little Confused.......

What Ive learned (5+ years) is what do you want? Do you want to be home every couple days, or weeks, or even weekends? What lanes do you want to drive? Want to take a pet or passenger? Once you answer all of the questions that you need- then you can start narrowing down what companies offer you those needs!!! Some people complain about Swift, yet Swift is perfect for others, depending on there needs.... That is my view... Not all companies are for everyone, just find the one for you. good luck

 

TNR one driver might love the company he/she is with and the next would say don't go there. Granted some companies are better than others, but being a newbie there isn't many choices to get started with. I'm in the process of starting over in trucking and had to go with CR England. I lucked out and have to pay $500 for their refresher course( full school) . I have to go out with a trainer from 10 to 28 days. After I get the loan paid off (10 weeks) I'll take a look at my options. No Lease Purchase isn't one of them.

 

Like some have said different strokes for different folks. What you may love some one else hates. You didn't say where you live but i would find a company that runns allot of freight into my area or runns allot of freight thru the area i live. When me and my wife first got married she lived in portland i drove for Arrow out of tulsa so i would never get thru Portland so we moved to Oklahoma whic is my home anyway and that way i got thru the house or home allot more. Thats what you have to look at is what it is that makes YOU happy and find that company that will work with you and keep you that way i have had several companies that did that for awhile but then one thing or another would come up like new dispatcher or realigning company or some such stuff and i would have to go job hunting again. It make take a while and it depends allot on where you like to run and how i like long west coast frieght and that is hard to get unless your willing to go east and get it and i figure the US ends in Virginia anything East of there is foriegn land as far i'm concerned any more had my fill of NYC along time ago.

 

Scuby, you did well by paying only 500 for retraining. I think that is about what one will pay at Salt Lake Community College to take their refresher course. I hope it goes well for you the second time at CRE.

I do have a question, though. Did you drop big bucks the first time you went to trucking school? I did. I hope you were spared that reaming.