My journey with PGT begins today

Still active? Still with PGT? I would love another update.

 

Good to know you are still at it. Thanks for the update.

I am glad your family was able to join you in Chicago. Time at home is precious.

I have many specific questions, but maybe won't bombard you. I have spoken with a recruiter once and was advised not to apply till further into school. I will likely be talking with him more then.

Here is one for now: I live in Lansing, MI. I am out of trainee highering area for several other flatbed companies since I am north of I-94. Yet, PGT recruiter said they have a lot of freight through here. I am assuming steel. I am trying to get an idea of what it would be like here. There is another much smaller steel hauler out of Grand Rapids that runs only Great Lakes. Looking for anything to compare. Thanks.

 

Im graduating school in 3 weeks. Im in syracuse, ny. Im between Gypsum express and PGT. does PGT run much freight through Cuse?

 

I found answers to my questions and am comfortable with my choice to join PGT Trucking, Inc.

 

Good Read! I will retire next year with 22yrs in the Army and starting to look at Flatbed Companies that pay percentage. Thanks for information on PGT. I am also looking at Keim TS, TMC, Melton, WTI, Britton, to name a few. Thanks again for all your time put into your updates and look forward to any more information as your trucking life goes on. Jay. (WINGNUT72)

 

Kinda off topic but im supppse be starting pgt trucking orientation jun 1st...im a student and new but they said they take few students once in a while so i guess im lucky ive heard great things about pgt! And ready to start my new career...they say ill get home weekly and i live in Lexington South Carolina...

 

Yea...I just dont wanna run into the money issue you encountered when you started and being im a student. I feel like if im making 5 or 6 or 7 a week it not worth trucking i made that on my last job and home every night installing alarm systems on home and off at 5pm mon thru fri...

 

Update on pgt orientation. Attended the monday thru friday...excellant hotel stayed in the hampton inn. Alone no room mates....day 1 went to do physical new med card showed us safty videos fed us well every single day throught orientation ...yoy felt like your at home...day 2 we learned about securing different flatbed loads and started practicing a little bit....day 3 got drug test back people who passed stayed others didnt....went over more securement training hands on and teaching and qual comm and log training. Day 4 tested us on logs and qualcomm usage and test us on safety. And final today i leave to head backnsouth carolina to meet my trainer some meet trainers in diff areas or send you on a bus back to wait till trainers avaliable but all of us got trainers...it takes adjusting to the physical part of flatbed but i can tell i like to workout and it will get easy over time....any questions feel free to ask!