4 Companies, 4 Hard Choices

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by James77, Aug 15, 2012.

  1. James77

    James77 Light Load Member

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    Hello, my name is James and I was interested in 3 companies to drive for and to go to school and get training from. First is Prime Inc. What I love about them is their school and training is mostly out on the road. I heard they are a good training company. Their training takes 2-3 months. They have a nice payscale starting at .34 and lightweight drivers get a additional 5cpm. Their drivers average 2500-3000 miles. Nice equipment to drive. And I heard they treat their drivers great their. Second is Stevens Transport. I heard their school is 3 weeks and 8 weeks on the road. They are on of the best training companies out there. They start solo drivers at .26 but get 2600-3100 miles. I love their equipment the T700 and Peterbilt 587. They are around 17 months I hear. And sounds like they treat their drivers good to. 3rd company is FFE. I was interested to get my CDL thru their school. I heard they are a great company. School is 18 days and 6 weeks training out on the road. Pay scale is good for beginners starting at 29cpm. They average 2500-2700 miles every week. Their equipment looks great to, Freightliner Century and Cascadia's. And the last is CRST. Dont know much about them. But their pay scale is very low but they told me their drivers get miles and out on the road alot. Dont know much about their training and school. But sounds like a great company to. Out of the 4 which company is the best? Any advice would help thanks
     
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  3. Big Chief

    Big Chief Light Load Member

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    I am currently in talks with Stevens. I have been told it was a great training company and had great equipment. The one negative I found was that they run alot to the northeast. Thats a big negative. Prime i have found out through my research is also a good company but they are very strict. FFE I dont know much about. IMO you should try and stay away from reefers though. I know I am.. CRST stay away from. I have heard nothing but bad things about them..Now I like to make my own decisions but where there is smoke there is fire..Be very leery of CRST..
     
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  4. sadwar

    sadwar Road Train Member

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    Might want to take a look at May Trucking as well? The drivers in the May section on this forum seem to do well and like running with them. However, you have to have your CDL before you go to them. Then they train you for 2-4 wks.
     
  5. paul_4lp

    paul_4lp Road Train Member

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    I'd be lery of all four ....think prime is mainly a lease on company...check them all up on this site
    Id check out Conway TL with crowder training is four weeks I believe and then four weeks 10k miles with a trainer ...you run all miles NOT as a team ...trainer is there to train you not jump in the bunk and go to sleep
     
  6. 123456

    123456 Road Train Member

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    4 good reasons to NOT get into trucking !!!
     
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  7. sdaniel

    sdaniel Road Train Member

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    May want to check out epes transport. Great carrier that trains. Pm me if got any questions.
     
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  8. Made_In_Haiti

    Made_In_Haiti Light Load Member

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    I dnt know if Epes hiring down Fl, cuz I been calling for the past month with no success
     
  9. James77

    James77 Light Load Member

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    Im not interested in CRST anymore. They have alot of negative things about them. They do alot of northeast runs. Yea Prime is very strict and sounds good. FFE to but not in their hiring area. So Now I guess Its Prime and Stevens
     
  10. James77

    James77 Light Load Member

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    May Trucking do sound like a nice company. Just need a CDL before you go
     
  11. James77

    James77 Light Load Member

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    Conway sounds good. But I will need my CDL through a school first
     
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