Truck Driving Jobs

TTJustin · #1 08-02-2007, 03:04 AM

hello, I'm currently enrolled in school in syracuse, ny and was just turned down by TMC Trans. for employment. Right now I'm looking at three companies and am looking for info. the companies are: Anderson specialized trucking, Arrow Trucking, and PGT Trucking.

greg3564 · #2 08-02-2007, 04:02 AM

I hear PGT is a bottom feeder. The pay is percentage. Arrow pays decent and I've heard they are a ok company. Don't know much about ATS.

TTJustin · #3 08-07-2007, 01:47 AM

talking with arrow and ats right now. could use any info i can get please.

davemaes · #4 08-07-2007, 02:57 AM

I worked for Arrow for 5 months. for a while the only complaint I had was the time setting in truck stops waiting for a load. A day here, two days there,then the time I spent 5 days over thanksgiving in Weatherford, Tx.
Wait, wait, wait,and it didn't get much better. Then I thought I'd get to go home after putting in for home time 3 weeks prior. WRONG!!! I spent as much as 6.5 weeks out before I thretened to Quit. If you don't like to tarp STAY AWAY. I sware they'd have you tarp a load of cedar post if they could get away with it. I think they raised tarp pay a little but when your'e tarping or untarping a load of hay in 100+ degree heat $50 aint enough. Then after being out 6 weeks again I found out my best freind took a turn for the worst and past away. Guess what, they said they couldn't get my home in time even though I had 3 days. that was the last straw. I Quit!!! There might be some that will dissagree but I'm telling you what hapened to me. I am a hard worker, and I gave it my all, but I think that was my down fall. the harder I worked the more they wanted,and kept me out for that reason. By the way I think it's $30 for tarping now.

nickbtubas · #5 08-07-2007, 03:22 AM

did you try melton or hunt??

TTJustin · #6 08-07-2007, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by davemaes

I worked for Arrow for 5 months. for a while the only complaint I had was the time setting in truck stops waiting for a load. A day here, two days there, then the time I spent 5 days over thanksgiving in Weatherford, Tx.
Wait, wait, wait,and it didn't get much better. Then I thought I'd get to go home after putting in for home time 3 weeks prior. WRONG!!! I spent as much as 6.5 weeks out before I thretened to Quit. If you don't like to tarp STAY AWAY. I sware they'd have you tarp a load of cedar post if they could get away with it. I think they raised tarp pay a little but when your'e tarping or untarping a load of hay in 100+ degree heat $50 aint enough. Then after being out 6 weeks again I found out my best freind took a turn for the worst and past away. Guess what, they said they couldn't get my home in time even though I had 3 days. that was the last straw. I Quit!!! There might be some that will dissagree but I'm telling you what hapened to me. I am a hard worker, and I gave it my all, but I think that was my down fall. the harder I worked the more they wanted,and kept me out for that reason. By the way I think it's $30 for tarping now.

thanks for the input, I will take it under advisement. yes the website does say it's $30 for tarping. At this time I'm leaning more towards ATS but still am not 100% sure. Who are you working for now? and are you still running F/B?

TTJustin · #7 08-07-2007, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by nickbtubas

did you try melton or hunt??

Haven't heard about either company....Right now I'm going with the companies that my placement guy at my school is telling me to look at. He knows a lot of people in a alot of companies.

What info do you have on those companies?

davemaes · #8 08-07-2007, 01:39 PM

I was in a bad motorcycle accedent and was away from trucking for a while. I have since went to dri-van with a local company which is'nt working out because it pays percentage and i'm hauling paper which does'nt pay much, plus his equip. is junck. I'm thinking about checking with Knight or schneider. Good luck.

greg3564 · #9 08-08-2007, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by nickbtubas

did you try melton or hunt??

Haven't heard about either company....Right now I'm going with the companies that my placement guy at my school is telling me to look at. He knows a lot of people in a alot of companies.

What info do you have on those companies?

OK. That's your first mistake. Understand these "placement" people at the schools get a kickback from the company they send you too. Often they limit your potential to a few companies. Start hitting the application websites like here, Bubbajunk.com and layover.com. One application will be sent to dozens of companies.

TTJustin · #10 08-08-2007, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by TTJustin

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Originally Posted by nickbtubas

did you try melton or hunt??

Haven't heard about either company....Right now I'm going with the companies that my placement guy at my school is telling me to look at. He knows a lot of people in a alot of companies.

What info do you have on those companies?

OK. That's your first mistake. Understand these "placement" people at the schools get a kickback from the company they send you too. Often they limit your potential to a few companies. Start hitting the application websites like here, Bubbajunk.com and layover.com. One application will be sent to dozens of companies.

well our "placement" guy does not get any kickbacks what so ever..it is a service to use form our tuition. I have looked into it extensivly to make sure that he doesn't get any benifit out of sending us to a company...my tuition pays his wage not kickbacks.