Profile For Jacques B.

Greetings!

I am curious what is the strangest non-explainable thing you have seen while out on the road. Bigfoots, UFOs, etc..

I don't have my own truck yet so I will start it off with something I saw when I was a child. I was playing out on the front lawn with my neighbour and in the distance we both saw an orange ball appear and slowly move a few inches across the horizon and disappear. If I had to guess what it was i would suspect a some type of gas in the atmosphere. It was really strange looking, but cool.

Thank you for the information Corporal Clegg. I am looking the CSA site over and there is some good here. I live in the D/Fw area and I am thinking of starting with FFE as they are based out of Dallas. I have also been curious about the best way to start in the industry, should I go through the carrier sponsored school and sign the one year contract or would it be better for me to find a reputable school in my area and get my CDL from them?

Nothing wrong with starting at FFE. Stevens (who I am with) is also in the Dallas area and would be a fine choice as well. As for schooling, its really up to you and what works for you. Nothing wrong with going to a company sponsored school or going private.

How was Stevens schooling and what has been your overall impression of Stevens Transport?

Thank you for the information Corporal Clegg. I am looking the CSA site over and there is some good here. I live in the D/Fw area and I am thinking of starting with FFE as they are based out of Dallas. I have also been curious about the best way to start in the industry, should I go through the carrier sponsored school and sign the one year contract or would it be better for me to find a reputable school in my area and get my CDL from them?

Greetings everyone!

I have been reading the forums here and some of the blog articles, everything has been very helpful. I have been thinking of getting into the trucking industry for a number of years now and the door looks like it might have opened recently(I was laid off from my job). I have a cousin that also works in the trucking industry and I managed to speak with him briefly about the industry. He noted that the big companies will keep you out 6 months at a time before you get any home time and bring in a pay check of $300-$400 a week. He quickly mentioned a points system, but didn't really get into detail about it, like I mention I only got to speak with him very briefly. He said every ticket or infraction costs a certain amount of points and once you have 200 points acquired you are no longer employable by any companies. What is this point system? Is this point system related to your DAC? Is there anyway to get points back? For example, if you get a ticket for a tail light being out and that cost you 15 points, is there a way to get the fifteen points back or are those points gone forever? How about being kept out six months at a time? Has this happened to anyone here? I have heard stories of people being out for like a month and a half or two months before getting any home time, but never six months.