CFI Company

cfi was purchased by the conway company, however they will still run under the cfi name....it will just be called cfi "a conway company".
i worked for cfi for 7 months and i have no complaints. this is coming from someone whom was terminated. i was terminated because i had 3 motorist complaints in a 6 month period. all of their equipment is in tip top shape, and if it's not they have no problem getting you routed to their 24 hour service terminal. the majority of folks that work at cfi are very happy. people don't just walk around and complain like alot of other companies. insurance is cheap at under 10 a week, you can bank your days off, the terminals have wifi. and i consistantly got 3000+ miles a week. they will also pay for a shower if your somewhere you didn't fuel. or give you 10 bucks off of a motel if you send in the receipt. their terminals are nice and friendly with clean towells and clean showers. cfi moves alot of mexican freight so laredo would end up being a popular run....which is ok because when you get to a terminal you can choose from a variety of loads when you get there....and it's usually miles going out. you are allowed to elect to go home after 10 days...then they have 5 days to get you home or they dead head you home and pay you for it too.....they pay all miles you are dispatched including the ones home....and it's practical miles. you get a north east bonus of 5 cents per mile for any north east runs....and you get a safety bonus every quarter which comes out to 350 to 400 bucks.

banking days is really cool....cause if you stay out 4 weeks and take off 1 day...you bank 3....which you can use anytime and they roll over....you can take as many days off in a row as long as you have those banked....so if you have a month banked, you can take off a month.

cfi will never go to just teams....cfi will run just as cfi has always run.

probably one of the best companies out there....they most certainly have a higher profit margin than any other trucking company. that's a fact.

 

My wife and i currenetly drive for CFI but soon will be leaving them. With the new pay package Conway has endorsed to take effect on January 1st we have decided its time to leave. For a new driver coming in to the company its an ideal company to work for with great equipment. But for those of us drivers that have been here building the compay to what it is, they are reducing the speed of the trucks to 65 thus reducing our team pay by 1200.00 per month. We hate to leave but we refuse to take this deep of a cut in our pay. Good luck to your husband

 

CFI is a company to be leary of. As a new driver, you WILL make mistakes. CFI will lie and ruin your DAC making it hard for you to get another job. So, watch it carefully. Equipment is very good, miles are decent. However, they were bought out by Conway this past summer. All you need to know about Conway is what they did to CF several years ago. I retired from driving this past fall, and one of my best friends still drives for them,[10 years] and tells me they are going downhill pretty quick. Sounds like they are wanting to get rid of the experienced drivers, and go with the cheaper labor.

Advice from an old guy to you rookies. 1. SLOW DOWN, 2.GET OFF YOUR ###, AND LOOK WHERE YOU ARE BACKING INTO. 3. SLOW DOWN

 

I was wondering if/when they would cut the trucks back. I was (still am) doubtful that it would actually happen though, since the Conway Team Trucks always ran faster than the day cabs. I guess high fuel cost gets to everyone.

I have to say Ditto to Codgers post as well. They treated me great for the first year or so, and right at the end, it got down right unbearable. No miles, sitting 36-48 hrs per week. I would occassionally run into a student driver that I had trained, and they were always telling me they ran 3K plus per week....cheaper I guess. While I had to ride everyones #$$ to get 2600-2800.

Personally, I can't justify staying away from my family for less than $900 a week bring home.

A quick trip to the war room before I left.... 9600 and some change was the target fleetwide average they were trying to maintain. Which equaled about $900 before taxes..... not enough for OTR in my opinion.

 

I would advise him to reconsider CFI. Even though I dislike them, they are a good place to start. Or at least they were when I left. I can't tell you much about their current state of affairs, since the buy out. Other that what I see, and hear from others, which may be biased.

IF he goes with Trans Am, advise him NOT to do a lease purchase. This is not a good idea. I would give that advise about any company that offers lease purchase.