CFI a Con-way

Good luck to you guys.

I spend a lot of time...too much really, talking to CFI drivers that I used to work with, even some I don't know.

I'm hearing the same story every time, that you just told. People just sticking around to the first of the year, taking a wait and see status, or have already put in for ALL their vacation time for the Christmas Holidays, with no intention of returning.

Yet every time I bring it into this forum. I get hit with the proverbial "sore loser/sour grapes" attack from die hard CFI fans.

 

CFI is NO MORE! All new trucks are Conway Truckload. White, NO MORE RED RACERS! We knew it was gonna happen.When it's denied on merger talks, YOU KNOW IT's GONNA HAPPEN!!!

 

Being a new driver...yet to find a home. I think I have narrowed down a place to call home only to come to these forums and see all companies getting bashed. I am not so that the complaints are creditable founded complaints.

Could someone please give a "newbie" some advice and where to start work. I am a woman and would love a good place to go to get my experience in. Following are placed I have considered but am very confused as to where to go.

1. USX
2. Convenant Transport
3. CFI/Conway
4. KLLM

Please please someone please shed some light for me.

All help is greatly appreciated.

 

3 and 4 are your better bets. Avoid 2 like the plague. I had few problems with CFI. Just some new fuel policies that I'm sure everybody hated.

 

I'm with Truckermario here.

While I dislike CFI, I would recommend them to a beginning driver to start, before choices one or 2.

I'm not sure about KLLM as I have no experience with them.

After reading a few choice things about CFI from within. I'm less sure of them now, than I was from my original recommendations in earlier post.

But I haven't seen anything yet, that would completetly prevent me from recommending them to someone just starting out.

 

Last week I completed 6 weeks of training with KLLM as a student driver and I highly recommend them. Good luck to you!

 

I have been seeking employment as a company driver since losing my business to high fuel prices.

Why is it that trucking companies lie so much to get drivers?

I researched and avoided the mass majority of the big companies for obvious reasons. Upon being recruited to a large company that I thought was going to be a good choice, I spent my last hundred dollars to attend their orientation. I understand that you really don't have a position with a company until completing a few other things, such as physical, drug test and road test. That I understand.

Here is what I don't understand and it cost me my last few dollars.
Upon hour six of day one (after the company spent money on a physical and drug test, lunch and motel), they proceeded to tell us that there would be 2 more phases to the job offer. What? I thought they already offered and I was to pass the basic requirements. Oh, NO ... they start asking questions that should have been covered from the initial recruiting phone conversation. The question that disqualified me was "Do you have any reaction to fiberglass insulation?" I answered truthfully and said yes, who doesn't. Having ever been around this stuff you get itchy and a red rash can develop from the glass particles that penetrate your skin.

:smt009 Now the problem is that this company recruiter told me and verified in a second phone call that it would be 80% drop and hook and 100% no touch. So upon being asked that question I asked the mgr "if this was the case where was the problem". The mgr informed me that it was NOT 80% D&H and driver unloading was required. I proceeded to ask why then did the recruiter misinform me. The answer, "well she's new".

I proceeded to relay that that is no excuse, people should be effectively trained and have the proper information before saying things. I also informed mgt that if I was required to know things about my job, why did the company allow the recruiter to work there unsupervised and mislead with improper information. There was silence and the response was "we cannot allow you to work here ... click ... buzzzz."

The other problem arises in that the company expected a driver to perform a task without offering proper safety gear.

I went to the orientation leader and told him of this and he was baffled and said he would bring it up at the next meeting he attended. All good and well but, what about my cost to get there.

The problem is that (and all truckers know this) these problems need to be addressed. I know of and hear many drivers complaints at the deceptive recruiting practices these companies perform on a daily basis.

I would like also to say BOO HOO to the big trucking companies when they cry they have no money and must cut back this and that. The cutbacks usually affect the driver, cut back truck speed, cut wage, cut drop pay, cut cut cut cut cut always at the driver expense.

WELL, it cost that company a physical, a drug test, meal and motel that were unnecessary if they asked those questions in the initial recruting phone conversation. If the stock holders knew of these idiotic practices they would surely change. But as long as it is a driver, I guess it is of no great concern. So BOO HOO because you can't afford this and that, blame your poor management practices, not the fuel prices next time you cut back.

I've always found recruitment practices misleading to truckers. So sad, especially when truckers are what make a trucking company.

 

Good Luck I feel for you my husband worked for CFI back in 06 I thought it was a good company back then but have heard alot of back after they went togather with con way