Unless things have changed, they put you up in their onsite hotel in Des Moines which is like a Holiday Inn- nice rooms, pool, shop for TMC stuff....
Transam was a decent enough company when I drove for them. I always got all the miles I wanted. Got sick of driving I-70 back and forth though....
don't let the "boot camp" comment discourage you. While it was hard work for a newbie wannabe flatbedder to learn how to handle chains and...
Could have been the rough Arkansas highway that caused him to bounce it into the woods. Our roads have improved but there are still some bad...
Turbo- that's one great post. I'm saving it for my driver file. Thanks.
I had J.B. recruiters calling me for a year after I had a DOT reportable even though I told them time and time again about the accident and they...
don't know about the company but from what other experienced posters are saying it's best to learn how to shift a transmission for a while before...
If you do some searching you'll find mostly negative info about Stevens on most trucking forums out there. Most of the negative info is on their...
in my humble opinion you should tough it out with Swift. I understand the bad reputation they have, but since you are now indebted to them why not...
I live close to one of their major terminals (West Memphis, Arkansas). Always a lot of empty tractors sitting on their yard. I noticed they have...
just my $.02 worth but I bet, although they have 48 state authority, Crete runs primarily east of the Rockies.
the technical or community college route is probably the best avenue. The technical college program where I got my cdl only charges $600 tuition +...
found this on another driver site: link:******
Littlebit: I rolled a tanker in my 1st job out of driving school. I had only been driving for about 3 months total and only about a month on my...
wow, man you've got some nerve!
Newguy- did you apply to Stevens online? How long did it take for you to hear back from them?
money issues aside, as a former Marine you should like the Truckers Marine Corp because your truck has to be squared away to their liking. Their...
You could have put another option on the poll: Yes, No, Maybe!. I agree the 1st year on the road is definitely tough and makes you question your...
I wonder how they compare to Transam?! (former Transam driver). One good thing about Transam (if it's still that way now) is that there was no...
Just about every outbound load as a reefer driver (Transam) was the pits- floor loaded boxes of beef. Always waiting at the processing plant for a...
