What is average tenure for company drivers?

Stevens isn't a long term company per se. I have been here 8 years, and I'm a very senior driver. There are some that have been here much longer, but you can count us on one hand.
Most drivers who finish training will hang around for a year to two years. I can't remember the exact number but it's something like 98% of drivers that finish training are gone by two years.
Quite frankly, you can often make more money elsewhere or for many, it's more hometime or type of loads.
I've been around this business a long time. I'm comfortable here and it suits me.
I am an O/O, single and simply love OTR.

 

I get pretty much as many miles as I want. I'm averaging close to 3,000, but I take some time off. If I just count the weeks I'm running, I probably average around 3,200.
But I'm an O/O and have been around a while, so I know the load planners pretty well and I can run the loads that need a fast turn.

 

I heard that the starting pay at CR England is only $0.17/mile. That's from an England driver... Don't know about Swift and Schneider...

I am extremely happy with Stevens. The only gripe I have with them is the phone system... I really hate the new system. The old one was so much better...

 

So how's the pay thinking of going to them....

 

out of my grad class theres only 2 left at stevens after 13 months i left at 8 months as i sat way too many days at a meat patch. when you start seeing weekly miles of 700 then its time to go so i did. if my miles hadnt been low for a couple of weeks i may have stayed

 

I'm seeming to go further away from the lure of good equipment

 

All these people stuck in meat patches... I'm hardly ever in a meat patch and when I am, I almost never get stuck for more than a day.

When they give me a meat load, I call and ask if they have anything better. When a meat patch is the only thing, I ask if there is another load with a DLD closer than 2-3 days out. They don't mind if you treat them with courtesy and respect. I usually get my way, and I'm never at 700 miles a week unless my truck broke down.