Looking for good local companies near St. Louis, MO

The tanker endorsement is super easy!!!

 

@DC818 I've always wonder hows sygma, you care to elaborate I always been curious to know about them.

 

Sygma was my first job out of CDL school and for the most part I enjoyed it. You’ll make more money on the routes that you run by yourself. It’ll keep you in great shape and the money is really good for an entry level trucking job and home every day. And, like you said they are always short handed since most people don’t want to work that hard but that just makes for more shifts to cover and they would pay a lot to get those covered.

Running the routes overnight worked out well for me being a brand new driver. There’s no one on the roads and the parking lots at the stores are empty. Right now that’ll be a big plus for you it’ll allow you to work on your driving skills away from heavy traffic. Get plenty of rest before and you’ll have no problems driving overnight.

I didn’t like the overnight “blind receiver” key drop call ins. Your accuracy bonus would be affected by someone the next day not seeing one of the cases that was delivered. They couldn’t find it because their freezer was already jammed before I got there. I would go back by the store to point it out to them on my way home.

I suggest doing at least a year at Sygma and then looking in to Sysco, the parent company in St Charles. They run days, use pup trailers, and most of their load is in easily stacked containers. And they are better organized. I believe they are a Monday thru Friday gig. Since St Louis is a Satellite location and the trailers were shuttled from Danville the communication tended to be poor and you won’t get noticed until something goes wrong. For the most part though they will not bother you

Congratulations on finding a gig close to home that pays well. You’ll make more than most other entry level drivers.

 

Regarding Beelman...I'm considering running for them out of St Gen. when they say "home every two or three days," what exactly does that mean? Home at midnight and back out at 10:00 am the next day kinda thing? They also mentioned home on weekends, but on call every other weekend. I'm assuming you get called in a lot. Can anyone verify? Thanks in advance.

 

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One more thing, invest in some real good rain gear and a boot/shoe dryer. You’re going to need it over the next few months. It’ll make all the difference in not being bothered if its raining. The shoe dryer will be a huge comfort. You’ll be making the money now so don’t be afraid to invest in your own comfort. And, be careful when placing the ramp on the frozen side door. If it’s raining and the temp is in the thirties, the ramp will freeze right up near the doorway. Many times I fell down due to that. But I was in such good shape that I bounced right up. Just a thought after this past weeks storms.