Who is the best company to work for a newbie

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by SnOwYRioT, Aug 27, 2017.

  1. DoubleO7

    DoubleO7 Road Train Member

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    I don't ever want to drive for a company without a weekly pay guarantee. I am essentially salaried now!
     
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  3. Chinatown

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    Most of my career was reefers.
     
  4. DoubleO7

    DoubleO7 Road Train Member

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    I don't miss the hours in line at The Blue Beacon when I drove for Swift.
     
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  5. Chinatown

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    I just washed the windows, mirrors, lights and let the rest go.
     
  6. DoubleO7

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    My statement was in regards to reefer war hours. :) lots a unpaid time there!
     
  7. Chinatown

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    We were paid to have the truck washed, but I didn't care about that enough to wait in line.
    Other drivers would tell me I should get the tanks polished and all that other stuff. I always said,"It's not my truck and as long as it's mechanically sound, that's good enough for me." I kept the inside spotless though and took good care of the truck otherwise.
     
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  8. slim shady

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    Looks like Tue. The Blackhawks will be in Montreal to Show those Canadians how hockey is played.
    Game on
     
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  9. Lepton1

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    Badly?
     
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  10. 1278PA

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    Salary. The biggest scam ever existed. I held salary jobs not in trucking but every salary job had crazy hours more then the hourly employees. Yeah you get a guaranteed pay but the bosses abuse it and make you work more and your not getting paid more.
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  11. J.hildy73

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    I work for heb in San Marcos... They sent me to CDL school after spotter training and now I'm waiting to go to relief training.... I'm on target to make 52k this year just in the yard... Haven't even started to do my own runs it in the road..heb wants their drivers to be REALLY good at backing up because alot of the docks at the stores used to be for 40 foot trailers so you literally have no room... You would work in San Marcos and then to to San Antonio for training... I highly recommend if you can get on... Now just FYI I was with heb 11 years prior at the store before i got into transportation but my only regret was not getting on earlier.... They REALLY take car of their drivers
     
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