Lots of Heartland trucks equal easier hometime?

Heartland u need exp and it doesn't mean you'll get home more.What that means is your dispatcher will keep u out and far away from where u live till the home day you requested.Werner has a terminal in Lakeland,FL.

 

Heartland may have a terminal there as well.Now if you pick dedicated you would get home more.But OTR, companies prefer the drivers to stay out at least a month.

 

watch out heartland has a very strict idle policy...and no APU's

 

Lots of good companies out there; some with APU's and some without. Try to go with APU's. If you can't idle on your breaks and layovers, with the APU you can watch TV, play video games, use computer, etc.

 

Orlando is a good area if you get all the endorsements, TWIC, passport. Here's some of the best paying companies that hire new CDL graduates $52K - $60K+ per year.

Rinaudo Enterprise
Melton Truck Lines
SVTN
CTL Transportation
Schneider Bulk
Superior Carriers
Airgas
Tidewater Transit
Trimac

A driver posted he's making good money and running lots of West Coast turns with Midwest-Coast Transport out of Auburndale.

All these companies hire new CDL grads even if the websites may show differently. If you like these companies, apply as soon as CDL classes start.

 

I don't know about a few of those, but most I know that a new driver will not make 50K+ with them, and most experienced drivers will not either, since only 1-5% of the drivers at the companys make that much.
Milton? nope
CTL Trans? hell now
Superior? nope, unless it is your truck
Schneider Bulk? nope

 

Averitt Express has a terminal there in Orlando. They have pretty good home time. They also have regional, dedicated and local. You might want to check into them?

 

I would not recommend Heartland Express, at least not at the Phoenix base. They have no miles and don't care if you sit away from home for no pay. I left them in Feb and can not believe how much I put up with working for them. Stay far away from these guys, 1 1/2 years of my life was wasted thinking they actually valued my services.