Can be easy .. can be hard. One of the guys I went through orientation with trained on a dedicated fleet, then hired directly on when he went solo ... Swift has the WalMart DC there in Alabama .. may work out for you.
Im on my second dedicated account since I started driving.Dedicated is nice,as long as the money is there.
Don't let any account screw you over on backhauls.
My deliveries have always been fine,was the vendors when your trying to get in that will break you.
You can sit forever with little pay,and it will effect your next days pay.(Home Depot)
The account Im on now is pretty good.Usually run out of hrs.,and trucks not too hot,but nobody hassles
me,and its the same stops every week.
That part I love! And no backhauls!!