First Express

I applied to them some years back. Nice trucks, but lots of east coast and grocery warehouses. Their main backhaul to Nashville was Kroger. Do the math. I did and had to call the guy and tell I would have to pass on his job offer. They are still probably better than the JB's, Swifty's, and big orange trucks.

 

My neighbor used to work for Averitt. He was there for 10 yrs. He quit to work for a local co making a night run from here to Marion Ill & back. He made good money, was home every weekend, and never had much bad to say about them.

 

THEY STEAL from their Drivers - they are inflexible with which Dealership you take the truck to (Lavergne, TN only) - (Operationally) they force you to operate Illegally i.e. want you to finish a delivery while on your break - And you will have Fatigue Issues with running through-out the Night from 2200 to 1200 shifts on Kroger Loads possible - FORCE DISPATCH!!! - unable to be flexible with how you are Fatigued - they will shut your truck down for Repair or Oil-change and want you to log it as in the Sleeperberth when you've been out of the truck - They charge you up to $1000 per any occurrence of any damage whether it's your fault or not (there word vs. your word)- the owner assumes no responsibility for the liabilities of hiring a Driver - auto calculates an inconvenient Fuel stop on your required route - Averitt is the better option of this 3-headed monster (First express, First Fleet, and Averitt) - best options in this Area 1. Big G express 2.Interstate Dist. 3. Crete