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Coastal Transport

Discussion in 'Motor Carrier Questions - The Inside Scoop' started by gnome98, Feb 14, 2007.

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  1. Feb 14, 2007 #1
    gnome98

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    Coastal Transport has offered me a job. As far as I can tell they are a good company. Any info would be appreciated.
    Gnome98.
     
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  3. Feb 14, 2007 #2
    Keith48

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    We have one of their recruiters coming to our school tomorrow. Any information would be appreciated by me as well.
     
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  4. Feb 15, 2007 #3
    gnome98

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    I called Coastal and this is the info I got:
    There training is 6 weeks at $300 a week.
    They start at $.32 a mile.
    Average miles a week is 2500-3000
    Home on weekends(May not be the whole weekend but at least the 34 hours)
    They no longer pay tuition.
    30 day after training Spouse can ride with you.
    You can take the truck home.
    Gnome98
     
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  5. Mar 13, 2007 #4
    gnome98

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    Well I started orientation with Coastal Transport in Savannah.
    I had to drive myself here. About four hours, but they say those who drove their own vehicles will get paid for miles. Those who rented a car will get that back. Coastal took care of the hotel. The only bad thing so far is that I wont be able to bring the truck home. I can fit a tractor but not with a trailer. Our intructor says we'll never bobtail. But I have a back up plan, there is a Willis Shaw Express terminal twenty minutes from me. They are owned by the same company that owns Coastal. So I can park there.
    Some of the guys in my orientation heard from a driver that they are only getting about 1600 miles a week. I was originaly told 2000 to 2500 miles a week would be the average. I'm not sure if it's just this one driver or if things are just slow since it's still winter. I start training next monday.
    Keep you up to date when I can.

    Gnome98
     
    gnome98, Mar 13, 2007
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  7. Jul 1, 2007 #5
    Doodah

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    gnome98
    would like more info on theseguys as i am thinking about appling hometime,mile,ect
     
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  8. Jul 1, 2007 #6
    shortrookie

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    Updates????????????? Yall still there??
     
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  9. Jul 17, 2007 #7
    chief

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    I drove for them for 2 years and might go back soon as my hopes of working local didn't work out.

    you WILL NOT get 3000 miles a week under ANY circumstances. you can't drive regional (5-6 days a week) and get 3000 miles. my record was 2700, and that's working an 8 day week. didn't know there were that many days in a week, did you?? my typical week was 1800-2200. my typical work day was 14-16 hours.

    bobtailing - they won't say anything to you. I used to drop my trailer at the end of the week and bobtail home (about 45 minutes away.) I quit doing that when my truck was vandalized and just left the rig at the terminal. that simplified maintenance since they could do it on the weekends. I've bobtailed a half an hour after arriving at a customer to go back to a truckstop to take a shower. they NEVER said anything to me about bobtailing or my log not matching the QUALCOMM.

    regardless of what they tell you at school, at orientation or in training...when you get your own truck, you WILL bobtail, you WILL back on a public street (without a cop there,) and you WILL make U turns on highways (not interstates obviously.) the people who make these rules don't live in the real world, or drive a truck for a living.
     
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  10. Nov 2, 2007 #8
    concerned

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    Hey yeah, we want to know about it all, every detail please, Thanks. Good Day:biggrin_25526:
     
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  11. Dec 5, 2007 #9
    Road Raider

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    This is somewhat of an old thread, but I thought I'd bump it anyway b/c I'm wanting info on this company as well.
    Any new info to provide?
     
    Road Raider, Dec 5, 2007
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  12. Jan 13, 2008 #10
    Road Raider

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    To bump this thread yet again, I have yet another question about this company.
    On their website it says that they have 9 terminal locations.Does anybody know where they're located?
    I did an extended search on their site, and through other search engines, but to no avail.
     
    Road Raider, Jan 13, 2008
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