Question About Companies

I will be starting school in June to get my cdl. The county is paying for it. Which is nice so I can choose the company that I want to work for. I have been starting early to do research on the company that I want to start out with. From everything that I see, for the companies that will hire recent grads, most of them are within the same pay range (give or take a few pennies). However, what is most important to me is the rider policy. I want my wife to be on the road from day one after I get out of company training. I need a company that will allow me to do that. Also, I want a company that is going to treat their drivers well. I have a prehire letter from Swift, and waiting to get other back from Stevens, BST, Boyd Brothers, and Werner. I was also looking hard at Roehl. Out of these, or really any company out there has the best rider program? I don't mind to pay insurance, if I have to and would consider flatbed too. Thanks in advance. God bless.

 

Yeah that is my dream company, but their rider policy is 6 months safe driving. I want my wife to go with me as soon as I can get a load her way to pick her up. She has medical issues that disqualify her from driving, so she can't team with me, or I would go that route.

 

I was looking at them too. Not sure if they allow my school, but I will check it out. Most of the ones that I listed are a partial list the school gave me at the introduction. They were not on there, but like I said only a partial list. Thanks for the reccommendation, checking them out right now.

 

I mean, I know I have to earn the way that I am treated, but you read horror stories of break downs for days and no one from the company will help. I don't want to be in that situation, if I can avoid it. I know that Swift will let me go day one with my wife. I checked Central Refridgerated and not sure they hire recent CDL grads or not, website was pusing their school real heavy.

 

Pattyj I know that break downs are apart of it, and I know I have to pay my dues, I don't mind that, I guess I just want to work for someone not like C.R. England that has the most horrible reputation in the world.

yessir....I was looking at them and they are on my list. I just found Averitt and they said you can take your wife whenever. Does your wife go with you all the time? How does that work for you all?