Valuable advice for newbiezzz!!!

First let me give you my opinion of USA Truck:

I dont really think the company is all that bad especially after reading some of the posts about some of the larger companies. But one of my issues is of course the speed of the truck! Its not a problem for some drivers but for me its torcher! See, my hobby is drag racing so I have a heavy foot and this is totally ridiculous how slow this truck is to me.
For example: I was cruising along and I got passed (as usual) by an oversized load. i mean this was a huge thingamajig. As i watched it roll off into the sunset, later on down the road i looked over at the truck stop i was passing and saw it pulling in. Needless to say, about an hour later, that same freakin truck passed me again!!!
Thats when i really knew! I read posts about JB Hunt being too slow because they are governed at 62; that's bullsh!t, if they are at 62mph then we must be at 62KILOMETERS because i get passed by them all day everyday!
These companies are not concerned about the drivers at all. They just want to save a buck by turning the trucks down. They dont consider all the man hours we have to spend behind the wheel because we are governed. We have to spend at least an extra 10-15 hours a week driving compared to the faster trucks which results in Driver Fatigue, Sleepiness, Late Loads, and so on.

Thanks for letting me vent, and now the Advice:

Start with the company and build up your experience. Drive as safe as you can and try to avoid and accidents/incidents while doing so. Protect your CDL!!! Even when you are off. This is a Break-In Company, always remember that! any body that stays longer than a year should be kicked in the butt. This industry is full of Settlers: people that think it doesnt get any better than they have it now. Well i'm tell you it does! Please dont become one of these people. Actually 3 months is sometimes good enough to land the type of job i'm about to tell you about.

Hate sleeping at truck stops? Using public toilets that u could catch crabs from? Want to be home EVERYDAY? and last but not least, WANT TO MAKE MORE MONEY???

THEN GO WORK FOR AN LTL COMPANY!!!
Trust me, most start at almost $20 bucks an hour, home daily, sleep in your own bed and errthang! On your next home time, go to your DPS and add Doubles and HazMat to your license if you dont already have it, get your 3 months done and start applying! If you think i'm exaggerating drive by an ABF yard and look at the cars in the parking lot. Those guys are getting paid and sleep in their bed every night while we are driving from here to HAWAII and back to make hundreds of dollars less!
If you are reading this and you've been OTR for more than a year making pennies a mile SLAP YOURSELF!!!

I have a list off all the good companies that pay well, i'll post it later! Good luck drivers and KEEP THE RUBBER ON THE ROAD

 

1. Estes Express Lines
2. GI Trucking
3.Watkins Motor Lines
4. USF Reddaway, Holland, and Bestway
5. Yellow
6. New Penn
7. Roadway
8. Old Dominion
9. UPS......top of the food chain!
10.FedEx.....close
11.ABF......pays really well but hard to get on cuz nobody quits!
12. ConWay .....another good one.
13. Vitran Express
14. Saia
15. R=L Carriers
16. Averitt
17.Central Freight
18. Southeastern Freight Lines
19. Pitt Ohio Express
20. New England Motor Freight
21. PJAX Freight System
22. Milan Express
If you are looking for Overnight; they are now UPS.
Bolded are the companies I've heard great things about when talking to drivers at fuel stops or I have personal friends that work there and love it!
Good luck!!!