newbie well sorta

OK, I am starting orientation with CRST on Monday, I just left CR England severely burned on their lease contract but I did get 6 months OTR with them. Personally loved the over the road experience but due to negative checks with that company I couldn't stay afloat. I should have done more research going in to the company than what I did originally but that is in the past and looking forward I want to make sure I am not just jumping from one horrible company to another. First question is I understand CRST is on paper logs so do they preach safety and then require you to cheat to make it? second what can be expected for pay, can I survive or will I be eating more hotdogs and roman noodles? Do you have to constantly bug your dispatchers to get you loads or do they usually plan ahead to keep the freight moving? Finally do they attempt to push everyone into a lease agreement or can you actually run company for this company? I have my training and some experience what I need now is a company I can drive for for the next 1-2 years that can get me the rest of the experience needed to get a good job in the trucking industry and the last thing I need is more debt from a rip off company and more problems with a my dac report because they tell me to do something and then change the rules halfway though the game

 

thanks for the information, I just completed orientation now waiting to be assigned to a fleet and given information about possible co-drivers, basically because I live only 90 miles from the OKC terminal they told me　I could go home and wait till someone called me with further information. Although I do like the idea of coming home before heading out I really don't like the idea that I can be called at any time to hit the road. If anyone needs a good team mate please look me up.