What's The Best Company to Start With?

Like I said new is new. USExpress at .38cpm with 2600 mpw is good for a new driver.

Better pay goes to experienced drivers, as it should. It's not that you're not worth it but you're going to prove it for 6 to 12 months.

 

Talk to as many drivers as you can, face to face. Ask questions just like you're doing here. Read as much as you can here and elsewhere. You'll figure it out. But, take everything, especially what you read on this forum, with a grain of salt.

 

If you have 3 months experience or fresh schooling , I would talk to TMC. They are great about working with veterans and look to pay very well. Melton looks pretty decent as well.

 

Look into TMC.. they also have a OJT program for vets

 

TMC could very likely be your best company to start off with. Flatbedding can be a pain tho, lots of strapping and tarping. I can't imagine it would seem to bad for someone fresh out of the army tho.

Watch out with what US X claims their solo rates are. Talk to someone online or email one of them, ask for their pay chart. 38 CPM is what you get per mile for loads under 100 miles or so. It's a sliding pay scale. You can do better most likely, but they're not the worst.

I'd suggest, as a student that's also been looking into this

TMC
Melton
System Trans
Crete/Shaffer

Just a couple that I thought were pretty good.

 

What companies offer 7 on 7 off? Or something similar?

 

ever hear of wolley cab? It's yellow spelled backwards, get it? Yellow cab mix...

http://wolleytaxi.com/pages/show/id/1

hey, if I get canned I'm there...

 

Are you and saddletramp friends? He's cool!

 

I'm headed to roehl this Saturday for orientation. 35 cpm for flatbed. I spoke with usxpress and the pay (I was told ) was 30 cpm or 31cpm with hazmat. Tmc jerked me around for almost 2 months so I accepted the roehl offer. Also spoke with maverick, and loved what they had to say but I'd be away from home for a very long time. I understand that I won't be home much but mavericks training and orientation was a little ridiculous.

 

I forgot, roehl also has van and reefer. I think van was 29 cpm and reefer was 32 cpm. At 3 months solo driving, you get a $0.02 raise and after 6 months solo another $0.02. Thier orientation is 8 days and driver training is 13 days. They seem to turn you loose quickly which is good for me cause I'm broke. Lol. I'm not telling you that they're the best, just seem like they're the best for me. Good luck brother. See ya on the road! (You do need hazmat and pass card to work there)