Starting CRE Gary on Oct 8th anyone else?

I think it would be cleaner, safer and quieter to sleep in an empty trailer out in the yard then be stuck with 8 guys to a room. I remember when I stayed at the CRE dorms it smelled like mold, pooh and urine. The guy across from me had his laptop stolen and the bathroom was dirty as hell.

 

I stayed at the comfort inn in Dallas and at a hotel in Gary for my upgrade. My trainer actually kept me out for 50 days cause we got along so great. and yea he had picked up an older black gentleman in SLC before he picked me up but it was "supposedly" a favor to his DM and he said he'd never had two students before. but we both were glad when we got rid of "boss man" lol that's all that old guy said. and he walked so dang slow everywhere. I met quite a few company drivers that were very happy and said they were taking home about 800 a week. I sure as hell never saw that kind of money. as for the comment about trainers not having alot of experience that is true for the most part. there are quite a few drivers that finished phase one, leased, and on their next trip through a school terminal picked up a student. However most trainers that I met drove quite a bit. They didn't sleep all the time. My trainer was a beer distributor in his home state for a couple years until he turned 21 and then was with CR almost a year before I got him. So even though he was young he knew quite a bit.

My biggest problem now is having a termination and an accident on my DAC. Hey Aftershock do these dac fix places really work or do they just take your money? I can't see why CR wouldn't change my accidents to unpreventable. Its not like it effects them anymore.

 

The salt lake city school is the one with the barracks the other places have more or less reasonable hotels, if you are coming into Gary Indiana then you are probably going to Burns Harbour, IN which IMO is nicer than SLC because you stay at a real hotel. Same with Richmond, IN and Dallas schools. I never got to look much at the school in California.

I was intending on leaving after I got my refresher course (which at the time was free with no commitment) since Schneider had a dedicated route near me that they said they would hire me for, however before I finished my training England offered .38 cpm for a dedicated route just as close, Schneider was only offering .36 so I stayed put, it has worked out well for me, making between $500-1100 a week depending on what I get that week. I found lots of stuff to be concerned about when I was otr, but dedicated it really seems a lot nicer...for example my dms are not behind bulletproof glass and are in my time zone. Good luck with things.

 

Sons-o-chester?
May as well update it
The company is run by the sons of the sons of Chester

 

Is Hire Right still doing that to people even after they got sued and lost?!

 

My girlfriend drives and trains for England. She initially did not want to train, but she was going deeper and deeper into the hole while running solo. So, she started to do Phase II training. After a couple of months, they pushed her into Phase I.

Had I met her before she signed a lease with them, I would have talked her out of that, but she was sold on the idea of leasing before anyone tried to sell her on it.

OP, from what my GF has told me about Englands housing facilities, I'd suggest staying with that nearby aunt of yours. My GF gets ill every time she stays at one of those hotels. And the dorms gross her out, entirely. Also, while there, avoid any establishment that serves alcohol; it IS a trap.

Incidentally, from what you said about a lack of ties, no reason to stick around town, etc., you'll probably make a great trainee. Half the girls that end up on Ms.Pikeys truck whine about wanting to go home. The two that have ended up here were moody as all get out, and mad because they didn't get some home time, because they wanted to get back to their kids. (Not that I blame them, but they did know that they were going to be away from home for a while, when they signed up.) You may end up spending a couple of days in your trainers hometown; enjoy the time off. Of course, you may also end up riding with a guy that hasn't been home in 12 years, and isn't planning on going home for another ten.

When Ms. Pikey started trucking, several years ago, she had a trainer that kept the truck rolling so much, that she averaged about 1 shower a week while on his truck. He bathed less than that. Further, he'd unbutton his pants while driving, and at the end of his shift, his pants had slipped down to his knees, and his naked cheeks would be on the truck seat. Ms. Pikey kept a special towel to sit on while she drove.

At any rate, you've already committed to avoiding the biggest pitfall with England (leasing). I expect that, as long as you keep your nose clean, and can refrain from hitting anything or anyone, you should do fine. Some former England drivers known by Ms. Pikey have managed to bail from England and gain employment elsewhere, still driving trucks. And they bailed after 6 months. (Possibly less, but I won't swear to it)

 

Well, OP, it is the evening of the 8th... how was the 1st day?

 

Probably eaten by a creature at one of the CRE hotels....