need some input on 3 outfits.

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  1. jrenner235

    jrenner235 Bobtail Member

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    got my possible company prospects narrowed down to 3 outfits. System Transportation, Melton Truck Lines, and Central Oregon Trucking Company.

    Would like to hear from folks who work or have worked for these outfits. Tell me about the good, the bad, and the ugly.

    I have talked to a System Recruiter, but as folks know, recruiters only tell you the good stuff. I will be calling the others next week
     
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  3. Rugerfan

    Rugerfan Road Train Member

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    Central Oregon hands down. Way more money than the other 2 to be made. Will stay married to a trailer for the most part.
     
  4. Hawkeye72

    Hawkeye72 Light Load Member

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    Tollbooth Jimmy on YouTube works for Central Oregon. He seems to be happy, made 6 figures last year.

     
  5. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    I've never heard any complaints about COTC (cot-see) except they don't have fast trucks. I never worked for them, but I did work out West and everything I saw and heard about them seemed first-class.
     
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  6. supersnackbar

    supersnackbar Road Train Member

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    The only downsides about COTC is they have (or had) driver facing cameras and are owned by TFI (the Canadian company that owns UPS/T-Force). I was working for their sister company, SPD, when they bought our parent Daseke. I wasn't impressed with what TFI changed (and this was before most of SPD was merged into E.W. Wylie)
     
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  7. Buc

    Buc Medium Load Member

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    I echo what others have said.

    Do your research on TFI, and try as best as you can to see what impact/influence they've had on COTC's operations and driver experience. (I have no idea what the influence is; I just know holding companies snap up independent outfits all the time in business.)

    Anyway, order of precedence of the three listed:

    1.) COTC
    2.) System
    3.) Melton

    @jrenner235 Where do you live and what are your desires for hometime?
     
  8. sbaumann14

    sbaumann14 Road Train Member

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    Ask the recruiter for 10 phone numbers of drivers you can talk to. If they balk at this….you have ur answer.
     
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  9. 86scotty

    86scotty Road Train Member

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    I prefer the most revealing outfit.

    Pics would help.
     
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