Maritime Transport Employee Reviews

Former employee I have had the same run every day even I have asked the office to change it. Very stressed and arrogant office. They make difference between the drivers. I just left.

Pros

Good trucks

Cons

Arrogant office

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Dangerous workplace

HGV 1 Driver NN47PW (Current Employee) - Northampton, MA - 6 June 2023

The company breaks the rules of tachographs, you never have your break. The office calls you while driving. Cabin cameras are on 24/7. If you don't follow the office's orders, even those that break the rules of the drivers' work, they start looking at the recordings from the cab to find a reason to fire the employee.

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ok place to work

HGV Driver class 1 (Former Employee) - immingham - 2 June 2023

good job good kit not the best uniform and its shirts not polos and ppe is good office staff is mainly kids and dont understand driver regs but apart from that very easy work

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Work Work Work No Life Balance

HGV 1 Driver (Former Employee) - East Midlands - 20 May 2023

If you are thinking of starting work with this company I would definitely recommend that you read the previous reviews left first, especially the negative reviews. I hate to have to admit but they are a pretty fair representation of the culture within the company. Definitely a face fits culture.

Pros

Good salary

Cons

Planners are prepared to push to the limit

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Delusional and lost in this industry

HGV 1 Driver (Current Employee) - Tilbury - 19 May 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?When it’s home time, absolute shower of a firm, this lot couldn’t run a bathWhat is the most stressful part about working at the company?When the alarm goes off in The morning and your thinking you’d rather be unemployedWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?Works ok, it’s the playground hierarchy that’s lost, plenty of managers but no driversWhat is a typical day like for you at the company?Borderline suicidal, better off looking elsewhere

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Great place to work

HGV 1 Driver (Current Employee) - Southampton, Hampshire - 7 May 2023

Currently work out of Southampton and love working here first class trucks some good planners and some not so good overall a good company to work for

Pros

Great trucks free coffee very good facilities for drivers

Cons

None

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Good group of workers good trainning program

HGV Class 1 Driver (Former Employee) - East Midlands Airport, Leicestershire - 20 April 2023

Realy good place to work job is easy loverly new lorrys well looked after safety first all the time nice to see a company that dosnt just give lip service to this subject

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Nice people

HGV Class 1 Driver (Current Employee) - Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire - 19 April 2023

Ok place to work. Some long shifts. But that's trucking. Office staff are helpful. Management are aprocable. And if you need to change a shift or time off it gets sorted. Trucks are mantained. It's OK.

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Not nice

Yardman (Current Employee) - Ipswich - 12 April 2023

Not a nice place to work Management are bad Would not say that it is a safe place to work Definitely no work - life balance Just a number Any problems keep getting ignored

Pros

No pros

Cons

Hours and management

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good place to work

Driver (Former Employee) - Southampton, Hampshire - 29 March 2023

worked at lot worse place in container transport good kit good overall wage deal can be long days but that is same most places find the office staff can be approachable

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Great Place to work

LGV 1 Driver (Former Employee) - Widnes, Cheshire - 22 March 2023

I worked for Maritime for over 4 years & overall a great place to work, good equipment, great facilities at all depots easy job really.Trucks are limited to 52mph but I suppose you’re paid by the hour, all parking paid for.Good relationship with the office staff a shame some other depots are not as good, sometimes you wouldn’t think we work for the same company.Wages are decent as always could be better

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Perfect if you don't like your house or family

HGV Class 1 Driver (Former Employee) - Coalville, Leicestershire - 20 March 2023

They want every driver to max out hours daily. You have spare time they WILL use it.You will always be lead up the garden path as they say, you have an issue management will just say 'we will sort it' never gets sorted.Planners couldn't plan a drink up at a brewery, if you ring with a concern on your run your told to just crack on regardless. Run out of time they tell you it's ok to drive over your hours. Really is the worst place I've worked by a country mile! I'd rather stack shelves in Aldi than work here.

Pros

Pay isn't bad

Cons

Long Hours. No help. Treated awfully.

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Good company to work for. Excellent trucks and facilities

HGV Class 1 Driver (Current Employee) - North West - 15 March 2023

Good place to work with a great bunch of lads. Micro managed wen quiet. Good training and further training available if needed. Nice easy job with good trucks, all trucks come with fridges and microwaves.

Pros

Good trucks and drivers facilities at all depots.

Cons

Micromanaged. Driver vs office staff mentality

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Low morale at depot , drivers unhappy pushed to do overtime

HGV Class 1 Driver (Former Employee) - Felixstowe - 4 March 2023

Drivers are great , management only look after themselves, cut corners to get jobs covered at all times put stress on drivers to cover those jobs , push you to do long hours without asking you in first place driving times pushed to the limits ( tachometer law) never admit they pushed you to exceed law , if you do infringements to follow & disciplinary to follow . Worst firm iv ever encountered in my 25 years off driving .

Pros

Great pay

Cons

Management- bullying- verbal abuse - no trust

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Long hours

HGV Class 1 Driver (Current Employee) - Northampton - 3 March 2023

If you want long hours it's for you.Easy work ,stressful sometimes Money is not best Some management are very poor ,planners are great ,trucks are very good

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Good place to work

HGV Driver (Current Employee) - Tamworth, Staffordshire - 26 February 2023

Been based at Tamworth for a couple of years now, work is clean and easy trucks are decent with fridge and microwaves all the moaners here have been here years and have forgotten what general haulage or what Transport really is! Pay is good for what you do and a pay rise every year.

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Great place to work

HGV Class 1 Driver (Current Employee) - Tamworth, Staffordshire - 23 February 2023

Worked there for a while at the Tamworth depot. Found the distribution Transport Manager to be a sound, really fair guy to work for. The Transport Manager for containers has his moments, but most of the time it’s best to ignore him.

Pros

Good laugh and great atmosphere.

Cons

Nothing!

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Long hours

Driver (Current Employee) - Trafford Park, Greater Manchester - 16 February 2023

Not the best but definitely not the worst pay is quite good except if you break it down for hours actually worked don't matter what contact you are offered expect the worst as you will definitely be pushed to breaking point.

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Good bunch of lads, decent management very approachable

Hgv driver/ trainer (Former Employee) - Motherwell - 12 February 2023

Had to leave for personal circumstances.Good team to work with with and best of tackle fully kitted out for tramping. Decent manager who also has a job to do, a bit regimental but all for safety reasons.

Pros

Last Friday of the month it’s free meal day

Cons

Can be long hours but take the good with the bad

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Best container company you could find

HGV Driver (Former Employee) - Southampton - 3 February 2023

It was a nice steady job.The trucks are new and impeccably maintained, the facilities are top notch, they have depots all over the country which makes your life a lot easier if you are tramping, the pay is good and always on time.The training is outstanding.The managers are approachable, at the very least you can always get reach of them if you need to.The traffic operators, well… you have the good ones, and you have the frustrating ones.More than anything else, the best thing you will find in the company are the other drivers: always happy to help, and always good for a laugh.

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Long hours messed about most days

Class 1 delivery driver (Former Employee) - Trafford - 19 January 2023

Late start times late finish unless your face fits. They will do anything to take bonus off you. Planning is terrible. They alway want trailers dropping off at Heineken even when you have had a long day