Thanks for the reasurance. Im reading alot and trying to decide if im making the right decision in life. After being a machinist for 17 years im taking a chance and im signed up to go to c1 in fort wayn on july 20th. I will be working for pam and I will give them 110%. after all they are helping me get my foot in the door. so I owe them.
Looking for info on PAM
Discussion in 'PAM' started by J.D., Sep 7, 2008.
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once your home you'll wait for a trainer to come by and pick you up and you normally go out for 4weeks with him and do on-the-job training, you'll learn how to talk back and forth with dispatch, to get loads, how to deal with shippers/recievers, truck maintaince, all the ins and outs. after the 4 weeks you'll become a first seat driver and get your own truck which is very sweet! so stick it out cuz it will get better, i promise.
some other things i forgot to mention about PAM, they pay for a truck wash at any blue beacon once a month and they have an account so it doesnt even cost you out of pocket to keep your rig looking nice. they have ez pass in all the trucks so no waiting in toll lines and no out of pocket money needed for those tolls. if you do go through a state were ez pass is not taken just transflo the reciept with the rest of your paper work and they will pay it. they also pay all scale tickets, 9 dollars a pop for these guys, but you do have to pay up front and then they'll reinburse you but you gotta transflo the actuall weight ticket, not the reciept from the ticket, i learned the hard way on that.
if your truck breaks down and you cant sleep in it cuz its being worked on or in a shop they pay you 60 dollars a night for a hotel, you dont have to use it on a hotel if you dont want its up to you. also if your truck is down they pay 40 bucks evey 24hrs its down. so if you play your cards right you can get 100 dollars a day.
well best of luck to all who decide to go this route, my best advice is not to quit before your year is up cuz the contract you sign will come back to haunt you. you'll owe the entire cost of the school, somewhere around 6000-6500 at 18% intrest due in full at once, so stick it out.
ok long enough, take care and God blesschannel 19 and mattbh23 Thank this. -
does anybody know if PAM has a drop yard around Nashville,TN
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they have one in whites creek, TN exit 40 off I24
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Does anyone know if PAM/ USA Truck have any drop yards in Houston, Tx or any truck dealerships to park the truck for home time?
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I live about 35 miles from pam and after I get my cdl they are the one I wont to work for to start out my ? is will the hire you if you have sleep apena and it is under control done had a sleep test and am using a cpap for about 6 months now any help would be nice thanks
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I have heard of drivers with it, but when I went to school, (May 09) we had a guy fail the physical because he had it. Not to be a downer, but I would check the internet for the physical requirements first. if that doesnt work, your question would best be answered by the company itself.
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Just got my CDL in late Sept. It looks like PAM is one of the better "starter companies" out there. I don't believe a word that comes out of any recruiter's mouth....why should I. I do have a few questions though.
After I ship out to complete their 2 day orentation, how soon until I can get back home for a day or 2. I really need to make it back for the day after Thanksgiving.
How is the equipment?
How is home time....do they bit*h?
Do they treat you like a human being?
Since I can't afford a $600 gps, what motor carrier maps should I buy?
Looks like trying to keep log books perfect every day seems VERY HARD.
I've been in the trucking field for 12 years now as a trl. mech. Just looking for a few tips & any useful info. -
I haven't worked for 'em, but I've yet to see anything really negative about them.
I drove for years with nothing more than the ol' Rand McNally Motor Carriers atlas, but you can team that up with a $100 Magellan if you're really looking for a tech fix. My primary GPS setup is a little Asus Netbook with MS Streets and Trips.
Keeping log book accurately is refreshingly simple compared to going back and trying to invent time. Sometimes you'll still be able to show a little... creativity, but ya have to watch out for stuff that can be checked, like fuel stops and QC communications. -
Thanks alot dude, I appreciate it.
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