Stevens Transport aviary

Maybe they are getting picky about tires on the trailer that come thru the yard, but it is still a battle to get a tire replaced on a trailer on the road.

The lack of planning, and fore thought is lacking at Stevens...it is a culture thing with them too. Proper planning prevents future mistakes...stevens policy of slam a truck under a load, and we will fix it later is indicative of the lack of planning. Something I continue to work and battle over. Communication between people in Dallas is also lacking, there are walls between each department, as each department is a fiefdom. Each DM's fleet is a fiefdom too.

I am glad to hear that pat says they will be keeping the APUs although ROA (return on investment) is not there. The comfort and rest I get with an APU as compared to not having it, is amazing.

There were 2 skirted trailers during driver appreciation week also. I am sure Stevens will go with the cheapest, just meet the Cally requirement, instead of purchasing ones that will hold up to the abuse they will receive, and help with fuel mileage, instead of hurting it. The T700's are a perfect example of hurting fuel economy.

The sleep apnea rules are being made up as they go, as there is NO requirement at this time, and no regulation about sleep apnea.

Yes Stevens hires out of Michigan...but ask Mr Carver about getting home. Shift pattern and tightness has nothing to do with KW Pete, Volvo, but is it an Eaton/fuller, or Meritor transmission. Stevens uses Eaton/Fuller convertable 9 speeds, that they call an 8 speed. Quick conversion to a 13 speed when it comes time to sell.

 

Just got a call from my Recruiter and guess what .... She was mistaken. Only need 5 days of data. Im scheduled to restart class on the 22nd !!!

 

yes we do,we have quite a few drivers that live in michigan.in fact my last student was from michigan.

 

finally got a load out of edwardsville to the yard.be home on monday.im toast i need some time off.

 

kirk cullum what kinda truck you driving? Do you get up to MI with loads alot? What is the stevens school like? What is one of the best things about Stevens transport?

 

TLeaHeart hows things going for you? Who is Mr Carver? How have the miles been for you lately?

 

Any of you guys ever work for KLLM? I got a prehire from them also and they look pretty interesting as to Training pay($450 week) and .32 a mile after training and pay off balance of school loan after a year while paying $150 a month towards loan for the first year.

 

Got my delivery in McKinney, then sent to Broken Bow for a meat load to NJ and a monday AM Delivery. Got loaded fairly quickly (live load) but ###### if I could get that thing balanced. Finally after running out of holes and positions, we reloaded it, then back thru the scales a gajillion times. Good thing they have their own scale. One axle at a time. Finally figured their scale was not accurate to do one axle weighs. Totals were fine, but after I suspected their scale, I went over three times without changing anything. Steer came up 12,320, 11,870 and 12,140. Drives changed too.
Ran out of hours, so I sat there, got a nap. Got a call from meat dept. "get running. the vultures are circling. Others want that load."
Got out of there at 2200, but with the crazy hours these last two days, I stopped in Arkansas at 0300. Woke up this morning and found the 'parking' lot I was parked in (with four other trucks) is a plowed under corn field next to the TS asphalt.
Oh, well!
I'm laying low and turning off my phone. Plenty of time to make the run, but I don't want to argue with them.

 

Got to love those late night parking spots...good thing it was not raining in Arkansas, or you might of sunk up to the engine. Spent the night at a ma and pa TS just in Missouri last night...raining cat and dogs...gravel parking lot, watched the water flow. I have been known to not answer my phone when meat keeps calling too.
As for my adventures with stevens, read the thread http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...97757-stevens-transport-a-year-in-review.html, it details my weekly adventures, good and bad.

Sitting in Colbert OK tonight...headed to laredo.

My miles have been good lately. WGCarver is mr carver, he lives in Michigan.