Is Cowan a good company?

Discussion in 'Motor Carrier Questions - The Inside Scoop' started by ToddyB, Feb 17, 2008.

  1. ToddyB

    ToddyB Bobtail Member

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    I have been searching for a good northeast regional position. I live in CT and it seems that the majority of the companies I have been looking into are just offering OTR. I just posted an application with Cowan and I was wondering if anyone has ever driven for them or knows someone who has..

    Any feedback is much appreciated. Thanx!!!!!!!
     
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  3. truckdriver402

    truckdriver402 Light Load Member

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    I have been wondering he same thing. They run day cabs aund here and have a terminal close to my home (it's in Ambridge, PA). I haven't been able to get an answer from them as to whether they have local, regional, or OTR...
     
  4. ForeverFreeW900

    ForeverFreeW900 Light Load Member

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    From what i have heard the northeast regoinal is a costco dedicated account. Thats all i know about them, best of luck
     
  5. inferno363

    inferno363 Bobtail Member

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    They also do BJ's here in NJ. Have to call recruiting in the morning to see if I got the job.
     
  6. honor roll

    honor roll Road Train Member

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    I have a friend who loves the company ran out of the cincinnatti, Oh area
     
  7. baseballswthrt

    baseballswthrt Light Load Member

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    They are our only trailers at our local Costco in Newport News, VA.
     
  8. Scorpiodrgn

    Scorpiodrgn Light Load Member

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    they have a terminal in Balt. Md.there coming to our co to hire all of us on i like to know more about them they'll be here on sat 6/ 19 / 10 our company is closing it doors the end of this month so i'll be out of a job but if their good i might go with them the to have over the road trucks like Vovlos ( don't want to hear it ) i like the frieght shakers -n- thts it don't want to hear all the war stories about trks. this i just want to know about cowan can I run with my 1500 Watt inverter to run my fridge micro -n- 2 laptops thnxs for any info
     
  9. jtrnr1951

    jtrnr1951 Road Train Member

    I really enjoyed my time at Cowan, good folks.
     
  10. kybelle68

    kybelle68 Bobtail Member

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    My husband drove for them for 4 years and they were ok. First he drove for them out of Federalsburg,MD on a Solo cup account and then transferred to Cincinnati, OH where they handled all the freight for Coca-Cola. We live in KY and he was a over the road driver and was home on weekends some of the time. Only thing is there benefits stink! It's about $18 bucks an hour which is good but,you get no sick days and you get 1 weeks paid vacation. After you have been there 3 years you get 2 weeks then at 5 years you get 3 weeks. The health insurance is expensive and has limited coverage!Most the time management don't know there butt from a hole in the ground which is about normal I guess. The farthest they go is to parts of the midwest like indiana,illinois etc. Primarily most of there freight is up and down the east coast but they do go into parts of florida and the deep south. They fired him for a failed drug screen which was bogus because it was due to a medical condition and the state of KY sided with him and awarded him with his unemployment benefits. But we lost everything in our fight with Cowan and now he is stuck in a minimum wage job which he hates. But that's water under the bridge and, we are trying to get him back on the road if we can. So word to the wise think twice before you think about working for them.
     
  11. Scorpiodrgn

    Scorpiodrgn Light Load Member

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    Thnks for all the info already talk to them -n- not allowed to have my stuff in them
     
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