I bet most of you have never heard of Ceva, but they are a large multinational transportation corporation. They were known as TNT Logistics until about a year ago. I work out of the Troy, Ohio terminal hauling car parts to dealerships for an automotive manufacturer. I don't know much about the rest of the fleet as I have only worked out of Troy since I've been there. I've been there two years.
Ceva is the best company I've ever worked for. I work about 55 hours a week and gross $1100. I'm home every day and I have the weekends off. I have a chronic health problem so health insurance is important to me. Their insurance is decent as far as co-pays and deductibles go, and the prescription benefit is excellent as far as trucking companies go. I get $400 worth of medicine monthly and my cost after insurance is $55.
Turnover is very low out of the Troy terminal. Since I've worked there they've had to replace 5 out of 30 drivers and no one since January of this year except for a guy who was killed in a motorcycle accident.
Things were looking scary to me there recently. Ceva also employed the dock workers who load our trucks, but the customer has decided they are going to take over the dock operations. The result is that 12 people are getting laid off. I was thinking that something like that might happen to us drivers, but I've been assured that I am not in danger of getting laid off.
They aren't a perfect company. There probably isn't such a thing. To work for them out of the Troy terminal you have to put in about 6 months as a temp. The pay still isn't bad, but the benefits are almost non-existent. Also, my route starts at 11pm and runs until 10am. About half of the trucking positions there are for overnight runs.
Ceva Logistics- Jacksonville, FL
Discussion in 'Discuss Your Favorite Trucking Company Here' started by Tobin, Oct 9, 2008.
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Are the employees represented by the UAW? The reason I ask is Ryder Logistics, Charlotte, NC (UAW) handles automotive parts distribution for GM here in the SE US. Pay tops out at $14 per hour with mandatory overtime when times are good. Sadly, the local operation is 'diversity oriented' meaning near complete anarchy. I worked there briefly during a recent layoff; have never been called back - not concerned.
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Not surprised. Jax's economy 'went south' (no pun) when Reagan came in and never recovered IMO. I lived there 34 years; left 15 years ago. Many good memories and friends though. Sadly, many will think CEVA is a 'good opportunity'....perhaps to build one's resume and find something else worthwhile afterwards.
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I will be driving through Jax shortly, my first time through since the Gator Bowl in 2003. I have a relative there who sent me a birthday greeting not long ago but now isn't answering her phone or e-mails. She and her husband are the last of our family in Jax Metro - the rest evacuated 15 years ago. No time for sightseeing as this will be an overnighter.
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