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Wilson Logistics reviews

3.2
(22)
$693 - $5,288/week

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Ratings and Reviews

Current Employee - Aug 18, 2017

Good Place to Work they have been outstanding to work for, you can walk into the bosses offices and talk the treat like family

Pros

Too many to list if you work hard you can make great money

Cons

The only problem is that I didn't come here sooner

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Current Employee - Jan 30, 2024

Equipment is good, home time is good if you're company, pay was decent bout 800 to 1000 a week and they basically are just Prime Jr. Only loads hauled are Prime loads. Don't go lease unless you want to live in your truck and train people. Wouldn't work here if you already have hour CDL, this is a starter company. They operate under the good Ole boy system so if you're not a people person, I do not recommend. Their leasing program will only workout for you if you never go home and train all the time. It's 1200 a WEEK and you don't even get to keep the truck. Scam.

Pros

Good equipment, pad trainers are good. Training to get cdl was great imo

Cons

Some of the higher ups are angry *****. Dispatchers will lie alot. The Last month of your contract they will try to make you quit or so I hear.

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Former Employee - Apr 12, 2023

the guy below who is a lease op is telling you in a coded way the truth---you will only really make money as a lease op if you train people. that way you can have a co-driver, get a training fee, keep your "business" running 22 out of 24 hours a day, and share your glorious living space with a stranger. and those guys training you in their truck try to sell the newbies on that truck lease, before they even have their full license and ability to solo and without any experience as an employee. hmm, maybe they are getting a fee for that too? nawww..... the kicker is this: it's all a scam. the training is to indenture you into a year's contract of wage slavery and the only option for "more" is to sign a lease. except with that lease, you are even more a prisoner of the company you work for. because if that truck stops running so you can go home and get proper sleep (or if you are stupid and don't take the student driver or get a co-driver), you are essentially paying them over a thousand a week to sleep and do laundry in your own house. with medical insurance, you can go back to work owing them a lot of money before the tires start rolling again after home time. and all of the other fees. a solo person doing that lease op thing will earn --according to the IRS-- $79k a year that they will be double taxed on (as your own boss, you will pay double the taxes) and they can bank about $42k. and then the IRS will tell you that you owe them $16k (all of this can vary a bit if you set up your business differently, but the double taxation doesn't go away). i know, because i went through that stuff with my husband at taxtime. meantime, you earned the company $200k on their lease. and now you owe the IRS $16k and the state a few thousand. and yeah, if you have almost no living expenses, you might have been able to pay those taxes over the year but that means this lease op thing will only work if you have no family members to support, no mortgage, car payment, etc and eat like a college student. AND train students and share your glorious sleeping closet to boot. and they changed the lease contract recently to "pay off" sooner (3 years instead of 5---what do you want to bet it's because the truck starts incurring some serious maintenance costs at the 3+ year mark, which then makes a lot of lease ops turn back in their keys and resume their normal lives not being a slave to the truck lease? i bet they were losing a lot of people on the realization that they still haven't managed to pay off a depreciating asset)so i am sure the cost is even higher now to stay in the lease-op game and be "profitable".

Pros

not many

Cons

too many, but some like it that way. just be sure you are one of those before you sign anything.

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Current Employee - Apr 26, 2022

Been with Wilson 14 years. Have been training students the entire time. As a lease operator and trainer I can't complain. Take home easily 110k after all expenses and taxes. I've received 20,000 in longevity bonuses. Over 5000 in safety bonuses. 30k plus in trainer bonuses. If you have good work ethic and understand business it's a great opportunity. Trucking can be challenging but it boils down to the individual. Wilson provides the equipment and proper tools and training. Put in the effort and time and you will get good results.

Pros

New equipment, good communication. Great pay and incentives.

Cons

If anything better screening of perspective employees. Too much time transferring license.

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Former Employee - Jan 5, 2022

This is a review regarding their training program. Worst experience of my life. I quit my job, drove down from Wisconsin to Missouri in great hopes of earning my CDL. The hotel was ok. The breakfast and lunch options that they cover are ok. The professionalism, training inconsistencies, and communication, on the other hand, is where this company is failing their students in a huge way. On your first day, they give you a folder with information to study. There were 3 different versions of the pretrip information, all of them were different in ways that made you question what was correct, including incorrect truck and trailer parts in the wrong areas. The training staff was ok, but again, all on a different page. If you asked 3 people the same question, you got three different answers. Again, leaving you question what was correct. Once you get onto a truck for your 10k training miles, this is your time to learn how to actually drive the truck, turn corners, and practice backing maneuvers.....if your trainer allows. My particular trainer allowed me to drive less than 3k miles out of the 10k, allowed me to practice backing maneuvers maybe four times all while screaming at me. He had so many dirty clothes on the floor that I couldn't even put the feet of the ladder on the floor. He wouldn't stop for bathroom or lunch breaks, and parked so far from the truck stop that I wound up wetting my pants 3 times trying to make it to the bathroom in the morning. I talked to the fleet manager when I got back to the terminal and he told me that this trainer was on his way out and that I just gave him the confirmation that he needed to remove him from training. Glad I could be of assistance. I was told that my test was in three days of returning to the terminal. I informed the staff that I needed more practice on backing and driving before taking my test because of my experience with the trainer. They pushed it out two days and finally provided me with proper training. Unfortunately, it was only 2 days worth. I failed the backing test and they sent me home. Didn't allow me to test twice. Their response was that they felt I should have passed because they provided me with two days of training and it is up to the school's discretion whether they let you test more than once. I was also told I would now be billed for this since I didn't pass. I'm back home and absolutely refuse to go to another company sponsored program.

Pros

Trucks are beautiful Safety Orientated

Cons

Trainers and communication are awful.

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Salary Surveys

Company Driver - 6-11 Months CDL Experience

Surveyed in Springfield, MO on Jan 30, 2024

$1,154 per week

Current Employee

Yes

Owner Operator - 5+ Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in on Apr 12, 2023

$808 per week

Current Employee

No

Owner Operator - 5+ Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in Strafford, MO on Apr 26, 2022

$2,500 per week

Current Employee

Yes

Owner Operator - 5+ Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in Springfield, MO on Nov 12, 2021

$1,250 per week

Current Employee

Yes

Company Driver - 4 Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in on Jul 11, 2021

$700 per week

Current Employee

Yes