Raven Transport

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  1. Lucky1992

    Lucky1992 Bobtail Member

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    I just got on a greyhound in Pensacola headed to Jacksonville for Ravens orientation. Ive watched little guy trucker on you tube and Iv'e done quite a bit of homework on this company and it seems pretty solid.

    Are there any raven drivers here that can give me any extra info about the company? Or shoot just tell me what you think about the company.
     
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  3. joesmoothdog

    joesmoothdog Heavy Load Member

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    Small company, mostly drop n hook. LNG trucks. Decent pay. I like it here. You won't get rich but after my previous jobs, it's been like a vacation.
     
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  4. Lucky1992

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    How long have you been with them? Im not expecting to get rich by any means. I just want to make decent money and gain more experience.
     
  5. L.B.

    L.B. Third Generation Truck Driver

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    Beer haulers. I used to work for Millis Transfer, a beer hauler just like Raven. I liked hauling beer, just remember to be smooth on the brake and throttle and easy in the curves. Some of those beer loads try to spill on you. I've ran with a lot of Raven guys running out of Albany, GA from the MillerCoors brewery.
     
  6. 123456

    123456 Road Train Member

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    They sure beat anything in 'cola.

    Good Luck,

    You'll enjoy it there.
     
  7. joesmoothdog

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    P&G loads, too. Just ran 79960 from Albany to Eden. Had to get reworked this am. Been here almost 6 months. You may see me at the driver appreciation lunch on Friday. I'm pulling a load outta P&G in Brown Summit to Alachua wally del on Thursday. I think I'm scheduled for hometime this weekend. Either that or I'll be fishing. I'm the guy on top of the doghouse.:biggrin_25526:and the yak on the truckrack in the back lot. Amelia Island is awesome. 3 mile run to the prettiest white sandbar across from Fernandina Beach.
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  8. Lucky1992

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    Thought i would give an update. So far i am really enjoying this company. They put me into a 13 prostar with 250k miles on it. Runs like a champ. The battery APU surprisingly last the whole 10 hour break and then some most times.

    All ive done is P&G and Miller runs to and from Albany and LA just like yall said lol. Ive been very busy since i first left Jacksonville, only sat once for a load and it was only for an hour. The last 2 weeks have been around 2200-2400 miles so i am very happy here. Hopefully they continue this trend.
     
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  9. Kolorado

    Kolorado Medium Load Member

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    What parts of the country do u run?
     
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    subscribed. I watch little guy and trainer james as well. keep us updated,
     
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  11. Lucky1992

    Lucky1992 Bobtail Member

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    The company itself mainly runs the southeast with some east coast. I have been going back and forth between LA, GA and Jacksonville, FL with the occasional run up to PA or OH once in a 2 week stretch.

    Just recently visited anheuser-busch in Williamsburg, VA and it was a complete cluster F that day. A simple drop and hook took almost 3 hours. The day shift people in the guard shack were checking in trucks left and right but checking trucks out took almost 15 minutes per truck. I don't know what the hell they were doing. There was a line of about 15-20 trucks around the whole facility.

    To top it off a western express driver dropped there #### trailer in the yard. Besides that speed bump of a day things are still going good. Boss man told me freight has been slow recently but I'm still churning out around 2200 :)
     
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