May Trucking?

May pays .32 by the end of your first year and they do have an idle policy effects your fuel consumption and the dock you, I have a friend that drives for May their reefer div likes them, he has a dog so the idle policy does not affect him. I would have gone with May as they pay better than some, but no female trainer for at least a month, so I went with Werner they pay .25cents to start and finish at .29 at the end of 12 months, they allow pets and have a rider policy, they run dry, reefer and flat. Told you get to take the truck home if not in a terminal range. Will know more after next Wednesday headed for orientation. Will let you know. Look at System, Melton or TMC they are flat bedders, no pets though. Have a great time in school

Thanks, Tracy! I will take a look at those other companies as well. Please let me know how it goes and good luck!

I am really considering May Trucking. I have searched high and low and can't find out. I am wanted to do the lower 48 states so it's the refer division. Do you know about the freight? Is it no touch. Or you need to unload several stops? I have heard other companies the refer trucks do it of unloading the trucks.

I am really considering May Trucking. I have searched high and low and can't find out. I am wanted to do the lower 48 states so it's the refer division. Do you know about the freight? Is it no touch. Or you need to unload several stops? I have heard other companies the refer trucks do it of unloading the trucks.

I currently am in the reefer division for May. When I started with them last July, they told me 99% no touch freight, and they've kept true to their word. I only did my first load where I had to help unload just last week, and it was a nursery load which are primarily the only unloading loads that we do. And that's because it's the season for them. Fall and winter you won't have to worry about touching freight at all. You'll just have to worry about poor road conditions and all the other things that make this job so challenging and exhilarating!

Just to put my two cents in,I drove for May in 2012 and the only problem I had was not being able to stay out as long as I wanted to wich wasnt Mays fault. I was out of the Layton yard. They put you up in a nice hotel and the safeth guy takes you out to lunch and pays for it. Theres the normal paper work, drug test, and then you go for a short test drive which which consist of a school zone, and a tight right hand turn where some fail by hitting the curb. We watched some videos, went over Qual-com, and some of Mays policy. Oh ya after the short road test did some backing which as long as you G-O-A-L it (Get Out And Look) you will do fine. I got with my non-smoking trainer at day 4 and we were off to PA. He did all the driving the first day,and after that while I was driving he was in the passenger seat. I had drove over the road before however there wasnt a day that didnt go by that my young trainer didnt teach me something,some good some bad lol. Let me tell ya it was a long 3 weeks , and there was acouple times that I wanted to put my trainer in the trailer and I am sure there was a few times he wanted to put me there as well. There was more good then bad though. I think the toughest for me was the Qualcom and remembering what needed to be done and when. I think the time I was with my trainer he got to go home twice and I stayed in the truck which what I did was practise the yard test. Finally the day came to test out and boy was I nervous, however it went very well. One thing is to try and stay calm and do your thing and GOAL. Sounds kinda and I heard a couple drivers failed the yard test when the safety guy said, I want you to pull foreward into that spot wish has white painted tire on each side then come inside. He will stand there for a second to see if you are paying attention cause hanging across that parking spot is a sign that says 13'0. I thought wait a sec, I cant pull in there so I said no sir its only 13'0 overhead. He said congradulations you passed. With that done and paper work filled out Kathy who is terminal manager ,which I must say one awsome person, she let me have choice of two trucks, Freightliner or International,I took Int that had 140,000 miles on it. Keep this short lol I was kept busy doing 11 Western and got my home time when I requested. It seemed as if they started me out slow and as time went on things got more busy. The idle policy that seems to be a big thing with some is not as bad as you may of heard, as long as you communicate with your D.M. normally by Qualcom and let them know why you may go over your idle time ,they are all good with it. Now this is what went on for me when I was with May. Just a side note, if things for some reason or another go in the direction that you end up taking a local job that is not in the trucking industry and you think well I have no need for this CDL or DOT physical card , might as well save my money and get a regular license, think really hard about that and do everything in your power to keep your CDL, cause ya never know when you just might need it. I let mine go ( ya what a dummy) now back to square one). Good luck and enjoy your new career and May.