Need some advice about carriers

@Blagoje
@Moosetek13

 

I would definitely go with Roehl between the two, especially if you already have a CDL there is no question. Roehl's training is exceptionally good and upon completing your training there are an abundance of different opportunities that you can explore within the company that will hopefully suit your needs for as long as you work for the company. In all likelihood they will probably want to start you doing reefer work but the fleet to get into with them is flatbed and if you can do that from the start it is an opportunity that would pay dividends in the future in so many ways. Even if you must do reefer for your training period just suck it up and move on as soon as you can into another division when your initial training is done.

The best jobs to get into with Roehl are the Lowe's fleet doing Dry Van, curtainside fleet if doing flatbed, and if you have the willingness to do RGN that is another excellent opportunity within the flatbed division.

 

Roehl also offers several hometime options.

But which options are available for each fleet....you would have to inquire within about.

-- L

 

Does Swift have terrible home time?

I get home around once a month. Every 5 weeks or so.
And that is my choice, my own schedule.

A week or so after I come back from home time my DM is asking why I don't have a home time request in yet.
Well, I just got back from home time and I'll let you know a couple weeks before I want it.
Because many of the drivers at my terminal go home every week or two, and that is what they are used to.

I don't always get home on the day I requested, but mostly I do.
Last month they got me about 300 miles from home and had me deadhead from there because the loads were not there.

Sometimes I have to be firm in refusing loads that won't get me closer to home, but most times they really try to get me home on my requested date.

13+ years at Swift and never a good reason to leave, so...

 

Which town/city are you in or near in NC?
Do you have any endorsements?
How many hours was the cdl school?

 

Roehl is ok and so is Swift Refrigerated.
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Refrigerated Trucking And Service - Reefer Trucking
Swift has one of the largest refrigerated trucking fleets in the country. Learn about our services, company reefer jobs and owner-operator refrigerated jobs.

 

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333 Hamp Dr, Kenly, NC 27542
Be a recent graduate from an approved truck driving school
This one has free health care insurance.
Strapping and securing a load is no big deal. Takes very little time, unlike unloading reefer trailers.
That load in the photo, can strap it down in less than an hour and get paid to do it.
@TripleSix

 

Drivers – Bottomley Enterprises | North Carolina Refrigerated Trucking
452 Oak Grove Church Rd, Mount Airy, NC 27030
100% no-touch freight.
Home 2 days a week for teams running West Coast (7,000 miles a week possible)
There are team and single driver positions available.

 

Bottomley Enterprises