Stevens Transport help

There is a ton of reading on here to give you the ifo you ask about. I myself have enjoyed my time with STevens and look forward to a long career ith them.

Here are some good places to start reading.

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...97757-stevens-transport-a-year-in-review.html

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/stevens/97249-stevens-transport-aviary.html

 

No problem Calidude.
I will tell you that you will see alot of negative statements about Stevens and most all other companies as well on here, and alot of positive as well. Sometimes it can be hard to dig through what is true and what is not.

Stevens is definately not a perfect company by any stretch. As with any large company (and some small ones to lol) there are times when they will piss you off, or make you scratch your head and say HUH? WTF? Sometimes those instances are due to government and or insurance regulations that you may not understand. Somrtimes its because someone sitting in an office has no clue how it will effect the employees.

The other part of this is, figuring out if Trucking is going to be a fit for you at all. All of these training companies start anywhere from 20 to 100 or more new recruits every week. And usually before the first week is out half of them are on the way back home. Trucking can be a great experience, but it can also be something you find that you can not stand to do at all. It depends on alot of different things.

Be sure to do your research and understand what will be expected of you. Being away from home for weeks on end and home for only a few days. Living out of the confines of a truck. Driving through bad weather etc...

Anyway. I wish you luck in this pursuit and if you have any specific questions about Stevens, feel free to post, or send me a PM.

 

Ahh, cool. I cant say I could disagree with any of your conclusions lol

You should be fine then to get into Stevens. Keep us posted.

 

I'll have to remember that... I'm starving. Like the "Corporal" said, there is a lot of pure c.r.a.p. said about all companies. Like that uninformed statement above. First and formost, if you know what you're doing - you can make a living at being a LO. Prime by no means "starves" their LO's. You need to be able to operate a rig economically, know something about managing a business, and have some luck in picking a company with a good freight base and a good dispatcher. And some luck when starting a new business.

The fact is, without the possibility of failing miserably, you cannot be an independent contractor (lease operator) legally. Thats part of the IRS regulation that defines who can legally be considered an independent contractor. There are no guarantees.

Good luck at Stevens.

 

I think you are confusing Central and Stevens. I think you should go back and count good and bad opinions on the threads. You know that Stevens is team driving right? Not sure how you feel about team driving. Very difficult but pays more. You will be hitting the ground running that's for sure. Of course if you learn this way first it maybe good for you. Good luck to you!