US Express or Conway Truckload

Hello! I saw this thread and was surprised to see I am a topic, lol! Anyway, as far as miles right now for us, we were in the shop until Tuesday night this week. That said, we missed 3 of the 7 days in the week for miles and still finished out the week with 4400 miles. So, while tired, we are not broke, haha. I don't know much about USExpress, as I have never worked for them. I can tell you that they run some of the most rickety looking equipment I have seen for a Mega company. Conway keeps their equipment looking great and running the same. The only thing I have to say that is bad, you have to work 7 days to get one off. A lot of companies have that policy, but I'm getting sick of never being at home I want a Christmas tree this year!! Lol, anyway...if you have any questions post them here! I will answer them as best I can, it may be a day or two when we are running hard. Hope you find what you are looking for. One thing: if you both just finished school, you will go to Conways finishing school, Crowder, during orientation week. If it is still the same, you will work with Kelly and she is awesome!! Then you will both get split up for 3 weeks to go with a finisher in their truck. Just an FYI. I apologize ahead of time if there are grammatical errors in this, I am using an IPod and it's time for bed!

 

If you go to the USXpress side, there are a few good people that are trustworthy for advice. Sheepdog is fairly new, but he has done alot of research. Good luck with your ventures.

 

Christine was our recruiter as well!!

 

Brunsco, I wish you and your wife the very best in your new adventures as a Husband and wife team... You must have done your research, H/W teams is where the money is at.. My advice to you is no matter where you go, you keep a positive attitude, no matter what. Your FM/DM or Dispatcher is not the one to yell at or take your problems out on..in fact, you should treat that person with the greatest respect, like family. Anyway,, a positive attitude goes a long way in this business.

Have fun while on the road and wish you the best....God Bless

 

Tell her to be excited for the skid pad, it is GREAT FUN!!! I did hear that some students are not going to Crowder now? It could just be talk, I just heard that yesterday at the W Memphis terminal from another driver. If it means anything, I would rather have a 13. The half gears are really nice to have, especially on the mountains. They are a little harder to learn, but well worth it if you get one!!

 

Does Conway just hire from certain schools or do they take app from any certified course, the reason I ask is that a friend is going to Roadmaster's here in Tampa, FL. and he and I are thinking of teaming up when he is done, I was approved by CFI a few months back thru an O/O and also told if I wanted to come on I was welcome but as a solo it didn't seem as good as what I eventually took... But... where I am at will in no way work for a team soooo....

Any answers would be great and appreciated!! Also a number and extension for your recruiter and I'll mention your name too!

Thanks for any help.