Active USA Transport

Does anyone know anything about Active USA Transport? I’m not really finding a lot of comments online about the company and I wonder how happy their drivers are and how well they treat their employees. I’m also curious about the hiring process. What kind of drug screen do they do - urine or hair, or both? No, I’m not concerned with failing a test just want to know what to expect. Do they require you to take another physical aside from your DOT physical? How well do they train their new drivers? Any info on this company would be appreciated.

Does anyone know anything about Active USA Transport? I’m not really finding a lot of comments online about the company and I wonder how happy their drivers are and how well they treat their employees. I’m also curious about the hiring process. What kind of drug screen do they do - urine or hair, or both? No, I’m not concerned with failing a test just want to know what to expect. Do they require you to take another physical aside from your DOT physical? How well do they train their new drivers? Any info on this company would be appreciated.

I'm not even finding them on the: https://safer.fmcsa.dot.gov/CompanySnapshot.aspx << copy & paste...I can't post an actual link if they don't exist in the database.

Are you sure you don't mean USXpress? USATransport? USABox?

Best I can do; best wishes.

Apply for some WELL KNOWN companies, here: in the meantime . . .

Apply For Paid CDL Training

Apply For Truck Driving Jobs

Best of luck; and welcome to Trucking Truth!!

~ Anne ~

Anne:

I'm not even finding them on the: https://safer.fmcsa.dot.gov/CompanySnapshot.aspx << copy & paste...I can't post an actual link if they don't exist in the database.

Are you sure you don't mean USXpress? USATransport? USABox?

Best I can do; best wishes.

Apply for some WELL KNOWN companies, here: in the meantime . . .

Apply For Paid CDL Training

Apply For Truck Driving Jobs

Best of luck; and welcome to Trucking Truth!!

~ Anne ~

Here you go:

FMCSA

More company info...where I found the company USDOT number

More Info

Laura

Anne:

I'm not even finding them on the: https://safer.fmcsa.dot.gov/CompanySnapshot.aspx << copy & paste...I can't post an actual link if they don't exist in the database.

Are you sure you don't mean USXpress? USATransport? USABox?

Best I can do; best wishes.

Apply for some WELL KNOWN companies, here: in the meantime . . .

Apply For Paid CDL Training

Apply For Truck Driving Jobs

Best of luck; and welcome to Trucking Truth!!

~ Anne ~

Here you go:

FMCSA

More company info...where I found the company USDOT number

More Info

Laura

Howdy, Ms. Laura~!!

However, the 1st link just looped me back to the Trucking Truth's FMCSA page; try it once..... ?!?!?! Was all I got.

The 2nd, however ... is Active USA LLC ... could indeed be whom the O/P referenced, nothing with Transport. Thinking in fact he did have the name amiss, if so!

If even, 5 tractors ?!?!?! Wow! Nobody I'd be running to, hahaha!

Thanks, m'lady~!!!!!!!

~ Anne ~

Let's try this again:

FMCSA Active USA

Laura

Hi all! Definitely appreciate you trying to help me. Here is the link to their website if that helps any: https://activetransport.com/ They don’t own any trucks because they only deliver the new trucks from the Kenworth and Peterbilt factories. I’m new to the industry and trying to research each company before I apply. I like to read reviews because it typically tells a lot about a company. Although, I understand there are always going to be some disgruntled folks who can never be happy and they’ll write a poor review. So I know not to take them all to heart. Since I couldn’t really find a lot of info online for them I figured maybe I’d try this forum. And also, maybe you all have some other company suggestions for me as well. There’s so much to take in for these companies and to be honest it seems to all be running together now! Lol But to just get an idea of each company, their values, and what to expect from their onboarding process I find to be helpful for myself. Just a side note; I’ve noticed on here that if anyone questions the drug testing method you are automatically labeled as a drug user. This is a bit disappointing because not all of us are drug users. Some of us are just inquiring minds who like to be educated on the process. Also, coming from a medical background I understand the pros and cons to both types of testing. And to add, I worked with a lot of addicts who deserved a second, third or even fourth chance and it was all they needed to get to the healthy point where they wanted to stay clean. Truck driving is a dangerous job, and rewarding at the same time, so it may be the one thing to hold that person accountable and make them hold their head up high and be proud of accomplishing something they never imagined possible before. So I just ask that you consider your response before answering someone’s questions about the topic. They don’t need to be beat down again before they get out of the gate. Thank you to all in advance for your help with my questions!! ~ Be Kind to each other ~ ~ Stay safe out there ~ ~ God Bless ~

Be careful what you wish for, Straitnut. I did power unit delivery for a while. Read about it here: I'll Be Driving Your Brand-new Truck Before You Do!

If you deliver decks (2-4 trucks at once) you'll need to undeck them yourself with your own tools ($500-800 of your investment). Yes, you'll be paid well for your work. I don't know about Active, but I'm assuming you'll be an Independent Contractor/1099 driver.

I thought the work was interesting, but I decided to not punish my 67 year old body so much.

Hi all! Definitely appreciate you trying to help me. Here is the link to their website if that helps any: https://activetransport.com/ They don’t own any trucks because they only deliver the new trucks from the Kenworth and Peterbilt factories. I’m new to the industry and trying to research each company before I apply. I like to read reviews because it typically tells a lot about a company. Although, I understand there are always going to be some disgruntled folks who can never be happy and they’ll write a poor review. So I know not to take them all to heart. Since I couldn’t really find a lot of info online for them I figured maybe I’d try this forum. And also, maybe you all have some other company suggestions for me as well. There’s so much to take in for these companies and to be honest it seems to all be running together now! Lol But to just get an idea of each company, their values, and what to expect from their onboarding process I find to be helpful for myself. Just a side note; I’ve noticed on here that if anyone questions the drug testing method you are automatically labeled as a drug user. This is a bit disappointing because not all of us are drug users. Some of us are just inquiring minds who like to be educated on the process. Also, coming from a medical background I understand the pros and cons to both types of testing. And to add, I worked with a lot of addicts who deserved a second, third or even fourth chance and it was all they needed to get to the healthy point where they wanted to stay clean. Truck driving is a dangerous job, and rewarding at the same time, so it may be the one thing to hold that person accountable and make them hold their head up high and be proud of accomplishing something they never imagined possible before. So I just ask that you consider your response before answering someone’s questions about the topic. They don’t need to be beat down again before they get out of the gate. Thank you to all in advance for your help with my questions!! ~ Be Kind to each other ~ ~ Stay safe out there ~ ~ God Bless ~

Let's try this again:

FMCSA Active USA

Laura

How the HECK did you get USA in the mix, O/P ?!? <<< Thanks again, Ms. Laura!!

Be careful what you wish for, Straitnut. I did power unit delivery for a while. Read about it here: I'll Be Driving Your Brand-new Truck Before You Do!

If you deliver decks (2-4 trucks at once) you'll need to undeck them yourself with your own tools ($500-800 of your investment). Yes, you'll be paid well for your work. I don't know about Active, but I'm assuming you'll be an Independent Contractor/1099 driver.

I thought the work was interesting, but I decided to not punish my 67 year old body so much.

Doesn't one need to have quite a bit of experience to even DO those, Errol ?!?!?

~ ?Anne? ~

Hi all! Definitely appreciate you trying to help me. Here is the link to their website if that helps any: https://activetransport.com/

1. I've been on their website. You need 2 yrs experience or an accredited school AND 9 months over the road experience. However, they are still subject to inspections at weigh stations and roadside. Every company is subject to inspections. What I look for in the FMCSA sections, is their drivers write ups, what kind of writeups and how often the drivers are being inspected. To me, frequent inspections tells me that they don't have a prepass, which can mean they want to have their drivers inspected OR their score (which we can't see, but can ask at a weigh station) is high and they could end up having an internal office inspection done. It also tells me that in the previous two years, their Safety dept hasn't put a kibosh to the infractions.

2. Having worked for a company that did not check one of their drivers, who was involved in an accident with the fatality of the 4-wheeler, due to the truck driver using drugs, I'm dead set against any drug users being behind the wheel. The company had enough infractions that DOT shut them down.

They don’t own any trucks because they only deliver the new trucks from the Kenworth and Peterbilt factories. I’m new to the industry and trying to research each company before I apply. I like to read reviews because it typically tells a lot about a company. Although, I understand there are always going to be some disgruntled folks who can never be happy and they’ll write a poor review. So I know not to take them all to heart. Since I couldn’t really find a lot of info online for them I figured maybe I’d try this forum. And also, maybe you all have some other company suggestions for me as well.

3. As I said above, Active USA requires experience. We recommend that people go thru company training and stay with the company for a minimum of one year to get experience and it WILL take that long to learn what you need to know about backing, U-Turns, managing your logs, etc. Use this link to send out one app to many companies: Company Training

Just a side note; I’ve noticed on here that if anyone questions the drug testing method you are automatically labeled as a drug user. This is a bit disappointing because not all of us are drug users.

4. Get used to being disappointed. I call it as I see it and have experienced it. Having two brothers that ended up in jail for their bad behavior while doing drugs, I have found that when it's the first question without questions about other aspects of the job, they have recently been doing drugs. Those people need to get clean and be clean for awhile before even considering this as a career. When I answer, I give information regarding prescription drugs as well as illegal drugs. 99.9% of the time it's because they've been doing illegal substances.

Some of us are just inquiring minds who like to be educated on the process.

5. That's all well and good. But experience tells us that isn't the case as a rule.

Also, coming from a medical background I understand the pros and cons to both types of testing.

And to add, I worked with a lot of addicts who deserved a second, third or even fourth chance and it was all they needed to get to the healthy point where they wanted to stay clean.

6. Yes, I understand that. However, they need to be clean for sometime before considering a driving career. Many companies won't hire drug or alcohol users that haven't been clean for at least 5 years. Both brothers struggled after their jail time because they still used in jail. After a few years they got clean and I am grateful for the businesses that gave them jobs. Now they each own businesses.

Truck driving is a dangerous job, and rewarding at the same time, so it may be the one thing to hold that person accountable and make them hold their head up high and be proud of accomplishing something they never imagined possible before. So I just ask that you consider your response before answering someone’s questions about the topic. They don’t need to be beat down again before they get out of the gate.

7. Read your first sentence of this paragraph. This is a dangerous job and at almost 70, I don't want my life taken from me due to a driver using drugs. I never used drugs (don't even know how to smoke cigarettes) and have no patience for those that do. Well, I was going to answer later, but I went ahead. Now I need to get a couple more hours sleep before my 10 hrs is up. Go thru the sections that are in the 3 bars in the upper left corner. Lots of good info.

Laura

Thank you to all in advance for your help with my questions!! ~ Be Kind to each other ~ ~ Stay safe out there ~ ~ God Bless ~

Anne asks where the Experience Tree is:

Doesn't one need to have quite a bit of experience to even DO those, Errol ?!?!?

Yes, no company will trust a rookie with 1-4 power units driven conga-line style across the USA. A doubles-triples endorsement is required (it's just another test). So Active USA isn't just another trucking company.