TMC or PGT trucking?

Well I finally got my cdl and decided to start my career with Pgt trucking Ive been hearing nothing but good things about them mainly that they are really busy with freight which is a plus for me so I will be heading out Sunday to Monaca pa to start my orientation on Monday the 21th cant wait to get rolling!!!

 

Got done my orientation today everything went well flatbedding is a tough job its not easy at first but then u get use to it and it will keep u in shape ill be leaving the hotel sunday at 11am to meet up with my trainer at 2pm at monaca terminal I have to sit at the terminal n wait for him they told me I'll first start training with the wallboard for 2 weeks then Ill train the last 2 with the coils then I'll comeback 2 Monaca n test out for my truck so far I like it here the people are nice they make u feel welcome here n they are really big on safety they don't mess around when it comes to that as for the class we came in with 13 guys 3 left 1 got sent home Pgt feed us lunch n dinner it was on them we been to a pizzeria,chinese buffet and restaurant they give u a company van for the drivers to get around to buy things they need n when we go out to eat they assign a driver n he is the only one that can drive it now just waiting for sunday to see how it really is once I get out there on the road

 

So far it's been great here at pgt they sure do keep u busy I'm almost done with my training I've been Otr 2 weeks wit my trainer n been hauling nothing but lumber and wallboard we been to Virginia , w. Virginia , Ohio n back to Pittsburgh the trainer trucks aren't to bad we have internationals 9400 double bunks not much room but as long as u pack lite it wont be so bad next week is my last week wit another trainer who hauls nothing but steel coils n he has a covered wagon we went out friday to pick up 2 coils from a mill in turtle creek pa for r delivery on monday to allentown they were 20,000 pounds each loaded suicide first time ever seeing a coil up close it dont look like it weights alot but when the crane actually drop the first coil on the trailer its crazy how the trailer goes down got a chance to place the coil racks n then secure one it's different using a covered wagon cause u have to use the j hooks but I did ok now Im in a hotel for the weekend ready to leave out sunday evening want to get this week over n get some coils under my belt so I can test out friday n get my own truck so I can make some real money $$$

 

Well I've been with PGT for 6 months now n enjoying it here its a good company to come to if your coming straight out of trucking school I learned alot here n they keep u busy I hardly have to sit n wait to get assigned another load my dispatcher kept me rolling my hometime is great I been home almost every weekend unless I asked to stay out to make extra money I average from $700-1200 a week after taxes we mainly haul alot of steel n building material I just got out of the steel division n was moved up to wallboard decicated runs drop n hook but as long as u want to work n don't complain much n communicate with ur dispatcher u won't have any problems if u come here if any questions let me know