Is Dayton Freight a good company to work for?

Dayton Freight has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 521 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months. 69% of employees would recommend working at Dayton Freight to a friend and 69% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Dayton Freight have been left by employees working as Management Trainee , Forklift Operator and Truck Driver .

Does Dayton Freight pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Dayton Freight employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Dayton Freight. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Dayton Freight?

69% of Dayton Freight employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Dayton Freight 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Dayton Freight?

Dock Worker (90) , Part Time Dock Worker (39) , Operations Supervisor (24) , Management Intern (17) , Forklift Operator (13) , Customer Service Representative (12) , Truck Driver (11) , Centralized Biller (10) , Dockworker-Part Time (10) , Management Trainee (10) , Line Haul Driver (8) , City Driver (7) , Class A Truck Driver (7) , Dockworker (7) , Operations Manager (6)

What are the pros of working at Dayton Freight according to real employee reviews?

"good pay and i liked it" ((in 90 reviews)); "Good management and team work." ((in 32 reviews)); "Flexible hours for school schedule" ((in 25 reviews)); "Good benefits and coverage mostly" ((in 23 reviews)); "Great people and great knowledge gained from experience" ((in 22 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Dayton Freight according to real employee reviews?

"The vacation time is trash, the healthcare is alright but the biggest problem is the favoritism." ((in 11 reviews)); "Finding out department your are in definitely isn’t family oriented Management doesn’t provide adequate advanced training nor refresher training if needed for new billers." ((in 6 reviews)); "Upper management; racism and not competitive pay for the work done" ((in 6 reviews)); "Time off is nearly impossible!" ((in 6 reviews)); "No work life balance" ((in 5 reviews))

What Dayton Freight locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Columbia , Huber Heights , Chicago , Saint Louis , Louisville , Rockford , Cincinnati , Crest Hill , Des Plaines , Kent

Dayton Freight reviews

3.9

69% would recommend to a friend

(484 total reviews)

Thomas L. Cronin Jr.

88% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

3.4

Career opportunities

Dayton Freight has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 484 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Dayton Freight employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

484 reviews

5.0

Feb 28, 2015

Happy Employee Great Company Period

Freight relocationg specialist

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Pros

Great Company!!! Owners Actually care about the employee's ( Employee Appreciation Week Who Does That AWESOME!!! ) You are treated like a person and not an employee number. The dispatcher listens to us driver's never once has yelled or ordered me to do anything I can't get done safely. Has always helped me with my mistakes I've made. Thanks Kristie :)

Cons

Just because some people cry about working over 8 hours doesn't mean everyone is crying about it.. Some times extra hours are needed just to survive for some people. Before cutting overtime and hiring people to stop the Overtime ask for volunteers it just might be easier then you think. Just doesn't make since people being upset about working to much or people being upset about being sent home too early.. I need the work Has to be a happy Medium?

4.0

Oct 8, 2014

Great Company, but trending towards a "Big Cooperate Environment"

Sales

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Pros

Working for other large LTL carriers (UPS Freight etc..) when I started at Dayton Freight over 2 years ago in Sales, the culture was very good and the focus was on the customer. The process to get things accomplished was very simplistic and everyone was willing to work together in order to be the "Dayton Difference" They monitor growth and capacity closely, which allows for service standards to be the best in the industry. Dayton Freight was by far the best company in LTL sales I have worked for...but (see cons)

Cons

With the old management slowly transitioning out, they are evolving into a "Corporate" mentality as they continue to hire outside people for management positions vs. keeping the culture consistent with what has made them successful and a industry leader over the past 30+ years. Adding processes to the Account Executive that brings no value to the business is counter productive (i.e. Hawkeye) and at the end of the day doesn't put freight on the truck and actually creates less time in front of the customer.

2.0

Dec 8, 2022

Its a cult

Operations manager

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Pros

Good pay. Really good bonuses.

Cons

Absolutely no discussion on how to do things differently. Its either the way its always been done or nothing. Really crazy work/life mentality. The TM brags about coming in when his house was flooded and the day his dad died. Not a healthy way to approach work or life or set an example for your team. Absolutely no development. No time taken by senior management to develop or coach. No oversight or thought put into job function.

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