Cargo Transporters Claremont, NC

Okay, that makes sense. I wasn't sure if the industry had gone tobacco crazy like everything else. I don't normally smoke, but I do enjoy a good cigar on occasion. Sometimes I even smoke one of my pipes.

 

Well I don't smoke and they waiting on trainer who doesn't smoke. What is up with orientation.

 

I already have my CDL, but it’s been a few years since I drove so I am positive I will have to go through a driving school again. I need it anyway. Are you guys allowed to give a roundabout number of what a new driver would make there? Also, how close to the terminal do you need to live? My hometown is about 1 ½ hours away, depending on traffic. Would they do a conditional hiring depending on driver school outcome and do they have a preference of which school to attend?

I am still a few weeks out of returning to NC, but I am looking at several options and want to make the best move. Honestly, I am seriously looking at Schneider right now with Conway second, but Cargo seems like a really nice setup as well.

 

I averaged 50k a year when I was there. Some people did a lot better than that. Others worse.

 

How could you do worse unless you didn't want to work.

 

Not asking for better run, getting to the customer right at the appointment time instead of getting there as early as I possibly could, not letting dispatch know when I plan to be empty so they can preplan me on another load before I get there etc.

also I used to try to get as many layovers as I possibly could, if I had an 8 AM appointment, I would try to get there the night before before 8 PM so that I can truthfully say I was there for 12 hours before getting unloaded, therefore getting $50.

 

That's smart anymore good tips

 

Hamburger, check with recruiters and see if they will accept a 40 hour refresher course. There's one offered by the NC Truck Driving school at Johnston Community College in Smithfield. If you have to do the full deal, consider their full course, which is 8 weeks and costs under $1000. I rented a room in Goldsboro for the duration of the class, and it worked out well.

Also, with Schneider or ConWay, you'll be just a number. At Cargo, you are most assuredly not. One of their big advantages is getting to know your fleet leader. You'll meet and interact with them in person whenever you're on the yard.

 

I would love to drive for this company but I would need to be home at least every weekend. Is that possible?