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On average, employees at Central Transport give their company a 4.4 rating out of 5.0 - which is 12% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest Central Transport employees are Terminal Managers submitting an average rating of 4.5 and Truck Drivers with a rating of 4.2.

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4.4
Average Rating
(based on 65 Central Transport Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.4
Growth Opportunities
4.3
People You Work With
4.8
Person You Work For
4.6
Rewards You Receive
4.4
Support You Get
4.4
Way You Work
4.4
Work Setting
4.2
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"I worked for Central Transport for 6 years now, and I can say I'm very happy with the people I work with and my career development. I started from the very bottom and I was nurtured by upper management to move up in the company. Now I feel confident in my abilities, job security, and career outlook. Would definitely recommend CT to friends and family."
Posted 8 years ago in Detroit, MI
Account Executive

"Fair"

What do you like about working at Central Transport?

"Close to home"

What don't you like about working at Central Transport?

"Too many hours in the office"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Let the salesmen be salesmen"

Operations Supervisor

"I wouldn't recommend Central to anyone who has transportation experance."

What do you like about working at Central Transport?

"I like my boss and the people I worked with."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"treat people and customers with respect and business will be good."

What don't you like about working at Central Transport?

"I didn't like the was the company was run or the way they conducted business"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more professional with customers and employees"

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

4.4
Central Transport (86)

4.4 Highest Rated in this Industry is Central Transport (86)
2.1 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Towne Air Freight (11)
3.5 Average of All Companies in this Industry (1,443)
Senior Route Manager

"should have more of it"

What do you like about working at Central Transport?

"The company willingness to advance your goals"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"listen to your managers"

Outbound Supervisor

"Central Transport great place to work, but service commitment was lacking to customers."

What do you like about working at Central Transport?

"Good wage, treat employees well"

What don't you like about working at Central Transport?

"Not open for advancement"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More customer service commitment"

Dealer Cost Manager

What do you like about working at Central Transport?

"The teamwork enviroment that I installled."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Good luck"

What don't you like about working at Central Transport?

"Treating of employees that show and prove their value."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Treat your employees like you want them to stay!"

Terminal Supervisor

What do you like about working at Central Transport?

"I enjoyed opening a new business in a new town and getting it started,"

What don't you like about working at Central Transport?

"the fact that they used city owner-operators and dock contractors at most of the break-bulks."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Dont make major decisions while personal emotions are driving your tran of thought."

VP

"dishonest company"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"take the job if you have to but keep looking for those with ethics."

What don't you like about working at Central Transport?

"Worst company I've been witih, looking for work elsewhere. Owner won't manage, puts one or two ppl on top and allows them to make cuts that suffer the customer and employees to get instant payoff. great way to shut a company without cash down, this one has cash so just the people suffer."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Learn from mistakes, customers require attention, where is the customer is always right ethics Large corporations tried central dispatch from remote locations 10 years ago and their stock fell to rock bottom. Why follow mistakes others have done"

Operations Supervisor

"Very good started job."

What do you like about working at Central Transport?

"Operations."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be your self."

What don't you like about working at Central Transport?

"Instability of the industry."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Restructuring of the responsibilities of the individual supervisors, managers and salesman. Too much reliability on owner operator drivers."

Route Manager

"A good stepping stone to start your career."

What do you like about working at Central Transport?

"A great learning experience."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be prepared to work long hours"

What don't you like about working at Central Transport?

"Working under unsafe conditions."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Build a better facility"

Corporate Manager

"Only the truth......."

What do you like about working at Central Transport?

"Nothing, I gave them 19 loyal years of my life and they hung me for following my directions directly from ownership.... that to me is spineless management."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Get the best deal you can and keep looking as chances are your employment expectancy will be very short and you won't want the circumstances to ruin your future."

What don't you like about working at Central Transport?

"It's a Dictatorship ruled by the Maroon family. No matter what level of management you are at Clerk, Dockman, driver, supervisor, salesman, manager or corporate level you are subject to there decisions without regard to the consequences of that rule and then they will leave there management or employees out to dry or fire them... they have no loyalty to there employees no matter how loyal they were to them."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"You'll never grow any larger until ownership stops playing truck and meddling in the operations of some very talented people.... most of management is excellent and should be commended for making any money for that family, under some very strenuous circumstances."

Route Manager

"Not much room for advancement"

What do you like about working at Central Transport?

"Flexable schedule"

What don't you like about working at Central Transport?

"Poor equipment and computer system"

Account Executive

"This is the largest privately held carrier common carrier, its focus is only on the monetary aspects of the business."

What do you like about working at Central Transport?

"I love the industry and sales is my passion."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"This company can jeapordize your reputation in your respective market."

What don't you like about working at Central Transport?

"CTI, does not listen to its employees, nor its customers, as a result it will never excel until it realizes how important the employees, and customers are to it."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Understand that when you make promises you must stand by them, and that customers, and employees are disposable commodities."

Director of Competitive Intelligence

"Very difficult place to work in last 5 years."

What do you like about working at Central Transport?

"Fast paced."

What don't you like about working at Central Transport?

"Cannot say at this time."

Operations Coordinator

"I was brought in to solve a problem which I did and was then laid off."

What do you like about working at Central Transport?

"The people and the rush of getting the job done."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Do not expect to manage too much. It's more of a working type job( Hands on)"

What don't you like about working at Central Transport?

"The way that they did not work well with the management team."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more open to different ideas from your management team."

Terminal Manager

"Very to the point."

What do you like about working at Central Transport?

"Professionally, I was able to advance and develop quite a bit from where I had entered."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Define work week expectiation, and benefits. They usually start low and work into a higher salary, but understand benefits may not be as high as other organizations."

What don't you like about working at Central Transport?

"At the time I was there, it was a very old school style of management, was not keeping up with current technology, and very demanding hours with 6 day work weeks being the norm, sometimes having to go in 7 days a week. Also, ebing a self insured company, it was tough to find medical providers to accept the insurance without demanding payment in full at time of service and many routine items were not covered (Ex well child visits, vaccinations, etc)."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"A lot has changed since my departure, but at the time they were almost technofobic, and the hard personnel management style made talent hard to attract, and even harder to retain."

Central Transport Reviews FAQs

Is Central Transport a good company to work for?

Central Transport has an overall rating of 4.4 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 65 Central Transport Review Ratings left anonymously by Central Transport employees, which is 13% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 95% of employees would recommend working at Central Transport.

Does Central Transport pay their employees well?

Central Transport employees earn $50,000 annually on average, or $24 per hour, which is 24% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 57 Central Transport employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Central Transport Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Central Transport?

95% of employees would recommend working at Central Transport with the overall rating of 4.4 out of 5. Employees also rated Central Transport 4.4 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.4 for Rewards You Receive, 4.3 for Growth Opportunities and 4.4 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Central Transport?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Central Transport is a VP of Sales Operations at $131,000 annually. Browse Central Transport Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Central Transport?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Central Transport is a Painter at $20,000 annually. Browse Central Transport Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Central Transport?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Central Transport to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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