SCHNEIDER<TMC<MILLIS TRANSFER

[tom3130]

I am already per hired with TMC and SCHNEIDER and have applied to MILLIS TRANSFER i will have to attend any one of thier schools . My questions are for TMC after training period with TMC did you feel completely confident with the tarping and securement skills you learned because i am pretty sure you are not going to tarp and secure every kind of load you might haul. Also does TMC do alot of NEW YORK CITY? Now for MILLIS they seem to offer alot of good incentives to work for them are they real or just away to get people to hire on also how much new york and long island frieght do they haul? SCHNEIDER in order for me to make the necessary money i will have to be a system driver instead of on dedicated account or regional how much new york city and what kind of money can you make with any of these companies and how much home time do you get with any of these companies

[richey94]

My husband drives for TMC and he hasn't had any problems with how to secure the load. TMC also has people out there who will help secure any load that you are not sure of.

NYC isn't forced dispatch with TMC, and they actually pay you an additional $100 to take it. TMC is home almost every weekend if you live in the line haul area. Check the map on their website.

[GoldiesPlating]

richey94,
Met your hubby today!!!! Cool guy and he's doing fine!

[GoldiesPlating]

I LIVE in NYC and don't even get to run there much (though I'd LOVE to 5 days a week if I could) so I wouldn't worry about it too much. In the months I've been with TMC I've only had 3 Long Island loads. They do NOT go into Manhattan at all as far as I know.
I did almost every type of load while with my trainer, they try to see to it that you get a WIDE variety of loads when training. Securement was NEVER a problem and if it were, help is a phone call away or as far away as asking another driver on site for help.

[richey94]

Yes Fred, Jeff told me that he met a celebrity yesterday. LOL He said you will never guess who I met at Des Moines...I immediately said Fred because I knew you were headed there but I forgot to tell him.

[rvrjr7]

Millis all the way. I was trained at Millis Training Institute. I learned alot there the instructors are top notch. Also about the company they are a fantastic company with some of the best equipment on the road today. for tmc i would not recommend for first year drivers to start out pulling skateboards, way too many other things to worry about in the beginning than to also worry about load securement but they have the sharpest trucks looking trucks on the road but a nice shiny truck isnt everything

[GoldiesPlating]

Millis all the way. I was trained at Millis Training Institute. I learned alot there the instructors are top notch. Also about the company they are a fantastic company with some of the best equipment on the road today. for tmc i would not recommend for first year drivers to start out pulling skateboards, way too many other things to worry about in the beginning than to also worry about load securement but they have the sharpest trucks looking trucks on the road but a nice shiny truck isnt everything

rvrjr7, have you ever DRIVEN a flatbed? It's not bad at all.

[tom3130]

I am chosing very carefully really like sound of both companies fred has been alot of help about TMC questions the main thing going for MILLIS is the web site said they have training center in hamilton ohio which is 1.5 hours from my house i keep calling Millis and every time I call they say call back tomorrow so Iam suspost to call back tuesday the third of Oct. But TMC did same thing to me was really happy when Rebbeca said I was pre -hired only reason I haven't set time to go too TMC is waiting on any kind of MIllis responce

[rvrjr7]

depending on the day some days i pull flat beds and other days i pull dry vans

[rebajosh]

TMC if you want to run flatbed and Millis if you don't. Both are good companies. Forget about the pumpkin. I trained at the Hamilton school with Millis. Good training, good equipment and they have the miles. Even in slow times I got 2500 or more miles. Living where you do you'd be able to get on thier Ohio/IL/Wisc regional and be home most weekends and some during the week if you did not want to go otr

[rebajosh]

Now for MILLIS they seem to offer alot of good incentives to work for them are they real or just away to get people to hire on also how much new york and long island frieght do they haul?

What incentives are you referring to? The mileage bonus? You will get at least the .04cpm every week and most weeks get the full .05cpm. If you want to run 3,000+ miles they are there if you want them
As for NYC.........won't have to go there much at all and if you do get a load there you can refuse it with no reprocusions. They do pay $100 xtra if you take it.

[tom3130]

I was talking about the training pay it seems to be the highest around and the incentive of there being a training center in hamilton ohio 1.5 hours from my house

[tom3130]

right now i am waiting on an answer from them they keep telling me to call back is this normal practice for them TMC did samething but they pre hired me

[GoldiesPlating]

Personally I wouldn't base my future career on what I had to do, where I had to do it or how much I'd make the first few weeks of my job. What's more important is what's offered AFTER all was said and done a month or year down the road.

[tom3130]

I do understand that goldie but I also have to look at the here and now to see what it will take to make trucking work for me I have suffered for 12 years at a job I hate working in ajob most people couldn;t do or wouldn't do and the only reason I did it was for my family . I know the first year is ruff . AND buy the way if your wondering what i do it wastewater you know crap poop and when your knee deep in it everthing looks greener on the other side

[GoldiesPlating]

I do understand that goldie but I also have to look at the here and now to see what it will take to make trucking work for me I have suffered for 12 years at a job I hate working in ajob most people couldn;t do or wouldn't do and the only reason I did it was for my family . I know the first year is ruff . AND buy the way if your wondering what i do it wastewater you know crap poop and when your knee deep in it everthing looks greener on the other side

I hear THAT, and understand completely. Just make sure you don't pick a job just because the apple they dangle in front of you is riper than the one next to it, it may be over ripe, and the fruit inside, rotten.

[rebajosh]

I was talking about the training pay it seems to be the highest around and the incentive of there being a training center in hamilton ohio 1.5 hours from my house

The training pay is exactly what they say on thier website. No bait and switch or lies.

[tom3130]

First off just got letter from millis today got accepted. think I am definetly going .Second Iwant to thank fred and rebajosh for all the info especially fred since i emailed him alot . I think TMC is a great company and still may end up there someday but i think for just starting out van is best for me thats seems like a lot to contend with just starting out an d ihave lot of respect for those who do it or any other truck driving thanks to all

[GoldiesPlating]

You are quite welcome! Best of Luck to you and stay safe out there!!!