Starting new driving job the 29th. Going with Marten.

Hello everyone. Well I am starting orientation with Marten(the bluebirds) on December 29th(this upcoming Tuesday). I will be doing orientation out of Indianapolis. I've been driving 15 years now and absolutely hate changing jobs but felt it was not working out at all at my last employer.

I know some of you have had good things to say about Marten and some of you have had bad things about to say about them. But so far just from talking to my recruiter, I think things might go well here. They have really been helpful and understanding when the news came down about my Mom's liver cancer and plus the fact that they will reimbursement for the costs of the background check for putting my hazmat endorsement back on, the twic card, and renewing my passport. It had come down to between Marten and New Century Transportation and actually New Century was my first choice but....

For the thrid time after I applied for New Century and they said they hire out of Illinois and plus were impressed with my driving record(2 million miles safe driving, one speeding ticket(Ohio, big shock) and no late loads due to anything I did) then they turned around and said we can't hire you out of Illinois. So I went with my second choice here. I'm opening up this thread to let you know how things go. Next update will be coming next Tuesday. Wish me luck...

 

Thanks. I'll keep you all updated. I don't like changing jobs at all but like I said if I had stayed where I was I'd be in the poorhouse. I mean staying out 3 weeks at a time and not even busting 2000 miles a week sometimes

 

I was just curious if any current Marten drivers out there could tell me how often(on average that is) they see Canada or New York City. I know they're forced dispatch but I just curious how often I would expect to see those two locations?

 

Thanks. I was told less than 3 percent of their freight goes there. Canada doesn't bother me at all. NYC? Well most drivers don't like going there. I'm not crazy about it either but I'll go if the load needs to be covered, just as long as going to NYC doesn't become a "habit."