Graduating April 25th! Need help with my next step!

so im attending National Tractor Trailer School, in Buffalo, NY.
i absolutely LOVE it. ive been in for 3 weeks, and have 4 left.
im so anxious and excited to get on the road!

so far i have prehires from Roehl, Shaffer, TransAm, Werner, UsXpress.

at this point im leaning towards Shaffer, mainly because
they pay more money, and practical miles. also i have not
heard much negative feed back on this company.

second to Shaffer, i would likely choose Roehl.

anyone have any input, experiences, advice?

one more thing...does Shaffer run Automatic trucks???
i know TransAm does, which is almost a deal breaker for me
i would really much rather drive stick

thanks!!

 

im hoping shaffer doesnt run automatics. its just wierd that when i pull
up pics of Shaffers lineup of trucks...say on google images, all of the in
cab pictures dont show them having a stick :smt102
their lineup is.....

International ProStar
Freightliner Cascadia
Freightliner Century


also ive heard that with UsXpress....you have to do a majority
of the loading/unloading yourself? i dono if id be too into that.
of course you could always pay a lumper....but still...