central refrigerated

Can't speak from personal experience, but my son has been with them for a year and a half (after 3 months w/ England - whole 'nother story).
He seems to like it; he gets all the miles he wants, and has a good dispatcher working with him. However, it wasn't always like that. He went through two other dispatchers that drive him nuts. (No miles/long layovers, etc.)
So it seems that it's a good place to work IF you get lucky and hook up with the right people.
BTW - he runs out of the Atlanta terminal.
Hope this helps.

 

I've heard some positive things about Central. The positive has been much more than the negative. I THINK they may be worth it. Go check 'em out, but be careful. Check the newspapers for their help-wanted-ad advertisements and see if you can check how big their orientation classes are. Big classes are bad news, as is advertising in the help-wanteds in the papers every day of the world (like Dick Simon used to do in the Salt Lake Tribune).

 

good company, search out my posts.


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I am a student with central refridgerated. I had one week with my trainer, who is excellent, Before i had a medical problem. Am at home for a week or two then have to ask for reinstatement. Hopeing that goes well and can finish my training and be home for christmas. Large classes and a very quick school. would not recomend to some one with no truck experience. But if you have a cdl already and need a refresher course it is good.

 

My son works for them, He is a lease operator, and like any company there are pro and cons. Most companies I have seen him or my husband work for are all about the same. Son has fired two dispatchers and finally got a good one. He is averaging about 2800 -3000 miles a week, but like I said he says all companies are the same, and think good drivers are a dime a dozen.

 

central is indeed like most companies i am inclined to tell people what color truck do you like just pick a color n go from there when looking for a driving job i am not a real o/o fan for new drivers i think you need to know the ins and outs of the business before taking the plunge dont hurry to be a business man until you know the business and in trucking that means get some miles under your belt and pay attention to every little expense that it takes to manage a truck

 

excellent post..

 

i have been in this business long enough to see whats good and bad i now have a question for all of you has the truck traffic picked up at all since the 1st of the year? please let me know i have a child that is looking to go back to driving and i am hoping that they can but am waiting to see if things pick up as truckers you know that the state of things can be 1st seen by you guys when the public quits buying the truck traffic is light when they have money and are spending again then the traffic increases just please let me know

 

not according to my miles!!!