Got a plan, need direction....

History:

Worked for Swift, March 2007, December 2011. Mentored for 6-8 months Between 2010-2011.

Accidents: None. Tickets: None. (might have a parking ticket in California i never paid, lol). No suspended licenses, duis, anything. Etc.

Essentially, I was about as good a driver as Swift was going to find.


Quit (amicably, gave em 3 months warning I was going to quit) end of 2011 to try finding a job in another field. (I'm currently the Night Manager of a Hotel, and have been threatened with a promotion to full Property Management soon).



Alright. So basically... I miss trucking. Not sure what the hell I miss about it... the cold chills i got when some four wheeler nearly slams into me coming off an on ramp, or the way i ducked my head and prayed whenever I saw cops coming. lol. But yeah. I want back in.


Basically, I've got a buddy (his record is rather... less impressive). Went to highschool with em, mentored em in 2010. We ran teams after he passed his tests or whatever for a while, made good money. Eventually he went solo, got into a minor backing situation at a dock, and then cut a turn and put the trailer in a ditch. Swift fired him. He drove expedited freight on a cargo van (an actual van, not a trailor), for most of last year.


Anyway... So my plan is this. The two of us get along well, both of us are young (26-27). Looking to get ahead asap. I want to get us on as a team at a company that is going to run our ##### off, (5k+ miles/week) as company drivers. Within 6 months, Lease Purchase or Buy a truck from a legit dealer (NOT from the company). Pay it off within 18-24 months, get my own authority. And see how that goes...


Now the question is... Who do I drive for? Is there a company driver company out there that will run teams hard on GOOD equipment? #### home time. I was on the road for 350 days a year when I worked at swift, and I made #### good money doing it. I expect better now. (I know I'm worth more than 37 cpm). Will this company allow drivers to lease purchase OUTside of the company and still remain there? And will they accept me, AND my buddy?

I did mostly dry van and refrigerated at swift, a bit of intermodal work. Never did flatbed.

Anyway. I'm looking to switch from my current job back to trucking around the end of march I guess.

 

Yeah. We've driven for about 5 months together. Wasn't really a problem. I mentored a half dozen people, he was the only one I was willing to keep on the truck for as long as I could. We made bank, and we're both easy as hell to get along with.

 

I'm at step 1 here, Coal. I'm looking for a team gig where I can make money so i can buy my OWN truck. Cash in hand is all that matters now. Learning the intricacies of having my own authority is so far beyond the scope of where I'm at atm.

Thanks, China.