New driver, wrong company.. what to do?

What is the name of the OTR trucking company that you signed up for, that hauls plants out of Florida?

Where in Florida is this OTR trucking company out of?

God bless every American and their families! God bless the U.S.A.!

 

I'm guessing he's with Windy Hill.

 

Probably Windy Hill..They have a crazy 1 year contract that states you must pay them back for training if you quit before the year..

Maybe try calling other companies before you quit Windy Hill and let them know the situation .See if you can get a pre-hire with another outfit before you leave

 

Most reefer companies these days are no-touch freight. Due to Elogs, companies would rather pay lumpers to unload so the driver can log sleeper berth.
Abilene Motor Express hires in Florida; submit an application and tell them about the contract and it's OK to say you failed to read the fine print, but you're leaving the company anyway.

After Abilene Motor Express, try these:
Pride Transport - 100% no-touch freight
Freymiller
Magnum Ltd.
Navajo Express

 

Also, did you go to Flagler Tech ? That's where I went and Windy Hill was trying to get me to go with them constantly but I didn't like the contract .. I started with Covenant and had a good experience ,however , my partner and I got along and we both lived in Palm Coast.. You can make some decent money as a Hazmat team at Covenant but teaming isn't for everybody ..lol

We never had any touch freight and eventually got on a Ups/Fedex/Amazon dedicated run..Usually made $1200 each driver or more per 7 day work week

 

I don't think he's under contract, he stated he paid for his own 8 week training program at a county vocational school. He should be able to just walk away with no issues.

 

The new companies you talk to, if asked, tell them Windy Hill will bill you for their training, but that's ok because you're ok with paying the debt.

 

Windy Hill and Roehl Transport both require contracts even if you paid for your own cdl school. Their turnover is so high that's their way of trying to coerce drivers into staying longer than a few days.