well, you may have been looking long term, many do of course. chompi is no more one that breaks up driver unity that you would think. he simply relates the cold hard facts about job hopping. being a newbie or a rookie, you are mislead by those on websites that have no practical knowledge of the ins and outs of mega carriers or other bottom feeders.
"settling" for less can be a good thing when the job market is what it is these days. one only needs to "settle" for a short time to become on his/her way to becoming an established and experienced driver.
try not to take things said here out of context, things said here are given in factual increments, and sometimes someone will misunderstand the "spoken word", and see something that simply does not exist.
Need help QUICKLY! Transam or Roehl?
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A side note for you: Refer units are loud, you have to fuel them, and get them washed out....and because there is an engine on that unit, it is subject to breaking down.....Good luck and welcome to the wild and crazy world of trucking..... -
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I haven't really heard any bad about TransAm.
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That's some bad shape if your choices are Roehl and TransAm. Are you going to Rockwell or Olathe?
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I will be going to Georgia> I have had pre-hires from Roehl, Transam and Werner. Those were the only places I have applied. Not knowing much about the slew of companies out there, I kind of had to go on the suggestions of my school. I live in Central Florida and looking to drive otr, with decent hometime. Any other suggestions, if these two are no good?
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They also paid for everything like food, lodging, and their facilities were very clean. They even had a pool table. Pretty decent trucks, and they paired me up with someone compatible. (Young and liked hip hop music. I was only 21 years old at the time and it would have been a little hard for me trying to concentrate without some good tunes.)
My trainer also lived one state away from me, so whenever he went on home-time, so did I, instead of being stuck at a hotel for a couple of days like allot of other trainees.
They showed me how to read a map, do a little mechanic repair on my truck, and their terminal in Olathe, KS has a nice mall right across the street.
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Keep in mind your school gets paid by those companies to send you to them. Stay away from the mega-carriers. Try Windy Hill. They are in Central FL. and are a very good mom and pop company. They pay per mile and per stop. A lot of their loads are multi stop so you can make good money there. Try checking out this website:
http://www.newtruckdrivingjobs.com/student_%20driving_%20job.phprocknroll nik Thanks this. -
cousin drives for roehll and never complains.transam has junk trailers.good equipment is important
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