Trans-Am trucking.

Bill drove for them last year for a little over 6 months. I really can't say too much bad about them. We had "the grass is greener at Celadon" dream and he left TA. Well to be honest, once we did that we realized a lot of the stuff we took for granted at TA was actually a perk or a benefit. They never said Boo about idling or APU once he got his T660. We had prepass, EZ pass, Pike pass, you name it. As a company driver, everything was covered. In retrospect, we pretty much learned the EXTREMELY hard way that we should have stuck it out there and if we had, he would have almost 2 years OTR with one company instead of 3. We had our share of lean weeks, but we always had a paycheck every week and most of them were decent, a few very good. After our experience at Prime, the grass IS definitely greener at TransAm, or at least it was last year! Oh one thing, home time sux!!! Don't ever expect to get home on time or be there for very long. We never had more than two entire days at a time actually out of the truck. The first "day" of home time we usually got home after midnight after one of their silly swaps. Then two days "Off" followed by back in the truck by 8 am the following morning and usually on the way to Buffalo to get a load going west.

 

I got turned down by them about 2 years ago over "stability". They dont understand something called "at will employment", and "right to work". At will employment means they can fire me, for any reason, or no reason at any given time. In turn, you or I could quit for any reason, or no reason at any given time. No explanation due. Bad thing about trucking, is usually the company will make up another reason for why you quit. Other than what was actually true. I was really interested in TransAm at one time myself. But, know not to try there again for a while. What are the specifics of your case on the company that blackballed you? I mean you said they did, but never said how exactly. You said the booted you on a bad rap. What exactly was that rap all about?

 

Is Trans am hiring out of florida does anyone know. Thanks.

 

Im thinking of going to a community college for my CDL. The big companys that hire or should i say accept students, r Werner, n Trans Am was jus wondering whos best of the 2.Also most my family r drivers so i do know how some companys can screw ya around.And thats why ive been thinkin long an hard about it cuz i dont wanna b put through that nobody should have to put up with it n e way hope someone can help. Thanks

 

Forgot to mention Not doing the whole lease purchase thing, jus be a company driver

Thanks

 

Well Transam will push the lease hard, and I do mean hard. If you can hang tho, company is not that bad. Check out the other threads on TA by using the search function. I have tried to pos t both and the good and bad.

If you can hang till the 6 or 7 th month stage and have proved yourself, you will get the miles and they do have them.

 

Thanks Panhandle Flash, i will look but i havent seen n e thing on Trans AM jus mostly bad about Werner

 

Thanks for the info. Just applied to TA.