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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Charliewayne, post: 1299778, member: 37675&quot;]Closing in on my 90 day probation period with EPES. First class organization all the way as far as I am concerned. Orientation was a bit intense (3 1/2 days), but I suppose that is a good thing. Not like we just sat around and shot the bull, 8-5 every day, and every hour was full with exception to an hour for lunch-which they provided. (Subway that you custom ordered, plus refund you 10.00 per day for dinner.) Private rooms at Sleep Inn and shuttle service to and fro.</p><p>&nbsp;Trucks are assigned at random. Just because you are new does not nescessarily mean you get a worn out peice of crap tractor. While they have a few &#039;07 Columbias left inthe fleet, I was assigned an &#039;09 Prostar. A couple of my &quot;classmates&quot; did get an &#039;07, but a couple got brand new &#039;2010 Cascadia&#039;s too. Upside to gettting one of the &#039;07&#039;s is, as soon as they reach 450-500,000 miles, you will be the first to get a brand new tractor. Although mine is an &#039;09, I have&nbsp; to wait another 250,000 miles b4 I get a new one..</p><p>&nbsp;Miles are pretty consistant. generally I have been pre-assigned a load b4 even reaching my destination. If you want to run, the miles are there. Even being home every weekend, I have still manage to average 2500 miles or so-some weeks 3000+.</p><p>&nbsp; I have a great driver-manager. He keeps me rolling and the few minor problems that have popped up, he has been quick to remedy to my satisfaction. </p><p>&nbsp;Epes runs primarily east of I-35 and guarantee you home every weekend, so they are selective whom they hire and where you live. One of our sister companies (Texas Star Express), do most of the Texas and west of I-35 freight. There is no forced dispatch to NYC, Long Island or Canada, but do pay an extra 125.00 for deliveries there (75.00 to Canada).</p><p>&nbsp;Contact me if you are interested in applying and I will split the referral bonus with you if you are hired![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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