***MY SMITH TRANSPORT STORY***

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  1. passingthru69

    passingthru69 Road Train Member

    I know was just being a smart arse
     
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  3. shaunmack

    shaunmack Bobtail Member

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    orientation is 2.5 days. The road test is different than most. Theyre the first company Ive seen who does the road test with a load (43,000 pounds or more of paper), their headquarters are in the PA mountains so that adds to the fun, you run about 15 miles. Its not super hard , just different. Also they make you perfrom a pretip inspection and have you demonstrate how to use load straps(theyll show you how if youre not familiar) so bone up on that prior.Our class was small (7) but they say the normal average is around 16......Also you can forget that southeast thing. They dont have regional, if they say they do theyre being half honest. Most of their runs take you northeast although I just finished my first week and I only went as far north as Pa.
     
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  4. Dark_Majesty_06

    Dark_Majesty_06 Road Train Member

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    They still running those pretty black long nose Petes? They really used to catch my eye.. then I started seeing freightshakers more and more. They used to have really nice trucks! Glad you like it.
     
  5. shaunmack

    shaunmack Bobtail Member

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    You see them here and there. Everybody wants the coronados they run
     
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  6. Dark_Majesty_06

    Dark_Majesty_06 Road Train Member

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    I love cornados. The have a nice hood to stare at but still comfortable on the inside. What are you guys governed at?
     
  7. shaunmack

    shaunmack Bobtail Member

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    67 or 68
     
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  8. passingthru69

    passingthru69 Road Train Member

    They still being run by the people in Chattanooga
     
  9. shaunmack

    shaunmack Bobtail Member

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    no the owner bought the shares back.
     
  10. jrhd97

    jrhd97 Light Load Member

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    How's it going with Smith? I was talking to one of their drivers who had been there 3 years. He was saying Smith was employee owned. Is that accurate?
     
  11. Tb0n3

    Tb0n3 Road Train Member

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    Pretty lack luster story OP. Any updates?
     
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