TransAm Trucking On my way ...

Well 2 - 34 hour resets in a month don't sound that bad to me .. I always got a restart every weekend with schneider.. Which i was always out of hours had no choice... This is a slow time of year if you think your going to go somewhere else and run all the miles you wan't then you better wake up.. Im not trying to burst your bubble but if your new you better stay at one place get you atleast one year before moving. I would agree with Dryver crete would be a better choice than the others,But your going to have to prove your self where ever you go.

 

OK im back , I work for FFE know and I got everywhere 48 and canada / im on paperless logs / and im getting 2800/3200 miles per week if i dont use up all my hours // no more automatic but Im loving the miles and $$.$$

 

Glad all is going well with you. Hopefully, next time someone tells you not to do something, you'll listen.

 

What 21 year old do you know listens to someone older with more experience?
If we all listened to people with more experience (mom & dad) when we were younger we wouldn't be driving trucks.

 

*sighs heavily*. Unfortunately, your very right there. I vaguely remember being 21 and not listening either. Still had that problem AND have that problem still, even tho I'm supposed to be older and wiser.

 

Wouldn't the first $0 check raise a huge red flag and the second $0 check be mailed to my home where I would be sitting applying for a better job. Leave charity to the local church.

 

So, like with Calalan07, I am a student driver and I am heading to TransAm for orientation in 2 weeks.

I have seen the good and the bad in this thread about TransAm. I have learned a few things:

1: DO NOT LEASE. O/O is for experienced truckers who have the know how of the industry.

2: Do not screw up at orientation: Don't drink, don't be late. Keep your eyes open and mouth shut unless there is a good question.

3: Expect to stay out from home for at least 2 months.

So all in all, I am kinda on a edge about going to TransAm now. Even with the experienced truckers that are there, I am concerned about being screwed over in some way or form.

Is there any good reason as to why I should or should not consider TransAm as my place to go?

 

Call swift in Ocala...........

 

xianoth, only you can make that call. TA has both there good and bad points and you do have to start somewhere.

 

2 months, are you (NUTS) well, you do have stars in your eyes and you must learn the hard way, your a newbie, i work there from 1998 to 2001 no lease deals there at that time, just company trucks, home every other weekend which is standard hometime, but when freight rates are low fuel is up, some one at the company has to pay the bills, so you get people that don't now anybetter, that have stars in there eyes like a woman thats going to have a baby, bingo, the old man at trans am aint stupid, how are they goimg to get you to florida, you should try swift they may have a terminal there, or any company that has a terminal in that state, you will be treated better there, just read the swift threads, under motor carrier questions then click on swift, just saying