Which is the best starter Company

200 grand! Let's see...after expenses and the various fees CRE extracts from the soul of the driver, that leaves....carry the two.....

$3.18.

 

That's before fuel is taken out also, so id say you're dead on.

Ethan

 

i am nothing more than a mere wannabe... but i have done a lot of research, i been wanting to get into trucking for years now and trucking is in my blood, i would have to say prime inc is the best starter company if they hire you...

1. 3500$ upfront for your cdl is still cheaper or at par than most schools. free if you stay 1yr
2. i like how they take you out on the road and teach you the otr lifestyle as well as driving/backing into truckstops/customers instead of a range with cones.
3. you get paid 600$ per week training which is more than any other starter company
4. you make .39 cpm when you go solo on a small truck, the most i seen of any starter company (swift pays .25, cre pays .26, FFE pays .29, roehl .32) you get the idea
5. all trucks have apu/inverter unlike swift/werner

im not saying prime inc is perfect, but from what i gathered they are good.

 

I agree, my buddy I went to high school with got his cdl through prime. He likes it there. I'm just not willing to be in a 48" sleeper unless its a long nose Pete in front of it haha.



Ethan

 

Well roehls school is free after a year too. You also make more during training and start out higher pay. I'm not knocking you, I'm just stating that roehls training pay is decent. The trainees make more than the trainers lol

Ethan

 

It's true!!!! But sounds like people are going to FFE( yuck) or Prime so they can " be an independent contractor" going 60 mph down the road. haha

 

I'm serious, if I were green and needed to do the whole CDL school thing with a company I'd do it with Roehl. I know some people who have worked there and were treated like human beings. That's more important than money when you're trying to figure all this stuff out.

 

From the threads on the roehl forum of people going through rdtc they make sure you know how to drive that truck instead of just warming the seat.

Ethan