OTR

Hi everyone. OTR it is and I'm taking you all with me. Signed up with TAm. I'll be at orientation by Tuesday. Just telling you because you probably won't see me babbling on TT for a bit. I'm nervous, excited, and all those fun feelings. I wanna thank everyone of you for making it clear to me, and all the new guys that you're not just gonna jump out of CDL school and find a good driving job, locally, No Sir ! Lord knows I've tried to defy the odds. Ain't happenin'. Anyhow I hope to be as safe and as good as you all are out there. Hope to see any of you on the road. If I can get wifi, I'll keep you posted with my progress. Thanks again TruckingTruth, HERE WE GO ! Jason T

Good luck!!

Do not lease no matter how great they make it sound!!

Good luck, Jason

Make us all proud of you!

Thank you BK and Bobcat. I will make you guys proud! And Bobcat, you guys on here taught me better! We know all about what these companies try. Got it ! And thanks you guys. God Bless

Good luck, Jason

Make us all proud of you!

Why Trans Am? Did you see the pay amount?

TransAm will push leasing HARD. Drivers with whom I have spoken talked about seeing an orientation class of 20 guys with only a couple really thinking of going lease at the beginning, then seeing more than half the class decide to go lease by the end of the week of training. The TransAm drivers with whom I have spoken told me that the presentation on leasing is designed to make drivers feel like you can't make money unless you lease. TransAm is forced dispatch, even going to NYC, including Hunts Point. They will run you as much as you want to run. Short turn arounds, tight windows, etc. If you can handle it, TransAm dispatchers will keep feeding you.

Be on top of your earning settlement sheets. If you don't think something looks right, ask about it and get a clear explanation. Even with the best of companies, mistakes are made because its people doing the payroll work. I work for a solid company, and once in a while I catch something that needs to be pointed out for the payroll department to fix. TransAm drivers have told me that their payroll department maybe needs a little closer inspection sometimes. They have told me that when discrepancies are found, there's not an issue getting them fixed, so it's not like TransAm is intentionally shorting pay.

I had thought of going with TransAm way back when I first got my CDL , but I decided to go with a company that has a terminal closer to home. It was my genuine interest in TransAm that had me doing the homework on them that I have.

Which terminal are you going to for orientation and training?

Thanks Pack and Ryan. Yup I saw the pay. The tuition reimbursement kind of sold me. I wanna do well for the company and I hope they push for employees too as they say they do. I'm NOT leasing so I guess I may be in trouble. I'll do anything they ask of me. Happy to have an actual job and get some experience. I know it's gonna be a little tight in the beginning. Hopefully when they see my work ethic and drive, they'll wanna keep me with them as a Company man. We'll soon see. My job is to make you guys ALL, proud of me. I would have never obtained the BERRIES if I didn't learn from my Friends and Fellow Drivers on TRUCKINGTRUTH ! I wish us all luck with now not being such a great time to be a Trucker. God Bless us all !

TransAm will push leasing HARD. Drivers with whom I have spoken talked about seeing an orientation class of 20 guys with only a couple really thinking of going lease at the beginning, then seeing more than half the class decide to go lease by the end of the week of training. The TransAm drivers with whom I have spoken told me that the presentation on leasing is designed to make drivers feel like you can't make money unless you lease. TransAm is forced dispatch, even going to NYC, including Hunts Point. They will run you as much as you want to run. Short turn arounds, tight windows, etc. If you can handle it, TransAm dispatchers will keep feeding you.

Be on top of your earning settlement sheets. If you don't think something looks right, ask about it and get a clear explanation. Even with the best of companies, mistakes are made because its people doing the payroll work. I work for a solid company, and once in a while I catch something that needs to be pointed out for the payroll department to fix. TransAm drivers have told me that their payroll department maybe needs a little closer inspection sometimes. They have told me that when discrepancies are found, there's not an issue getting them fixed, so it's not like TransAm is intentionally shorting pay.

I had thought of going with TransAm way back when I first got my CDL , but I decided to go with a company that has a terminal closer to home. It was my genuine interest in TransAm that had me doing the homework on them that I have.

Which terminal are you going to for orientation and training?

sorry Ryan, Florida. Leaving Monday morning. See ya on the road when they teach me how to drive something without a stick! LOL

TransAm will push leasing HARD. Drivers with whom I have spoken talked about seeing an orientation class of 20 guys with only a couple really thinking of going lease at the beginning, then seeing more than half the class decide to go lease by the end of the week of training. The TransAm drivers with whom I have spoken told me that the presentation on leasing is designed to make drivers feel like you can't make money unless you lease. TransAm is forced dispatch, even going to NYC, including Hunts Point. They will run you as much as you want to run. Short turn arounds, tight windows, etc. If you can handle it, TransAm dispatchers will keep feeding you.

Be on top of your earning settlement sheets. If you don't think something looks right, ask about it and get a clear explanation. Even with the best of companies, mistakes are made because its people doing the payroll work. I work for a solid company, and once in a while I catch something that needs to be pointed out for the payroll department to fix. TransAm drivers have told me that their payroll department maybe needs a little closer inspection sometimes. They have told me that when discrepancies are found, there's not an issue getting them fixed, so it's not like TransAm is intentionally shorting pay.

I had thought of going with TransAm way back when I first got my CDL , but I decided to go with a company that has a terminal closer to home. It was my genuine interest in TransAm that had me doing the homework on them that I have.

Which terminal are you going to for orientation and training?

Thanks Pack and Ryan. Yup I saw the pay. The tuition reimbursement kind of sold me. I wanna do well for the company and I hope they push for employees too as they say they do. I'm NOT leasing so I guess I may be in trouble. I'll do anything they ask of me. Happy to have an actual job and get some experience. I know it's gonna be a little tight in the beginning. Hopefully when they see my work ethic and drive, they'll wanna keep me with them as a Company man. We'll soon see. My job is to make you guys ALL, proud of me. I would have never obtained the BERRIES if I didn't learn from my Friends and Fellow Drivers on TRUCKINGTRUTH ! I wish us all luck with now not being such a great time to be a Trucker. God Bless us all !

TransAm will push leasing HARD. Drivers with whom I have spoken talked about seeing an orientation class of 20 guys with only a couple really thinking of going lease at the beginning, then seeing more than half the class decide to go lease by the end of the week of training. The TransAm drivers with whom I have spoken told me that the presentation on leasing is designed to make drivers feel like you can't make money unless you lease. TransAm is forced dispatch, even going to NYC, including Hunts Point. They will run you as much as you want to run. Short turn arounds, tight windows, etc. If you can handle it, TransAm dispatchers will keep feeding you.

Be on top of your earning settlement sheets. If you don't think something looks right, ask about it and get a clear explanation. Even with the best of companies, mistakes are made because its people doing the payroll work. I work for a solid company, and once in a while I catch something that needs to be pointed out for the payroll department to fix. TransAm drivers have told me that their payroll department maybe needs a little closer inspection sometimes. They have told me that when discrepancies are found, there's not an issue getting them fixed, so it's not like TransAm is intentionally shorting pay.

I had thought of going with TransAm way back when I first got my CDL , but I decided to go with a company that has a terminal closer to home. It was my genuine interest in TransAm that had me doing the homework on them that I have.

Which terminal are you going to for orientation and training?

The drivers with whom I have spoken are company drivers. The impression I get is that once you make a decision on company driver or lease driver, that's the end of it. The only differences that I have heard, when it comes to being dispatched are that company drivers are forced dispatch. This is because they do a fair amount of relaying, so they can't have drivers refusing loads when a relay is needed to get a load somewhere on time. Company drivers are given a route to take for loads with locations on where to stop and fuel. It's to the point of being told how many gallons to fill at a given stop. Apparently TransAm is strict about this.

If you stay motivated, I think you will do fine. The company is not terrible, as you might hear from some sources. Again, this is me relaying information from a small handful of TransAm drivers and not my personal experience.