so looks like KLLM will be my choice

Discussion in 'KLLM' started by big willie27, Jan 6, 2011.

  1. big willie27

    big willie27 Bobtail Member

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    hi again, I started cdl school on monday and all is well got my permit and background check w/fingerprints already in the works so i will have my hazmat endoresment when i graduate. After doing my homework on the various trucking companies that have given me a pre-hire i have choosen to take KLLM up on the offer. From everything that i read and have heard from different drivers KLLM is a really good company to start with and maybe even continue with. Could any of you wonderful KLLM drivers help a newbie out with some infomation that i may have missed. Hopefully this is the right decision to make as i look to make a long career with whomever i choose. Thanks in advance.
     
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  3. big willie27

    big willie27 Bobtail Member

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    i am looking into crete now good buddy seems i cant send private messages yet i guess i need to post more .
     
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    Son of a Trucker Light Load Member

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    oh ok yea i think you have to post 10 before you can pm
     
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  5. big willie27

    big willie27 Bobtail Member

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    just looked at the crete website. 1 of the reasons i am choosing KLLM is the tution payback plan they have. Crete does not offer that. Maybe once i get out on the road and have my school paid for i will look into them again thanks for the input.

    do you currently drive and if so for whom if you dont mind me asking
     
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  6. Son of a Trucker

    Son of a Trucker Light Load Member

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    oh ok i see. No im set to start school soon. I have been researching for a while now.
     
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  7. big willie27

    big willie27 Bobtail Member

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    that is awesome i really hope you do well at school. as i also really hope i do well too. so far so good at school. i guess i got kinda lucky as that i am the only one in class so i get all the wheel time.
     
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  8. big willie27

    big willie27 Bobtail Member

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    althought it is not offically offical at least until i graduate school..if all goes well i will be going to orienation on either jan 31 or feb 7th wish me luck guys and gals
     
  9. MayhemTrucking

    MayhemTrucking Heavy Load Member

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    Out of all ur pre-hires. I think u will b pleased with ur choice bro. Just from my talk to them and observation. Ill look for some kllm drivers out here and on the radio and see if I can get a feel for them for ya as well
     
  10. the professor 94703

    the professor 94703 Light Load Member

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    One of the problems at KLLM currently is truck availability. It isn't good to go thru training and not have a truck. They have been putting a lot of trucks into the lease program. (especially the older trucks, which traditionally went to new drivers))
    Lease drivers do not get school reimbursement the last I heard. I may be wrong on this.
     
  11. RoadToad69

    RoadToad69 Mistress of Mayhem

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    I believe you are right Professor. No reimbursement for lease drivers...that is IF you jump straight into a lease within the first year. My advice is DO NOT ATTEMPT LEASING UNTIL...you have a minimum of one year on the road under your belt. You need to learn the ins and outs of the trucking industry - how everything works and how all of the pieces fit together. You also need to learn the "hot zones" and "cold zones" for the company - what areas they have plenty of freight to/from and which areas they don't. If you don't know these details then you can find yourself taking a load right into a dead zone and either sitting OR having to deadhead an excessive number of miles (neither of which is profitable) in order to get another load.
    There are a lot of details and nuances you need to learn and figure out before you can get the most out of the lease program. The potential for losing your *** is very real if you jump in too soon without the tools of this knowledge under your belt.

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