Walmart Lewiston, Me.

Showers?!? You are a truck driver

 

Not to sound conceded or anything, but the facilities ARE for private fleet drivers only. Walmart built and owns everything that is on DC property - outside carriers are hired to pull Walmart loads - that's it - they are not Walmart drivers - although a lot of them think they are and should get every benefit that the private fleet driver gets. That driver you spoke to said it appears as though they're treated as second class - I think you have to look at it the other way around - their companies don't treat them as well as Walmart treats private fleet drivers.

 

Except that prime isn't an outside carrier at that facility they are the Dedicated carrier

 

Yeah, I know. All the dedicated carriers are outside carriers hired by Walmart. They are not employees of Walmart.

 

I can agree with that , but most other wal marts provide facilities for their dedicated fleet , and even if wal mart doesn't want to , then prime should be stepping up and asking for facilities.

 

I think a lot of dedicated carriers think that when contracted by Walmart, these facilities become mini (insert carrier - Prime, Swift, US Express, Martin) terminals and whatever goes on at their other facilities should go on at dedicated facilities. These outside carriers should remember that they are on Walmart property and private fleet drivers are the priority.

 

I don't expect wal mart to provide facilities . Would be nice if they did. But really it's on Prime to take care of their drivers. Especially when they require the company drivers to fuel at the wal mart dc so they aren't even getting free showers from the small truckstop down the road

 

Walmart builds all of their facilities to be run by Walmart employees - they are all, within a certain range - built the same. Walmart then decides how much of a facilities freight will be handled by them - all, all of the dry, or a certain percentage of it. They then bring in an outside carrier to handle the rest. For instance, the new facility in Mebane NC, is being handled exclusively by private fleet drivers - they recently fired the outside carrier at the Oklahoma grocery DC and brought in private fleet drivers to run it all. The DC in Monroe Ga is running a higher percentage of frozen/dairy loads that have been taken back from Swift, the dedicated carrier there. It's an ever changing situation that adjusts by Walmart based on their needs.

 

grow up
get over it
life owes no one anything
one makes his own way
unless your under 40 and part of the problem