Pretty good job - Class A Truck Driver Sunstate Equipment Employee Review

4.0
Nov 15, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

At Sunstate, it’s all about saftey. It’s great because the second you need something to do your job better they’ll get it for you very quickly. The culture here is fantastic. Management cares about you as person, they work around your life events to give you the time you need, and as long as your so your job well, they’re pretty laid back.

Cons

The onboarding process is terrible. It’s long, drawn out, and lots of the training videos aren’t job specific. As a driver, I had to watch videos on how to fix and troubleshoot various items in the field even though I have minimal hand tools and no real experience. The saftey policies and extra tasks have made some parts of my job horrible inefficient which is difficult with the time parameters we have for operation.

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Sunstate Equipment Response
2y
Thank you for taking the time to share your honest feedback. Feedback like yours is how we continue to grow as a company. Sunstate is always looking for ways to make things more efficient, improve processes and remove barriers and it starts with getting feedback from our People. As you may know, Sunstate has a great internal employee suggestion process, where senior leadership reviews and responds to each idea, suggestion, or concern. Thanks again for your dedicated work with a people/culture first company.

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5.0
May 16, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Company positioning itself for the future.

Cons

Tough road ahead but opportunities are endless.

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Sunstate Equipment Response
2w
Thank you for your feedback! We share your optimism about the future Sunstate is investing in the capabilities, talent, and strategy needed to strengthen our position in the market, and we're excited about what we can accomplish together. We appreciate your recognition of that momentum and your role in helping shape what comes next.
2.0
Mar 4, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Salary was very good for market, with decent work-life balance. Branch employees are great coworkers.

Cons

Hard times are back for the construction industry and the Sunstate tech experiment is over. After a couple years of moderate investment in trying to bring their internal and customer tools out of the Stone Age and compete with their major competitors' offerings, Sunstate decided to cut their losses and go back to business as usual rather than make the organizational changes necessary to let their teams do real work. Leaders and executives planning for months to produce vague, unmeasurable goals for the quarter that just flew by should have been the first sign that the end was near, but they limped on for a while before calling it a wrap with multiple rounds of layoffs. This affects roles across the company who rely on increasingly aging and broken tech to do their jobs, and customers who remain fully dependent on their reps to get any reporting or issues fixed. The only technology investments Sunstate is making now is increasingly intense performance monitoring of drivers and technicians in response to their industry-leading turnover numbers. The "we're a family" line was always nonsense but it truly ended after the Wattses exited.

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Sunstate Equipment Response
3mo
Thank you for your feedback and for recognizing the strength of our team, compensation, and work environment. We acknowledge the challenges facing the construction industry and the impact that recent changes have had across the business. Decisions around structure and investment are made with a focus on long-term sustainability and performance, and we understand they can create uncertainty. Technology remains a critical part of our strategy. While our approach continues to evolve, we are committed to investing in tools and systems that improve both the customer experience and how our teams operate day to day. We also recognize the importance of clear, actionable goals and strong communication from leadership. That is an area we continue to focus on as we strengthen alignment and execution across the organization. We appreciate candid feedback and remain committed to building a stronger path forward.
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