respect and help.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Truck driver 3 salaries reported	$23.07 per hour
Forklift operator 1 salary reported	$20.32 per hour
Delivery driver 3 salaries reported	$21.43 per hour
Dispatcher 1 salary reported	$22.50 per hour
Office administrator 4 salaries reported	$18.00 per hour

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