The reason why

I started out driving in Alaska. Had moved there and was in a remote area that I couldn't land employment in the field I had been working in while in Colorado. I had gone to college and studied Computer Science and Mathematics. Well, had to find work, and I was raised a farm boy and had limited experience with trucks. Landed a job starting out driving end dumps. Gradually worked my way up to flats and tankers. After 10 years doing that and being out of the computer field, it was either stay with it or go back to school to get caught up. Well, still driving.

 

I went with a small company, less than 100 trucks because the difference between them and a large company is night and day. Family atmosphere, everybody knows you by name, better equipment and pay, friendly staff always willing to help you any way they can, and lots of freight to haul and its California and back each week so I don't go west one week and then New England the next. Wouldn't work for everone, but it works for me.

 

The main reason I picked Digby was they were in my state and I didn't have to go through the license change over hassle. I knew they went west and I wanted to see the west. That and they had the best lies in their ad.

 

money and home time

 

1st Money.
2nd Home every weekend.
3rd Benefits.

I have stayed with the same outfit for the past 10 years because of consistency and respect.

 

For my husband, it was a combination of money, home time, safety reputation for the company he is with, opportunities for money to go up either through advancement and/or CPM raises and benefits (I have my own health insurance so he was mostly looking for insurance benefits for himself and retirement benefits).