warning to those thinking about stevens

my Friends dad worked for them for about 3 weeks....took him off his trainers truck and bused him home...but now he works for swift....i suppose better then stevens though

 

Ok so what else happened? I.highly doubt everything was going splendid and Stevens just said, "hey we know you been training 3 weeks, but were not interested anymore"

 

that as much as i know all he really told me was they showed up to the Dallas terminal...they put him and about another dozen or so "trainees" in a room and told them they were going home.that's about all he told me....

 

but either way driver....sounds like something else caused a roadblock on your journey to become a company man for Stevens

 

I believe you. Years ago I also applied to Stevens. Since I am self employed that led to a few extra hassles. The problem was each time I completed the necessary paperwork there would be another issue that they neglected to tell me about. For instance I was told to give them three years of tax returns. Then when I did that I was told "Oh, tax returns filled out by hand don't count. Now you need to arrange to have the IRS fax a transcript directly to us." (I've never heard of anyone else with this policy, not even the government)

As I started that and when I called back again I was told by the recruiter that they seemed to have lost my application (when they previously acknowledged it). I took that as a sign and decided to tell them to cancel my application anyway.

At the very least Stevens is more strict and anal about issues than the average company. At worst they just don't care about you and are incompetent.

 

Stevens is really really anal on any existing medical condition. It might have been 30 years ago but their Doc is GOD. If you have had a condition in the past but your doctor has cleared you then smile and don't mention it, pass their physical and move on. Oddly enough there is no test for IQ in this industry and the dumbest, most stupid people end up driving a truck.

Apply elsewhere, lots of other companies out there willing to train you, and learn from this experience when you come to the physical and keep the meds your not taking at home. Good luck.

 

Pain killers and muscle relaxers for what?

 

I'm betting on incompetent.

 

Those don't mix well with driving at all, especially the muscle relaxers. I just got off those two months ago following my spinal surgery, and them things put me to sleep pretty much every time I took one. That was even after being on them for over a year.