solid student driver programs

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by needmoney, Oct 26, 2014.

  1. needmoney

    needmoney Bobtail Member

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    Hi all. What are some solid student driver programs for those who recently graduated from truck driving school? My driving school instructor who was really great told us to find a company with good training. I am willing to drive dry van, reefer, flatbed, doubles, and tankers. I'm most concerned with getting a well rounded training for new drivers. Any suggestions are welcomed. Thank you.
     
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  3. pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

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    I would try Crete,Schneider is suppose to be good too but check out Crete first.
     
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  4. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    Depends on where you live and how many endorsements you have.
    Even better if you have TWIC and a passport.

    Schneider Bulk(tankers)
    Halvor Lines
    Decker Truck Line
    Magnum Companies
    Pride Transport
    System Transport
    CTL Transportation
    Trimac Transportation
    Superior Carriers
    SVTN

    All these are top of the line companies.

    Couple dozen more if you live in the hiring area. Put you location on your profile. Are you in Texas; this whole list hires in Texas.
     
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  5. dennisroc

    dennisroc Road Train Member

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    Chinatown , do all these company's hire new CDL holders ?

    And do you know what company's have the longer runs , like all 48 ? Are most tanker jobs short haul ??? Thanks
     
  6. flyingmusician

    flyingmusician Road Train Member

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    Epes has a good training program if you live east of the Mississippi. Good trainers, 6 weeks with the trainer, no team training and a lot of northeast running which translates into a good training environment. Solid customer base, decent equipment and good pay/benefit package.

    I was was with them 3 years and trained the last year I was there. Moved on to a much better opportunity but still recommend them as a good place to get solid training.
     
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    X-Country Medium Load Member

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    most people will say Werner sucks, but I have had a good experience with them so far.

    I have a thread in the Werner forum.

    I run Budweiser dedicated and love it. $900 a week guaranteed, off on weekends.

    had a pretty good trainer overall.
     
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  8. needmoney

    needmoney Bobtail Member

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    Thanks for the replies everyone. Im in dallas, tx. I applied to two companies so far: McElroy and Sun Coast. Nothing from Sun Coast yet. I got an invitation to a McElroy orientation. I'm thinking of applying to more companies. Read upon a lot of McElroy posts here. They seem like a good company. But I want to explore more options. I read upon Maverick and they seem to have a better student driver program than McElroy. Only thing I don't like about Maverick is that they mostly drive automatics. I was trained with Eaton Fuller 10 speed. I'm ok at shifting but definitely can work to become better. I might sound picky but i really want to build a career with my first company. I don't want to job hop if i can help it. Any more recommendations would be appreciated.
     
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    flyingmusician Road Train Member

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    Epes also has another division that just got merged in with them. Texas star express out of Rockwall. They run the 10's. It's all one and the same company though. Not sure if they're hiring out of there but you could check them out.
     
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  10. needmoney

    needmoney Bobtail Member

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    Chinatown, I'm still waiting to get my twic card. Been waiting for 6 weeks. I have my tanker and doubles/triples. I will test for hazmat tomorrow. I'm working on getting a passport. And I don't know if this makes any difference, but I graduated from a PTDI certified school hoping it will help me in getting a job.
     
  11. needmoney

    needmoney Bobtail Member

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    Thanks flyingmusician. I'll also check on Epes.
     
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