I can't speak for either to be honest I would prefer dry van I hate long wait times at a shipper and reefer you general have long waits. I will say as the promise of a 1k per week sounds about like a deal like from a bottom feeder would say and from one company I almost went to K&B who was promising people 1k weekly am glad I didn't take the offer up.
Big news of driver getting forced wake up by cops called to wake your butt up because your not moving along but the cops called for a welfare check.
Maybe they are not like this I have no clue but even if the above doesn't happen you still need find out how exactly the 1k weekly works personally I would stay clear of them. And the 3 year finance 5-10k down unless its some beat up POS don't buy it till you read the contract after that have it inspected outside the company I used to hear people from swift how they got tricked into a contract for lease but no mention of a weapon forcing them to sign it.
You could try the dry van side I hear some reason or another the dry van side they get treated different for some reason meaning better as to why I have no clue why.
Marten or Shaffer?
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born&raisedintheusa, D LOOK and Farmerbob1 Thank this.
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I've worked for both. I would pick Shafer. The pay is more straightforward.It will take you a year to learn all the intricacies of Marten's system.
Shafer is one day off for e very six out.
Marten is one day off for every seven out.
Shafer is dispatched by robots so you have to be proactive and if a load has too much time on it ask for another load.
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I have a good driving record , over 7 years experience and all endorsements and I've applied countless times to the ltl companies that operate in my area and never had ONE call back ...I live in Tucson AZ and the terminals are very small and they hire friends/buddies/Tucsonans . Large terminals are typically always hiring thoughLast edited: Apr 1, 2020
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I just want to thank everyone for their feedback here. I've decided to go with Shaffer. Should be starting next week if they haven't cancelled orientation due to the Kung-Flu.
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LTL is great! It’s hard to get on, but once you do, it’s awesome! Yes, they hire from within, and a smaller terminal can be tough to get on with, but not everyone has this issue -
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It's wierd. I spoke to the recruiter at Shaffer late last week and gave them permission to contact my current company, CFI. I have not heard back since.
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