In my last week of school with CRST, anyone had problems getting hired somewhere else

Seems to me a single mother of 4 would be better off in a job other than OTR driver.

 

Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do to provide...who are you to judge?

 

I agree,no way she can make it on a truckers salary.Hoprfully she has government assistance as well as child suppport from the father.

 

Who do I have to be?

 

so how can she provide on a newbys income and living on the road?

 

Really? In my first year of trucking, my wife decided to take an unpaid leave of absence from work to care for her dying father full time. I supported her and 3 kids on a trucker's salary. And the company I worked for was CRST.

 

Well, you say that you can pay off the tuition and walk. I say give CRST 3 months and then weigh your options. That will be enough time to get you the OTR experience that you need to be able to move to another company, and it will give you a feel for what you'll be earning at CRST. If it's not what you need, then decide whether it will be more cost effective to pay them off and move to another company, or stick it out and complete the contract.

There are crude haulers and companies that operate vac trucks (dirty job, but probably cleaner than the chicken farm) in the Victoria, TX area that hire new CDL graduates, and pay hourly plus overtime. Not really close to home, but closer than an OTR job.

 

Just hang in there, you'll do fine. CRST is a bottom feeder, most reputable companies know this.