Comments By Tom H.

It can be annoying.most trucks are governed at 65 to 70 which I think is reasonable.i worked for Schneider which was really annoying because the truck is governed at 65 but they have an overspend rule of 1 Percent over 62 mph.makes sense huh?If you exceed that you have to answer for it.i got dispatched 2200 miles in four days and my overspeed was 30 percent.i did 2800 miles that week had my best paycheck ever,but I got a call from the safety Manager.How is 62 safer than 65?It's not.especially in the Northeast.try running 495 in Massachusetts in the granny lane all day.theres an exit ramp every five miles and people don't yield.you can't run 62 in the middle lane or you hold up other tricks that are not governed.so in my opinion 62 is more dangerous than 65.and it takes money out of your pocket

There seems to be a lot of different opinions on crst.so I would like to give mine.i already had my CDL a license but I needed refresher training.i talked to the crst recruiter and she said that I would have a 10 month contract.What she didn't tell me was that it would cost 6500 dollars.i guess I should have asked but I didn't.i found that out when I got to orientation.i figured I could make enough money to survive.after four and a half months I made about 5200 dollars.my mortgage alone is 1000.We went on home time for 2 days and then had no load for a week.no paycheck.no layover pay.that was the last straw.i got hired by another major carrier and quit crst.They asked me if I had a contract and I told them yes but they still hired me.keep in mind I have a certificate from a trucking school.it worked out great I was able to stop the financial bleeding. About a year later crst sent me the bill for 6500 or go back at.30 cpm and finish the contract.i didn't pay them because for one thing I don't have the money and for another thing they didn't give me 6500 in value.Then recently I found out my co driver got released from his contract without owing because he had taken the summer off to work his business but when he went back to orientation they told him he was out of their hiring area.he still lived in the same place.So three points to make here.crst did not enforce the non compete agreement.they still haven't gotten anything from me.and I still am working.My advice to people is try to get your license from a school,and possibly get tuition reimbursement from the company that hires you.just make sure you understand the sacrifices trucking takes.do your research.it pays well in the long run but you work hard and it's long hours.that being said crst may be OK for someone with no money to get started.each situation is different.if you got your license from their school your probably better off sticking it out if you can.but if you have some experience or if you have financial obligations like most people stay away.You probably won't make more than 12 per hour your first year and it could be less.so keep that in mind.i recently saw a crst ad that said 74000 to 100000 a year.After 1 year.dont believe that because that's an outright lie.the company I work for company drivers with 3 years experience get .45 cpm average 58000 per year.thats for a six day work week.lease operators with this company tell me they can make 1000 per week profit.in closing I know there will be those who find it easy to criticize those who bash crst but put yourself in the shoes of someone who has been roped into their program then can't make enough money to pay their bills or support their family.you would be better off with a 10 dollar an hour job.at least you'd be home.

I worked for Schneider good company.i was solo in heavy haul Northeast regional.i made about 50000 in a year and that included 8000 bonus.my friend still works for them he usually grosses 1100 per week.they also pay a quarterly bonus.i don't know about team drivers but I would hope you would be getting more than solo unless you are new.i know 3 year solo drivers get .45 per mile so you should be able to gross 50000 to 60000 per year after 3 years.obviously newer drivers will not make as much.probably .32 to .36 cpm.