Who are the Bottom Feeder Starter Co's to avoid?

Trams Am out of Olathe, Ks.
They claim to have best lease in industry. They push the lease on new drivers and they have 11 day training for guys out of driving school.
I was company driver for years. I left because they stopped paying layover and extra duty pay, etc. Real low life people run that company.

 

Today as a matter of fact. He called me as i was all jammed up for almost 8 hrs on a live load and live unload unload 44 miles apart.
I thanked him for being a good fm and navigating me through my first few months.
He kicked me some detention pay for my trouble and granted my las Vegas hometime request for April.
He laughed as he said, i thought you live in Boston. Lol. He's a good guy

 

Lol, there goes that detention pay

Make sure to go to Freemont (boardwalk), got live bands sometimes and can walk around beer in hand. The spray can painters are always fascinating to watch. Last time I was there was like 5 bucks for a two day bus pass.

 

Thanks - I was about to say the same thing. With the right attitude and ethic, almost any company can work for you. 90% of it IS you.

 

Exactly. Learned one thing about forums long ago. If 100 people work for a company and 20 of them don't like it, you are going to get 18 bad forum posts and 1 good one.

 

Wherever you go, do not lease.
Do not lease.
Do not lease.
Do not lease.

Next thing I would say is do not team.
Do not team.
Do not team.
Do not team... unless you are married to your codriver and you can put up with each other.

Next thing I would say is no forced dispatch.
Next after that would be no megas.
Next after that is route discretion. I will not tolerate straight-line routing, especially during a snowstorm. You need to flexibility to pick the routes which will keep you upright, out of a ditch and out of an accident. The idiot companies who let your dispatchers pick your routes and force you to stay on them should be avoided like the plague.

Is it important to have your dog with you? Some companies don't allow pets, or they charge a big fee for you to bring one.

The companies that remain on your list after filtering them through those requirements could be good possibilities. It also depends on what you want to do. Do you want to run tanks? Do you want to flatbed? Do you want to eventually heavy haul? Do you want the fastest track to regional and local work? Do you want to swing doors and bump a dock once in a while or do you want to run both ends of the truck and take dedicated accounts? Are you good with customer service?

 

Thank you for the advice.
Actually my taxes are going towards vegas. I figure 1 night at casino and I'm happy

 

Just so ya know jb hunt is not even a starter company..they do not hire drivers without experience nor do they have a cdl training mill like most of the other megas. When you get experience I would actually highly reccomend jb dcs or intermodel..home daily and great money and benefits..bad starter companies I would say none because there starter companies and you gotta learn somehow and they are taken the risks to give you opportunity..so be greatful, there all bout the same so suck it up and if you hate it 1 year later quit with notice and get a better gig. There are happy and mad drivers at every single company..when you learn to be a good safe driver than you can figure out what kind of driver you are and what company and scenario suits you. Hope thats a new perspective for you to think about as a new driver. Good luck!

 

if they are advertising for company drivers in those pamphelts, they are bottom feeders

 

Don't know. I like mine. OVER!