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Old 06.27.2008
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hey everyone! i made my mind up to be a trucker. my question is what will be the best company to join? i live in baton rouge, louisiana and i was thinkin about going with swift but i hear quite a few people talking about how bad of a company they are and the pay and home time is crappy. and i also heard schneider isnt to far behind.
whats the best company you guy think i should go with?
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The starter schools are often the bottom scrapers as companies go. Just put in your time and find something better after a year. Schneider gets the most good press of the starters, but they may be really picky. Good luck if you get them. I think Roehl trains too.

After you get in some time, more doors should open. CFI, now Conway Truckload, is pretty good for the "few months experience" group.
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how much home time to Schneider gives you?
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I wouldn't know. I never worked for them. Most of these companies give you a day off for every 5-7 days out, in groups of 11 to 14 days. Schneider wouldn't take me. I wasn't their type it seemed.

But don't be looking for hometime during the training cycle.
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oh ok the company that my brother worked for he left out every monday amd came back home every friday
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oh ok the company that my brother worked for he left out every monday amd came back home every friday

If you're looking to have weekends and nights off you're looking at the wrong field. You want to know the good companies, that's easy. The ones that have no recruiters and have drivers that retire good luck.
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Schneider is okay :-)
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and i also heard schneider isnt to far behind.
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the company that my brother worked for he left out every monday amd came back home every friday
I was going to say who told you Schneider was a bad starting/training company................

But when you compare them with a gig like your brother has ............with every weekend off and 5 straight days on............ I guess nothing is going to look too good to you....

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oh ok the company that my brother worked for he left out every monday amd came back home every friday
Why don't you apply with that company?
Have you asked for your brother for his suggestions?
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