Transport America...Good or Bad?

TA was the first company I drove for after I got my CDL.

I was on my second load from PA to IA, straight across on I-90, when a snow storm hit. IA closed 90 it was so bad. I called and asked for an extra delivery day because of the weather and road closure and was told to bring the truck back to North Jackson.

I suspect I was supposed to control the weather, but with only 3 or 4 days of trucking experience (after training) I hadn't acquired that skill yet.

Best part was when I found out they put an "Abandoned Equipment" mark on my DAC. How I could abandon equipment in their parking lot is beyond me.

Great bunch of folks there at TA.

On the plus side, the trainer I worked with, Lee Whipple, was a great driver and an excellent teacher. Don't know if he still drives for them or not, but he was out of North Jackson, Ohio anyway, so probably wouldn't be able to train you anyway.

 

Thanks for the comments Bugsy. Ended up driving for Swift for about 6 mos. and decided that OTR was not for me. Thankfully was able to land a job back my career field of telecommunications. Been there for about a year now.

Gained a lot more respect for professional drivers, esp. OTR. I too had an excellent trainer. John Maroney from Columbia SC. Don't think I would have lasted without his help.

Still keepin up my CDL tho. Worked too hard to get it.Who knows, I might need it one day.

Keep me posted on the happenings over at TA when you can.

All the best...

 

I was thinking of givin them a call but i dont think i will now...6 day orientation???wth is that about?....is it cause they will take anyone?....and everyone says there hometime sux...well i like to stay out for a month and go home for 6 days thats they way i been doing it for a long time now and i dont feel the need to change it...so i will find a company that will work around my ways and like always get it in writeing!!

 

I dont know anything bout TA firsthand.,but thier are many posts bout them in a different forum kinda like Bugsey's... I would do alot of homework before signin on with them...IMO

 

they were the first company i worked for. and havent found a company as good to work for yet. my flleet mgr Sara Gundry always kept me rolling. its a great place for new cdl drivers to start out trucking.if you have exp in trucking the orientation is alot shorter.