crst/van expedited?

Discussion in 'CRST' started by oneblueknight4ever, Jul 7, 2006.

  1. doored88

    doored88 Light Load Member

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    thats not cool so iam not going to waste my time then. is that all companys? like swift and us etc....if so iam not going to waste my time,,, the recuriter should have not called me and tell me iam good to go
     
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  3. headgasket

    headgasket Bobtail Member

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    No all companies are not like that. Some have you sign something that states you were unemployed. This is a Crst thing I have my unemployment statements which should be fine. But Crest is being saying I have a poor work history. I wasted my time with the recruiter. He could of been straight with me (Sam), but he chose to string me along.They also don't tell you you have to pay back your bus ticket and $150 a week for their dorm. Most other companies don't nickel and dime trainees like they do. There seems to be a lot of crap one must deal with to start in this field. Then some one will say that's trucking. That just used as an excuse to treat people poorly.
     
  4. doored88

    doored88 Light Load Member

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    holy crap glad i know this now i will keep looking then yeah i worked in chemical plants for 7 years so i worked alot of shutdown work then laid off then onto another so yeah glad i know this now ...the recruiter (tim) could have told me this instead of wasting my time.....i keep looking thanks
     
  5. FloridaRoadDawg

    FloridaRoadDawg Bobtail Member

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    I have been. .
    trucking afor ten years, three with England and seven with CRST. I came to trucking straight out of retirement from the U.S. Army.


    I rose to the rank of Command Sargeant Major and after leaving the service, went to CR England for my license. After three years of major bs with that holy roller bunch in West Valley Utah, I moved onto CRST.


    I am not going to sell anyone on this company and I am not going to insult anyone for having their opinion of negativity. I could care less about anyone's bad experience.


    I will say I work hard in a demanding career and I am happy here. Instead of telling someone new that CRST sucks, that they are out of their mind for looking at CRST, I tell them to look at where they are now and decide if this company will get them to where they want to be.


    For those who come into trucking from a $50,000.00 per year salary, you would not see that here for awhile, however for someone making $8.00 per hour for a 40 hr per week gig or worse yet, collecting $200.00 a week on unemployment, this could work for you.


    I got into trucking because I just always wanted to and after leaving the service, there were not too many jobs who were saying oh you were a command Sargeant major in the army, well golly gee,come on down and lets pay you big wages.


    Ladies and gentleman, no one starts at the top, you need to work your way up. Keep in mind one thing about the few moaners here that talk crap about CRST, for the less than 1 percent who talk bad, there is 99 percent who don't
     
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  6. FloridaRoadDog

    FloridaRoadDog Bobtail Member

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    Good Morning,
    It is 3:04 am and I am sitting here at the Petro Truck Stop in Weatherford, TX waiting for my team partner to take his shower and get ready for the day. We don't really need to leave here until 12:00 noon, if we don't want to, so we are going to just enjoy breakfast.

    As I was sitting here, I thought to myself, why not add to my first post here since what I am doing, you all will be doing once you get up and running.

    First, let's understand one thing. You are not a trucker until you have that CDL in hand and I mean the license, not the learners permit. You have not earned the right to be called truck driver until you go through school, go through your on the road training and pass that road test with a CRST safety person.

    Before you ever make the firm decision to do this for your living, first understand what your life will be like when your a over the road trucker. I don't get the impression many new people really know what this lifestyle entails.

    Realize going in that your going to live in a truck while on the road. Think about it, digest it and get it into your mind. It's a truck not a mansion so don't expect the inside to be anything spectacular. Your first truck at CRST will have miles on it and it could be alot of miles just depending upon what you get. CRST runs and runs and when that happens, miles add up fast.

    Next, understand that you will sleep in only a select few places, those being either a truck stop as we are doing now, a shipper or receivers dock/yard or on the side of a highway someplace. That's it, that's your choices. There is no Hilton, No Motel Six and certainly no hotel that has a name you will never want to remember that sits way off the interstate.

    You will shower at a truck stop while on the road. Most are clean but some just make you wonder if the town your in only has running water six months out of the year and for the other six, they are conserving for the start of next years waterfest. For those who don't shower often, have some common decency if not for yourself, how about for your team mate and others around you.

    You will eat at a truck stop or a fast food joint and take it on the run. There is no stopping for Outback Steakhouse or Olive Garden, well maybe once in awhile. Truck stops can get expensive but understand this, there are ways to save money on the road, such as a George Forman Grill, where you can cook in the truck and eat healthier and yes, cheaper.

    Here is a eye opening bit of truth. You may end up with a team mate/partner who is not your cup of tea. He/she may smell worse than the cows on a bull hauler, curse like a sailor, change their clothes once payroll hits the Comcheck card and their monthly porn subscriptions are paid for and they send money home to their babies momma or perhaps several babies mommas. There is also a real potential to end up with what we experienced people refer to as "Super Trucker".

    A Super Trucker is someone who does everything perfect, never makes a mistake and knows more about trucking than anyone else, when in fact they may have to back up to a dock fifteen times, may come so close to hitting parked trucks at a truck stop where they had 2500 feet of empty space to back into, and will proceeed to tell you that they are god's gift to CRST and Trucking.

    Another eye opener is CRST's contracted trucking schools. As I said in my first post and this is my second one here that I got my start at England Trucking and that was bad, real bad.

    I have read all the stories and yes even viewed the videos on You Tube about this subject. Wrap you brain around one fact and that is CRST does not own the schools and they pay for one thing and that is your learning the basics of driving a semi truck and getting your license. As long as those basics are met, there isn't much that will ever be done.

    As I read the posts on this subject, what comes to mind is that some new people think they are going on vacation. I have seen a few newbies from time to time, that have been so screwed up that you would think they graduated the Three Stooges School of Trucking.

    One of the fastest ways to fail at trucking is to go through school, worry more about things that you can't control instead of learning how to move a big rig down the road.

    While at school, focus on learning how to do your logs, how to shift gears, backing the truck and safely moving down the road. Don't make friends with people, because you will never see them again. School is not for partying and if your a young gun and that's what your life is about, partying all the time, than don't come to CRST or any trucking company because if no one has told you this yet, this is not a game and these trucks are not a toy. The slightest mistake on your part could cause someone else their life or your life could be lost. These trucks can get up to the 80,000 pound weight mark and you need to be focused at all times.

    The biggest concern is money obviously and how much you earn. People can say what they want about CRST, one thing they cannot say is that CRST lies about your pay.

    You will start at .22 cents per mile. You should understand what this means and it is very simple. If you and your partner log 6000 miles a week and that can happen, you will earn .22 cents X's 3000. I know it's not great money but when your starting out, it's a paycheck.

    I read posts from people who said they are starving, they are not making any money and that could be true but realize this, your not going to get rich in trucking period. If you own your own truck, you will make more money but your exposure/risk is greater because owner operators are in a whole different world than we are.

    This is a demanding job and there will always be pressure and if you think the world is not perfect now and you have never thought about what can happen next, start thinking about it.

    People in cars drive like maniacs, especially in bad weather. A small fender bender on a highway can cause you to sit for hours and for every minute you sit, your delivery is getting later and later.

    This is just a small glimpse, questions? ask.
     
  7. Earn

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    Do go with crst, worst company i have ever worked for. They tr eat thier drivers like crap, they will not get u home and act like its a mortal sin when u ask. Will not pay u the bonuses they promis u and will cut your pay in half if co driver quits and leave u stranded for days at a time. Tranning program is worst ever, they have students teaching students, run far away from this company.
     
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