My experience with May Trucking

I probably pulled the trigger a bit early with my driving career. I went out and my family just could'nt support me being gone. I will say that going with May was a great experience. I enjoyed and respected their way of doing things. Some will complain about how they run you and you have no control of your truck, and that 62MPH is too slow and so on. All I can say is at 62 MPH i really did'nt worry about tickets, yeah it seems very slow at times but as a new driver thats one less thing to worry about. As for the way they ran us I think with fuel prices and all the cost associated with running a business this will become more of the norm in the future with alot more companies.

My trainer was a great guy, never team drove, always in the jump seat, I really learned alot. Our logs were always up to date, my trainer got his logs looked into at a scale, probably to see if he logged 'on duty' in the jump seat, officer said every thing looked great, well what he really said was "congrats you did it right!" lol he was not a happy guy.

The manager at my yard was a real straight shooter, very accessable, I felt that I could talk to him any time. Great equiptment, I really can't say enough about them. I realize that many will say I was'nt there long enough, well maybe, but as a newb with very little choices, and reading all the bad posts on here for a year I could'nt of chose a better company to start with, IMO.

Not every thing was perfect, we had some down time, waited a bit for a trainer, sleeping with a stranger, etc.. But I really wish I could of stayed. It's very difficult for me to give this up right now, I feel I was lucky to have found a great first company, trainer and really enjoy the job. I really wish they had a need for a shagger or something, I'd be there in a minute.

I will continue to look for a local gig or maybe a company with less time OTR, but I realize that it's probably not going to happen and I will go back to my old line of work...... but I will be back after the kid's are gone, [4 yrs] My wife can stay or go, I'm going!!! Liteguy

 

Yeah i truly wish it would have. As a newb I really don't have any other company to compare May with, it seems like any other job, management makes all the rules and we must comply. I can see how some of you vets could have some trouble with all the changing going on.
I commend you and your wife for making it work. If both of you are not on the same page it will not work. I live out in Boise, the job market is tough here, but Ill keep trying. I might not be driving now but I know I will in time, Be safe, Liteguy

 

Payette, Id