After completing a private trucking school i obtained my CDL . I went to a 4 day orientation, which they told me i was going to go with a lead driver for a 28 day training program, I was also prommised in writting a $100.00 signing bonus which i never recived. In orientation i was told that my lead driver would help me on my log books, pre-trip inspection, trip planning, fueling ect. As soon at my 4 day orientation ended they rushed me out the door and bused me out to portland OR. where a lead driver was waiting for me, i then found out later that the reason that they bused me up there is because his CO- driver quit. I was with this trainnier for 4 days and the trainnier refused to help me with any of the issues disscussed in my orientation and in fact he was very rude to me with the 4 days i was with him. I called his fleet manager because he drove off with me on the top bunk when i was sleeping which is against regulations and the lead driver got mad and threw my personal property around. I was told i was going to go back to cedar rapids IA. when i arrived they were no help to me and i then had to bus myself back to california at my own expense. when i got to california, CRST made me take another road test because the lead driver said that i almost hit a truck which was a LIE. I passed the second road test and was issused another lead driver, i was with this 2nd lead driver for about 10 days, and this guy had an attitude and always got in my face and hurrassed me. In seattle WA, i then called his fleet manager and told him about this situation, when i got back into the truck after i got off the phone with the fleet manager, The crazy lead driver told me to get on the top bunk, i refused to do so, and then he got off his seat and picked me up and shook me yelling at me and threatning me and hitting me in the face, so i had to jump out of the truck and called law enforcement, and the fleet manager had the nerve to ask me if I wanted another lead driver the police took me to a Motel, which CRST was supposed to pay for the motel room.CRST advance me some money on my comdata card which did not work until the next day.when I retuned to calif fontana CRST photocopied all my recipts and they said they would send them for reimbursement but the cedar rapids location never recived them. CRST did not reimburse me for nothing $75 taxie & $83 motel they did pay for my bus ticket. CRST never returned any of my calls.Is funny that both of the lead drivers said that I was way better then the last driver I had and the one that quit. Well look what happen to me Its like some kind of scam. STAY AWAY FROM CRST!!! 4-12-2011

my complaint is all you fair wheather drivers.all i hear is i want to go home, i need to get something to eat, i need a shower, blah blah blah.im only 33 ive been driving for 10years.you all make me sick with your bitching.the only reason you dnt make money is because you dnt work for it ive only been here for 5 months and i dont sit more than a day.im always on the go because im a driver i know what it takes to be a driver.you all thought ooohh im going to be a trucker and make tons of money sitting on my ass.well it dont work that way you still have to fucking earn it.all of you who are leaving msgs on here ive read its all the same you are a bunch of low lifes that have no business running my highways.and the ones who brought racism into it you all are mad that you didnt get special privileges because obama is in office.if you dnt like it get back on your welfare and shut the fuck up.oh and the truck break downs you probably didnt know how to drive and tore it up thats why it took that long.im so fucking tired of all of you fake ass drivers coming into my field of work and complaining just shut the fuck up and drive your fucking truck and do your fucking job and you might get somewhere.im sure sombody told you make tons of money and u thought oooohhhhh an easy ride im already on welfare so this should just as easy.you were wrong.it is still a job and i know you all are not used to working but just to go get your food stamps every month.so in closing kiss my ass all of you fair wheather want to be drivers get a life and go back to flipping burgers you dont belong behind the wheel of a semi.thank you have a good night or day bye..ps this was a msg from a real crst driver85332

Went there this place is a scam for goverment money as soon as I got there the story started changing from what the recuiter told me I could go on and onplan and simple its a scam

Had written a long sour grapes complaint, but was wiped out. Driving for these pig farmers for 13 years, I let them rip me off, lie about me, refuse to get me home on time and endanger my safety. Safety used to run the company, but now it's corn farmers, dumb blondes and family.

It really goes on and on how, they've changed. Driving with two mental retards with autism (couldn't see and hear at the same time), I was given drunken lead drivers and crack smokers in the truck. They had two codrivers with mongolism-one black and one white with the big heads and the crossed eyes.

If they can pass the tests, they have to be hired.

I had just gotten my six year pin and was cited for professionalism and punctuality, when they put relays' lateness on our record. They tried twice to run us with illegal equipment and log violations. All bad reports are understated and good ones are company shills... 1200%turnover rate? That means each member of their entire driver payroll is hired and gone within one month as an average.