Dancin' with the one what brung ya! Starter companies worth staying with?

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Well I for one don't have it itched in stone that I will leave Roehl after a year or 2. But part of understanding what I have is seeing what's out there.

Many problems today are the product of the poor economy. Also I'm not much in believing the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

So do what's right for you and I too plan on making Roehl work out for me. I'm stubborn and hate quitting.

BTW Who are you with and for how long OldNewb?

 

Jtrnr1951 does have a point, however there are some drivers who stay with and succeed with some of the starter carriers. After all, Texas Nana seems pretty happy being a Swifty (where is she, anyway? I'm beginning to miss the pointy stick). I once talked to a former O/O who went to Swift as a company driver because he was tired of the constant responsibility of running his own business. He was making considerably less as a company driver, but felt it ws worth it to keep driving and not worry about tires and maintainance. I've also met drivers who stayed with Werner and Schneider for years, because those companies worked out for them. I think it comes down to what makes you most comfortable. I've worked for both large and small carriers, and I was actually screwed over more by the smaller carriers than the larger. I also like the feeling of security that comes with working for a larger carrier. I figure if they can afford to field all those trucks and trailers, then they should have at least a bit of freight for me. When I return to the road in the future, I will be looking for another large carrier to sign on with. Just a few points to consider.

 

BTW one of my instructors was a Werner driver for 10 years I think. My god he was funny. I told him about the complaints here and he said "Just get in the ##### truck and drive! That's the job."

People find good in any company. If happy stay.

 

Many LTL companies are hiring inexperienced drivers - all jobs worth staying at. One new driver rode with me on line-haul last week and he was 22 with a new CDL and no experience so it does happen - he'll be good too.

 

Well, I think it may have something to do with your age, for I feel the same way. I read the other day that the average person can be expected to change their employer about every five years. That seemed a bit extreme to me, but I guess the times are a changing. It used to be that companies would offer a pension to keep people around, now I don't think they really care how long a person stays and for that matter they may prefer people move on after a few years so they can replace them with cheaper labor.
That being said, if I were going to hire on with a company that I thought I might want to stay with it would probably be Schneider. They have a lot of different types of jobs to pick from if you should get tired of what you're doing. You can go OTR, Regional, Teams,Local in some areas, or tanker if you choose to. They have a large freight base and a lot of operating centers if you want a place to park or get the truck serviced.
That's just my two cents and you'll always have naysayers know matter who you choose. I was watching CNN the other day and they said that there are 18 million trucks on the road today. We are just getting a small sampling of opinions here, some good and some bad, you know what they say about opinions. Although it is a great place to get some good info on trucking it wouldn't hurt to get out and talk to some drivers at the company you are considering.
I've been researching quite a while now and the three companies that appealed to me were Millis, Watkins Shepard, and Schneider not necessarily in that order.
Good luck with who ever you end up choosing.
Bill