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The Truth Is Lying Around Here Somewhere...

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by InkHogNeato, Dec 15, 2012.

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  1. Dec 15, 2012 #1
    InkHogNeato

    InkHogNeato Bobtail Member

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    It seems that every single trucking company that offers a training program is hated immensely around here. Every thread I find about a company, there are so many people saying, "Stay far AWAY from Company X because they're evil and they'll steal your children and eat your soul!"

    The law of averages and statistics dictates that they ALL cannot possibly be THAT bad.

    So naturally this leads me to the obvious question - which trucking company with a training program is the least evil of them all?
     
    InkHogNeato, Dec 15, 2012
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  3. Dec 15, 2012 #2
    fisher guy

    fisher guy Road Train Member

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    it all boils down to different strokes for different folks everyone is different in what they want from a company what people seem to forget is that a training company is just that a training company not a company to retire with but at the same time that may work for some and not for others.

    as for your question i dont think anyone can answer that for you. i believe the only way ur gonna figure out what u want is to do the research and see what ur looking to get out of said company and if they will help u make ur dream a reality. just remember if u wanna get on with a training company though and u dont have any experience expect to be treated like a rookie and nothing more ur in training why should u be treated like royalty
     
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  4. Dec 15, 2012 #3
    Marky84

    Marky84 Heavy Load Member

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    swift has been great for and to me thus far. im writing about it in the review area. itscalled chronicles of a swift trainee
     
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  5. Dec 15, 2012 #4
    Allow Me.

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    Let's talk about this for a second. The OP wants to know the "least evil" company. Well, think about it. You're a newbie that wants to be trained, so you hire on with a company and do, in fact, get trained. If you end up being trained, then the question is, "did I survive the training and am I able to advance further in this biz"? What does it matter if the training period was sweet or sour ? You got your training, right ? I see all kinds of complaints on here from the bus ride to a lousy motel to being talked down to to a personality conflict with your trainer to not really getting 100% from the trainer to not getting home for awhile to sitting in BFE too long etc etc etc. You want training, hire on, deal with any curveballs and move on. Just think of it as a"boot camp" adventure for 6 weeks. You can do it !
     
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  7. Dec 15, 2012 #5
    Marky84

    Marky84 Heavy Load Member

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    good advice :biggrin_25514:
     
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  8. Dec 15, 2012 #6
    timd1978

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    If Millis Transfer still has a training program, I hear amazing things about them. Most flatbed outfits seem to be really good (Maverck, TMC, etc)
     
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  9. Dec 15, 2012 #7
    Marky84

    Marky84 Heavy Load Member

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    they do, 500 up front tho. mav and tmc are pretty good from what i heard
     
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  10. Dec 15, 2012 #8
    perufb

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    I started at Roehl they were good to me, got some exp and moved on to bigger better things.
     
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  11. Dec 15, 2012 #9
    DMH

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    Fed ex and con way has training programs. Not sure about your area but that's a better option than a over the road company.
     
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  12. Dec 15, 2012 #10
    sdaniel

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    Ink , not sure where home is ? That will help us help you.
     
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