What's the job market like in El Paso?

I would try JB Hunt since they have a terminal there or go to Old Dominion and do the line haul thing 100k a year home daily.

 

Phoenix would be your best bet then. Every Major Trucking Company has a Terminal there. It sounds like you would like a "Western Eleven" job. More freight than you can shake a stick at right now. Just beware, You'll likely be spending lots if time in So Cal. Just takes forever to get in and out, plus the 55mph speed limit. Although, I'll take a load into and out of So Cal over ANYTHING in the Dallas/ Ft Worth area.

 

Despite the crap that people spout about Swift, they probably have some of the best opportunities for people like you. Their pay has gone up.....like most companies over the last couple of years, tons of dedicated and regional accounts as well. @Moosetek13 has been there for years. @Six9GS has been very happy there as well. Each of them runs a different regional area. I would put a call in to a recruiter. What do you have to lose?

 

Mesilla Valley Transportation is based near there. I don't know anything about them, though.

 

I have heard some not so good things......but, hearsay doesn't hold water. I'm sure they have happy and pissed off drivers just like everybody else!

 

I started with Swift as a student and rookie driver in May of 2016. Even as a rookie, I was never micromanaged. The stories you hear about such things are usually drivers that can't manage to pick up or deliver on time..... ever.... Usually the same guys that can't find their ### with both hands in direct sunlight. Show up as a driver that can plan his trips, deliver the freight in time....... You will not be micromanaged. Believe it or not...... They love not having to babysit. Prove yourself and they will be busy babysitting the driver that I mentioned above. You will just operate on the QC.