Another Newbie...recommendations please, Reefer, LTL or Dry Van?

Apply to as many companies as you want to, then take the best offer that pleases you.

 

DOT Foods in Vidalia, you're at the cusp of the hiring range. If you run transfer you're home weekly or better, delivery may get you home more but you'll throw freight. The benefits are great and what you'll need for your kids

 

Navajo Express, Freymiller, Magnum Ltd., MCT Transportation are ok for coast to coast and they all hire new cdl graduates. Hometime won't be as good with these long haul outfits, but the money is good and you'll see the USA.

 

Abilene Motor Express - hires new cdl grads.

 

Meals?

 

I think @Chinatown has covered it all so I won't add to that. However I would add as a female don't get disappointed if you go to and finish orientation and get sent home to wait on a trainer. Unless you are comfortable with being trained by a male and anybody that smokes. Even then you might have to wait. There are many more male trainers then female. Same with smoking. I know a lady that is starting her 2nd week waiting on a female none smoker to become available. Give this some serious thought and decide how you want to play this.

 

Celadon - has a good pay structure.
CDL Truck Drivers: Regional & OTR - $8,500 in Bonuses Your 1st Year - Top Pay
Brunswick, GA
Click here to apply > Apply On Company Site
Call now to learn more. BENEFITS: NEW PAY PACKAGE , $500 NEW Driver Transition Bonus in your first paycheck , $4,000 Bonus first year*($1,000 payout every 25k miles) , $4,000 Vacation Pay - Take the time off or keep running, you get paid either way. ($1,000 AND 1 week for every 30k miles) , Extra 3 CPM for HazMat AND refrigerated loads. , Extra 3 CPM for Refrigerated , Pay Raise of 1 CPM every 120,000 miles - NO CAP , Extra $300 per week for trainers , Guaranteed Dock Detention pay , Trucks equipped with battery powered APUs, refrigerators & Inverters.