good companies with good home time

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by krazzyboi_44, Apr 19, 2014.

  1. krazzyboi_44

    krazzyboi_44 Light Load Member

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    Good flatbed or tankerI company that hires out of Louisiana. I'm working for prime right now but I want a list of good companies that will not have me out 3-4 weeks at a time.
     
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  3. Raven_Whitefox

    Raven_Whitefox Bobtail Member

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    Look no further than Averitt Express. We have an expanding flatbed division. We have terminals in Louisiana and hire out of there. We have good hometime, home weekly sound good to you? Plus good pay, medical benefits, paid holiday and vacation pay, 401k, profit sharing. Send me a message if you want more info.
     
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  4. freightwipper

    freightwipper Road Train Member

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    Can I keep my beard and wear the clothes I want?
     
  5. Flatbedn

    Flatbedn Road Train Member

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    You get to wear black slacks and a red button down averitte shirt. Lol No thanks
     
  6. Milkman719

    Milkman719 Medium Load Member

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    what is so bad about wearing a button shirt and black pants? What would you want to Daisy Dukes? If he wants to be home more often wearing a button up shirt aint to bad.
     
  7. justa_driver

    justa_driver Road Train Member

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    Cant remember if you can have a beard with them or not? I think I had to keep mine shaved. I was in the Van Division though. But you did have to wear their shirts and coats and caps if you wore one. Couldn't wear anything that had any writing on it other than Averitt Express, which not saying that's a bad thing, just answering the question. I had a great FM when I was there, Jackie

    Some other things I liked about them: Most terminals had truck washes, fuel, drivers lounges, and showers and the owner was pretty cool. Someone asked him in orientation why he started a trucking company, he replied "Cause I needed a job". I thought that was pretty cool.
     
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  8. Raven_Whitefox

    Raven_Whitefox Bobtail Member

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    Beard and clothes are a no. They do have their own uniform although they have pants or shorts, button up, polo, and no tuck options for the shirts as well plus a couple different options for jackets although they didn't say anything to me wearing my regular winter jacket.

    Stay with them, I think its 6 months and the uniforms are free. They deduct out of your paycheck if you leave earlier than that. They also do have a fuel bonus and I do believe they pay for tarping the load. I am van side so I don't know flatbed.
     
  9. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    SVTN runs a lot of Interstate-10 and the annual pay is way above average.
    They have a terminal in St. Gabriel.

    Here's some more with local or oil industry local work around Baton Rouge. Ignore "experience required" and apply anyway.

    Trimac
    Safety-Kleen (Division of Clean Harbors)
    Transwood
    Clean Harbors
    Sherman Brothers Trucking
     
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  10. DirkSteel

    DirkSteel Light Load Member

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    Roehl meets all that criteria.
     
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