Tmc vs crst

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  1. jdsouza

    jdsouza Heavy Load Member

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    Which company would you recommend CRST or TMC
     
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    TMC

    You are comparing apples to oranges though. Not a fair comparison.
    TMC is a solo flatbed company. In flatbed you will get at least as much per mile, most likely more. Also flatbed drivers have much better hometime.
    They train well on how to secure freight and tarp.

    CRST on the other hand.
    Pays very little.
    Makes you team.
    And splits the miles down the middle between the 2 drivers.
    So I guess that CRST would be the better choice if you are lazy and would rather lay around and let your team mate do all the work and get paid for nothing.
    But you may end up being the one that wants to work, stuck with the one that does not. And you will both get paid the same money anyway.

    It is really not a fair comparison. Maybe CRST vs CR England, or TMC vs Maverick.
    With those comparisons at least they are fair.
    I would not go with CRST no matter what though, them and England are the very bottom of the food chain.
     
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    Okay I have been looking at TMC for a while tanks
     
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    Definitely apples and oranges. A friend of mine who drives for the state of IL with me drove for CRST, he didn't have anything good to say about them. I don't have a lot of good things to say about TMC, some but not a lot. We are both pretty spoiled with union state driving jobs though. You should figure out if you want to drive van or flat and go from there.
     
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    CRST has a flatbed side I'm just saying
     
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    When they go under a low bridge? I'm just saying, I didn't know they had a flatbed side.
     
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    its Crst Moline in its a lease op/ owner op. side of CRST only
     
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    CRST Malone