Stevens Transport, Worthwhile Company Okay or No Way

Does anyone have first hand knowledge, friends or any insight beyond what the website offers for Steven's Transport? I've been reading a lot of online reviews and found a trucker that reviews different companies by calling the recruiters and talking with drivers and even gives his opinion whether he would be willing to work for them. He recommends against working for them.

 

Good point. As there are so many varying opinions, I think he is simply a reference but he does a recorded phone in interview to see if they answer his questions with consistent information. I can tell you that he has been a driver for 10 years and I can mention his site if it makes any difference. I was considering Stevens because they have an attractive allowance I would receive through the VA. I think they only have 2 to 3 week runs available and I think it would be better to look for something regional (home weekly) until I can get my sea legs. McLane, J B Hunt and UPS have the best VA allowances but no current openings in my area. Stevens is next followed by Swift and Schneider. Even though McLane, J B Hunt and UPS don't have any current openings, do you think training schools have an inside path for positions that aren't advertised regardless of the company?

 

My plan is/was to have the VA pay for school because I can receive housing allowance while attending and most of the companies will reimburse me for the tuition on top of that. If I choose a company with an apprenticeship program, I can receive, depending on the company, one or two years of housing allowance in addition to my pay. As for the training schools that companies will hire you from, all of the companies I have looked into will hire from the few schools I have narrowed my choices to but that is an excellent point and detail to be aware of. Also, I am 99.99% certain I will not be attending any company training academy. I don't want the possibility of something happening and get stuck owing their inflated tuition costs back. I also don't believe any of the schools in Virginia are really worth attending so I have narrowed my list down to Fox Valley Technical College and College of Southern Maryland. Unfortunately Fox Valley is in Wisconsin which is a bit far though they seem to have one of the best programs from my research. CSM is a reasonable distance and they also seem to have a very solid program. There are a few other considerations but those are my leaders for now.