CRST HAHA

Unless you have bills.
I'd like to know how you only pay $28 a week in road expenses. When i was in training at crst, my trainer didnt have cooking or food storage facilities in the truck. It was also an old international 9600i (hes an owner op), not really room for that crap. However, when i was in training i borrowed money from friends to help with my bills at home. I only came up like $200 short, if you dont count the thefts that happened while i was on the road (roommate robbed me, took my half of the rent money and blew it, that kind of thing).

The problem i had was after training i was making less than the training pay.

FYI werner has the same training pay. Except you start geting it the day you're out of orientation, instead of being made to wait for extended periods of time for a trainer without pay. Do they still do that at crst? LOL.

We mustve had like 10 or 15 people that graduated cdl school the same time i did, only one made it through the contract. And shes nuts. And she stayed for over a year and then went to us xpress to make more money. Thats a move that makes sense. lol.

 

Yep sounds like a company man! A whole 50 dollars a day. WOW your rich. If I was single and had no bills I still would think 50 a day is cr@p!

 

When i went in, i figured it was more than i already made and i thought i'd make more after training..

Then i found out how much it cost to live on the road. Well now its about what i made before.

then i got out of training and made less.

 

I've been looking at CRST Training! But, reading all the information about the company, seems like I will probably stay away.

I understand that they start classes every Monday with approximately 75 to 100 people.

HERE IS THE BIG QUESTION:

Of the 75 to 100 people who start the CRST Training program, how many are still around after the first week and then after 2 weeks??

Anyone have this information. I'd really appreciate the feedback.

I somehow figure that they don't keep that many drivers in the system and that most of that 75 to 100 individuals end up going home!

Anyone know the numbers.

Please let me know.

Thanks,

JST

 

Perhaps a better question would be, "how many people are around after their first year with CRST."

 

They get about 180 a week for orientation. Out of the 40 at OKC, 28 made it through. About half of those make it through training. In the end about 30% continue. Remember, these are people who have never driven OTR before. A lot of people aren't cut out for this.

 

Got to learn to eat cheap shop walmart inverter and microwave is the key

 

We have that Coleman cooler. I spend way less than $28 a week, not including cigarettes.

 

when i went to work with werner, they asked if i was still under contract with crst and if i was they couldnt hire me so that above fact is probably true, lucky for me i was unemployed for 4 months and werner took me.

 

Went through the 2 weeks of school and 1 week orientation and now I'm out on my 28 days. 15 people got cut from orientation on the last day ie lied on application, bad attitude or failed road test. Probably another 20 or so on the first day for medical/drug reasons. And 2 that left thinking they were going to go home and do local runs with no experience. Most got a bad taste in thier mouth when they realized that it will be 4 weeks before you get a paycheck and possibly another 2 months before you get home. Don't know enough about company to say good or bad yet. But I realize I need to start somewhere.