Pride Transport

I will, they treat you like family, If the owner is not out on a run, you can find him out in the yard talking to drivers. Dispatchers know the drivers by name. I am no longer behind the wheel, but when I was, I was getting constant miles and always had a pre load before making my delivery. Pay is always on time. They are always getting newer trucks, as a matter of fact, they just got some new KW's in the fleet.
Anything else you would like to know?

Oh yeah, Jeff, the owner makes calls daily to thank drivers on their anniversary.

 

I'm sure it is. I was just wondering why the previous poster said it was a good company, when the poster never worked there.

 

I finished orientation at Pride Transport today, got tractor assignment.

I am very impressed with the staff, the facilities, the equipment, the focus on safety. Everyone on staff that I've met has been incredibly knowledgeable and helpful. My experience is a bit limited, as I've only got 2 years of CDL driving experience, but I'm very impressed so far.

And yeah, I got the choice of AMT or 13 speed. I went with a 13. I do not dislike AMTs at all, but these days, it's getting harder for fleets to put drivers in manuals than in AMTs, so, let's be honest here... I was brown nosing a little.

 

Welcome to the Pride family! I work in breakdown, so let's hope you never need my services.
Seriously, I love working for Pride, I also drive on the weekends. I don't know who your DM is, but if you will take some advice, communication is the key for a good driver/DM relationship. Keep the wheels rolling and once again, welcome aboard!

 

Excellent advice, and I appreciate it. Dan is my DM. Nice guy. I think we'll get along well. We had a really good chat today, he let me know what he likes to see, how he prefers to communicate, etc. I really feel like I stumbled into the right outfit. Finally!

 

I delivered my first reefer load today (tonight, really). It went... pretty well, I guess. I made a mistake or two, but at the end of the day, Verl and I are the only ones that will know, lol. Verl was very helpful on the dock. They split a load, I delivered to St George.

Reefer is totally new to me, but I don't see any problems ahead. (The reefer is a lot quieter than I expected. I mean, I've slept next to some really noisy ones, but these are not bad.)

I love this tractor. It's got a 15 liter, my first one except for some 8 axle stuff I did for a short while, with a 9 speed manual. A much sweeter combination than it sounds like. I'm used to 455hp with a lot of gears, so this will be an adjustment, but tonight went well.

I cannot say enough about how friendly and helpful everyone who I've dealt with at Pride has been. Shop, admin, safety, other drivers, and all the rest, and you know, I don't feel the recruiters who I dealt with were misleading, deceptive, or in any way underhanded.

 

I’ll be following along. Looking to possibly move to Utah in a couple years, and wondering if pride will be a good fit

 

Glad to hear things are going well. Verl was my DM when I first started with Pride.

@Rugerfan keep us posted and please feel free to pick my brain if you have any questions

 

My biggest questions would be, is there a possibility of being out 5-10 days and then back for a couple? How much does the health insurance for a family cost to the driver? And last but not least, do you think a driver could make 75k+ a year? Not trying to be shallow, I just know that that is my number to still live comfortably