Need some advice

Welcome FL450, there seems to be pros and cons with all companies. You just have to sit down and compare what they all offer and which is the best for you. Just look at some of the threads on the companies you are looking at and you will get some good info. Imao Roehl may be the better of the three listed. Just do your research and get some info from the veteran drivers that you will hear from here and go from there. You can get some advice on companies and drivers that didnt go with big companies I think LavenderTrucker was one that can give you some good info on going with a o/o instead of a big company. Good Luck.

 

I agree a PDF or spreadsheet with side by side stats would be very helpful in picking a company for new drivers.

 

alot of recruiters. mainly ones who hire new drivers, lie. and about 98% of what they tell you is lies. they may say, best equipment.. 40 cents a mile to start.. great miles.... but no, you usually make low pay, or what they do is you make say... 24 cents a mile. plus they pay ya, (usually dirt cheap) for switchs.. borders..if ya cross usa/canada.. unloads, pickups,...etc, and what they do is they add ur miles up, plus all the s/w..ul/p/u.. and they average it all out to make it look like 40 cents a mile. if ya know what i mean? i make 50 cents a mile. plus...!!! all that. but usually only average 800-900 miles a week.. as of now anyways.. just cuz of the way the economy is..etc

you will probably get the pits if youre new. there is probably afew companies out there that are good, for rooks.. but i dont know any.

 

Good morning and welcome to the forum Formula 1 and FL 450. I think Racefan pretty much told you what you need to know, at least for a place to start. I don't think you'll find any side-by-side comparisons so....dig in, weed through the good and the bad, take your time! And good luck!

 

The problem is you don't pick the companies . They pick you . Do some reading and see what responses members get when applying to carriers . When all is said and done you are lucky to get one or 2 offers to choose from . Or maybe not so lucky . The carriers giving you a chance will be the ones with the highest turnover .

 

If you are just starting out.. you cant be that picky.. lol.. low mile pay.. short runs.. long waits..are all common.. get use to it.. but be sure to treat your dispatcher as your best friend.. he can make you or break you.. dont refuse a load.. ever..you will pay for it one way or another.. after all it is there truck..lol

 

I have always had just one dispatcher.. unless he was sick or on vacation.. but some companys you will have more then one.
Most places you are assigned a tractor.. unless it is a slip seat company.. then you might get different tractor every day..
APU's are becoming common.. since most states have a anti idle laws now.. there was a nice post on here some where that showed the states an the idle laws..just do a search for it..