7 Months into trucking

Hi there, I am very new to the trucking life. I was lucky, but at the same time, Unlucky to land a gig at a local soft drink company driving for them and delivering. ( Very back breaking work I must add). The pay was not so bad, for being able to be home every night to see my little ones. Well as any normal rich corperation, the company screwed me. I went and got my Class A cdl through a very well known trucking school. I was driving class A truck for this company for a while, until a guy quit that was driving class B trucks, and filling vending machines. ( Money is terrible on that side of it), I recently resigned from the company. THe money was terrible, and they expected you to do the impossible. I am currently researching local trucking companies, that do Regional and LTL. Any good advice on which company to go with, that can get me home on the weekends, or everynight for that matter? Anybody know of any companies out there that will hire local and get me home most nights, but still get a decent paycheck? I have two daughters that are still young, and I don't want to do the OTR thing, and miss out on their growing up..

 

Thanks, I'll have to check them out.

 

Thanks for all the input, I am checking out JB and some other companies in the area. I live very close to Pittston and that seems to be a big hub for a lot of companies.

 

TY once again. Yeah I definatly don't want to do the OTR thing, being I have two little ones at home both daughters who are both daddy's girls. One will be 3 years old in a week, and the other one is only 19 months old. Although it would be great to see the open road, I know within the first 3 days away from them, I'll be missing them so much I'd probably turn the truck around and come home. If I had to be out for 2 to 3 nights a week, I could probably deal with that, but being gone for 7 to 14 days at a time is just not for me. Hopefully something comes up soon, I've been checking everyday and putting apps in for the local dedicated jobs. Gotta find something soon, the bills are piling up...

 

Well today, I called JB Hunt recruiter. Everything was going great, he had me thinking I would be attending orientation next week. Then he forwarded me on the phone to a lady, who did the over the phone app. Come to find out, they wouldn't consider the month tanker experience, as " Experience" Even though I have 5 months experience driving a Class A rig............. Needless to say that put a damper on my day. Here I was thinking I'd be starting a decent paying job next week that would get me home on a daily basis and off weekends and then BAM, I hear Sorry, wish we could help you....................