13+ years at same job, Have to find another, scared to death, need help picking one!

You should be able tofind something pretty good with that much time on the job, assuming you have a good mvr. Don't settle for a crappy large carrier. You could probably find a good small niche carrier or something like that and make good money. Depends on where ya live too I guess. Good luck.

 

Check out Stevens..they will run you like crazy...They have lots of loads to Columbia.

 

Look into Flatbed Express they have two Terminals one in Omaha,NE and the other in Kanssas City,MO They have excellent hometime Home almost every weekend from what they were telling me. I was just about to be hired on by them but they said i wasnt old enough they have a min. age requirement of 24yrs. old They also have day cab positions but there wernt any openings as of a couple weeks ago

 

I agree with BullDawg on this, you have a great amount of time at the same job, use it as leverage, be picky if you can. What you could do is get the phone book out, find all the trucking companies in your area then go talk to them face to face. I did that once and found the best driving job I had ever had(Which I was a ####### for leaving. But I learned from that mistake.) Alot of the smaller companies that have the really good driving jobs don't advertise and rely on word of mouth to hire their drivers. So walking in and talking to the boss man gets you a leg up.

 

What's your experience? Flatbed, dry van, reefer, tanker, or maybe end dump?

I would think you could stand a great chance to get daily home time and a better than average pay/benefits package so long as your MVR is clean.

 

You must drive for Ryder Logistics : aka pro drivers

My brother is with them and their insurance is taking a huge hit in 2011

You might not be ... But they have a yard there so I just assumed

 

Althor. Try Greenbush Logistics out of Buckner,Mo they haul Yellawood for Greatsouthern wood which is the biggest treating company in the U.S. You can google them, their out of Abbeville ,Al. They can beat that home time your wanting.