Best Company For New Team Drivers?

@dave01282000 was, past tense, a company driver with Prime. Maybe he'll read your thread and make some suggestions.

 

No - not naive.

They have a errrrr “ Company Culture “ that has always given me the creeps.

Keep researching here, KCMO is a good location for you two.

 

Are we getting screwed??

At the sake of repeating myself, here’s a similar conversation.

 

I think Schneider is the best company to start with. They will send you to cdl school on their dime if you stick with them for 9 months. Most LTL jobs require a year experience anyways. Schneider also has the shortest time on the road with a trainer. You will only have to share a truck with a creepy weirdo for 4-5 days, versus 3-4 MONTHS with Prime. No thanks.

Schneider treated me great. They have van, flat bed, intermodal, tanker so you can move around and try different niches that interest you. I had nice new equipment and they never bothered me when I was otr. My loads came through on the tablet and I got them delivered. No micromanagement. No phone calls. Took home about $1,200 a week running my full 70.

Once you have a year experience you may want to run doubles for fed ex or ups. I hear a team running hard can make $240,000 a year with them. Good luck.

 

Regardless of what carrier you start out with -- you will likely find that your first year as a truck driver will suck pretty badly, because:

• You are learning A LOT -- & getting used to A LOT....& mostly in a hurry with the learning process, as well
• You will share a VERY CONFINED living & working space
• You will learn to sleep in a moving/shaking big rig -- with a rookie driver at the controls
• A good bit of this is likely to be OJT

If you are looking for something adventurous & a significant change from your office gigs -- then you have DEFINITELY found one option.

-- L

 

KC is a very good location to start in trucking.

But it's even better for great BBQ....

-- L

 

https://www.butlertransport.com/Drivingcareers

I don't know if they have teams, but it says they hire new drivers. @Chinatown hold onto this one for new drivers, they're based in Kansas City too. This a good under the radar company for experienced and new drivers.

 

Schneider Team van driver -- KC area -- open for ALL experience levels -- run all 48 states

-- L