Comments By Halo

Are you in cedar rapids if so drive the shuttle and make 7.25 a hour till you find a co driver... If not ask to be routed there to find one..

Ive got a replacement already... He lives in Atlanta while I'll live in between Orlando and Miami. Looks like I get to take the truck home now lol

Oh and I'm in California right now, so I'll be picking him up this week hopefully.

Are you in cedar rapids if so drive the shuttle and make 7.25 a hour till you find a co driver... If not ask to be routed there to find one..

Ive got a replacement already... He lives in Atlanta while I'll live in between Orlando and Miami. Looks like I get to take the truck home now lol

Can you believe it? He must have been making more money at a table than on a truck! NOT!

Funny, he actually did quite well... In the 28 days, he managed to come out with 5-6k of extra cash... He was an O/O... So he didn't care if he ever lost.

As long as you're the driver when the loads get there on time, you're doing your part.

Cool... That's good to know

The DOT isn't interested in "fault" except it's all on the guy in the driver seat. If you're team, it's best both of you make sure the load is right. That goes for all the other pre-trip things - lights, tires, etc. When you get any DOT check, everything goes to the driver.

Does my company pay the $116 citation?

I'm not clear about your school. Non-truck school, or your CDL classes? CDL from your company should be covered by your contract.

Was a trucking school out of Jacksonville Fl. Jones technical school/JTECH

I drive for crst and say wait... Now I know its hard but you can't forget about that trailer (smith system) check your mirrors.. Slow down and stay calm... It sucks making 23 CPM I know but if you can stay safe and reliable the money will be there.... My co driver quit a few weeks ago and I was stuck in iowa till I found one and got offered a dedicated FedEx load for 5 weeks at 900 bucks each a week... Hang in there... You can pm me if you want and can point you to the right people... Who's your dm

Haha funny you must have been offered the FedEx lanes my truck was supposed to run... Of course we lost it as my co driver quit. My DM is Alex... A newbie like myself...

Pastor, to answer your question, most companies have a different home time policies, even if you live on the area. If you are looking for something to get you home more often, look for local jobs. Be warned most local companies want 1-2 years OTR experience. Good luck with what ever you do!

My co driver quit, by the way because how long it took my company to get us back on the road, but also because he too wasn't making any money

Hello all, Halo here. I just recently made it to my third month of driving with CRST... With complications. Now some of this may be seen as bashing the company, but keep in mind this is how things have worked out for me, and the observations I've made. If your wondering why my CB handle is Halo.. I'll explain. I have sunglasses that reminded people of Master Cheif from Microsofts Halo series. Back to my main post though.

A few months ago I contacted them to begin my new career, was real excited and getting prepaired for my new life.

Training was the simple part for me. CRSTS training is a 16 day CDL. Very fast paced. I flew threw the course and passed everything my first time. Road test comes up and gets passed as well. Wonderful.

Orientation comes and again... Very quick one week, and paperwork and I've got the job. People have started meeting their Lead Drivers. Except me, a week after everyone got their Lead I finally get mine. No complaints there. I can't be around smoke so I can wait.

During my 28 days with my trainer, I learned how to perfect my 49 Degree backing and do strieght backing as well. No attempts at 90 degree backing, no tips about winter driving, no chain training. However I was learning how to shift and keep in my lane, Along with other things.

My lead liked to hit casinos, which ment in the long run the truck wasn't moving all the time.

I finally get off with my lead and get assigned my co driver. An awesome laid back guy, unfortunately time didn't matter to him and most our loads barely made it on time. I drove with him up til last week.

It all changed for me last week.

The first incident was us being over weight, my co drivers fault for not getting the load checked... I got stopped on the scales in GA and got the citation.

The next issue, was my fault, we got stuck in Mud. No problem we were taken care of within the hour.

The final issue I encountered, was getting a hole in our trailer. Now I have reason to believe that it was my fault, that I may have hit another trailer in a parking lot, but couldn't find any trucks with damage... So who knows... This took 5 days to fix and on the final day my co driver quit.

So here I am as a solo until next week.

This company in my personal opinion is too big, and turnover is the major issue. I am also under contract but have gotten offers to drive as a solo driver. I'm not sure what I want to do, nor what I should do.

I know I need to pay more attention as far as my trailer goes, I can't speak for many, but I know sometimes we forget one time or another that we have a trailer behind us... I haven't been fired, but I'm not getting a lot of money. I have debts to pay, and school loans that will be due soon.

Do I look at my other options, start with a better paying job that has already offered me a position (as a solo), make a payment arrangement with CRST to pay for training.

OR

Stay with CRST for next 7 months and then find a new company.

Any help would be great. Thanks!