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    Saia LTL Freight Reviews

    Updated July 11, 2018
    331 reviews

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    Pros

    • "The pay is good they have many benefits like dock to driver program which the top pay I heard is 25" (in 62 reviews)

    • "Great pay and benefits right out of college" (in 22 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Very long hours of just sitting cause u cant get up" (in 15 reviews)

    • "Write ups when they don't have air bags straps or cardboard to do the job successfully I been targeted by upper management forced to quit after 2 years" (in 15 reviews)

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    1. "Job"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Cincinnati, OH
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Cincinnati, OH

      I worked at Saia LTL Freight full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Great place to work pay

      Cons

      No cons really just a fun place

    2. "Dock"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Saia LTL Freight part-time

      Pros

      Everything is great at this place

      Cons

      there are no cons my man

    3. "Hard to get hired on.... But."

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Saia LTL Freight full-time

      Pros

      One you get hired on, you don't want to leave. Great community, not as stuck on metrics as other call centers are. Staff and management are all supportive and very helpful.

      Cons

      Cliques form. It's hard to get promoted if you're not one of the "cool kids".

    4. "Good benefits"

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      Current Employee - Supervisor
      Current Employee - Supervisor
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Saia LTL Freight full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      all the resources you need to get the job done
      good benefits
      good bonus potential

      Cons

      Lack of communication
      AS400
      lack of upward mobility

    5. "Driver"

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      Former Employee - Driver
      Former Employee - Driver
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Saia LTL Freight full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      The benefits are great. Pay and time off, home every night, no weekends.

      Cons

      Richfield Ohio DOES NOT LET driver take off for their planned vacations! Vacation requests GET DENIED all the time 2 to 3 months ahead of time! Instead they have extra drivers and give them 'days off' in the morning 2 hours before their shift- THAT IS then their VACATION. Somehow Saia management calls this practice a 'reduced work day' which varies with the amount of freight for that given day.

      Advice to Management

      This practice is wrong and your BEST drivers will quit and go somewhere else. It's not a matter of salary, it a matter of the drivers having 'a life'. Shame on you.

    6. "Linehaul Dispatcher"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Saia LTL Freight full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Great money and good coworkers. Good insurance and benefits.

      Cons

      Long hours and no time off. Very poor work life balance.

    7. Helpful (4)

      "Challenging - not for everybody"

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      Former Employee - Operations Supervisor in Ellenwood, GA
      Former Employee - Operations Supervisor in Ellenwood, GA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Saia LTL Freight full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Grateful they me the opportunity. Benefits were good. Close to my house. The team was very united, which made the job easy. Pretty good as far as technology.

      Cons

      The long hours did not match the pay. I was hired for a 10 and a half hr shift, really worked 10 to 13hrs. We were also asked to work every other Sunday without monetary compensation. You only had loaders/stackers sometimes which I find unacceptable. Ran out of equipment constantly.

      Advice to Management

      Educate your workers, be more consistent on your expectations. Plan better, if the system is already strained why open more terminals without buying more equipment? Buy equipment first.

    8. "BDE"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Saia LTL Freight full-time

      Pros

      Great communication with all. They care about all your needs. Great benefits for you and your spouse.

      Cons

      I don't have anything bad to say.

    9. "Ever Growing"

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      Current Employee - Truck Driver in Burr Ridge, IL
      Current Employee - Truck Driver in Burr Ridge, IL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Saia LTL Freight full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Constant competitive benefits and wages.
      401k match, Stock Plan, and Credit Union for Employees
      Overtime pay after 45 hours.
      Vacation and Personal hours.
      Jury Duty pay
      Bereavement Pay

      Cons

      Could use a little more options for Mental health

      Advice to Management

      Keep being competitive and remember the little guys.

    10. Helpful (2)

      "Line haul driver"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Amarillo, TX
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Amarillo, TX
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Saia LTL Freight full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Money . Always something to do . Great benefits

      Cons

      Cameras in trucks . The cameras aren’t the problem it’s the no Bluetooth cell phone policy

      Advice to Management

      Have a Bluetooth phone policy

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