Is Estes Express Lines a good company to work for?

Estes Express Lines has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 1,165 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 63% of employees would recommend working at Estes Express Lines to a friend and 69% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Estes Express Lines have been left by employees working as Manager , Terminal Manager and Line Haul Driver .

Does Estes Express Lines pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Estes Express Lines employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Estes Express Lines. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Estes Express Lines?

63% of Estes Express Lines employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Estes Express Lines 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Estes Express Lines?

Dock Worker (127) , Truck Driver (48) , Account Manager (47) , Dockworker (34) , Linehaul Driver (33) , Forklift Operator (29) , Class A Truck Driver (22) , Line Haul Driver (21) , Dock Supervisor (19) , P&D Driver (18) , Terminal Manager (17) , Supervisor (16) , Driver (15) , Operations Supervisor (15) , Manager (13)

What are the pros of working at Estes Express Lines according to real employee reviews?

"How were good and pay was good." ((in 272 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 89 reviews)); "Good people and plenty of work" ((in 59 reviews)); "The money is good and the work is not hard." ((in 24 reviews)); "Flexibility and work/life balance was good." ((in 15 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Estes Express Lines according to real employee reviews?

"Overtime after 55 hrs, poor management!" ((in 84 reviews)); "Long Hours when very busy" ((in 31 reviews)); "Lack of space and upper management having no idea of what was happening at the OKC terminal." ((in 22 reviews)); "The terminal managers had no idea." ((in 22 reviews)); "Company employees are required to perform too many tasks with little or no training." ((in 17 reviews))

What are employees saying about Estes Express Lines layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Estes Express Lines layoffs and their outlook for job security at Estes Express Lines in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Estes Express Lines locations?

Richmond , Charlotte , West Middlesex , Atlanta , Dallas , Houston , Joliet , Phoenix , Columbus , Ellenwood , McCook , Greenwood , Fontana , Toledo , York , Fenton , Columbia , Memphis , Smyrna , Baltimore , Kansas City , Denver , Tampa , Birmingham , Greensboro , Fort Worth , Elkton , New Brighton , Rockford , Saint Louis

Estes Express Lines reviews

3.5

63% would recommend to a friend

(1,144 total reviews)

Rob Estes

87% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (1,144 reviews)

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Estes Express Lines has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,144 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Estes Express Lines employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

5.0

Jan 11, 2014

Great Place to be just don't be afraid to work for your money

P and d driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Allows to to work as hard as you want within the limits of the DOT. If you think trucking is a 9/5 job please dont apply. We work long hours and my experience with the Estes family has been that they will work as hard as we do to make our customers experience a good one also. But you can't please everyone as they may already have a bad attitude anyway?

Cons

If you think you want to move up the ladder expect to work harder and for less money as the only asset that makes money is your worker bees that show up everyday and enjoy what we do. Even Mr Estes himself doesn't make the kind of money anyone would expect for a world wide company. Its my opinion that he doesn't expect it. The family is too humble to believe they need more than the people that get out everyday and do the job we get paid to do.

1.0

Dec 27, 2013

I was treated like a slave.

Inbound supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There really isnt any at all.

Cons

Pay was bad no raises. HR thinks there above everyone. The RM was a back stabbing you know what.

2.0

Dec 11, 2013

So far so bad

Dock worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good starting pay. Nice vibe with co-workers.

Cons

Management treats you like crap and don't communicate with you, and when you ask a question or double check on something you are treated like an idiot who's wasting their time.

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