CENTRAL REFRIGERATED SERVICES
#1
01-16-2008, 09:33 PM
CENTRAL REFRIGERATED SERVICES
these guys want me to start training . the price is 3 k . 4 weeks with a trainer at 400-500 per week . does anyone know of them ? are they new ? I have looked at their website , no info on their history . [/b]
#2
01-17-2008, 12:33 AM
They are the old Dick Simon "skunk" truck outfit. Simon got in a little hot water, financially I believe, a few years back and the company restructured and changed its name to Central. Kept the same colors, only the name and faces changed. Haven't kept up on what they have been like to work with since. I would be cautious. Maybe they are doing things right, but buyer beware.
#3
01-17-2008, 01:28 AM
Good Luck! I went through cdl training on my own, got down to terminal 4 there orientation which i never got paid 4 and right b4 going out w/trainer which kept me 5days waiting @ terminal NO PAY! they told me i needed nmore TRAINING!! WHATS WITH THAT!! I left and never looked back!! So Tell Me!! R THEY GOOD!! :evil:
#4
01-17-2008, 11:30 AM
Central was the old Dick Simon and was purchased by Swift.You drive for them you basically drive for Swift.
#5
01-18-2008, 03:21 PM
Originally Posted by Copperhead
They are the old Dick Simon "skunk" truck outfit. Simon got in a little hot water, financially I believe, a few years back and the company restructured and changed its name to Central. Kept the same colors, only the name and faces changed. Haven't kept up on what they have been like to work with since. I would be cautious. Maybe they are doing things right, but buyer beware.
#6
01-18-2008, 10:40 PM
When I was there in 05 it was run by Jerrys Son in Law and his daughter ran Central Freight. That may have changed since I left, but I doubt it as he ran the company reasonably well.
None of them are perfect and I would go back to Central if I wanted to. They pay like a training company and that would be my biggest beef with them.
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#7
01-19-2008, 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by steelhauler2007
Central was the old Dick Simon and was purchased by Swift.You drive for them you basically drive for Swift.
Central was bought by the "owner" of Swift. It is run as its own company however with no official ties to Swift. However with that said, many of the companies policies are the same as Swift.
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#9
01-21-2008, 01:57 PM
I'll let U know... I start on the 4th of Feb 07.
Apparently, all of the companies have their issues some more than others. Swift gets bag'd on a lot but I also hear from happy Swift operators. I guess Attitude, patients, focus and safety are what really counts; no matter where U end up. Good Luck.
#10
02-16-2008, 01:37 AM
Originally Posted by MtFoxx
I'll let U know... I start on the 4th of Feb 07.
Apparently, all of the companies have their issues some more than others. Swift gets bag'd on a lot but I also hear from happy Swift operators. I guess Attitude, patients, focus and safety are what really counts; no matter where U end up. Good Luck.
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