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.