I'm getting ready to take a refresher course in a couple of weeks, I live in NC near Greensboro could someone give some advice on good companies to get started with. I'm trying to stay away from mega carriers: I deciding on refrigerated, or dry van companies. I don't mind staying out 2-3 weeks as long as the miles are they & the home time is flexible.
Good trucking companies for a recent grad
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I see that you would like to avoid mega companies, but I will suggest considering Crete. They had a terminal in Greensboro NC when I worked for them . I assume they still do. They would put you with a trainer for 2 months most likely. My friends that are still there are staying busy. Also, Crete pays a higher pay rate than other similar companies and they pay practical miles. They like drivers that stay out a few weeks. Imo , Crete might be a good place gain some experience and then u could move on in a year or so. I quit Crete due to family health issues. What I didn't like about Crete was short length of haul and sometimes waiting to make a delivery appointment because I had more time than needed to haul the load. Example: pickup a 300 mile load and the delivery appointment is for tomorrow afternoon. And the communication was sometimes not too good. But now they have assigned driver managers, so if you get a good one, communication might not be an issue. I usually ran about 2700 miles a week. Btw, Crete runs VERY legal .
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They don't give me that short haul garbage, I get tons of long hauls BUT I have strict appointment times to meet and crazy appointment times a lot.
Still the money is good for what it is though.
OTR Shaffer noobie drivers get paid .35 for a year and then go to .44 Practical miles, cap pay is .50
What lone ranger didn't tell you is that we get paid extra for any dispatch under 200 miles. -
Yea I wanted to get with Crete but the school I went to is not on their approved list. So I need different options
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Prime and Tyson trains and you'll start off around .40 CPM with them -
Ok cool, yea I just seen the approved school list & didn't apply. How are Tyson and Prime about home time
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I work for tyson 1 day for every 6 out. Tyson will keep you busy I average 2900 a week and that's counting home time
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Van & refrigerated:
Tyson Foods
Navajo Express
Magnum Companies
Cargo Transporters
Halvor Lines
USA Truck
Watkins-Shepard
Decker Truck Line
Pride Transport
Cooke Trucking Co.
Jim Palmer Trucking
Sunstate Carriers
Paschall Truck Lines
Schneider
Ozark Motor Lines
Comet Transportation - Harvey, IL -
appeciate it, which 1 of the reefer would be the best for home time & pay living in Greensboro,NC starting out . Don't mind staying out 2-3 weeks long as the miles are there.
Chinatown Thanks this. -
they're an okay place starting out, they pay well comparably
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