Is Stevens Trucking A Good Place To Start.

Well so far my out of forum research tells me that Stevens is a crapbag job. Im now considering also calling swift. I Will keep you posted on the advances of my research.

Jocelyn, welcome to the forum!

I just couldn't let that statement go without a response. If you do any internet research on just about any trucking company you will only come to the conclusion that they are all "crapbag" jobs. I happen to work for one of those "crapbag" companies, and well, let's see - I had 3,677 miles on today's paycheck, oh and I just got dispatched on a job with 1400 miles, and when I sent in my loaded call and started rolling they sent me a pre-plan load with a 2,400 mile load on it - yep these guys suck, but for some reason they sure do treat me good!

Jocelyn, your age is not a problem. I started this as a second career at the age of fifty three, and the very week that I got hired they also hired a man who was 72! The only problem you are going to have is if you believe all that drivel on the internet about trucking companies. Your success at this business lies in your own willingness to succeed. Trucking is a serious career for serious people who understand that it's not easy, and there is no one out here to hold your hand when you get yourself in trouble. It takes a fiercely independent person who can stand on their own two feet. The problem with all those internet reviews is that they are all written by people who couldn't take the heat so they bailed out of the kitchen. The people who are out there making a living day in and day out aren't sitting around writing internet reviews, they are busy making money and turning their wheels. They haven't got the time or the inclination to write sweet little stories about how great it is to be working here or there.

Trust me on this one truth. If you want to succeed at this career then you can. I absolutely don't care where you take your start at. All these companies want to have is a driver who will take the bull by the horns and make things happen out there. If you think you've got that type of mentality then you will do well at Stephens, or Schneider, or Swift, or Prime, or even Western Express.

Im am so sorry for seeming to insult your employer. Like you I am extremely loyal to whomever pays or loves me.....

Well so far my out of forum research tells me that Stevens is a crapbag job. Im now considering also calling swift. I Will keep you posted on the advances of my research.

Jocelyn, welcome to the forum!

I just couldn't let that statement go without a response. If you do any internet research on just about any trucking company you will only come to the conclusion that they are all "crapbag" jobs. I happen to work for one of those "crapbag" companies, and well, let's see - I had 3,677 miles on today's paycheck, oh and I just got dispatched on a job with 1400 miles, and when I sent in my loaded call and started rolling they sent me a pre-plan load with a 2,400 mile load on it - yep these guys suck, but for some reason they sure do treat me good!

Jocelyn, your age is not a problem. I started this as a second career at the age of fifty three, and the very week that I got hired they also hired a man who was 72! The only problem you are going to have is if you believe all that drivel on the internet about trucking companies. Your success at this business lies in your own willingness to succeed. Trucking is a serious career for serious people who understand that it's not easy, and there is no one out here to hold your hand when you get yourself in trouble. It takes a fiercely independent person who can stand on their own two feet. The problem with all those internet reviews is that they are all written by people who couldn't take the heat so they bailed out of the kitchen. The people who are out there making a living day in and day out aren't sitting around writing internet reviews, they are busy making money and turning their wheels. They haven't got the time or the inclination to write sweet little stories about how great it is to be working here or there.

Trust me on this one truth. If you want to succeed at this career then you can. I absolutely don't care where you take your start at. All these companies want to have is a driver who will take the bull by the horns and make things happen out there. If you think you've got that type of mentality then you will do well at Stephens, or Schneider, or Swift, or Prime, or even Western Express.

Im am so sorry for seeming to insult your employer. Like you I am extremely loyal to whomever pays or loves me.....

And I can definitely take any bull by any damn horn! Thanks for the heart felt truth....

You mis-understand me! I don't work for Stephens, I'm merely trying to point out the fact that researching for which companies are good and which ones are bad is a faulty way to do your research. The results you get are useless because 99% of that stuff is written by people who are no longer employed in the industry, and the reason they are no longer there is because they were the problem in the first place, so they got fired or quit, because they couldn't handle the job. Please don't rely on those internet trucking reviews, they're garbage.

What you want to focus on is what the company has to offer that seem to fit your needs. Things like: home-time, training, pay scale, benefits, types of freight, parts of the country they run in - go for measurable things like that - not some bogus review from a loser whose living in his mother's basement still licking his wounds from the trucking industry that kicked him out on his rear because he was useless.

My main point is that you can succeed very well at any one of the companies that you find terrible reviews on. All these trucking companies are trying to do the same thing. They want to serve their customers well and move their freight across the country. They are all using the same equipment, the same roadways, and often times the same software for logistics. The one thing that can help them stand out in the crowd is the drivers. If you want a great job in this industry you will make it yourself - it won't matter what name is on the doors of your truck, what will matter is your work ethic and your willingness to put forth the extra effort that helps you stand out in the crowd. I was merely hoping to get your focus onto something other than which company is going to treat you bad and which one is going to treat you good. That's a false premise, but unfortunately it is rampant on the internet.