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

1.0

Apr 15, 2013

The worst company/terminal/management I have EVER worked for! Stay away!!

Dock worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The starting wage for dock workers...that's honestly all I can say unfortunately.

Cons

Miserable manager, and dock supervisors treat employees with no respect, scream and cuss them out for petty reasons. So much favoritism, advancement is not earned through hard work, but by being best buds with supervisors, no matter how obviously better you are at production. I honestly felt like somebody was taking my production signatures, and erasing them. My hard work was never acknowledged. Poor terminal condition, very poor work equipment.

1.0

Mar 29, 2013

dock worker/grand rapids michigan

Dock worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good pay, benefits okay, //nothing follows

Cons

Back stabbing management and employess, dont care about employees only numbers, always trying to find a way to cut hours, dock supervisor doesnt pitch in or "back you up" when there is a problem, went thru 5 terminal managers in 10 years..., and the freight comes in trashed if customers would see how there stuff comes in this business will shut down in a heart beat. Crappy dock and equipment to work with they dont seem to take care or fix equipment..tractors and hilos always breaking down, Office people always worrying what they are going to have for lunch instead of focusing on customers. Dock is always slippery and wet hard to drive on, but yet they dont do anything about it...Estes is to worrying about making money instead of trying to fix or update their equipment. Dead End!!!! VERY LOW MORALE!!!!!!!!!!!

1.0

Mar 28, 2013

Taking a turn for the worse-stay away

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Privately held company is a big plus in this sector Pay and benefits is middle of the road Lot's of good people with a lot of experience

Cons

Very little consistency and standardization on the operations end TM = Ten Months, if even that Outdated mindset Outdated equipment Outdated technology A lot of upper management with no clue

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