ESTES Express (5 Year Review)

You'll be fine. With your work history you can't have any gaps. Even if it's a week you put unemployed for that week to keep all spaces filled. The money with Estes is out west. Yes you can run wild and stay out however long you'd like BUT I've heard extra board is changing.

When I ran it, you leave for 5 days and come back. You could stay out if you want. Once you leave that home terminal you are dispatched by central and you can do as you please. Now, I'm hearing you cover runs but be home daily. That's how it was for a friend I know at my terminal. He never went out on the road a week. He did make 87k in 8 months tho

It's not the same at all terminals so yours could be different. Just know, being classified as extra board means you are not bound to your terminal. Central dispatch has control over everything and essentially, they pay you. You'll learn all this stuff as you grow with the company. Being extra board is great for the flexibility and options.

 

For future references, just remember what I posted. They're very laid back but you just have to make it to the interview. Good luck out there

 

Hotels. There are no bunkhouses at Estes to my knowledge. I've never seen it. We have a company card that pays for hotels.

 

I'm on the Hilton team member list. I'll gladly get a hotel myself before I deal with the shenanigans. I know better this far in the game lol

 

@EstesWest how you holding up out there? I got knocked off my run so I gotta go back to nights again. I'm not looking forward to it either.