Does The Company Matter

So ive been researching companies that offer CDL training. This is what I know so far. You will find people who absolutely love a company and people who hate that same company. Every company has their own perks. So my question is does the company really matter or is it solely on the person?And when did you know You were in the right line of work? Ive spent a lot of time on a truck with family and love being on the road. But I'm scared of driving a big truck. I'm not at all comfortable with the size. Is that a bad thing or did any of y'all start out scared of the size. Thanks

The short answer? Not really. My guess you are fixated on all the horror stories and not what really matters. Things like hiring area, type of freight, regional vs. coast-to-coast and if a company offers Paid CDL Training Programs are much more important.

Are you conducting your research on the Web of Lies and Misinformation? Unless you are getting your information from Trucking Truth or a Company’s Website, you might as well be reading the tabloids in the grocery check-out line. Head-trash. A waste of time and energy!

Once you finish reading the above link, shift your focus to this one:

Truthful Trucking Company Reviews

So here is the scoop Jerry; good drivers, top performers that understand how-to keep their truck moving safely and efficiently, can be successful anywhere. The name of the driver is far more important than the company name applied to the door of your truck.

There are numerous really good articles found in the Trucking Truth Blog Menu, including the secrets to success, first year challenges and what to avoid. Most if not all of your concerns can be addressed by focusing your research on reading content created by experienced, professional truckers who actually care and want you to succeed.

One of the more recent articles written by Rainy is an excellent place to start:

Why Some Drivers are Treated Better Than Others

Hopefully this information will get you rerouted in the right direction.

Good luck.

No after a day of reading 90 percent horror reviews on the web I decided to go straight the drivers. Ive read diaries on here and other forums. From what I can tell certain people willfind food at every company a certain will only find the bad. Is it normal to be scared of the size of the truck

Is it normal to be scared of the size of the truck?

Yes, to some extent. Everyone is different. A healthy respect is reasonable. Much of the fear is about uncertainty and doubt. You’ve never experienced this and the mass can be intimidating.

Once in the cab...you’re level of fear should gradually go away.

What is hysterical is that almost all of the negative reviews of training companies are new drivers who either went lease out of training and were too stupid to know they were in over their head "i lost my house, my wife, and all my savings. im living in my car" ...or they are just too lazy to want to work.

uh, stupid. if you are that much in the hole every week GET OUT of the darn lease!!! i can read these reviews now and pick out the lease ops even when they dont mention it. the others are often written by people who want money thrown at them despite them not having had proved themselves safe or productive.

im so done with the negativity. thats why i try to write realistic and encouraging blog articles.

Heres one of my favorites, and as time goes on, its even more true.

Im Not Just a Number At My Mega Carrier

It took me a day of nothing but negative reviews to see that. People tend to blame others for failure. Started on company facebook page and would ask current drives who had left reviews. Most drivers are straight they told me the good and bad about the company. No company is perfect

It took me a day of nothing but negative reviews to see that. People tend to blame others for failure. Started on company facebook page and would ask current drives who had left reviews. Most drivers are straight they told me the good and bad about the company. No company is perfect

Jerry I wish everyone understood what was obvious to you. Saved yourself a ton of ag.

When I decided to go with Schneider, I did what most people does. I researched companies and seen countless negative reviews. But I worked as a taxi driver before I came to Schneider and my company had a deal to pickup their drivers, so I had a chance to talk to hundreds of drivers and I always made small talk with them and ask questions when they felt like answering them. That's basically why I came to Schneider, since I liked what I heard and it wasn't all good of course.

I remember this one time I picked up two guys who failed a drug test and was being sent home, so of course they was going on about sueing them and the list goes on, I didn't say much to avoid any problems. But they got failed for their own fault.

Another guy was also sent him due to failing a drug test, and be kept going on about it and also mentioned sueing them for wrongful termination since he said he got tested while during his 34 hour reset or home time, I don't remember the exact reason.

But this post is regarding to a lot of the negative reviews online, it's almost always related to the driver failing then the company bring terrible. Now not every negative review is due to their own faults. Some people do have bad experiences due to one reason or another. But that doesn't mean the whole company is terrible over one bad experience. That's my opinion anyways.

Here is an example, I went to CFI because a friend was there and said he loved them. I'm thrilled with my choice. I have zero complaints. However, I can go into Joplin and hear drivers complain about the company. This is a career where it is up to the individual to prove themselves. You can be the guy that takes every load with enthusiasm or the one that complains about everything.

As far as fear of the size of the truck, that comes in many forms. Today, I was on a twisty, windy, narrow road with one lane in each direction. I just went slow and was hyper alert. Not a road I would want to do in the dark. Experience breeds comfort in a good way.

Look at these. They will give you ideas on what to look for in a company. For me it was home time policy and speed of training.

• Trucker's Career Guide: Choosing Your First Truck Driving Job
• Article Category: Finding The Right Truck Driving Job
• Forum Topics Tagged "Choosing A Trucking Company"

Good luck.

You know what is funny too...when people see i work for prime, they say "oh i would never work for.them. Ive heard stories". then i tell them all the stories from a positive perspective. like how they flew my friend home when his wife was in a life and death car accident, paid for the flight and sent a team to go get his truck without a penalty. they simply said "good luck and keep us posted" Or how when i needed my surgey and things went goofey, getting me to the terminal for the doctor was done immediately. My FMLA forms and disability insurance was all handled by them...no calling and harrassing, no tons of papers.

Plus i show them the terminal videos and find out they are driving some old sucky truck instead of a bright shiny new one. before you know it...im recruiting them lol

people in general suck...and complainers will suck at any company.