Stevens Transport

10fourSteve,

By Permits do you mean your CDL? If you already have CDL's in NY, it would be useful to start the process of getting your hazmat endorsement before you come to Dallas. Otherwise, (especially if you're going through Stevens' school) you may just want to get your license in Texas, since you say you don't care where you live. I'm the same way, I basically live out of the truck. I've got relatives in TX, and I used their address to get my TX CDL. However, I've talked to several drivers who use Stevens' address for their license. There's a post office a couple of miles from the Stevens yard on Military Pkwy, the Dmv let me put my mailing address from my PO box there on my license.

 

Careful with the address guys and gals..

The IRS requires you to have a permanent home address to be eligible for the per Diem deduction while away from home. Using the Stevens Yard address, or a US post office box will disqualify you from the per diem deduction.

 

I noticed that the Stevens Transport website is vague to say the least about alot of things such as,
Hiring Requirements for experienced drivers that are interested in getting hired on.
How many incidents and violations they allow a driver to get hired on and how many would disqualify a driver from being hired.
Hiring requirements in genral.
If there is any diffrence in pay for experienced drivers compaired to newbies that just got done training.
They dont tell anything about if a driver gets injured on the job.
They dont tell anything about tolls and if a driver is reinbursed for a toll on a non pre pass road.
Ive heard alot more good then bad about stevens transport over all, Sure some drivers always have a chip on thier shoulder when it comes to driver treatment and that is just how it is. If you dont do your job right or are late for loads or have a bad attitude/complain all the time and such things can happen and the driver gets the short end of the stick, Its just part of the trucking industry and besides its all in what you make of it.
Personaly, Ive drove for 2 companies,
Werner (Witch i really liked, yea the equipment was junk for the most part but no biggie and the shop at the atlanta terminal left alot to be desired. I was always treated well with werner over all though)
and
covenant (I diddnt like covenant much exept for my dispatcher witch was the best one ive had yet and gave me good loads when i wanted to run and always had loads lined up for the weekends and the nights that i unloaded early and had time to run! That was pretty much the only good thing about covenant.
None the less i did my job untill i got fed up with them and went back to werner untill i was injured)

 

I also wounder why if you have a class a cdl with endorsements already that trucking companies still want you to get it in thier state and get it changed back to your state?? Whats the point of changing it just to change it back??? it makes no sence to the current cdl holders, i can see the newbies since they are obtaining thier cdl for the first time that makes sence but, what dosent is if you are an experienced driver and hold a class a cdl with endorsements they still want you to do it. Sorta stupid and a complete waste of money if you already hold a cdl.

 

Per Deim is a waste of time and a rip off especially the way the trucking companies structure it

 

So, us folks that have nothing but a P.O. Box can't claim per diem ???

That sux............

 

if you already have your CDL, you don't have to get it changed.. that is just for stevens school.

 

saw this before

 

Hello, I am a newbie here. I wanted more info on Stevens Transport and I read a lot of good info on this thread. I am seriously thinking about going through the Stevens Training program (yes, one of those recruiters talked me into it) but wanted to find out some more info on it before I make that leap. I am a little confused on something. Does Steven fully pay for your CDL and training if you stay with them for one year? Looking at their website, it appears to state that, but talking to one of the reps over the phone at the Dallas office, they say that you pay part (about $26.84) and Stevens pay part ($25) per week and if you stick with the standard minimum deductions to pay off the school and training, it will take 3 years to pay it all off. Which one is true (Is the cost shared and it will take 3 years to pay off or do they pay off the training if you stick with them for 1 year or maybe I am not understanding how they word it on their website correctly)? Appreciate any insight to this (maybe any recent grads might have a better idea if the program terms has been changed or not).

 

When you go through Stevens School, if you finance the tuition with them, you are under contract to work for them for 1 full year. Tuition is 5995.00 financed at 18% interest and its paid back at a rate of 51.84 per week for 36 months. If you can get your own financing, you can pay the cash price of 3600.00 and not be tied to a contract with Stevens. As long as you work for Stevens, they will pay 25.00 of that payment for you. So if you leqave at the end of 1 year, you will have paid 1400.76, Stevens will have paid 1200.00 and you would still owe 5201.65

If you leave after a year it is prorated. Also, you can pay it off at anytime and save the remainder of the interest.

So, if you stay for 3 years it will be paid in full, with you having paid 4202.41 and Stevens paying 3600.00

OK, yes this seems like alot but, go out and price other CDL Training programs and most of them will charge close to the same, except for Community Colleges, and you will have to pay them up front. Also, if you pass you are guaranteed a job as long as you meet the requirements.

Stevens is an excellant Training Company. I am in my second week of school myself. If you have any specific questions feel free to PM me.