Should I just stay where I am?

I dont know what part of Iowa you are from but stay away from Kane Transport. There fuel haulers with minimal work, im looking to make a jump asap this is the heart of the fuel season and im working 30 hrs a week. Look into TMC and maverick they both should be hiring depending on your area.

 

Are you still looking at just big companies? Your best bet might be some 50 truck fleet with no website. Check your local want adds, and maybe indeed.com

 

With the pay your claiming you're getting right now, it doesn't sound like training pay is that huge a cut. Most places pay around 60 a day for orientation (usually 3 days), than 500 a week behind the wheel training. I wouldn't worry about it that much, better pay for years after a one month pay cut.

 

WHATEVER YOU DO STAY AWAY FROM K&B!!! I gave then six good months of safe driving and they always managed to find a way to screw my check... My highest net with them was $389.76 when I was supposed to be guaranteed $950.00 a week! What they don't tell you until your on the last day of orientation is that if you don't meet certain criteria each week you don't get that guarantee, only cpm, and when you take your home time if you don't come back by monday morning at 7am you lose that guarantee for two weeks!!

 

you have a big company. find an LTL(less than truckload) carrier in your area, youll make more money even just working the dock than what you are now


old dominion freight lines
fedex freight
con-way freight
yrc freight
r+l carriers
Saia
Estes Express

There might be other regional LTL companies up there...try even food service as well..


Just go to indeed.com and put in like cdl a, linehaul or ltl and see what comes up..found a bunch of decent gigs when I searched, but I dont know exactly where in IA you are.