Looking to Team

Well......since you say you are drama-free....you might well get better feedback and responses if you provide some more info:

• How much CDL experience do you already have (if any)?
• What type(s) of freight have you already worked with (if any)?
• Do you prefer to run with another non-smoker (or does it matter)?

Other carriers right now are emphasizing teams, to maximize the profit they earn from the tractor. Are you willing to drive for other carriers besides Covenant? Some require you to already have a team partner -- and some don't.

I recently spoke personally with a team that had run for Covenant not long ago. Hint: YOU WON'T LIKE IT.

-- L

 

Welcome aboard, a bigger mistake I doubt you'll ever make. In my 40 years involved with trucking, I can name on one finger( won't say which one) how many team operations actually worked. Trucking has always been a solitary job, another person only complicates matters, and rarely does it work. Trucking has enough problems, I couldn't imagine adding another persons in the mix. The dog is fine, and should be the end of it right there. Please, best way I've found to make an enemy, is to share a truck with them. You can make just as much on your own, maybe more if you miss a load waiting for the other driver, and if you can't make it alone, then I'd do something else.

 

Other carriers that are pushing for more teams (who also take beginner drivers):

• Werner Enterprises
• Schneider National

Either of those would offer you some nice perks that Covenant simply can't match.

Some positions with Werner may require you to find a co-driver first, before qualifying. Inquire within for specifics.

-- L

 

Suggestions?

Werner Enterprises -- Team driving job -- home weekly

Since you'd be home weekly -- the above post wants both drivers living fairly close to each other....

SPECIAL NOTE: Be sure to avoid any job or account that puts you delivering to any of the so-called "dollar" stores: Dollar General, Family Dollar, etc. With only 3 months experience -- those jobs will chew you up and spit you back out!

Examples of dedicated accounts that are instead more beginner appropriate: Walmart, Home Depot, Lowes...or even Costco.

Werner is also a pet-friendly carrier.

-- L

 

Indian River loves teams but without tanker experience you would have to go out with a trainer for 50 or 60 hrs

 

O and must have at least 6 months of driving experience