As a new CDL holder looking for my first company to hook up with, I must say that I have benefitted greatly from this site especially in avoiding bad companies and learning what questions to ask when dealing with my application for employment.
My question at this point which would help me and many other new drivers looking for our first company is "What companies stand out as being somewhat fair and maybe a good place to start?". Also who out there can speak positively about a large company which is currently looking for new applicants? I realize that money is not that good for the first year, but a fair honest company is something that I would hope for. ( Hopefully I am not being overly optimistic )
PS Thanks again to everyone who has provided earlier information!!

Hey, hey, CHECK this out!

FMCSA rating for Watkins & Shepard....

Inspection Selection System (ISS-2) Recommendation*
(As of October 27, 2006)Carrier Name: WATKINS & SHEPARD TRUCKING INC
US DOT #: 230991 MC #: 176957 ISS Inspection Value:39 ISS Recommendation:PASS Basis for Recommendation:Safety * The ISS-2 monthly run evaluates carriers' recent inspections activity

Kudos???

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I find it real interesting that the FMCSA has removed most of the SEA values from the public view, and made them accessible only to enforcement agencies. Too much public criticism about shabby companies????

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I have copied and edited this from another post I made on another thread about PAM transport. I started with them right outta school in Aug of 2003.

[/quote] I think that so many times people expect too much. I went into the trucking industry with limited expectations. Basically all I knew was that I was going to be living a completely different lifestyle and that I was going to have to pay my dues to earn the respect of my peers. Beyond that, I had no clue what to expect. So I basically approached PAM the same way I have approached every company before and since: Do what was asked of me, keep quiet about it, listen, and learn. I feel this simple approach was paramount in my happiness with the company.

Also, I probably wouldn't be defending this company as much as I have in this and other threads if I was the only one who felt this way about the organization. Another member of this forum is a young lady I know very well who also worked with PAM (see gypsycowgirl's profile). Additionally, I have numerous friends who are still with the company long after their tuition obligation has been fulfilled (one of these is a driver that I trained who is now a trainer himself).

Simple logic will allow one to deduct that no two people will ever have the exact same experiences with the same company. Open mindedness is crucial when selecting a company. There is no end all, be all company that everyone will sing the praises of. You may find companies that have more people singing praises of than others, but that doesn't mean that everyone who works for that company will be just as pleased. Like Abraham Lincoln said, you can please some of the people all the time, and you can please all of the of the people some of the time, but you can't please all the people all the time. [/quote]

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It's too bad that we all (myself included) can't remember our own short comings at the exact moment a fellow man or woman is having one of their own.

I have to agree 100% with that, in fact I have stated that same in a shorter version several times on here. If a Company going to stay they have to retain drivers. And they all do. There has to be a reason why these who stay like them. We are only humans, we each have our own goals, thoughts and resonings. In otherwords we are all different.

I drove for many companies, Some I stayed for some period, others I gave them 2 months. Only one less than a week. I would give a Company 2 months to prove that they are worth to stay at. When I drove I did not have this site to check things out. Wished I did. I may have the Land I was buying, but lost cause I made a poor choose of Companies.

I think that so many times people expect too much. I went into the trucking industry with limited expectations. Basically all I knew was that I was going to be living a completely different lifestyle and that I was going to have to pay my dues to earn the respect of my peers. Beyond that, I had no clue what to expect. So I basically approached PAM the same way I have approached every company before and since: Do what was asked of me, keep quiet about it, listen, and learn. I feel this simple approach was paramount in my happiness with the company.

Also, I probably wouldn't be defending this company as much as I have in this and other threads if I was the only one who felt this way about the organization. Another member of this forum is a young lady I know very well who also worked with PAM (see gypsycowgirl's profile). Additionally, I have numerous friends who are still with the company long after their tuition obligation has been fulfilled (one of these is a driver that I trained who is now a trainer himself).

Simple logic will allow one to deduct that no two people will ever have the exact same experiences with the same company. Open mindedness is crucial when selecting a company. There is no end all, be all company that everyone will sing the praises of. You may find companies that have more people singing praises of than others, but that doesn't mean that everyone who works for that company will be just as pleased. Like Abraham Lincoln said, you can please some of the people all the time, and you can please all of the of the people some of the time, but you can't please all the people all the time. [/quote][/quote]

No, the methods used for gathering the SEA data have been questioned in court, so they are no longer available for public viewing until the matter is settled. Until the methods used are confirmed and approved, the data remains suspect.

I thought Swift sued those people to force the removal of the SEA data.

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As a new CDL holder looking for my first company to hook up with, I must say that I have benefitted greatly from this site especially in avoiding bad companies and learning what questions to ask when dealing with my application for employment.
My question at this point which would help me and many other new drivers looking for our first company is "What companies stand out as being somewhat fair and maybe a good place to start?". Also who out there can speak positively about a large company which is currently looking for new applicants? I realize that money is not that good for the first year, but a fair honest company is something that I would hope for. ( Hopefully I am not being overly optimistic )
PS Thanks again to everyone who has provided earlier information!!




I would agree! A persons attitude is quite often what makes something good or bad, in the case of looking for a company for your first time driving, all companies you want to view carefully, there is some things I would want to do before I made a final choice.
Decide what type of trailer you would want to pull, Dry Van, Refer, Flatbed, or Tanker.
Make sure that you understand all of the company benefits and their costs.
Look at your mileage pay after you start first seat, some companies are very low.
Look at the projected amount of miles that company is telling you will be available.
Make sure you understand home time policy's and if you are hoping to take a passenger understand passenger policy as well.
Make sure that you understand you can't have it all, but if you are careful you can do well!
Don't settle for just any company.
Companies I found that were pretty good for me! Marten Transport, Crete Companies, Schneider National, Quality Carriers, In my training years ago, Swift was good.
Companies that I am not sure of! CRST, CR England, Small local companies, (less than 20 trucks) Owner Operator's can be good or bad, but the companies that they are leased too have no control if the owner operators pay you or not. So don't go to work for an owner operator with a false sence of security.