Gunther Salt Company — Attraction in St. Louis

Came here to work as a truck driver. Had to drive 75 miles one way to work due to was the only job I could find at the time. The history of this business is amazing and it's really interesting to see how it all works together.Darrin is part of management hires the truck drivers. he knew how far I had to drive made a agreement on the day of me being hired that I would be able to work 45 to 50 hours a week. This was Lie number one after starting work I was told that they were on a 40-hour only work schedule. And when they did not have enough work the dispatcher Joe would say you were off work due to no runs but he also told me it was because Darrin wanted to keep my hours at 40 or under. Then on one of the days that I was off he called me and told me this was not working out and that I was let go and he would give me a good recommendation if needed. So I found a job right away I had a week to wait I filed unemployment and then he turned and told the unemployment office that I took 5 days off without permission which which was a lie. Talking to the other truck drivers there they were aware of his cliquish and lying behaviors beware to come here to be a...

In the past they always had a superior salt product it was white Morton salt that would not freeze. I bought 200 tons. After seeing the first couple of loads that came in I canceled the rest of the loads. They were still charging the premium price for a very inferior product. Thank God I canceled the rest of my order. The salt is mostly very fine with a very high moisture content. It's probably the worst salt I've ever seen. It freezes so fast that you have break it up on every lot several times. Making it nearly impossible to use. I feel like...

Getting unloaded here is normally pretty easy and fast. However, there is a railroad right beside the facility, and occasionally when the train is blocking the road, traffic blocks the loading docks. Other than that, getting into the dock is easy. The shipping and receiving department are polite and courteous, and the forklift drivers get your truck...