Hello Truckers! I have recently just graduated CDL School about a month ago and am really excited for this career! I am 21 years old and need some advice from some of you guys on here regarding where to choose to at least start off to get some experience.. I was suggested a company by the school while I was there (H.O. Wolding) and everything seemed to be going good with them but unfortunately they could not accept me due to my 2 very minor traffic accidents.. okay well long story short I kept trying and now have found 2 companies that are willing to hire me. One of them is Roehl Transport and the other is Western Express. What have you guys heard about them if you have and what would be the best to use as a stepping stone? I am looking to be a North East Regional Driver by the way. Thanks for all the help.
Which state do you live in; maybe more choices and some drivers on this forum that live in the Northeast can give you leads. My guess is most will recommend Roehl, but in my opinion, flip a coin. There's dozens of companies that have Northeast regional runs.
I think Swift has some dedicated accounts in Northeast. Majority of dedicated account drivers make decent paychecks. Call and ask! Swift Refrigerated – Sign On for the Trucking Career of a ... https://driveswiftreefer.com swift refrigerated takes you where you want to go. More Hometime. More Dedicated Routes. Consistent Freight. Large Retail Customer Base. Academy Opportunities – Full Benefits and 401k. Earn more per mile as Reefer OTR Driver (compared to Dry Van)
Schneider tankers used to stay up in NE, I did for 2 months from NJ to Boston before telling them I was more Boston load from quitting. Then I got a load home
Northeast regional? Wherever you go, you'll be loved. Did you call Big M Transportation? I knew a guy that was training with them out of school. He was too worried about home time so he didn't make out of training. They were constantly running to Maine and Massachusetts. Every time I went up there, it was a decent amount of Big M drivers. Give them a shout
If Western Express would put you on flatbeds, I think that would be a great stepping stone for you. There’s a lot of ways you could transition into local work or good OTR jobs after a year or two doing OTR flatbeds. A lot of building supply places have local flatbed drivers. You could get into heavy haul, and work for guys like Turner or Deep South (and their equivalent up north).
