Greetings, From Reno NV

Well I found the welcome thread....finally.

New to this industry but so far so good.

My first gig was pulling a 48 flatbed in the northwest 11 states, very small company, to small actually, a flat tire (used to begin with) would shut me down for half a day, and fuel was also a issue - owner had to factor every load to get paid faster. Not the stability I was looking for, but while I was working it was.........very interesting. I did however have access to the load boards and could find my own loads which was very nice.


I now work for Knight Trans, out of Reno, NV. Since I have no real expectations (new driver) others then to make money I'm very happy here..so far. My DM is all business and somewhat personable.

I now drive the lower 48, and am constantly moving. So far nothing under 600 mile runs the most being 2200 miles. We seem to have a terminal in about every service area we run in which is also a big plus, I about craped myself when I saw you have to pay for parking in the east coast truck stops? =\

Thats about it I guess, looks like a good board I look forward checking out the rest of the site to see whats do'in and seeing whats up with everyone else.

Cheers,
Bosco

 

Its funny you say that I was looking in the thread about bad companies and didnt notice anything about Knight, at least not on the first page. I am still on paper logs so when that changes I'm sure my impression of Knight will also.

If all else fails I need to get the two years done so I have some latitude about who I drive for. I'm kind of stuck until then. If nothing changes in 6 months, I seriously thinking of leasing a 06 379 Pete (around 400k miles) from Knight. Ive run into a couple of O/O and they are doing very well. $350 a week with 500 down isnt horrible either with a dollar buyout at the end from what I'm hearing is pretty good.

But having a couple of failed businesses under my belt I know that the grass is always greener on the other side.

Whats the biggest complaint with Knight if I might ask?

 

So the biggest complaint I am seeing with Knight is they lie, what company doesnt? I think its all a matter of perspective and where you sit.

Working for the Flatbed company (which really is a good friend of mine who happens to run/own a flatbed company) I had complete control of the reigns, I did everything myself.

Working for Knight is the first time i've had to work for someone else in the last 10 years, but I can think of something I dont like. You cant hard wire an inverter in the truck, to me that is just...well unconstitutional...me thinks.

Cheers!