Originally Posted by ready4change

Well best of luck to you and please tell me of your experience from the beginning. I would luv to hear how it goes. I'm a female too and just want to hear from another female. Did you attend their school?

Originally Posted by BigTex

You know I won't say that CRST is the best company out there, but I have been with them for 9 months now, and as far as trucking companies go they aint half bad. I hear a lot of people on here bad mouthing not only CRST but quite a few of the companies that are nationally recognized as some of the best companies in the U.S. Now it seems to me that the people that are running their mouth are the same ones I hear on the CB talking trash. They have been behind the wheel of a truck for about 30 seconds and think they know everything. Now every company out here is going to have its problems, and things that you aren't going to like, but at the same time if you were to voice your concerns with your dispatcher. Make sure you did everything you could to make the best out of it, then maybe, just maybe you might make some money out here. Now about CRST. Yes there are some issues with maintenance, but instead of screaming at the shop foreman to make sure it is fixed right go over their head and if nothing else check your trucks out before you drive them to help prevent some of the lengthy shop visits. CRST runs Freightliner Century class right now. They trade them out every three years. The only reason that you will get bad equipment with the company is if you get attitude or don't pay attention to your truck. Dispatch is good in my opinion, with the exception of weekend and some of the third shift dispatchers, which is why once again, I do not deal with them if there is a serious issue that they can't resolve, and that can't wait. I just get ahold of their boss. As far as miles go I get without even trying 5500 a week. If I get a good trainee on the truck that can run, my dispatcher will give me 7000+ miles a week. When I had a steady co-driver I got no less than 6500 every week for an overall paycheck of 1250 a week. Like I said they are not the best probablly but they are not the worst. Like every company if you have poor customer service i.e. late all the time, never available, unsafe, rude to customer, then they will not give you the miles. The choice is yours. Now I will say, if you do not have someone you are going in with, it can be a pain to find a co-driver. Just a chance you have to take with a team operation. Now I appologize for the long post, but I am tired of people complaining and giving misinformation out just because they didn't do their job and the company did what any company will do. Now if you do have the company pay for your school, you will have to sign a contract. Like it or not, you will have to, right now it is 8 months and the first 6 months of employment the pay isn't that great. Just make sure you read everything, and ask questions if you don't understand. Alot of people get mad because they just didn't know and now they are stuck. I myself am heading back out to put in anoth 24000 miles this month I'll catch you on the flip flop I go by Big Tex on the CB I'm Gone.

Originally Posted by littlebit2007

hi,I think u should try crst.I have been with this company for 10 yrs.Its a good company to work for if you,want to run and get some miles.I am a trainer and my student with me right now has 1week.she's happy so far .I have had alot of people who are happy with this company.the biggest thing with this company,is it is a team operation.You need to have u a co=driver lined up when u come here.That will save you some time and trouble.I would not go with any company out here.I have found out driver who put this company down,are the ones who don't want to work and are very lazy..I would not be here foe 10yrs if it was a bad company.I started out as a student here to. littlebit2007

Originally Posted by Beans

Big Tex. i will be going to Cedar Rapids on Saturday for a refresher course. I then will start out with a trainer. I want to work hard and make some good money. Will that be possible? Also, in January, I m going to apply to become a lead driver; since I am female, I may have a good shot.

Thanks,

Originally Posted by oneblueknight4ever