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Hello. I am looking to get my CDL and was looking at several options. One of which is Watkin Shepard. I tried to do some research on them but there seems to be little out there or I am just not looking in the right places. Can anyone give some information on this company and if the training program is worth it, and if they are on the up and up. Trustworthy. Any kind of help will be welcomed. I am out of SLC, UT so I would be traing here and the terminal is here as well. thanks.
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Do a search on this site for info too.
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I did a search but not much came up except a few people starting with them in Nov. So I guess if no one is complaining about them then they must be pretty good. thanks
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I did a search but not much came up except a few people starting with them in Nov. So I guess if no one is complaining about them then they must be pretty good. thanks
Harley...that thread was started before November of last year.

Take the time to read it There are a couple of others also.
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Harley...that thread was started before November of last year.

Take the time to read it There are a couple of others also.

I guess sitting at a desk looking at a computer all day is making be blind. I guess I should have seen that date.
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harley, call them, some of the best people ull ever talk to on the phone, when it comes to trucking companies. read the site, ull find a info about them, and if u really read this site, and read the 100s of pages of all the bad from other companies, it should make you feel good that you can find almost nothing about watkins shepard... right? " No news is Good News "
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harley, call them, some of the best people ull ever talk to on the phone, when it comes to trucking companies. read the site, ull find a info about them, and if u really read this site, and read the 100s of pages of all the bad from other companies, it should make you feel good that you can find almost nothing about watkins shepard... right? " No news is Good News "
I'm going to be the stick in the mud here.

In all fairness, W&S is having some issues with freight in the 11 state western regional. Who isn't ? A simple post in the O/O forum will clarify this even further. Just ask an O/O what he thinks about running any of the west coast states...locals excluded.

And many of the drivers are talking about low miles, and small pay checks rightfully so. BUT... these same drivers will be the ones who are smiling all the way to the bank, and bitchin about not being able to get to the house, when it picks back up. And it eventually will.

While it may seem kind of crazy. W&S is expanding....not cutting back like many companies. And I have yet to be questioned about my idle times, or fuel economy.
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While it may seem kind of crazy. W&S is expanding....not cutting back like many companies. And I have yet to be questioned about my idle times, or fuel economy.



I had heard they were putting APUs on every truck and then setting the computer to shut down at 5 mins of idle time.
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Well I hope things pick up for the West Coast, since that is where I plan on driving. I can't imagine a trucking company would set idle times at 5 mins then shut down. That seems kind of unsafe in so many ways.. But who knows. That is something I will ask when I call them. I will let you all know.
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