The stakes just went up!!! Western Express or Covenant Transportation? Need advice

i worked for w.e. several years ago out of the fontana ca yard which is where my dispatcher was also, running western 11. supposedly guaranteed 2 days home-time every two weeks, But if you end up in Texas, which is often. walmart Palestine TX is a regular. the Nashville dispatcher will take over and keep you in the mid west or run you eastern, then have to fight for home-time. I live in Southern Cal, my brother had cancer, lived nearby me, one day i was in Dallas waiting on a load, got word he was in a hospice with just a few days to live, told my dispatcher "get me home asap" gets me a pickup in Dallas delivers to lowes dc in Cheyenne, then a pickup 2 days later in northeast Colorado going to Phoenix, by the time i got a load out of Phoenix to home, i had missed the funeral. i came very close to abandoning the truck. needless to say i left them, also was called a baby a few times for refusing to run illegal. went to work for Schneider western regional, was when my father who lived in Tucson was in a hospice due to congestive heart failure. i was in Seattle with an mt waiting for a load. Schneider had me drop the mt at a drop yard nearby and go to the nearest truckstop put the key on the dipstick they had a shuttle come from the airport and flew me to Tucson, when i got back to Fontana, there was my truck nothing missing. i take my hat off to Schneider. only reason im no longer with them is i got on the kohls dedicated and we lost that acct. only openings at the time was the 48 state and found a local job with great pay

 

While I can't speak to W.E., or Covenant. Why limit yourself to these two companies?

There are thousands of smaller companies that might be able to hire you, and may well be closer to home even.

Here are two sites that I have found to be helpful. CLick the link, and then click on your state. It will list MANY of the companies found there. The second link lists them by State then City.

Trucking Companies - Wisconsin

Green bay, Wisconsin Trucking Companies - Transport Freight Shipping Service Companies

 

http://ai.fmcsa.dot.gov/SMS/Data/carrier.aspx?enc=u9/lQoidzGgQgliebRZrxU6keol95D5dzeMYzx4fL8Q=

 

Your gonna deal with the same crap from both so flip a coin, why did you have to make a new thread just to tell us one offered you a job.

 

Have you looked at the threads for each company, and I did reply to the other one I got nuttin better to do while I drive down the road

 

Have you considered posting an ad for employment out there on both truck paper and here??

KH

 

If I were you, I'd skip the road and stay at home if you can maintain on an hourly job, even if it is Lowes, Home Depot, McDonalds, etc. The money isn't guranteed out on the road. You have a newborn, trucking won't make it any easier. Actually, why would you leave your sig. other with a new child......kinda of a jerk move. I just recently had 2 weeks of Mcdonalds type paychecks, and I was away for a month. It wasn't worth it. IMHO you are just asking for more heartache and troubles. I don't know all aspects of your current situation, I just hate to see you try to help ur problems away from home. Suck it up, go flip burgers. Get two 8Hr/day burger jobs. Its the same time you would have put into a day of trucking anyway, and you will not be disappointed far away from home.

The cards are stacked against you since you have no recent experience. Covenant is crap, has been for awhile(yes, I worked there) WE isn't much better from what I have heard or read on these forums. Your 12 years dosen't mean squat to these big outfits. I ran to the road many times, with almost nothing to lose, and still lost. Best of luck to you.

 

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With the way the industry is hiring I would talk to other companies before making a finaal decision. Covenant is primarily team driving so if you want solo get it in writing. I'd burn the phone up with as many companies as possible before deciding. Just my thoughts. I do wish you the best, my thoughts and prayers for you and your family.

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