Originally Posted by captK

Best I can tell, as a new/student driver with them, it is allllll about your background i.e driving record, work history/references and the lack of criminal background to get the good opportunities to start your career with them or to go through one of their schools.

I am itching to get to boot camp, leaving on a jet plane on Sunday to start on Monday morning. Yeeeehaaaaaaaaw! The plane ticket only cost about 75 bucks more than the bus ticket, so I will be reimbursed for what the bus ticket would have cost and will make the trip about 24 hours more quickly if all goes as planned.

It's pretty amazing that after only a little over a week after getting my CDL, I have this kind of opportunity AND in this economic environment. If the miles are a little light to start, I can deal with it and will take the opportunity to learn all the stuff that I did not learn in school.

Read all you can on the company and drivers sites during the wait for the recruiter to return from her vacation. It is very educational and enlightening!

Best to you,
K

Originally Posted by AspiringTrucker

Hey Scooter, I'm not sure what other company you are looking at, but let me just relay some information that is a good example of how we have always been treated by CWTL. We got a call from dispatch a few days ago about a hot load that needed to be picked up asap. They asked us (not told) if we were ready to roll immediately, which we were. Once we hooked up and got rolling we got two seperate qualcomm messages, one from the load planner and one from our FM thanking us for our quick attention to the matter. We have always been treated like human beings with CWTL. The couple payroll issues I have had have been taken care of immediately, and the one time we needed layover pay it was taken care of with one qualcomm message. We had to shut down on I90 last week due to ice and it was no questions asked when I called it in. I have more examples but I won't run on about it. We are VERY happy with CWTL.

Originally Posted by AspiringTrucker

Hey Scooter, I'm not sure what other company you are looking at, but let me just relay some information that is a good example of how we have always been treated by CWTL. We got a call from dispatch a few days ago about a hot load that needed to be picked up asap. They asked us (not told) if we were ready to roll immediately, which we were. Once we hooked up and got rolling we got two seperate qualcomm messages, one from the load planner and one from our FM thanking us for our quick attention to the matter. We have always been treated like human beings with CWTL. The couple payroll issues I have had have been taken care of immediately, and the one time we needed layover pay it was taken care of with one qualcomm message. We had to shut down on I90 last week due to ice and it was no questions asked when I called it in. I have more examples but I won't run on about it. We are VERY happy with CWTL.

Originally Posted by Drop'n'Hook

Hi, I was just wondering how many miles do solos average a week out and what is the plan like 1 day off for 6 days out or what. And can you stay out for 3 weeks or 2. Thanks for the time to answer my questions. Be safe.

Originally Posted by BobbysCntryGrlLuv

Hey Drop .... my s/o other has been with them since October 2008 and does 48 states. He's been averaging about 2200 miles a week. What he was told was for every week you are out, you get a day off and so far that is what they have been doing. He was out for 3 weeks and he got 3 days off for Thanksgiving. Now he won't be home until after Christmas so he'll be home for 4 days for New Year's. I believe it's up to you how long you want to be out there. Not sure if this is true for everyone else. G'Luck and be safe!!!

Originally Posted by red19222

You can stay out as long as you would like. You can take your time off anywhere in the country that there is secure parking for your tractor/trailer. You can also "bank" your days off with no limit. So in other words, if you opt not to take all of your time off at once, you don't lose your days off. I have been here for a little over 2 years now, and they have been great to me. They assign the loads, you pick up and deliver on-time, get good MPG's, stay accident free, and you will enjoy your career.

Originally Posted by ScooterDawg

Hey there CountryGirl - (thank you for being a "friend)

What he is doing is exactly what my plan is. I believe I am going to try to work the same way and then get a few days off to "smell the roses" with Linda and Scooter. We have a little cabin in the Tennessee mountains and 3-4 days up there would certainly be a good way to reboot. Thanks for the info.

And while I am at it, those are some beautiful dogs you have there. Always had a place in my heart for BC's