Stevens Transport and thier loan: the truth!!! Be very careful

Your exactly right.I talked to recruiting yesterday , and she told me the whole rundown about everything.Bus fare,meals, and lodging was to be paid back to the company.CDL,and Driver training financing, it was almost like she new what my next question was about.She did a very good job on covering everthing. She also stated if you do go all 3 years that you will be paying back around $ 4,000.00 total, and Stevens pays the rest. $25x52=$1300.00 x 3 = $3900.00 Oh yea! she did say that a fee of $100.00 to start training class due up front

 

Thanks for sharing your story, California Redneck. Truth is you broke your contract and went to work for another trucking company, i'm sure Stevens felt like you screwed them, but the person that called you raped you badly. At this point you are screwed cause even if you take it to court its your word against his, and i'm sure the contract you signed will win them the case.

Even after reading your story I would still go work for Stevens, but your story will remind me not to break a contract, or agree to a large sum settlement unless I have it in writing, and have a lawyer look over it.

 

did they hold up to their end of the contract. I am pretty sure they probably owe you. Did you make the wages they promised? did you get the home time they promised? You should have Taken them to court for Inhumane working conditions for way less than minimum wage.
As for anyone who calls making threats deserves a few good expletives. That is called harassment. you could sue them for that also. I would set up a bare minimum repayment plan.

 

I did go upstairs and ask. I spoke to the Hiring Manager Shirley. She stated that, if you left before the year was up, and left on good terms by coming in and talking to them, that as long as you did not go to another trucking company, they would not persue the debt. I do not have this part in writing, but I do have proof of it being told to me.

Also, can you elaborate on "all the deductions" that kept your pay down to 175.00 a week? You stated that you got really good miles with Stevens, so Im having a hard time figuring out how you made so little.

 

The whole training program is a scam to me. You go to this school for a few weeks and it costs thousands of dollars. Then they pay you peanuts while they skim the top to pay the loan and make a hefty profit off your labor. Then the Gov pays them for hiring you and making life hell for you to make room for the next guy. Then they send the unpaid balance to collections who snookers you into paying them after your credit is already going to be dinged anyway.

Then you go to the burbs for a year and you can't get a home loan when you get back because your credit score is to low and they won't finance without a large down. Or they tell you you have to pay the 4 large before you can qualify.

My credit score is 828 and I always pay as I go. I have had a separate account for years that I use for emergency's like if my car breaks down and i need money to fix it etc.. No one needs to get into debt if they stick to a budget, but if you do go into debt you always pay something to keep it out of collection. When it goes to collections you tell them to pound sand because your credit is already screwed anyway.

If your planning to buy a house and get financing for it you have to keep your credit tight or it will cost much more then that student loan repayment would of cost.

Credit is designed to keep you paying and keep you poor so avoid it unless you have no other option.

 

A scam involves being deceptive. They are not deceptive. They tell you everything upfront. Cost, Intrest rate, payment plan etc... If you dont like what they tell you, dont sign and they will gladly give you a bus ride back home.

If you have good credit like you say you do, then you can take out your own loan, or pull the cash out of savings or whatever, and you get a cash discount and only pay 3600.00, and with that, you are not tied to stay with them for any amount of time.

As for the cost of training, I have found it to be comparable to private schools. For example, Roadmaster in N.C. charges 6300.00 and lasts 4 weeks, and offers a cash price of 3800.00.

Yes you could go to a Community College and get a better price, but these programs are looong and only start a class every few months. Alot of people can not wait that long. I know I couldnt.

 

One of their recruiters called me the other day and left a message that I thought was rather rude just by the tone of voice they used. I called back twice and they kept me on hold both times till I hung up. I figured to myself this might be a sign of things to come if I dealt with them so I never did call them back after that.

 

And from reading the horror stories, that seems to be the #1 reason for failure. People wind up with their backs to the wall and nowhere else to turn, so they jump in as a last resort. It takes time to get through the training, figure out the problems and the ins and outs, and most important, get that money coming in. Meanwhile, Momma's at home, unhappy with the kids, the bill collectors are calling, and it's tough to put groceries on the table.

I don't figure to make a whole lot during my first year. If I can recoup my schooling costs ($2500 at my CC), get the experience and put a few bucks in my pocket, I'll be happy enough, and maybe have some better options in the future.

I can't even imagine trying to support myself and pay all my bills as a trainee during that first year.