Here I go with TransAm Trucking!

Nothing wrong with becoming a number !!!!!!!!!

 

I have a question.... How is TA w/o the lease and WITH a company truck? Dont you get fuel cards or something? Why did you, bcso809, lease right off the bat? I start my school training Monday Mar 13th,,, I am (was) considering TA. I would NEVER lease a truck (this early in the game), I wouldnt know where to start with that process. Am I incorrect in assuming that .30 cpm X 1000 miles = $300 as a company driver (just as a simple math example)? Please advise.

 

bcso didn't stay there long,

he made no money leasing ...........

 

Read thru all the posts and most of your questions will be answered. There's sevaral different threads going on about it. I've been gone 6 months now but doubt its changed much. You'll be VERY, HIGHLY, MICROMANAGED there. Thats there privelege tho and hey, gotta start somewhere. Was there almost 3 years, was ok, don't miss it the least little bit.

 

Usually, a tlr gets a basic check, when you come thru the Olathe gate. Tires, brakes, and leaks. Gets a good check for its annual. Otherwise, there's a lot of tlr's and a lot of them will only go thru Olathe once. All problems will get fixed...... if they are reported. Problem with that tho, is that pretripping, I mean REALLY pretripping a tlr is not taught and most of the people who drive there, haven't a clue about them, and if they do, there not writing them up so they will have to deal with it. Biggest reason I left TA, just got tired of getting tlrs fixed.

 

Thanks for the reply. I appreciate you taking time to answer.
I have five years experience with a 10 speed, 20 minutes with an auto around the yard.

 

I drive for Holland Enterprises out of Fargo ND and all our trucks have fridges

 

my third day out on the road for TA as a student. We left Olathe with an O/O who says the truck ok except we have no low beams or power steering. I didn"t wanna make waves so here we go. Pulling the grades going into flagstaff the DPF goes off and we are choking down to 15 mph TRAINER throws a fit like I did something. We do a manuel reset all is ok for 10 minutes till the fuel filters are plugged. OH BTW he says I was do for a PM 2 weeks ago. We pull into a truckstop i have the fuel filters in my hand he says i dont wanna spend the money right now. I wonder why we spent the night on the side of the road to replace to $15.00 filters instead gave road asst 500. MORE LATER

 

Get a new trainer now!!!! If he cant take care of his truck, doubt he can teach either and you'll just be wasting your time if you stick with him.

 

maybe after 38 years on the ocean with diesel engines i will teach him something