Stevens Transport

Wow, lol
So you say you only made 17K your first year? How? That comes out to (even at just .26 cpm) 5400 miles a month or about 65K miles 1st year. Why did you drive so little? Ive never seen a driver at Stevens that only averaged so low. There had to be some major problems to come out that low. My first year I did over 120 K

 

3 Years at Stevens... ? You need to be commended for having a high-threshold for BS. I am the opposite... I lasted 7 months before I had enough and turned in the truck. The long standing misconception is that the money is in "Pulling A Reefer", it does not take a driver long to realize that once the WAIT FACTOR is figured in at meat/produce plants that they are being snookied. Here is the question that a driver needs to ask themselves....Is maxing 14 hrs a day make sense if Half or less of that time is actually driving ? Stevens Is A Training Company. I suggest going to a flat-bed outfit that pays percentage or dry van outfit that has large customer base=more drop/hook.

 

If I had to guess why he got short miles its most likely because he was a company driver. Alliance always got the best, teams the rest, and crap and scrap to company drivers.

"Not making enough money? Has anyone talked to you about our lease program? Its a walk away after all!"

 

Did you not research anything before starting with Stevens?

 

I have made some bad choices over the years also, and one recently. But you drivers listen; back in 1990 I made $44,000 with MS Carriers, and then I went to Carretta and made 30 cents for all miles back in 1993 making $47,000 that year. Now thats 20 years ago! Back in 1987, there were few driving schools and I went from 2 days practicing on an owners yard, to passing a driving test for North American-no red tape, no CDLs, etc. Today, if you are not making 45 cents or more you are not making enough. Starting at 35 might be ok, but these mega carriers are ripping divers off at 26 cents a mile-period. Twenty-six cents a mile was what MS Carriers was paying in 1990!

Now abuout Stevens, their head recruiter that travels the country came to Ohio where I had to do a refresher course after coming back from overseas. He was bragging about how many drivers Stevens would hire that year (to a class of new drivers) which was over 1,200. I asked him how many trucks they had and I think he said about 1100 or so. Anyway, the figure came out to be about 110% turnover. With that statistic, it told me there was something wrong with that company as in many mega carriers.

Yes, you have to start somewhere, but the point is that drivers are getting cheated by these companies as pay has not kept pace with the times. There are so many small companies that pay better with little as 6 months experience than Stevens so if you can't make it why not move on?

 

That's too bad your exp with them wasn't a pleasant one.I see Stevens everyday waiting for Tyson loads and some sit as long as 3 days.

 

Read all the other posts here about lease-purchase first.