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Originally Posted by Retired in Nevada
I am looking at getting into the trucking industry as a second career. I have narrowed my choices down to Watkins-Shepard, Central Refrigerated, and Swift, as all have driver training schools. I will have to go with a training company such as one of these three because I do not have the money to pay for a school on my own.
I got to watch a trainer try to have his trainee try to park the rig in a Flying J last night. I once had a safety director that said there was
no reason for ANY driver to BLINDSIDE a truck, EVER. And, he was talking about seasoned drivers. There have been places where I have had no choice, but they have been few and far between. But, this guy was going to have his trainee put it into a space BLINDSIDE.... Until half a dozen guys got out of their trucks. For a few minutes, I thought there was going to be a fist-fight. But then, the trainer had the trainee go down to the end of the row and turn around. Sighted-side, he pulled ahead about five or six times, but blindside, he was fixing to take off a few fenders, including his own. That was C. R. England.
You might try Roehl our of Marshfield, WI. I know they have a terminal in Ontario, CA (or somewhere really close to there) and regular runs through Vegas. They do not have reefers, just flatbed, dryvan, and curtain-side. I have heard some poor word about them lately, but I believe they still rank above the ones you mentioned.