Dayton Freight reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(486 total reviews)
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Thomas L. Cronin Jr.

91% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Dayton Freight has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 486 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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486 reviews
4.0
Oct 23, 2014

Great and Growing Company

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Pros

This is a family run company founded on strong values. They seem to care about not only the customers but, the employees as well!

Cons

The company has been growing over the past few years and becoming more "corporate". Growth is good but they are teetering on loosing the values they were founded on.

5.0
Oct 19, 2014
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Pros

This is a family owned business that has devoted extensive resources, time, and money to structor a company that starts and ends with the success of the face of their company....the DRIVER. At Dayton as a driver you aren't just another number because you are #1. Dayton does a great job of keeping drivers updated and compliant on all federal regulations, customer service, and valuable tools to create a successful and rewarding atmosphere. Your efforts and commitment are always recognized. I've been around the industry for over forty years and Dayton's commitment, focus, compensation, and benefits are unsurpassed. Things will only get better with time at Dayton because they're not complacent and they will always strive to improve. If you are considering ANY position at Dayton don't think twice. You will have an opportunity to work with a winning and successful team.

Cons

In a professional world there are none.

4.0
Oct 8, 2014
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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.

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