CRST Training - Abuse, lies, and a truck with a cat!

i am happy you got hooked up with another company, i am really not happy at crst, i am really on the edge of leaving.

i am looking for a new codriver again and , whoever i find it will be a crap shoot, i am thinking about going to jb hunt jsut so i can have a solo truck and park at home.

i know they are a dirtbag company, but it is a crap shoot, who ever you get on your team truck, you have to sleep behind them, and i am tired of losing sleep the first week out, sitting and watching, seeing if this guy can drive.

crst is a mega company with seems like a million trucks, and they have more trucks than feight= that is for sure.

 

I was told by a driver years ago that it stands for.....

...removed...

 

to any past,current drivers, are their any drop yards in FL. or where is the closest terminal ?

 

I worked for CRST during the 80's for awhile. I hired on and ran solo out of the Richmond Ind terminal. Other than the crappy equipment{anyone remember the 58mph batmobiles they had} they weren't to bad untill I let them talk me into training for them. After I trained two students I decided this ain't for me. I told them to put me back solo and they had a hissy fit. After argument after argument they put me back solo but my miles were cut by half and my home time disapeared, so i told them bye bye.
CRST = Caution Real Slow Truck, but my own personal favorite was
CRST = Chicken Ranch Supply Truck

 

yester day i was in carson, nv with a dispatch for dallas tx, 1642 mi, that delivers on monday the 3rd, we are here today the 2nd, supposed to get a realay, but NOOOO we have to sit on this load for 14 hours to monday at 8.00 am. sitting trucks around for a day at a time is garbage, mo co driver is on their slavery service pay, he is really makinh .11 a mile. slavery, their contract is the worste in the industry.

 

Before I found this board I nearly signed with CRST and I am happy that I did not. I'm now applying to KLLM and possible Mav. I wish you the best. You still have your CDL and that makes you marketable.

 

Dear Shookup,

Well, I'm 57, and I loved learning to drive a truck. My dream was to go OTR, visit Trucker Chapels, give out tracts, show the love of Christ on the highways and biways.

I had terrible trainers - both men and women. Four trainers with two companies.

Thankfully, I am still eligible to return to trucking, although after 6 months I'll need a Refresher course. But I spent all kinds of money going into debt to get out of bad situations: hotels, airfare, etc. Got off one truck with a police escort. Was lied to by trainers, abused, yelled at, never taught properly - the whole list. I really believe ALL LARGE TRUCKING COMPANIES TODAY ARE EXACTLY THE SAME. Their policies make no sense. It's terribly sad.

My husband is not interested in driving, unlike yours. He has a small business, but just makes pocket money. He's on a small pension, though. We sold a piece of property this fall, so we're hanging on financially. Had to pay off those credit cards!

I simply believe the dear souls who are training with the big companies in order to earn a decent salary have been through so much 'hell' themselves, they cannot function on any level now that isn't sociopathic. They have deep spiritual problems, and a demonic element that HATES CHRISTIANS is also part of their make-up.

I know of another Christian lady student named Beverly who has had a wretched 2006-2007 trying to start her career, too. She's from Michigan.

I would like to keep in touch with you. I can't send you a personal message because I haven't posted enough on this board yet. So snail me at ThomsonPerhaps you're like me. Longing to get back into a truck. The Lord has not released me from this calling.

 

if you have your cdl another company will train you.i wouldn't get discouraged,you were with a bad company,there are better ones out there

 

Wow that was a pretty bad experience for you.I just got done with my 28 days and am on home time for christmas i had a wonderful trainer he was good i got the training i needed and experience i needed and he was very respectful to my defaults.i even learned to float gears right off the bat no clutching is what he wanted. i like it better you should try a male trainer maybe if you want to give it another try i will give you his name Mike Moreland id#K737 DONT GIVE UP you just need the right person to help you.