Comments By Reformed Squid

Hey red beard looks like we might get to meet up I should be in Cuba on Monday, they are giving me a new truck. I have swapped 4 times. That is not normal by the way almost everyone I talked to has their first truck for roughly 6 mos. I just have that cloud above me. Lol. But I'm heading out tomorrow bound for Huntsville then down to Cuba. Hope we can meet up while I'm there. Send me a pm with your name and info so we can.

I have finished 6 weeks and aside from swapping trucks so many times it's been great. From my trainer to my FM even Bruce Moore who does final week and was on vacation for our class they have all been there for me and helped to get me into this new truck. I have felt really bad for calling so much with discrepancies, but they have been nothing but supportive and it helps that I have run very hard for the company. As matter of fact just Monday I ran 648 miles with a regin load securement and took a shower lol. If you keep the door shut and bust your butt this company will take great care of you.

Hey red beard I sent another pm try looking in your spam email or other if you have one of those.

They go over everything you need to know plus they do shift training there in Cuba just remember the policy's of Mtl turns are done in 4th gear don't shift while turning never shift on railroad tracks. Keep checking your mirrors and gauges and make it obvious. If you do this road test with more attention to detail than you did for your cdl you will do fine.

I will text you his name parrot, and to be honest in 5 weeks I have only had to actually climb up and tarp 2 loads. The rest were pre tarp'd. Now with that said they just cover the loads and use anywhere from 6 to 10 bungees to hold the tarps on you still have a lot to do afterwards but saves you a lot of time and it's safer. I can really only speak for me and what I have done on my own and what I did with my trainer. I finished training with about 7200 miles and so far I have done anywhere from 1800 to 2200 on average this week is going to be an exceptional week for me because I was able to get 2 extra loads in I'm looking at roughly 2500 miles this week. Hey red beard I sent you a pm also.

I know they have some up there I just haven't really met any of them. Also the dedicated I have been running is Nashville, Ar. For the most part you can park at any lowes, also walmart allows overnight parking Home Depot. 90% of the time though you will park at the destination. I do a lot of job sites so it's hit or miss like the place I'm headed there is a lowes around the corner about 3 miles away so I will park there creep in, in the morning to avoid starting my clock until after I am unloaded. I do that a lot when I can't park at the site so I try to get as close as possible.

This company has great retention most of the drivers I have come across have 5+ years and the rest have 2+ I've only come across a few other rookies so far. Are you looking at coming to work here?

My trainer lived in Athens so it was about 100 miles for me to drive so not bad. Anything over 200 miles they reimburse you for and if it's over another mileage they will offer you a hotel there. My week usually starts with a load I had taken home Friday from Nashville, Ar. And deliver to Houston Austin or like this morning I'm going to frisco tx. Then I will either shoot back or if I can deliver early I can grab an extra load working my way back to Nashville. I have only pulled 2 lowes loads but I have grabbed some Steele and a couple lumber loads after dropping one of these dedicated loads. I forgot to mention the lower paid dedicated stuff is for the guys who are home every night and they are pulling 2-3 loads a day that are min pay of $85 and they get the empty back. The training was a much more detailed version of driving school we're really big on smith system here. Depending on your trainer you will get some phenomenal experience and knowledge so far from the tx trainers there is only 1 I have heard anything bad about and the few times I met him I was not impressed.

I have been solo for one month with them and I love it so far. Of course there have been those rough days where you sit and they load or unload slower than molasses in winter. I have gone through 2 trucks and I'm on my third one now, not very common. Some of the dedicated will pay .44 however most of what you do will earn your min pay and you will just get the empty miles back. I have been running mostly Nashville dedicated and that will really test your abilities as a driver due to some of the job sites you will deliver to. I had to have a forklift swing my trailer for me because there was literally no possible way to get out. It's a great company it really is. Good luck to you and see you on the road.

I have a question and hopefully there are some of these guys out there; I want to know what these guys particularly are getting as far as weekly miles and Home time. I have been told by 2 of their recruiters given where I live I can expect 2200-2500 miles a week and home most nights with their guarantee home every weekend. I have talked to a couple of drivers at the truck stops and they have said they've never missed a weekend one had been with the company 8 years another for 4. The comparison is mileage was right there with what the recruiters quoted, they even said they were able to keep rolling during the slow months. If anyone has some more insight please let me know, Thank you and stay safe drivers.

Yes I have been working with Anita and she has taken excellent care of me. Chris was the recruiter who came by the school I went to he also was very straight forward and everything I have heard from either of them has been backed by their drivers. I was very impressed by that; especially coming from the military and knowing how recruiters are.