Superior Carriers

So I drove over to the Superior Carriers Lakeland terminal last Friday, 6-22, to meet & greet. I updated my application online since I had applied pre-CDL. On Monday I received a call to come back Thursday for pre-employment testing, road test, drug test, medical, and dexterity. Passed everything and now just waiting to go back and sign papers & then off to Creola, AL for some OTR OJT. Everyone was super nice and I look forward to driving for Superior. I currently live 2.5 hours from the Lakeland terminal so I'll be running OTR/System. I wouldn't even have known of this company without this forum so big thank you to all who contribute! My main reason for sharing my experience is to pay it forward. If you look on the website, there may not even be a listing for drivers at a terminal near you or you may hear that they don't hire over a certain distance from the terminal. I took the time to drive a few hours and meet in person, got the scoop from the people running the terminal & it worked out great for me, I live 139 miles from the terminal. I was told that they have mostly local drivers who occasionally run regional and system out of Lakeland and they needed someone willing to run OTR. I will gladly step up into that role & I am so grateful to have a chance to work for such a great company right out of CDL school. To anyone walking the same path, take the time to at least call and ask what needs they have for drivers. If you live close by, stop in and introduce yourself, shake hands & ask if they looking for drivers & what type. And by all means, do your research on companies! There is so much information out there, use it!

 

I will definitely update the thread and share my experience as it unfolds. Reading all the posts here in this forum is pretty much how I established my short list of companies and decided which direction to go. I literally spent hours reading threads from start to finish. @Mortarmaggot has a great thread as well as @wsyrob @patsy @Truemac @ethos sorry if I left anyone out. There are many regulars in this forum with years of knowledge and experience that regularly answer questions thoroughly and professionally for those of us just starting out in this industry. This information saved me from taking the easy route and signing on with one of the megas. I understand we all need to gain that experience somewhere, nothing wrong with that, but if there is a better route with a better company, I'm all over it! Due diligence can put more money in your pocket and prevent money from leaving your pocket unnecessarily.

 

I'm just a few minutes from there, nice quiet little town June to October, total kluster the rest of the year.