My honest, no BS, opinion of P.A.M.

A recruiter told me recently the team driving is mandatory only if you are contracted student who has gone through their school. Does not apply if you are experienced or went to a different school.

 

I've decided im taking everything my recruiter tells me with a grain of salt simply because hes teen telling me for the past 2 weeks that im starting training on September 6th. well today I found out that the classes filled up and that I cant start training till the 13th. Well I told my current that that this week was my last week So now instead of being out of work for 3 weeks without pay I am now going to be out of work for a month. Which completely sucks

 

Well it is 300.00 per week I did my orint Jan 12 in Irving and when I got on the truck Jan 19 they ALREADY had my pank info
DateTransaction TypeDescriptionAmountBeginning Ledger Balance: $148.6002/03/2010ACH CREDITPAYROLL CHOCTAW EXPRESS$272.7202/03/2010POINT OF SALE DEBITPOS- PILOT TRAVEL CENTER 040 DICKSON TN 0000000003-$7.57

Not everyone get the same I dont live in Texas anymore althought we have a family home in McKinney still, you can see 1 of my Choctaw Express auto deposits I have many, dont want to drive team get your doubles and haz mat wile in school and get pimped ouy to Fedex I get 2750 miles a week plus haz mat I have had 4400 and 3400 miles the last 2 weeks that with haz mat no one knows everything, I dont make excuses dont need to you loose should have put some money where your pie hole is

 

So they took out roughly 22% for taxes on $350 gross? What outrageous tax bracket are you in?

 

One of my fellow drivers got a screwing this morning.

I got a dispatch saying they needed my empty trailer and I could get the loaded after 10pm EST tonight. I decided to head on to the shipper, drop the empty and stash somewhere until tomorrow morning.

I got voided off the load, but with the same trailer go to NY instead of NJ.

About 25 minutes later another driver shows up. He got voided off NY and given NJ.

But there was only one trailer there loaded, and I got it!

I have the rest of today and two more full days to go about 400 miles. Life is kinda easy just now...

 

Truckers need two tools, WD-40 and Duct Tape.
WD-40 for things that should move and don't, Duct Tape for things that shouldn't move and do.

But don't mess around with old gray duct tape. Get some of that Gorilla Tape baby!​

 

Must havehad a good trainer