Graduated From Sage today!

A few of the major carriers with CDL training have regional, but the miles aren't that good. The big miles usually go to the teams, especially hauling time sensitive stuff such as some produce or meat. If you want to be closer to Denver vs. 48 states, consider companies with terminals in or near Denver & there are plenty of them. The websites or phone numbers & can find out about the regional. JBS Carriers, Navajo, Mesilla Valley Transport & those I mentioned in the last post are just a few to check with.

 

Prime and Stevens both do as well. Thanks for your input.

 

Stevens has excellent CDL training. I think they haul a lot of meat out of Greely. If that company interests you, may want to ask about the meat contract and how much waiting there is for loading. Maybe check the Stevens thread on here about that.

 

Does that cute admin chick still work there? Forgot what her name was, but she was like director of operations or something.

 

I almost signed up with that outfit. They offered me four to six weeks out at $.25 cpm and no benefits. I took a local job with Reddaway doing linehauls at $.41 cpm with daily hometime and full healthcare/insurance/vacations/paid time off instead.

Unless you want to go out and see the country, I recommend all PTDI grads to apply for a local driving job instead. Their usual start pay is much higher (solo LTL vs OTR solo) and they have excellent hometime (most LTL/local carriers don't have sleeper trucks). Believe it or not, most LTL/local carriers will accept your schooling as a substitute for 1 year of driving experience.

 

Congrats on your graduation! I just graduated from the SAGE CDL 2150 course last Friday, still weighing my options. Fortunately the GI Bill covered my tuition, so I don't have to go with one company because of a sponsorship.

 

I am seriously thinking on making Sage my choice for school also. What do you think of Sage's training? How did you enjoy it? Any helpful tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks