Manitoba/Winnipeg Trucking Company

Hi there!

I'm new to this forum as well as I am to the trucking industry, so hello everybody!

I am from Winnipeg, MB, Canada and a couple of days ago I got accepted to the MPI (Manitoba Public Insurance) "Entry Level Professional Truck Driver Training Programm". As you may know or not, there is a limited list of companies that are participating sponsors in that programm. So now I'm in the pickle of deciding on which company to call up and try to get on. I was thinking Bison Transport being my first choice and TransX as a second.

Now my question: Are there any current Bison and/or TransX drivers here or anybody who went through the same MPI programm?

Thanks,
Falco

 

Well, this choice is honestly based on the "known factor", as I see these trucks driving the most on the road.
But is it a good choice for a newbie driver like me to hire on with a big company like these?

 

All the participating companies are listed here: *click*

I am also considering ArnoldBrothers or maybe NewHope.

Any advice on any of the participating companies is greatly appreciated!

 

Why do you think it's better to sign-on with a big carrier as to a smaller one?

I want to be driving and if they run me hard that's fine with me - single, no kids, no pets! The partner tolerating thing may be an issue for me, but according to the MPI information that part shouldn't last much longer than 3 months before going single, or am I misstaken here?

 

OK, makes sense!

Another question: When Bison is advertising a base pay of 0.37/cpm, can I expect to make at least that too or will they pay even lower, being on that MPI program and such?