Putting it behind me ~ Hello Pride Transport

Discussion in 'Discuss Your Favorite Trucking Company Here' started by RizenPhoenix, Oct 31, 2010.

  1. RizenPhoenix

    RizenPhoenix Road Train Member

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    Thx for the good thoughts Jim and yes, jump ship as soon as possible.

    To quote Monty Python's Holy Grail......


    Run Away! Run Away!

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  3. RizenPhoenix

    RizenPhoenix Road Train Member

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    You forgot my favorite, The Big Red ######.

    Knight = Keep No Income Get Home Tuesdays

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  4. Jarhed1964

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    Sounding good. Decent pay, good miles, and nice equipment. Sounds like a good setup.

    Do you know where they run? All 48? Midwest? Do you know where they hire from?
     
  5. FLATBED

    FLATBED Road Train Member

    For example instead of being bussed/van'd from terminal to motel and back for orientation they ask who's driving and toss you the keys.

    Ever think that for liability purposes many carriers do not TOSS you the keys to transport yourself and others as until you are finished orientation and OFFICIALLY hired your not an EMPLOYEE.
     
  6. RizenPhoenix

    RizenPhoenix Road Train Member

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    I've heard mention of loads going to californina, the Northwest, Illinois, PA, and Georgia so it sounds like all over. One thing I do know is they try to get lots of loads that route you thru SLC. I'm going to keep this thread up to date with run's and miles for a while.
     
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  7. The Challenger

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    I have seen more Pride trucks than usual in FL recently. Are you going solo or team???

    KH
     
  8. FLATBED

    FLATBED Road Train Member

    Saw 2 in Ontario Canada over the past week ,
     
  9. RizenPhoenix

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    All done with orientation. Got my truck assignment but it won't be ready till tomorrow afternoon. My Dispatcher said he'll either have me a load to Illinois or an overnight to Reno depending on when it's ready. Oh yeah, I'm getting a '09 Cascadia with a manual trans, Graphite paint. No hazmat, they pay very accurate practical miles, and they prefer to route around(paying you the extra miles for it) toll roads was all new stuff I learned today. They insist on 100% legal logs and as long as you communicate about what hours you have as soon as you get preplanned it sounds like they work with you and do a lot of turns to make it work legal. $500 buck recruitment bonus so looks like I'm going to raid Big Red a little.

    KH, solo, I can barely put up with myself let alone someone else in the truck.
     
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  10. Jarhed1964

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    I'm with ya on that. You should witness some of the arguments I lose.... against myself.

    :biggrin_25511:

    Anyway, they don't hire out of North Cackalacky unfortunately. Sucks, I would love to have run with them. An 09 Cascadia is big enough to be comfy living in for a month at a time.
     
  11. Racecar17

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    On a personal note, I passed my DOT exam just fine and got a 1 year. It was a real struggle to get the sleep center to fax over my sleep study info though, so a word of advice to anyone going to any company for orientation. Get a complete copy of your file from your sleep center if you have had a study done.

    Did I miss something?I have never had to do a sleep study for a driving job...
     
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