Company paid training with contract

The metric you should be looking at is not how people start, but if they are even still in the industry a year later.
Remember, that company basically has you as a slave for a year, and they know it and treat you accordingly.

A lot of people leave because they can't pay back the debt and the comapny pay is a lot less than advertised.

If you go to school and pay yourself (or WIA grant) then if the miles/pay isn't there, you can move to another carrier tomorrow.

 

You are going to get a hundred different answers here. Most will probably tell you to steer clear of the mega companies for this reason or that. All I can do is speak for my own experience. I did the company training at Roehl and it worked out great for me. My instructor was awesome, I learned a lot, met some great people, and we had a lot of fun. I drove for them for a year to satisfy the contract and it was fine, I never felt like a slave or anything like that. Sure I wish they had payed better but I was really just there for the experience and to learn as much as I could before moving on to better things, so the pay wasn’t a huge deal for me.

Now this was ten years ago before the whole world went to ####, so I can’t really say how it is now. Again, this is just my own experience. The important thing is to keep an open mind and be prepared to learn a lot wherever you go. The ones who go in acting like they already know everything are usually the first ones to fall on their face.

***you mentioned Maverick and TMC, so you must be at least partially interested in pulling a flatbed. Flatbedding is a whole nother world, and you’ll either love it or hate it. I am a local flatbed driver now and I wouldn’t dream of doing anything else.

Good luck!

 

Where are you located; state & nearest city/town.
Might be some more options along with the ones you've already mentioned.
Some companies pay you hourly pay while attending their cdl school.

 

I personally don't see what difference it makes whether one gets company sponsored training, or pays for it out of pocket. Even if you go to private CDL school, it's a pretty good probability that you'll end up working for one of those companies in your list. The 1st year is always the toughest year because you're learning everything at such a rapid pace, also while changing a lifestyle. You're definitely farther ahead in the game than most, because it's in your family. Now picking a company this early in the game is kind of a crapshoot. You just have to hope it works. If it were me in your shoes, and I were starting today, I'd go either CFI, KLLM, Swift, or any company that has refrigerated trucking. That's where my niche is personally. Reefer is steady money year round. I'd take any of the flatbed options too. I liked flatbed when I pulled for Western and the now-defunct Builders Transportation. You can make good money doing flatbed too, and it's really at its peak in warm weather. Flatbed has more favorable hometime to me. It just all depends on what your looking to get out of trucking.

 

Company sponsored, WIOA grant or tuition reimbursement for out of pocket or student loan. Flatbed, dry van or reefer do some research pick a training company and hit the road you're burning daylight amigo.

 

@MLTrucker --

For the best help and feeback here--you need to tell us what city/state is closest to you.

Also...what type(s) of freight you are most interested in pullling....

--Lual