Stevens Transport Orientation, Day #4

Shortened Day at school so I discuss a brief overview of the schooling/Orientation process that I went through, up until this point.
Please leave any questions or comments in the comments below, and I will make sure to respond as soon as I am able.
#stevenstransport #stevenstransportation #cdltraining #newdrivercompany #lonestarcollege

[@michaelzma9102]

Excellent information. Thnkx so much

[@rickgriego2844]

Thanks for the video Papa Smurf.wish me luck bud..I gotta ways to go as far as getting my CDL Training,but I do know what a “lot lizard”is now.not good!good video though brotha.

[@Oakpark4333]

Good points thank you

[@jamesposs]

Hey does everybody go to the dps to get the actual CDL license after training? Or do they hand them out at Stevens?

[@fpstrucking]

You get a ride to the DPS

[@TRICKY_VISIONS2121]

How much do u get paid while on the trainer’s truck

[@fpstrucking]

$800 per week now. From when you go through orientation till you are in your own truck solo.

[@tuanho87]

Hi papa Smurf. During orientation (4 days) do you stay in the luna?

[@fpstrucking]

Yes. It's not 5 Star, but it's not as bad as many make it out to be.

[@RedRedred-ld4pb]

You should be at Swift..

[@godj5115]

I have orientation on the 24th and I want to say u have to pay back 4200 out of 6k tuition back regardless if u finish or not, maybe the entire 6k. Orientation is in Colorado. No meals paid for or pay during this. Then 700 for training otr I believe. Then u can make 12 13 til u finish 3 months or get to certain miles I wana say. Then u can make 18 19 a wk. I was tryin to see if it was a better cdl school to start at so I’m doin research

[@fpstrucking]

Not sure what you are referring to, but Steven's Transport orientation is definitely NOT held in Colorado......it is held in Dallas. Maybe you are referencing another company?

[@godj5115]

@@fpstrucking no their orientation 3 weeks is there before u go to dallas

[@fpstrucking]

@@godj5115 you are 100% mistaken. Maybe you are referring to going to a CDL school in Colorado, but Stevens Transport definitely does NOT do orientation in Colorado, and it is 4 days not 3 weeks. Not sure where you are getting your information from.

[@pablocastillo1780]

i have a question my friend! a recluter went to my driving school, and give us a paper ,where it says that u will get pay 1000 per week, but also 70 000 a year, but i dont get the math, 1000 weekly its 4000 a month , and 48,000 a year , how do u get the other 22,000 left??,,

[@fpstrucking]

1000 a week is a guaranteed pay, if you don't make it for other reasons.....as in the circumstances happened at just the wrong times, so that you were ineligible for detention/breakdown pay, but were unable to run miles. In the 4 months I was a Company driver, I had 2 paychecks that they payed a small amout extra to make the total 1000 dollars (small, as in less than a hundred).

[@pablocastillo1780]

@@fpstrucking that wasnt my question

[@fpstrucking]

@@pablocastillo1780 because the 1000 is a minimum guarantee........out of three months as a Company driver I only had 2 weeks that I make $1000, the rest of the year I made much more than $1000......sorry, not sure how else to explain it.....

[@FeartheBeard197]

im based in houston, and looking at the LSC / stevens program to get my CDL going. When do you start getting paid by the company? after completion of the LSC stuff? are you getting paid during orientation? if so how much? after the 4 days orientation do you go back to houston or stay in dallas for the 4-6 week training before you graduate and are off the leash?

[@fpstrucking]

The LSC cdl program is three weeks. After passing your cdl exam at the college in Houston you travel to Dallas. You start getting paid $600 a week starting on your last day of orientation. Right after the 4 day orientation in Dallas, you go on a trainers truck for 240hrs behind the wheel. (Usually 5-6 weeks). Then you come back to get your own truck and go solo.

[@hectorchavez7720]

It 700$ a week now

[@fpstrucking]

@@hectorchavez7720 heck yeah!!!!! That's great!!! I think it probably went up when we just recently got a Company wide raise.

[@nocapent8878]

@@fpstrucking phew thank god I was seeing $350 per week 😂😂

[@nocapent8878]

Is the testing at the college hard?

[@scottmountain6043]

Do they drug test before orientation or after?

[@fpstrucking]

During, but randoms get pulled all the time once you are in the FMCA system. I had a drug test at the beginning of school(it wasnt in dallas), got pulled for a FMCSA random During, and then the orientation test.

[@1020boyntonave]

What day of orientation did they drug test?

[@thetruthdotcom100]

So you don’t get paid during the 3 weeks traning ?

[@fpstrucking]

During the CDL school, no. Once you pass your exam, and go to orientation, you do though.

[@thetruthdotcom100]

@@fpstrucking ok thanks

[@street6924]

@@thetruthdotcom100 I just found out to no pay during 3 weeks

[@hectorchavez7720]

Am leaving on the 25th of june to the dallas steven school i have my cdl permit already would i be ahead of everybody else by 1 week or how many days will i be ahead of everybody else

[@fpstrucking]

Yes, you should be in whatever class started the week before/already got their permits.

[@hectorchavez7720]

Oh ok nd in that class will they teach us the pre trip

[@hectorchavez7720]

And how long will it take me to get my cdl nd start working when i get there cuz i got my permit already

[@fpstrucking]

Yes, pretrip, backing maneuvers, and driving on the road.

[@fpstrucking]

I believe 2-3 weeks, I'm not positive how the schedule goes on the Dallas yard. Also depends on passing the test first try or not. Each subsequent test after a fail, has a 48 hrs wait period before you can test again, so someone testing three times to pass, might be there 5-6 days or more longer.

[@luisdejesus3425]

I have a question I’m looking into starting at stevens I got my CDL permit my question for you is how long does it take to actually get license 🪪 weeks wise

[@fpstrucking]

3 weeks.

[@michaelperez8129]

When did you get your first check/Pay

[@fpstrucking]

Roughly a week and a half after getting to Dallas. I went to the CDL school in Houston before heading to Dallas.

[@Ki04630]

I look forward to when u start talking about how “great” the lease program is

[@fpstrucking]

I plan on staying company for the first year. I want to get a good foundation of the driving/delivery side of trucking before I worry about the bussiness side. I have my own preconceived notions of this lease program coming in, but I also know that there are quite a few people here who enjoy it immensely. I figure, spending a year getting to talk to various lease drivers, should give me a better picture.

[@Ki04630]

@@fpstrucking very smart ! Please do talk to other drivers who have done it more than 3 months. It’s a total scam btw.

[@guardian1582]

@@Ki04630 depends on who you talk to i have done the lease program 3 times now and i dont have a problem with it. It’s easier and depending on the company you work for it can be cheaper then going to a dealership/factory and getting one

[@fpstrucking]

@@Ki04630 , have you done a lease with Stevens? Not trying to "catch" or bash, but I had the same thought coming to orientation having heard the KZbin videos of people having left very shortly after starting. Having been here, I have talked to tons of drivers who are happy, on either end (lease or company). In my orientation class, we had 7 or 8 returning drivers who left and came back, because they wanted to make money again.

[@Ki04630]

@@fpstrucking some of my friends did it, no one lasted more than a month or two. I did the math during grad class and announced the difference between co vs lease. They did not like that. It’s a total scam.

[@patrickwilliams3427]

They say you can’t drive between 3-7am or something like that as a grad, which is a complete lie

[@fpstrucking]

What do you mean they say you can't drive between those hours?

[@patrickwilliams3427]

Mr Thomas didn’t tell y’all? They say you aren’t supposed to drive between those hours because it’s dangerous or something like that.

[@fpstrucking]

They said you just have to check in with dispatch, letting them know you will be driving those times, cause yes there are more deer/animals and statistical more likely to fall asleep. I believe it is so they can keep up with drivers who are driving those times, (i.e. are there more lane departures etc. When a particular driver drives at night.)

[@1Deep4Lyfe87]

Headed to Dallas in a week for training, what Day based off of.. ?

[@jabez623]

you're better off buying your own truck. trust me

[@fpstrucking]

As opposed to running a lease to purchase? Or instead of company?

[@dave-kp1vy]

You Need To Shave, Look Professional

[@fpstrucking]

I definitely considered it, and still may. Being on my trainers truck is going to be difficult enough without trying to keep up with it every morning. Definitely considering it once I have my own truck after my 240 training hrs.