SRT: Update to This Company?

Happy drivers are generally quiet drivers. The loudest ones are the unhappy ones. A lot of the unhappy comes from driver failures of various natures. Not all of it is untrue but I'm sure you can make money/exp at SRT as long as you have realistic expectations.

Covenant owns SRT. *Edited, got my companies mixed up.

SRT, Knight, Swift would all be good choices to start.

 

SRT is owned by Covenant not Swift. Swift owns Central Refrigerated ... formerly known as Dick Simon Transport

 

Reefer is a lot of extra waiting, generally pays a bit better than dry van. Any OTR experience is good experience so pick something you think you'd like. Tankers and Flatbedders earn more generally, but they earn it. Reefer earns a bit more than dry van generally as well. It also seems like a lot of reefers I see are using nicer equipment (trailer/tractor wise). Also see a lot of company reefers with APUs, which are nice to have.

There are so many companies to choose from, no reason to limit yourself. Decide what sort of freight you want to haul, find someone with a terminal close to your home, and apply. Put in a solid year with the same company and go from there. I wish like hell I'd stayed with the company I started with, just so my employment record wouldn't be punctuated with job swaps. Once you pick your company don't buy into the "Grass is Greener" type things you may see as it's generally not, it's the same grass in a different field.

Good luck, be safe!

Thanks, sorry. Got my reefer companies mixed up.

 

Reefers are refrigerated trailers.
SRT does lots of coast to coast running. Lots of produce, frozen food, etc from California/Pacific Northwest to Florida and other points on the east coast.

Swift has driver facing cameras and sound monitoring equipment in the truck; can hear talking and other sounds. Some are OK with this "big brother" thing, but you're a techie, so you probably wouldn't be comfortable knowing this technology is living with you in your little home on wheels.

12 months with SRT and you will have experience to go with any of 1000's of companies.

Earl Henderson Trucking is also a good choice for a starter company. It's also a reefer outfit.
CTL Transportation has their own CDL training.

All of these have various benefits concerning food and lodging during CDL school.

 

^^^ I think Chinatown meant to say SRT has driver-facing cameras. This is a deal-breaker for many.

 

No, I meant Swift.
If SRT now has them, I wasn't aware of it. Do they ?
That would be a deal breaker for me also.

 

I seem to recall a thread dealing with SRT and driver facing cameras. But I may be mistaken. But I wasn't aware Swift was doing them.