2 years Experience / Why

If you do your research, there are more companies than the two you named taking recent grads, and probably better companies as well. Keep in mind, the posts on here probably only represent about one percent of the drivers actually working at a given company. One driver's experience may not be your experience and so forth. BUT, if you have many different posters saying very similar negative things, your red flag should go up on a given company.

It also depends on what you are expecting out of a company. There are some companies hiring out of your area (I believe) that have some pretty good reviews in this forum. Check the company DAC reports, follow some of the threads. Two companies off the top of my head that I believe is hiring in your area are Watkins & Shepard and May. Both seem to have more positive than negative. Keep in mind, you will probably hear something negative about every company. If you were in law enforcement, then utilize your detective and reasoning skills to find what you are looking for. I am not trying to be harsh, it just takes more than asking for some people's opinions in a forum to find where you want to go. And read, read, read as much as you can in this forum.

 

honestly werner will get you home and has some of the best policies for drivers like you of any of the big boys. But you're looking for a smaller outfit, maybe local, atleast locally based, maybe even union, right?

as far as getting home at werner, they just let me swap trucks to get home "on time"..but they consider on time to be any time before midnight the day you want home..hah. this after sitting in a shop for a week.

i dont blame you for not wanting to come here to werner.

even if you do end up at a big company, after a year, you'll be cool to go anywhere you want.

 

Heck, I just reapplied to Werner, cause I've been out from behind the wheel for two years (due to a couple of incidents), and now everyone wants me to have recent experience. Two years ago, nobody would touch me due to the incidents. Talk about a catch-22 situation.

 

2 years Experience / Why

Main reason is if you have had 2 years you have encountered all seasons of driving. Not only knowing how to drive in ice and snow, etc, but if you have 2 years and no incidents you are a pretty good gamble of making it thru the elements without destroying something.

Now my question. You are from utah. Why are you wanting hometime?

 

Seton,
Try GTI.

 

try Knight because they are not hiring drivers with exper. May be fortunate for you.

 

Talked to Knight last week and they want 6 months. The only company I found not wanting 6 months or more experience beside the big boys is Watkins and Shepard.

 

The name of the game these days is to get in wherever you can, and get the experience required to get past the insurance requirement at the smaller companies.