Dallas / Fort Worth newbie looking for good LTL comany.

in no specific order, i would narrow it down to ABF, UPS freight, Old dominion,USF Holland , Conway

 

Ive been spending a lot of time looking at potential types of trucking jobs and companies.
Ive got a clean MVR and recently received a CDL-A. No experience however.

Through various sources Ive come to the conclusion that LTL is the way to go. EX: http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckerreport.html

Anyway Ive got this list of some of the best LTL companies to drive for. My goal now is to narrow the list even further and find out
which if these companies are the best of the best or if any of them actually aren't great companies after all.

Anyone have any input? Care to add any LTL companies to the list? Expert opinions needed. See list below which is organized in no particular order thanks!

**Id like to avoid most mountains and the entire northeast** **I am not interested in leasing a truck**

1. Estes express lines

2. GI Trucking An Estes Express- line company!

3. Watkins motor lines Another good company- now Fed-Ex

4. USF Reddaway A YRC worldwide company

5. USF Holland A YRC worldwide company

6. Yellow Transportation A YRC worldwide company

7. Roadway A YRC worldwide company

8. New Penn A YRC worldwide company

9. Old Dominion Freight Lines -star child of the LTL game at the moment..

10. UPS --Biggest player in the game..UPS Freight not so much. Some terminals are union, some arent..pay isnt what is expected of the UPS brand..Redheaded stepchild

11. ABF -Union..new contract coming up..not fond of unions..decent company though

12. FedEx --hit or miss too. kinda like conway

13. Con-way --very mixed reviews here

14. Vitran Express --money losing LTL, wage freeze

15. Saia A good company! -Decent company..mixed reviews

16. R+L Carriers - Mixed reviews on them

17. Central Freight --western regional LTL

18. Southeastern Freight lines --Kinda regional LTL-Covers the south west to TX.. interlines with other carriers.

19. Pitt Ohio Express -- Regional LTL...back east

20. New England Motor Freight -northeast only regional LTL

21. PJAX Freight Systems - Now Vitran --dont work here

22. Milan Express- Now Vitran Express---- dont work here

 

Panther Expedite will hire with no experience.

Some of those union companies on your list will be absorbing the Teamsters drivers from Hostess. They will get first crack at those jobs.

 

Tri Corp Transportation. LTL in Dallas, LTL in Toronto, ON. Team drivers in very nice big shiny kw W900Ls and Pete 379/389s all decked out going between the two points. Not sure if they would hire with no experience or what their current situation is, but they always get respect going down the road. Drivers always seem to be happy. Check it out.

 

Southeastern freight has a terminal in Dalls and a brand new one in Ft Worth. Give them a shot, I work for them now in NC. Great company, hopefully will retire here.

 

Don't forget xpo or AAA cooper.

 

whats the pay scale there ?

 

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By the time you get experience ltl drivers will all be laid off