Starting a new career with USX

I was in the FLORIDA NATIONAL GUARD.....If I paid Roadmaster will USX reimburse me like a lot of carriers?
Or will USX pay Roadmaster direct if I sign up with them?
Looks like most carriers reimburse at about $150/mo which would take a while to get your tuition back, but that's better than nothing.

Does anybody know the recruiter at the USX Terminal in Jax? If so, I'll call on Monday!

 

If you paid for school yourself, then USX will give you the $150 tuition reimbursement......but they only pay up to a certain amount....take in your receipts so they can verify everything.

 

Good luck to Y'all!

 

USX moves freight just about everywhere.

If you are interested in dedicated, ask your recruiter what's available in your area.

Be aware that dedicated doesn't mean running a back and forth hitch everyday like a UPS/FEDEX driver pulling pups between terminals. It means you are dedicated to one customer, delivering to all the stores that they service out of that particular distribution center. Also you will be unloading all the boxes on the trucks by hand.

As far as the training, as a dedicated driver trainee you will do 150 hours with a trainer instead of 120 hours. Then after you pass your upgrade test, you get your own truck without the 8 weeks with another driver.

Good Luck.

 

Da.......thanks for that! I'm actually waiting for the WORKSOURCE WIA tuition to be approved anyday, that way they will pay the school so I won't have a contract with anybody........if that doesn't "pan" out, I'll do the same thing you did! I'm going thru NATIONAL TRAINING drivers school only because of recommendations and they have a lot more trucks to practice with!

As far as "teams", I agree with you 100%! I don't smoke and I don't listen to loud music (just part of being an old fart, I guess), I listen to smooth "oldies" OR DISCO....hehehe....so not many would want to ride with me!

Good Luck at school and USX...I may see you there soon!

 

The disco would be a deal breaker for me...LOL

Smokers smoke while driving. They team people up according to those preferences.

I'm the same way with music when I am solo. I got used to keeping the volume down while teaming though.

 

A smoker would be a deal breaker for me...any music would suck when you are trying to sleep bumping down the highway, LOL! In a month, I'll be on the road with USX.

 

I don't mind music while I'm sleeping. I'm the kind of guy that has to have the TV on to fall asleep. What creeps me out is those guys that do 10 hours in stoney silence.

Now, my first co-driver only had one rap CD, which he played over and over. I did make him turn that down.