Joecephus _

Review of Covenant Transport

Overall, it's been a good experience so far. Just ...

Overall, it's been a good experience so far. Just keep in mind that at the beginning, there are some dues to pay. I don't mean money, either. Three to five days of orientation. The hotel you stay in is a little "rustic." However, it's definitely not horrible. Then you may wait a few more days for a trainer. 180 hours of driving with a trainer goes by pretty quick. Except in my case. My trainer was better than I could ask for. But, his last student wrecked his truck and my co-driver and I were the first students on the truck since it was repaired. We broke down three times. Twice for 4 days or more. That should NOT be a common problem during your training, should you choose to get a job here. After the 180 hours is done, you come back to Chattanooga for one day of evaluation and then four days on "the hill." Those four days include evaluation and additional assistance on backing that you may need. You will be paid for all of this. When you have all of the required steps complete, you get issued a truck, which there is a great team that keeps tge trucks running and in, for the most part, great shape. Most of the fleet is pretty new so it's probably the best truck fleet in the country. The only reason I didn't give them five stars is because you have to watch your paycheck to make sure nothing is left out. Which happened to me. Over all though, I wouldn't change anything and I'd recommend Covenant to anyone looking to get in the truck driving business.

Edit: changed from 4 stars to 2 since ive had to endure 2 greyhound rides to get hometime. Have you ever rode in a Greyhound with a 5 hour layover just to go 500 miles home? It's not fun. Gave me and my teamate the oldest truck they could find. It cant get up a hill with a fedex load much less a heavy load.

Been a few more weeks. Overall experience is pretty good now. Got a new, good truck and got to drive it home instead of a bus.