TMC experience thus far.......

It's really a concern for your health. There are people out there who have great backs and have a hard time flat bedding. wish you the best of luck.

 

I am to start orientation on July 11, 2016 and go through the full CDL training and the 5 weeks with a trainer. I was told by my recruiter that I will get paid $500 a week while with the trainer and guaranteed $1000 a week when I am in my own truck. I was also promised to be home every weekend. But from the sounds of it, it sounds like getting home on Saturday and leaving back out on Sunday. This isn't a weekend, it's a (1) day off. I have been reading reviews on Indeed, Glass Door and on websites like here. To be honest, I am considering staying at my current job and stay away from trucking.

 

I read how you guys had gone through like 3 FM's so far, how you would have from Saturday morning til Sunday afternoon off, etc and it made me think about this because if they promised you the same things they promised me and they didn't keep their promises with you, then they would do it to me. My brother drove for Schneider years ago and they fed him the BS about getting home every weekend. In reality, it was every 2-3 weeks and he had two small kids at home. A friend of mine who drives told me which companies to stay away from and to get what they promised in writing. I read other posts on here as well and it seems like what TMC promises and what is truth is two different things. One compared TMC as the Swift of flatbed trucking. Another talked about the mandatory weekly trip to Des Moines for the truck wash and white glove inspection and that TMC is run like the Marine Corps. I also read reviews on Indeed and Glass Door also to get an idea on what I am getting into.

I just got my answer from TMC on Monday, 2 days ago, and Tracey, the recruiter is already calling me asking if I have everything I will need for the training. I haven't gotten my DOT physical or my Illinois learners permit yet. I do have a job right now and can't spend every waking hour getting averything ready.

 

Stop and talk to a tmc driver if you see him at a truck stop and ask all your questions. If it's on the internet it must be true

 

Thinking about working for Toona67.

 

At the time of my post I was shooting from the hip regarding the past several weeks out here. Looks like I maybe looking at FM #4. Why would they assign a new to the job FM to an experienced hand? I already put my time in to learn the system. Now this is the second time they have assigned me a new FM just starting out. It's like I'm learning the system all over. Have a happy 4th.!

 

After getting that pushy email from my recruiter at TMC, I pushed back and told her if she can put it writing, everything she offered me, then I am in. She back peddled and said that there is times that I may not get home on weekends and that it was the nature of the business. She said that she won't contact me again and I can contact her when I am ready. She already lied once to get me, she lied again because she said that I'll be home 46 of 52 weekends. Another lie!!!