CRST: Taking a refresher, then hitting the road

I don't think she will take it the wrong way and i was not meaning any harm there myself. I trust myself but am sure I will have a lot of self doubt. As I am my biggest critic My first time straight line backing I had to pull up twice after the second pull up I kicked myself re adjusted the mirrors and nailed my next 5 attempts on the first try. Moneymaker as a trainer I'm sure you have seen some real interesting things, but i hear a lot of company's have problems keeping trainer's It's got to be rough getting a new driver every 3o day's dont know if i could do it guess time will tell.

My thought about coming into trucking now is so i can get some experience with snow and ice early as opposed to waiting until summer and driving 6-8 months building confidence only to hit winter and risk being over confident is my train of thought wrong on this?

 

I don't mind training and the reason being is I remember when I first started out had two trainers the first was a jerk power trip I guess the second was good learned a lot but he was a slob every time he got out of the truck I would start cleaning
that being said my truck is very clean I put carpet in it larger refrigerator microwave hate truck stop food I have this for I teach students not to eat a truck stops they will suck u dry and for a student that is one of the biggest problems they get so far in the hole eating fast food yea couple times a week I will stop
and eat but not at a truck stop and I will by my student dinner to because I remember how tough it was when I was starting out
When did u start and what school did u go to?
Next question is the big one your thoughts on Crst and I don't mean they suck or stuff like that start with the good and then any problems u have come across
last who is your fleet manager?

 

Money maker if you smoke i want you for a trainer! I started at C-1 in Indianapolis with USA a week into it I got a call saying my application for employment had been denied no other reason given. The main reason i went there first was it's 45 minutes from my house. I don't see the need to spend 4k up front to go to school when i can get the same training for a 8-12 month contract. I stopped by a couple of truck stops on the way home talked to different drivers picked up a couple of Ad Rags got home checked different fourms applied to CR England training due here in Indiana plus I have family 20 minute from there school. Prime and CRST ( CRST i choose based on information from driver's at the the truck stop) I re start at CRST this Monday the 19th 2-3 weeks of driving school and then 28 days out with a trainer. I take what I read here with a grain of salt when people are trashing a company as i am only reading there side of the story. I have talked to at least 10 different CRST drivers and all pretty much said the same thing. If your safe on time and not a whiner you will do fine, the money will suck for the first year most seemed to be running 6-8 weeks between home time. Based on my time in ceder rapids I think they will be a good company. I dont know who will be my fleet manager yet. (can only hope I get a good one)

 

well just remember one thing the fleet manager works for you, if your not happy ask for a new one. My fleet manager was Bill McGuire. He knew we wanted to make money and we proved we could do it. Never had a load late unless it was a shipper error ect. Theres a new dispatcher that I almost got stuck with until Bill saved us hah. I heard bad things about the new one cause hes young and ####y.

 

You been driving less than a year and are 22.. what you talking about willis??

 

ive been raised around trucking, but im not saying i know everything, this is just from my experience while with crst

 

If u are starting Monday the 19th u will have three weeks in cedar rapids I will be going home a week after u get done with your three weeks in cedar rapids and will be home for about a week
if my plans change don't have a problem training u I live in cedar rapids so I am there a lot because I like getting my students from there that way I can get one day at home easly
will u have a way to post here when in cedar rapids?
Well they got me loaded in Ohio and going to miami

 

I can post via my phone I'll let you know when I'm there and how it is going.

 

hey free good luck in orientation, im still thinking about going back just not 100% sure yet

 

Thanks ccolvin, You gotta do what right for you, but hey if you get there in the next 3 weeks look me up.