Looking For Real Objective Info On US Xpress

I am a student and have received a pre-hire letter from US Xpress. I have looked at their website, not really revealing. I have checked other forums and the majority were negative. I understand that there is no way of knowing what folks have really experienced at any given company, or whether they made the experience hell by there own actions or mind set. I do, however, have faith in the contributors to this forum and would like to hear from anyone who has worked there.

Forget the other websites. A bunch of failed angry people on there wanting to blame everyone else for their mistakes.

I have not seen the guy in a while but we used to have a guy that drove for them and the only thing I can think he said about them really was they ran him to hard. Meaning once he delivered a load he did not get to relax. If he had hours to run they gave him a load and off you go again... BTW that is a good problem.

They are a large dry freight company and have good equipment. I see them everywhere so they should keep you busy. But with like any starter company you will want to stay with them for a year if that is where you go.

Just remember having a pre hire letter from a company does not guarantee you will have a job. It only means that they will hire you if you meet all their requirements after school is done. Try to get as many pre hire letters as you can that way you have options.

Rolling Thunder, I just want to say that you can trust what we're telling you about the trucking industry. You simply cannot find good information online about "the right" company. For the most part they are all doing the same thing and using the same methods to get it done.

I'm working for a company that I guarantee you'd be hard pressed to find one good thing said about them anywhere online. I mentioned in another thread that you'd think the boss was Cruella Deville after reading some of the reviews on these guys, but I couldn't be happier in my situation if I'd searched high and low for years to find just the "right company". If you go to work with a strong work ethic and a great attitude you will do well no matter where you land.

I'll say this, I see U.S. Express trucks all over the place. Their equipment looks well maintained and up to date and their drivers are getting lots of miles. If you want some reliable inside information on them go to a truck stop and ask a driver about his experience while he's fueling his truck. But don't count on anything you find online as being reputable or worthwhile information, for the most part you are wasting your time, and fueling unnecessary doubts in your mind.

They are a good company. You just need to search if this company is right for you by figuring out how much freight they deliver to your home town. Do you see lots of their trucks in your area? This is what you should be concerned with.

I would like to work for them, but I don't live in their hiring area. In my area, I don't see many US Xpress trucks, but lots of Knight, Averitt, and Swift.

Trucking is about delivering freight. The freight determines if the transport company is right for you or not. The freight governs the trucking industry.

We have a great US Xpress company review for anyone interested in learning more about their home time policies, benefits, tuition reimbursement, training, and all that great stuff.

I worked for US Xpress for almost 6 years. I thought they were an excellent company, but as the guys alluded to above, when you're a great driver every company you work for is a great place to be. Truck driving is a performance-based career. If you work hard, you're safe, you're reliable, and you know how to get along well with people you're going to do well anywhere you go. It's not a matter of "good companies versus bad companies" that will determine how happy you are at the company you're with. It's a question of how much does the company trust you. If they know they can depend on you to get the job done day in and day out they're going to do their best to keep you rolling and keep you happy. The best drivers get treated the best - simple as that.

US Xpress has beautiful equipment and they take great care of it. They have a ton of various opportunities, including some local jobs, regional , dedicated, and over the road. They have a lot of big dedicated contracts with anything from auto manufacturers to Walmart to food and beverage distributors. They have solid financing, plenty of freight available, and a ton of great perks for drivers like national tire accounts, national towing and repair accounts, accounts with lumper services, and even things like marriage counseling and vacation discounts. They really seem to do all they can to take care of their drivers.

And you know what really sets them apart from the other major carriers? Nothing.

Seriously, everything I just said about US Xpress is true, but it's also true about all of the major carriers out there. They are all very much alike.

The biggest difference is in the regions of the country that companies run and the types of freight they haul. You'll see very little difference between major carriers that haul the same type of freight. Dry van companies like US Xpress, Werner, and Swift are all very similar, as are refrigerated and flatbed carriers.

We have an excellent series of articles about how to choose a trucking company which cover the various types of freight, different size companies, and all sorts of ways to figure out which company suits you best. They're well worth checking out.

But if you're looking for a dry van company, keep US Xpress on your list. They're a very solid company and I can't think of anything a person could want in a major dry van carrier that they don't.