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Cypress Truck Lines journey begins

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by MericanMade, Mar 11, 2020.

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  1. Mar 11, 2020 #1
    MericanMade

    MericanMade Heavy Load Member

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    I've got a firm start date for orientation: 23 March 2020. I officially dissolved my remodeling business today and changed my website to say that I'm done, and I'm not looking back, but I will be looking around. :)

    There's a dearth of information on the internet on Cypress (which I think is a good sign), so I'm beginning a daily or weekly update of my experiences so that others may benefit. I think Cypress is a good company. I've gotten a few encouraging words on this forum about them, many good reviews on jobs websites, and some negative stuff from complainers.

    I'll just give a dispassionate accounting of what I did each day or week, what I learned, did right, or screwed up.
     
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  3. Mar 11, 2020 #2
    Vic Firth

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    Best of luck to you!
     
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  4. Mar 11, 2020 #3
    Trashtrucker1707

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    Just a heads up to you, you are a TLC lease driver while employed by Cypress, you’ll still have benefits but at the end of the day you’re not an actual Cypress employee. Let me say, this is how it was in 2015, not sure that it has changed, this throws a lot of people off in orientation.
     
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  5. Mar 11, 2020 #4
    MericanMade

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    I read the orientation package. No mention of that, but I do like the idea of TLC (tender loving care). :D
     
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  7. Mar 11, 2020 #5
    Trashtrucker1707

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    I didn’t find it to be much of an inconvenience, but like I said it threw people off.
     
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  8. Mar 11, 2020 #6
    G13Tomcat

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    Interesting....so Cypress is only L/P in the 'grand scheme of things?' News to me. @Chinatown ... any intel, bro?!?

    Anyway; best to ya, @MericanMade , on your upcoming venture, man!

    Tomcat
     
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  9. Mar 12, 2020 #7
    Chinatown

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    First I've heard of it. None of the Cypress drivers on here have mentioned it before.
     
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  10. Mar 12, 2020 #8
    HillbillyDeluxeTruck

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    Cypress doesn't do a lease purchase that Im aware of. I dont even think they lease on O/O's.
     
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  11. Mar 12, 2020 #9
    Trashtrucker1707

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    It’s not lease purchase by any means, but while employed with cypress, all of my payroll benefits and other items were handled by TLC.
     
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  12. Mar 12, 2020 #10
    Numb

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    TLC does payroll and other services for companies.

    TLC Companies
     
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