Originally Posted by James77

What about Swift. They are my last hope

Swift isn't as bad as they used to be....they're a decent choice to start your career...swift has a terminal in ocala Florida as well.

Originally Posted by James77

Thanks Emolson. Im not in the hiring area for FFE and Central Refrigerated. I dont know about Roehl. Stevens Require me to get done with a school in FL. So its left to Prime. 2 companies I know are left but seem bad is CRE and Swift. Which one is better and is Swift good? They have alot of drivers for a reason

Swift is a ok company to me. You will get your CDL thru them if you stay strong in their academy. Their instructors are not the best, but they do their job and you will have to do yours. Its just that your first year will be very hard with them. But after a year, after proving yourself you can do the job you will do better. Their training may not be the best because they have some bad mentors to but you will get the training you will need to drive. Good Luck

I would say that all of the mega-carriers are pretty much the same. They will all tell you the same miles and home time and pay can vary a little. Be weary about pay though. Just because the pay is high doesn't mean at all that you are going to make more money. You can be paid $.52 a mile but it you are sitting in a truck stop not moving you aren't going to make crap. Sometimes the ones that pay less run more miles.

I have a 'work smarter, not harder' philosophy that was summed up neatly by another TTR member - less miles, more money.

Why work your butt off chasing 3200 miles per week for the same take-home paycheck as another driver that's putting in 1800 miles per week?

Out of the choices that you mentioned, Prime rises to the top, without question.

I started with stevens and stayed with stevens. All and all they have been a good company. I don't have any major complaints about them. They treated me fairly and kept me running. The people are friendly and care. But it is a training company if you want to make money serious money you gotta be an otr trainer. I have been all over the map with stevens. I was in their school I drove company and leased a truck and otr trainer and now work as instructor.

Pretty much all starter companies are the same. Stay clean for a year, get experience and a whole new set of doors will open up for you. Good Luck!

Or try for a good company that trains and people stay till retirement!

Originally Posted by sdaniel

Or try for a good company that trains and people stay till retirement!

Yep. I sure am glad I didn't settle for Schneider when I started. Call some of those second level companies. All they can say is no..but they might say yes if you can get face to face with someone with the ability to hire you.