When you check it, CRST does have a pretty good deal for new drivers. They pay for your training with only an 8 month commitment. That's not much to ask.
They are good in that you don't have to pay them back. But the pay is low. Most people make the mistake of jumping ship the second their 8 months is up. That is when you actually start making money there.
So, I'm currently in training for CRST in Waterloo, IA. This is my third week here and their has been others being shipped back from Cedar Rapids due to failing there CRST road tests. All of us have heard since they have came back is way to many different stories. I'm not going into detail about this because I've heard way to many to remember but one stuck out to me the most and we have to pay for our fuel for these trucks and they will reimburse you? If this is true I don't like that because I don't have they money to put 500 or 600 in for fuel. Surely CRST drivers will be issued gas cards. I'm trying my best to make the best out of this situation and I'm busting my butt to do so.
I'm at CRST, 20/10 program is a great program that's available in high freight lanes. Your part of a three man team. Your out 20 days straight, then you get off the truck and the guy that's been off 10 days gets on. High freight lanes means lots of freight going into an area. you get 30 days of mileage in 20 days. Downside is that if one of the three drops off the program, the remaining two have to run as a traditional team, until another third person can be located and added. If you don't think you can run hard this is not the program for you. CRST has been great to me for 29 years. I will be the first to admit CRST has a bad image and this is based upon a low cpm rate at the start as well as some of the schools that CRST contracts with are not the best and many trainees don't complete the program.
