Hey Central drivers! Would you help me make a decision? Yea or nay!

Could you list all three ? I'm sure you've read the central thread, I did read where one of their lease drivers was complaining about making less than two hundred dollars a week for seven weeks straight.
If your going to drive for .26 cpm you might want to think about a dry van company because I can tell you from experience that grocery warehouses suck. That is if any of the dry van companies are available to you. JMO

 

I understand. If you use a friends address you might have to change the address on your license beforehand. Good luck.

 

Central - low pay, pushes leasing. must stay 1 year. but some students say that it changed to 8 - 10 months because they seem to be double charged weekly (double reimbursed too). Tuition reimbursement starts immediately. After 1 year nothing more is owed. Tuition $3000

Swift - lower pay but after 1 year they make 1cpm more than Central does in 1 year. Swift has a bad rap with the trucking community for notoriously hitting other trucks. Be prepared to catch a wrath of crap when you pull into the truck stop. Pushes on leasing. Must stay 1 year just to start tuition reimbursement, If memory serves me right, Tuition reimbursement starts after 1 year. Tuition $4300 (if i remember)

CRE - Aggressively pushes leasing. forced teams. low pay

Remember, if you dont expect a whole lot then you wont be too disappointed. You read all the posts so you should have a decent idea of what to expect.

 

i know i will likely get beat down for this,but if you were excepted i would say prime,as far as the big carriers go,it is a nice outfit to start out at

 

You would be better off dropping a steel beam on your foot and signing up for disability rather than working for Prime,you will make more money that way!

 

I'm gonna say Central is a good one to start out with. You get the experience of a manual transmission and learn how to do both dry van van and reefer loads. Lows: You will wait at shippers during a live unload. Member JJ Ranch is a former Central driver.

KH

 

You may also wait at the farm while they are picking the crop. NO BS

 

I see it this way!!!

All companies have BS, you have to make up your mind which one has the BS you can stomach.

Things I didn't like about Central was the lack of miles, that's as a Lease Op not company driver so it really can't be compared.

The school is fast paced so be prepared, and your stuck there for a year.

Central see you as a butt to fill a seat and that's it your a number not a name.

Miles will be hit and miss all depends on your FM.

They can make or break you. (fm that is)

good luck with whoever you decide to go with!