After Grad fleet, many of the drivers are getting T700s now. There are more than 400 of those in the regular company fleet.
Also seeing some of the new Petes in the company fleet.

so i know that you get paid .26 cpm but do you get paid for unloaded miles say for instance you get sent 150 miles from the receiver to a new shipper location to pick up your next load....

Originally Posted by Corporal_Clegg

yes, you are paid the same rate loaded or unloaded

Well thats good to know, cause i read somewere on the forum here that a driver for stevens was complaining that he wasnt getting paid for moving to a different location to pick a new load up.....

Everything that i've found out about stevens, is it seems to be a pretty good company to work for. It has its downfalls like all the "training" company's, but one thing im pretty sure i've figured out about the ones that do complain, alot of it has to do with their attitude towards the company, towards the DM, or they refuse a load and get labeled as such....

They try to put blame else were....

I'm sure ill come up with some more questions as i have quite a while before i do plan on heading down there, wish i was leaving tomorrow though....

This forum is a lot of help...

One of the sources of complaints about Stevens (and most training companies) is the driver candidate is shocked into the world of trucking.
Trucking expectations are almost universally different than what you will find. It is a great business for most of us in the industry, but it isn't what most people expect. The glory of the open road, the wanderlust and excitement are all second to hard work, boredom and frustrations.
Now put that shock together with weeks of being cooped up in a space smaller than the average bathroom with a stranger and you have the makings of complaints.
Going thru training at Stevens is not unlike boot camp.
It seems you can't do anything right, but that's because you're concentrating on what's wrong, not what you are doing right.
It's such a shock and more often than not the driver candidate finds this industry isn't his/her cup of tea and they leave.
And blame Stevens (Swift, Werner, Hunt, Schneider, etc)
What I can tell you is Stevens will equip you to be a safe professional driver. But you're going to have to suck it up and apply yourself.
Once you complete two years with Stevens, there isn't a company out there that won't hire you. Even after one year, many will actively recruit you.
Stevens trains their drivers best.
When I'm in the yard, I often sit in the break room that is just around the corner from the Training department. I try and speak with the guys that have just come off their trainer's truck and are now into O-2 phase. I always tell them the same thing: "You have completed the hardest part of training. O2 will be fun and Grad fleet is just around the corner."
If you want a good start in this business and expect to make it a career, this is the place.