Does anyone have information on Raider Express?

I've tried searching, but all I can find are mentions of them when people are listing off companies that exist.
Then there's a couple people that started writing about their training then just.. vanished.
The only stuff I can find on them seems to be years old.
They aren't even on the list of this forums companies.
Anyone know about them? Do they have APUs? They claim their training is free, anyone can confirm this?
Any info would be great.

 

Thanks for the information guys. This company seems a bit difficult to get any opinions on, though maybe that's a good thing.

I guess I'll add here what I have learned from the recruiter.
They do not have APUs.
They either have a school or contract out to someone nearby to their offices.
The school is in Ft. Worth, TX.
I forgot to ask about up front costs on the schooling.
I didn't ask about lodging during school since it's like 45 minutes away from home.
They pay you during your school. 1st week=$0, 2nd week=$250, 3rd=$350, 4th=$400
After school you do 28 days (non-consecutive) with a trainer, this pays 0.10cpm.
After your school and training they pay 0.30cpm.
Forced Per Diem, 0.14cpm is not taxed 0.16cpm is. Kinda sucks for someone like me that needs the listed income since I want to buy a home here in the next couple/few years.
When you get your truck and go solo, you get a $500 first load bonus.
I was told there's also a $1k bonus, I don't remember if it was at 6 months or a year.
Something like that, kinda phased it out since I've never really seen bonuses as a modifier
on my view of an employer.
They said they reimburse tolls and scales.
This page is their 'tiered pay' for accessorial charges(Is that the right term?):http://www.raiderexpress.com/images/TieredPay.pdf
According to one person I spoke with, they have cameras, but the driver facing camera is 'covered up', they actively use road facing camera. They said they will uncover the driver camera if there is cause for it from your performance.

Now, what really trips me out, because I have always been a firm believe in that 'if it's too good to be true' saying..
The weekly deduction for the schooling is $0.
No contract, no deductions. The schooling is free.
I like it, but the 'lived life' part of me says there's gotta be some catch I'm missing. Not saying there is though, for anyone else that may be considering them, just my feelings. I may be entirely wrong.

However, the biggest thing they have going for them, with me, so far over other companies.
They seem to be the only one that is willing to even consider me with my recent termination.
So at the moment, despite what I think about them, they could very well be my ONLY option.
So I hope this more update info helps anyone in the near future looking at these guys.
I'll be applying and I'll try to remember to update in the forums if I am hired.

 

No, I was termed from a non-CDL job. Unfortunately instead of just pushing me out the door like they could have, they (allegedly) did some things they shouldn't have. I know a lot of people are like, "Oh I didn't do anything, they just fired me because they didn't want me there." to cover up that they are #### ups. Which is why this sucks so much, I actually didn't do anything wrong. I wasn't a perfect employee, but I was a #### good one, and I have customer compliments and the annual review to prove it. Loyal as hell too, spent almost 3 years in a company with a high as hell turnover. But instead of giving me the courtesy of a forced resignation or even just a generic termination, they conjured up something and fired me for that, to try and keep from paying unemployment, I'm sure. There isn't a single coworker that has actually worked with me that believes this #########, and isn't shocked to the core that I had been fired. To them it's truly a case of, "If they'll fire him, they'll fire anybody."

The point is, it looks bad, real bad, and I refuse to lie about the facts of the situation. I don't agree with what I was fired for, but the fact is, that is what they put down on the piece of paper saying, "This is why we fired you." So that is what I have to answer when a company asks, "What reason did they give for firing you?" I will not compromise my values just to try and make a situation look better. Prime, Maverick and Stevens have all turned me down outright. No application needed. They didn't care that I had nearly 3 years on the job, they only cared that it was a termination. They both want to see 1 continuous year on a new job before they'll consider me. Stevens would have taken me if the termination hadn't included a 'company policy violation'. Again they want to see me in a job before they will hire me. A couple of them said it would be different if I had resigned, they could have worked with that.

I had a feeling they might be a 'bottom feeder' type company, but so far nobody has been able to really tell me what their problems are, if any. I'm not liking the lack of APU or inverters, since I was really thinking I would have something in the truck to cook with and a small fridge to save money on food. I was mainly looking to see if anyone came back with stuff like, 'They attach a shock collar to your neck that electrocutes you if you drop below 55mph, Speed style." Or some other contemptible company behaviours. I need to find this FB page @51.50 mentioned (LOVE that name btw), and see what it has to say. Though I have a feeling if it's run by them, it is probably sterilized of any real criticism, as I would half expect any company to do.

Schneider and Werner don't do CDL school from what I've found. They offer to refer you to one of their 'approved schools' in the area. Which in DFW is probably continental in Dallas. Raider uses a company called Continental in Fort Worth (not sure if it's the same people or not). I'll have to look into Swift.

 

I'm pretty much going into this with the best 'Go hard or go home' mentality I can, regardless of company.
If I can handle the job, I want to run hard. I'm here to make money. I know it's not going to be the $2k-$3k a week that a lot of people seem to think coming in. But anything over $32k a year is more than I was making previously, if I can bust my ### and make even more, then great. If I can live out of the truck for most the time and save most of it, even better. I want to try and make enough in 2-3 years to buy a home outright, or at least put enough down that I'm not paying a mortgage for very long.

Hell, if I end up loving it, I may skip the home at first and go o/o. I like playing games like Railroad Tycoon where you have to plan routes based on available freight and freight costs etc. lol. Stupid reasoning I know. But the fact is, I want a home where I am not paying $600-$1k a month. I've lost jobs before and it was so stressful because I didn't know how I was going to make my rent. I'm in a family trailer with no rent, and this termination has been pretty much no-stress as far as finances are concerned. If this trailer weren't about to fall down around me, I could easily get a part time job at a fast food joint and live somewhat comfortably like that for the rest of my life. I want to put myself into that situation with a real home, a nice home. One I'm not too ashamed of to invite friends over.

I'm single, I have no kids. I'm a military brats so I don't have roots holding me emotionally to any given location.
I spend 90% of my time alone anyway, granted most of it online, but aside from being lonely once in a while, in a romantic sense, actual interpersonal social interaction does not hold a high priority for me.
I'm actually tempted to see if when it comes time for a train, if I can have them put me with one of their top performers.
I'd want a trainer that isn't just going to train me how to drive. I want to learn the tips and tricks to making the most money I can. I want someone that will not just teach me how to run, but show me the ropes of running hard. Of maximizing my miles, making the best use of my HOS so I am not losing loads to not having hours, etc.

Of course I could just very well be a newbie with stars blinding his eyes. But that is the hope.
It seems that trucking is the best opportunity as far as income potential vs. time and money spent on education.

Secretly though, I think the biggest thing I am concerned about is whether or not I can put subwoofers in the truck.
I can drive forever with some good music going, and bass is part of that music. Not necessarily 'rock the cars next to you' bass, but you are really missing a lot of the song without it.
There is one song I had been listening to for years, like 10+ years. It's one of those songs that kind of has an emotionally connection. One day I played it in my car with my subs running. I was blown away. I never even knew how much of the song I had never actually heard. It was so impactful I actually cried a little and said out loud, "I finally understand." I didn't even realize there where parts of the song I didn't fully get since I didn't know what was missing. But the way the bass was integrated with the rest of the song, it just all made sense. Now I can't enjoy that song without bass, it just feels empty and shallow. But I digress.

 

I've been accepted to the Raider Express training. So, it looks like that is the route I am headed.
Regardless of the company, free CDL school isn't a bad draw if I pass it.
The o/o thing was definitely a 'down the road' deal, like way down the road. Just one of the options I see in the far future.