I'm first week of trucking school looking for a good company

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Newbietruckee, Jul 19, 2017.

  1. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    I hope you do.

    You hear all of this stuff from recruiters about how important the drivers are to the company and whatnot, and 6 months later, theyre pushing new drivers to either do a lease purchase and/or be a trainer....well usually you have to become a trainer to pay for the truck. Dont do it. Dont fall for that trick.

    If a company REALLY valued you as a driver and REAAAAALLLY wanted you to be successful as an owner operator, they would give you a monthly truck payment, not a weekly payment...something to where you can go home without having payments and stuff start to snowball and penalize you every time you take time off.
     
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  3. Danny N Angel

    Danny N Angel Light Load Member

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    We just finished our 4th week in school, so I know how you feel about wanting to get some experience before going tanker. But with that said... there are tanker companies that will take new graduates and if that is your dream and go, I say go for it now. The most important difference about tankers, will never be learned till you start driving a tanker and I believe learning it now, would be the best way. The way you start and stop will be totally different due to hauling liquid. Plus from what I'm reading, (Google) it may be harder to switch later because of the differences.
    Basically, go for what you want! You will be happier in the long run. Plus you might find a tanker company that you would stay with, instead of a company you plan on leaving after a year solely because it's not your dream.
     
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