Stevens Transport - Dallas, Tx.

Wgcarver,
Who do you drive for? How is the miles, equipment and drivers respect at your company? Thanks

 

I would be a company driver. I live out in the middle of nowhere so to speak.
My driveway is .2 of a mile off of the road. It would be more secure there than anywhere else I could park is since I would be able to watch it.
How can I find out the truth as to what they would or would not let me do.
I have a couple of weeks to decide which company I am going to go with.

 

A lot has to do with how far you live from the nearest terminal and your DM. Jimthehut
I also, would be interested in which company you choose and why

 

I am an alliance leased driver/trainer for stevens. I normally get between 2500 and 3000 miles a week. However holiday season has slowed this down to an average of 2200 to 2500 miles/ week.
Driver respect varies. As a policy , disrespecting a driver is as bad as speaking the nam of valdemort. However when necessary, the name will be spoken. Some shippers make you feel as if you're just one rank above the cows, but that's not stevens fault. I'm driving a 2009 kw that had 38 miles on it when I received it. They're already offering me another brand new truck. I'll probably stick with this one Nd take advantage of the lower lease price.

 

We don't have to disagree. You can try my way and you'll change your mind. . Btw accuracy on the 200% grade was not important. Humour was.
The "run" part of your formula doesn't matter though. A 100% grade will aways be the same. If the drop in altitude is 1 foot, the length of the run will also be one foot.

 

Fortunately, interstate 71 runs right through the middle of nowhere. An educacte guess of where your truck would be when you go home as. Company driver is hillard oh, west of Columbus on the loop. There are Kenworth, utility, and thermoking dealers. That plCes your truck about 37 miles away. After driving an average of 500 miles plié a day, 37 will be a short trip.

Here's some more good news. Since you're along 71, we travel that road often so you'letcet to see the family as you pass through. You may even get a brief stay at home overnight at the pilot in Fargo if you plan your trip that way.

 

I HAVE tried it.. and I find I am completely uncomfortable with it. But it's possible (maybe even likely) that I just wasn't doing it right. I don't make a habit of driving anything when conditions are... bad, so it's gonna be a while before I have the opportunity to give it another shot.

The humor WAS good. but I have this issue with numbers. I pretty much have to play with them.

And yes, generally speaking, 100% = 45 degrees and thus change in elevation will equal length of run. What I was looking for, though, is standards used in the highway system. If the run is long enough, the grade will approach horizontal ( Denver --> San Francisco. 1268 mile run, 1 mile change in elevation. Pretty darn flat )

So, what is used to determine the start/end of the run on a grade? See where I'm going? The length of the run is just as important as the change in elevation - but unless there are some specific standards, it's completely arbitrary. It could be a half mile on one hill, and 6 miles on another.

 

im about hour from eastpoint monroe mi how is stevens today after reading all the bad stuff about stevens i was looking going to stevens

 

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Stevens policy is straight forward on taking the truck home. You can not take the truck to your house. You can park it within 50 miles of your house, at an approved location of Stevens choosing. A KW dealership, thermoking, or a secure drop yard. You can not park it in your drive way. Simple and straight forward.

All Training trucks are Kenworths, so the recruiter is not lieing, just not making it clear what he means. There are Petes for the alliance side, and a few of the older Petes have been converted to company side.

I have been with Stevens 18 months, and still have not been into Maine.

Stevens chain policy is also very simple....WE DO NOT CHAIN. We park it. No load is so important, that you can not park, and wait for safe driving conditions. An old rule of thumb from Wyoming, If you need chains, you do not need to be moving. All chains do is tear equipment up, and get you more stuck, and into more trouble.