Hopefully we don't get thrown under the bus for this thread.
BUT, we haven't really seen a post that answers concerns that are specific to our situation (and we have sifted through ALOT of posts on here, so we aren't just lazy).
So, first off, we are totally newbies. We are planning on attending Katlaw trucking school in Austell, Georgia in March, and being ready to sign on with a company the beginning of April. We have heard tons of good things about Katlaw, and so far it seems to be our best option.
There are a couple of concerns we have about companies though. We have gone through Katlaw's list of companies, and only four of them seem like companies that fit our needs. We would really like to be able to apply to as many companies as possible so that we (pending us both completing our CDLs, of course) are guaranteed a job with someone, somewhere.
Our concerns/what we need in a company:
1) Obviously, we need a company that takes on team drivers fresh out of school.
2) We also are both 21, so we can't go with a company like WEL, McElroy, or TMC (according to their websites).
3) Our main concern is that we are able to stay in the same truck throughout the companies extra training. We are NOT up for being separated and OTR with different trainers, in different trucks. Don't judge, it just doesn't sit well with us for personal reasons.
4) This is not really important to our choosing a company, but those that allow small pets would be nice. That way mom-in-law doesn't have to keep the little guy for us.
Companies we are considering:
1) Watkins & Shephard- they seem to be perfect for us, but we are very skeptical about perfection, we know it doesn't exist. (Do they pay you for the 10 day orientation?)
2) Schneider-they seem to have more negativity surrounding them than W/S but overall they seem to be a decent company to work for.
3)CRST-We're told they do team driving but I haven't read much about them, any comments?
4)Swift-We hear alot of crap about swift, but if it comes down to it, they are on the list.
5) CR England- By far the company we have read/heard the most negative comments about. But most of them seem to be from solo drivers, do they treat teams any differently?
6) Covenant Transport- We thought this was the "it" company for us at first, but now we aren't so sure. We've heard they are unsafe. Can someone with work experience from this company chime in on the conversation?
If you can think of any other companies that meet our needs, we would seriously appreciate the feedback.
IF we have missed an answer to our questions somewhere else, we will be happy to delete this thread and we apologize for wasting your forum space. So please, be nice to the n00bs.
New Husband/Wife Team needs help with questions....please?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Gearjammers2121, Jan 17, 2012.
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before you spend the money on school,heres what might be a good idea.if you have a walk in closet,i want u 2 too go in there and live in there for a weekend.maybe take a radio and some books in there.limited food and potty breaks.if you make it without killing each other,then proceed.i'm just trying to help.
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Two students, a trainer and a dog in one truck.
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