my sleep schedule is usually 5am to 11pm, but is about 1 load a week that will be way off your schedule. I just spent 20 hours at Tyson in...
lots of people from Florida work for TA, but getting a dispatch from Florida is what can be a problem. This is where hometime can work against...
I just had to lump a Cargill load and it really sucked. I had to unstack and restack them, cause they were all mixed up. It was either that or...
3 weeks of training went by fairly quick. 1st week: 2 days layed over, 4 days in hotel, 1 day waiting for a dispatch. 2nd wk: went from Texas,...
I can say that when u start truck driving, you'll either start hating it or start liking it, within 10 to 48 hours. My very first drop (with my...
Lost two in the pee test during 3 day orientation. Everything I was worried about hasn't been happening with TransAm. My coach was teaching me...
Day 1 at TransAm: So far so good. Road test was 1st day, not 3rd day like all the recruiters have said. One of the guys there somehow got hired...
Shifting can be kinda tough at first in that you can't really apply what you know from driving a car to driving a tractor trailer. So, not having...
I want to. Plus, they have a variety of trucks. Class B, Class A, T/T with 53' trailers. I'm just thinking I should do a little OTR for the...
I graduated from school on the 9th of this month. I applied at alot of local jobs and got turned down by practically all of them due to lack of...
If leasing is so bad, why do so many take the bait? Closest thing to O/O I'd guess.
Brings back memories. Be careful if they prompt you to get your CDL early, because if you do, you might as well forget about driving time...
When I was in school there was always people posting local jobs on our bulletin board. Most paying 15-20 an hr. Usually, Class B straight trucks...
I know I ran into trouble getting prehires, because of my license situation too. However, after I graduated from a 6 wk driving school, I was able...
I'd call and ask about felonies before applying, that way it won't be on file that you have a felony; depending on whether or not you could get it...
I think most companies are 10 years on felonies, some are around 5-7, then the rest are none. I think TransAm Trucking is 5 yrs (depending on...
I believe it is the guy in this picture: Not sure, but that looks like him He said that he worked for TransAm for 18yrs.
Our school toured the Olathe terminal last week. The recruiting manager gave the tour. I kinda put him on the spot with a few BS questions, but he...
I can definitely see this happening.
I guess if I had to stop for a 7.5 minute pee break, I definitely wouldn't wait-out the whole 15 to get back on the hwy. I've narrowed my choice...
