Profile For Jerry

I talked with Knight a few times over the last few days. I am in the process of finishing up the paperwork to get started with them next Monday. However, I have been to a site recently called the Ripoff Report and they do say lots of really bad things about Knight Transportation. However, in these 34 reports, I am wondering, how accurate they are.

this is just my personal experience, but anyone who has been 'released' via various methods from a company are the first ones to badmouth said company. you'll find your best information from people who are currently with the company as well as by using multiple sources of information.

The way I was explained on how miles are calculated is that PC Miler decides the shortest practical truck route, calculates those miles, then they assign you fuel stops at locations that are in their best interest. The miles you are paid are from post office to post office via shortest practical truck route. This is practical miles. If you want hub miles (aka all the miles the truck turns), you'll need to find a company that offers that. No bigger companies that I have researched pay hub miles. The smaller ones that DO pay hub miles pay at a lower rate than the practical mile companies.

If your hub miles are 100 or more over what you are paid and you followed the route given to you, contact your DM who will make an adjustment based on the miles you drove minus 100 minus the assignment's miles. Example: I am assigned a load that pays 1200 but I drove 1440. They'll subtract 100 miles from the 1440, and subtract the assignment's miles (1200) leaving a result of 140, which is what they'll submit for you to get paid.

I hate it. I disagree with it. In all fairness if I am forced to detour because of emergency construction or whatever else (like the 50 mile detour in denver a couple weeks ago because of some bike race) I want to be paid, but to be frank, the company's policy on it doesn't care.

It's a trucker's radio channel, interesting stuff. Late night, there's a program that's on that pairs two random drivers live on the air and they have a conversation. It's designed to pass the time at night.

One night, a couple guys started a conversation...

Guy 1: So what are ya haulin tonight? Guy 2: Ass. Guy 1: Huh? Guy 2: Did ya hear me? Guy 1: I dont think so. I asked what you were haulin. Guy 2. I said ass. I'm hauling ass. Guy 1: Oh. Guy 2: You dont know what that means? Guy 1: No I guess I dont.

I laughed for fifteen minutes at that.

I learned how to slide the fifth wheel from a Prime driver. Met another Prime driver today who is in a KW T680, a truck I'm about to get in mid-May. Both of them very cool guys. Today's Prime driver was a flatbedder, and the one who explained how to move the fifth wheel was a dry van driver.

I've heard stories about how guys have sat there and watched a new driver snap his driveshaft in half because he didn't drop his gear before trying to slide the fifth wheel. Spooked me, because my codriver was doing exactly what the other driver who snapped his driveshaft did. I personally have always slid the fifth wheel the proper way and when I am done I even pull the release arm and pull forward a couple feet then turn the suspension dump switch off and hook to the trailer just so I know its done right and I don't have to worry about hooking up wrong.

I'm just assuming here, Minnie, but here goes.

I applied to Roehl months ago. They emailed me telling me my credit score wasnt good enough for them and I ended up taking a hard inquiry on my credit - something I've been trying to fix for two years now.

As far as being female, I know Celadon hires women and they have woman trainers, so you shouldn't have a problem with that. There's mixed reviews about their school though, I went through it but they've changed things in the few months that I've been out here on the road. I do know that the students just got a brand new 2.5 million dollar building they get to stay in while they're in school - something that wasn't even offered to existing drivers until after the building was opened and still not openly offered to us. When it boils down to it though, I have to admit that as a whole I am happy here because they don't fail to get me home on the days I ask for and the money is pretty good.

4 wheelers. thats what i get for typing in the dark ...

I see 1-2 out of every 5 3 wheelers in the hammer lane flying by me not even paying attention to where they're going because facebook is more important to them than keeping control of their car going 70+, VERY aggravating. Kinda makes one want to blow their air horn just to get their attention OFF of the phone...

I see 1-2 out of every 5 3 wheelers in the hammer lane flying by me not even paying attention to where they're going because facebook is more important to them than keeping control of their car going 70+, VERY aggravating. Kinda makes one want to blow their air horn just to get their attention OFF of the phone...

I'm a hungry guy sometimes and was wondering what the name of the restaurant is that's inside these stations that offers a second plate free if the first one didn't fill you up. I know its only select locations and I'm pretty sure only from one restaurant but maybe someone with more wisdom on the road can tell me? Thanks.

I'm currently with Western Express but am considering a new start. One of the companies that I'm looking into is Celadon,

I'd like to know if the drivers with this company are happy and/or the around? Because if the turn around is low, that speaks for itself,,, right? lol

I wanna know if this company has a lot of freight? Do you sit a lot, is there good mileage, hometime, and benefits, is the equipment reliable and how the drivers are treated

Personal experience only, ymmv. Solo was not good for me, I only average 1500 miles a week and was ran regional at an OTR rate. Was not pleased.

Team driving on the other hand comes with a couple perks, such as brand new KW T680s they're getting next month that are for all teams, and I do know they put fridges and inverters in the team trucks. They offer a bonus check once a month for all miles driven once you pass the threshold of 17k miles, and the bonus is for all miles you complete that month. The pay is better, there seems to be much more freight for teams and we found ourselves rarely sitting unless we went into canada, because the customs process is AWESOME. They make a good effort to get you home on time, and you earn 1 day off for every 7 you stay out. benefits, well, my best recommendation would be to call a recruiter. They don't match 401k investments at all, I do know that. The healthcare I was offered priced at 3x what I'm paying for the same coverage. That's about all I have for ya though because in all honesty the benefits don't pique my interest one bit. Again, your experience may/will vary.

I've been told that paying for t/s wifi access is tax deductible, it's an expense you take on as a driver.

I have Sprint. I have a piece of crap phone that hid that fact until I came over the road and realized that it truly is junk. Reason I feel this way is that no matter where I am, I drop calls and can have full signal and 4G internet yet I drop calls and can't access internet. When I DO have a good connection on 4G it is REALLY fast and it's unlimited, and I've never been throttled and I burn over 50GB/mo. With a decent phone I may be happier, but right now I want to run this thing over. lol.