Potential employer research best practices?

You missed the most important one. A member here named Chinatown does that for a hobby, with remarkable results. He'll be along, but it's important to say, what type of trucking, location, driving record and so on. If you can't find a decent job through him, you may as well stop looking right now.

 

Talk to current working drivers at the company. IMO an online only search has one advantage, it's easy. It does NOT produce "actionable intelligence". Meaning you can compare Company A & B but it doesn't tell you the info that distinguishes a job good for you and just some random job.

Imagine trying to pick a wife and just comparing her grades, her height/weight, number of siblings, income, etc. Her personality & character & behavior is what counts.

 

Why?

Talk to a few drivers and see what they hate and like about the company.

Remember you may not have a lot of choices as an entry driver, I don't get how people who just got their CDL can demand things they want without ever being in a truck driving it outside of 'training'.

 

@Chinatown

 

Looks like he's retired Navy.
All that research doesn't mean too much. The big hurdle is job hopping. Companies these days won't hire job hoppers. Three jobs since 2020 isn't too bad though.
I've worked for a few companies and did minimal research. Most important to me is accessorial pays and freight lanes.

 

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