current student about to finish cdl school

I'm currently in my last week at CDS tractor trailer school. For the last week or so I've put in tons of research and finally decided to go with Prime Inc. Is that the right decision?

My pre-hires are from the following companies: Prime(tanker NE), Schneider(GA Pacific dedicated account Big Island, VA), US Xpress(solo NE region), Stevens, Swift(Dollar general dedicated account), and TMC.

I realized TMC wasn't for me because I don't want any parts of flat bed. I read that US Xpress was more catered towards team driving and have autos so I crossed that off my list. Stevens was a no go because of their pay. The Swift dedicated account sounded promising until I watched a couple of youtube videos about what it consisted of. My final choices came down to Schneider and Prime. I leaned towards Prime because I figured I'd make more money. What I mean by making more is that I was told by my recruiter I'm guaranteed at least a $1,000 a week once I upgrade to my own truck. $1,000 a week sounds very good for a person with literally no bills outside of a cell phone and cs.

After thinking long and hard plus plenty of research I realized that the tanker division would be the best bet. With time I should have enough money saved up and should have better job opportunities/income. From my understanding, I'll start with a starter/training company then after a year move on to a better company with my gained exp. I just want to make sure I'm going about my situation according.

As far as my background, I'm 26 years old, excellent employment history, can pass both hair and urine drug tests, one speeding ticket within the last 3 years but overall a pretty clean mvr, no criminal record, willing to sacrifice my home time(tough when I have two lil girls), and no wife/serious relationship. I took and passed my hazmat & tank endorsements a week ago. I'm willing to get my twic, passport, and double/triples if needed. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

 

Thank you! I'm going to start researching those companies asap. Anyone in particular you think I should give a shot at first? I assume based off those listed of companies that Prime would be considered my last resort?

 

On the trimac app, what should I select for the location I'm applying for? I don't see Virginia anywhere on their list. I guess I'll just select a location closest to me. It looks like Schneider doesn't have an opening for VA tanker division. Looks like I'm going to have fiddle around on these apps for those companys and hope for the best. Once again, thank you for your help. I would've simply messaged you but couldn't because of my post count.