Stevens Transport - Dallas, Tx.?

Hi, i don't really know about there O/O policy, but i will be attending a 3 day orentation there in mid august then on the road with a instructor for 4 5 weeks then solo, . A very good friend of mine saysalot of people talk smack about them but the ones who do are full of hogwash,that they are a very "a" class buisness and ran very professionally, i was excepted for werner and swift but i choose stevens.i also know alot of there product is tyson produce and tropicana outta florida and you will mainly see the east coast at the beginning .

 

can anyone tell anything good or bad about stevens transport. I have been accepted to their training school and I just don't want to make a huge mistake by going all the way to texas and then not liking them.that's quite a bus ride from new york just to get there and then not liking it and busing it back.

 

I was accepted too and than I did a search here and read up on everything and just never bothered to call them back.

 

I worked for Stevens Transport for two years (1998-2000). It was a pretty positive experience. I went to school here in NM and flew out to Dallas (I understand they don't fly students anymore, I guess they had to cut back somewhere due to fuel prices).

What part of New York are you from? I spent a lot of time hauling meat loads from the midwest to the east coast, especially NYC and Rochester. Being from New York state would be a plus for hometime. For a lot of Stevens drivers, that's the #1 complaint.

TopFlight is a member here and he's planning on getting hired on with Stevens. I pretty much told him everything I knew. I know things are probably a bit different 6 years later (T2000's with CAT engines now instead of T600's with Cummins back then) but if you have any questions, feel free to IM me.

 

well I live in syracuse which is about an hour or so from rochester. and if you say they are a fairly descent company to drive for and if living in new york might get me home more often maybe i'll give them a try. oh yeah bye the way i know they don't let you bring your truck home but does anyone know where the drop yard for stevens is in syracuse supposedly they have one somewhere here

 

Newguy- did you apply to Stevens online? How long did it take for you to hear back from them?

 

I delivered to Empire Beef in Rochester frequently. I also dropped in the Syracuse area a couple of times. I ran the I-90/Thruway corridor more times than I can count.

The drop yard might be a Kenworth or Thermoking dealer.

I didn't particularly care to take my truck home so I was content to leave the truck in the drop yard Stevens rented in nearby El Paso. I had no place to park it plus my neighborhood is home to more than a few "unsavory" characters. I just had either my mom or dad drive to El Paso to pick me up

It wasn't all peaches and cream. I did have my fair share of dissapointments but they weren't worth having to start over at another company.

 

yes, I applied online and they emailed me back the next day.I have been dealing with a sabrina owens one of their recruiters and she has been very helpfull.She seems very forthecoming and straight forward with any questions i've asked no beating around the bush or sidestepping.