Which rookie company has the nicest equipment?

You will not be geting the nicest equipment when you are first starting out.
You will get a safe piece of equipment it may or may not be clean depends on how lazy the company.
Alot of places do not pay extra for NYC.

 

Wow I worked for a company and went into jersey and nyc and got nothing extra.
I belive alot of guys charge about 75-100 for the detailing but it may be higher just depeds on were you go.

 

"Horrid NYC" is pretty much a myth.
Yes, it IS tighter and smaller than other places but many, many cites are tight and small. And long-wheelbased truck ARE much harder to navigate in and out but real drivers can do it!
If you can read truck route signs, plan a trip, call a receiver for directions and remember the height of your rig, you'll do fine!
Oh, you'll also need to know how to DRIVE YOUR TRUCK!
And Some companies pay more to go there, some don't.

 

That's all nice but I believe you should be looking for more than just a shinny truck. A company may be militant about cleaning and slack in safety. I known of one company that makes their drivers polish the rims and clean the truck while waiting to load or unload and has a lousy safety record but nice looking trucks. Safety is first and along with that comes you. You can always clean the cab yourself but you'll never make good sitting around waiting for repairs. Evaluate a company for many factors. Safety, pay, benefits, home time, trust, grievance satisfaction, and many more. You don't want to be unhappy driving around in a nice clean truck. You have to be flexible about equipment but never about safety. Just my 2¢.

 

do you really think that you will get one in great shape I think not.
You will get one that has alot of miles may have damage in and outside the truck etc.
My first truck the flares on the rear of the sleeper was smashed up had minor air leaks, inside had broken cabinets parts,etc.

The only people that get the nice shinny trucks with all of the good looking chrome is drivers that has experince, not the trucking school grads unless you get lucky and that is all they have sitting there when you solo out that is if they do not make you go to another terminal and get a junker.