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slipperyjim88 · **^ Top** #1 09.05.2008

I am a newbie and still looking for a "good" starter company. All I have read here scares me away from every where. I have very limited experience but do have a cdl. I was wondering, with all things being eqaul who is the "better" starter company to get some good training/experience needed to get on with a "good" company? Seems like the only ones who will hire me are big mega carriers. I live in South Georgia and a lot of companies don't hire in my area and the ones that do tell me to go somewhere and get experience first. I am really intersted in hearing from other newbies who have worked for these companies with firsthand knowledge. Thanks.

passingtrucker · **^ Top** #2 09.05.2008

I can't judge Swift or Schneider, but when I was with JB, I was impressed that they had a lot of drop-n-hook accounts. This is where you arrive, check with the shipper, sign the bill, then you spot your empty trailer on a dock, drop the trailer, hook up to your pre-loaded trailer, and you're out the gate an hour (or less) after you first arrived. When you arrive at the receiver, you repeat the process, but now you're leaving the gate with a different empty trailer. Again, you're out the gate less than an hour after you arrived. Another good thing with JB, is the number of dedicated accounts they carry. If you're not happy with the miles you're getting, you can hang up OTR and get on one of their many dedicated accounts, where you're paid a flat-rate salary.

Bigarmin88 · **^ Top** #3 09.05.2008

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Originally Posted by passingtrucker

I can't judge Swift or Schneider, but when I was with JB, I was impressed that they had a lot of drop-n-hook accounts. This is where you arrive, check with the shipper, sign the bill, then you spot your empty trailer on a dock, drop the trailer, hook up to your pre-loaded trailer, and you're out the gate an hour (or less) after you first arrived. When you arrive at the receiver, you repeat the process, but now you're leaving the gate with a different empty trailer. Again, you're out the gate less than an hour after you arrived. Another good thing with JB, is the number of dedicated accounts they carry. If you're not happy with the miles you're getting, you can hang up OTR and get on one of their many dedicated accounts, where you're paid a flat-rate salary.

I was told you need at lease 3 months exp to get in JB Hunt.Is that true?

razorbacker · **^ Top** #4 09.05.2008

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Originally Posted by Bigarmin88

I was told you need at lease 3 months exp to get in JB Hunt.Is that true?

According to their website = yes.

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