Trans Am: Any information on leasing?

.84 cents per mile id stay far far away but thats just me.

 

When I was first out of trucking school, I like a lot of newbies went to talk to the Trans Am folks. They had a good relationship with Fort School Community College. I visited the home office and looked at their equipment. Now you have to remember, I have been accused on this website of being out of contact with the everyday people. Anyway, I thought that a lease purchase would be a good way for me, a person with absolutely no idea what I was doing, to go. At the time the only way they were hiring new drivers was if they signed a lease. I heard a bell start ringing in my head. I had not heard that bell since Vietnam.

So, I asked for a copy of the lease so I could take it to my attorney and have him look it over. They told me their leases were their property and that I could sign it or not but it did not leave the office. #### that bell got louder and louder.

They then started using all the hard sell tactics of a door to door vacuum salesmen. I decided to sign but that bell was so loud that I had a headache and had to leave before I could.

I am sure that had I stayed long enough to sign that lease that today I would not be in trucking at all. So I say, sign with Trans Am and then find a new job.

 

they have an average of 9 abandoned trucks on any given day
when i started there they had 1100 trucks 3 years ago
still have 1100 trucks
train 40-50 newbies per week
so how many quit/week

 

I leased with transam in 2010, when they had paper logs. Dispatcher ran me very well. Yet still not much money at all. Really bad shape
that their trailers are in, really just a company that thrives on coning new truckdrivers. I strongly suggest staying away.

 

They have some good commercials on Sirius satellite radio. APU, fridges, inverters, automatics and ankle bracelets. Sound's like a win win to me.

 

I'm really hoping that is sarcasm!!! Sure... the commercials sound nice, there supposed to. You can have the nicest trucks around but, without a good support system behind you, the truck isn't going to do you a dang bit of good!!!

 

They pay really good, .32 cents a mile. Good people. You get an APU and enjoy life on the road, since for home time you get to use face time to video chat with your family. They also have CD players too. Love it.