New member, with questions...

Flat or tankers. You can always switch to dry van or reefer

 

Tankers pay better than dry van, can't speak for flatbed pay.

If you're a spry young buck who doesn't mind slinging chains and straps and tarps you might enjoy flatbed. I'm a fat, bald old fart who thinks stretching an extra section of hose on a tanker unload is a tough day.

Dry van will be there for you when you get tired of getting paid for your work.

 

@Chinatown

He should be able to tell you about other starter companies.

You might want to check over on the Prime thread for current info from current drivers. Good luck!

 

You can maximize by minimizing your expenses. Income on the road is balanced by expenses of up to a few hundred dollars a week if you are not careful.

 

Where is your location?
Tankers is where the money is. Prime pulls food grade tankers which is ok, but probably make a lot more money pulling hazmat tankers. Talk to Schneider about their tanker division and don't let a recruiter tell you to start off in dry van first because he's just trying to reach some quota or some BS like that.
Schneider has a cdl school in Gary,Indiana and also partners with many cdl schools across the nation.
Should you decide to go with tankers, you will need to pass a heart rate test during tanker training. Easy to pass if you prepare ahead of time by doing stair step excercises. The drivers that have problems with the heart rate test are those that have a sedentary job such as sitting at a desk combined with heavy smoking. There's drivers posting on here that are new and working tankers & "taking home" a thousand dollars or more weekly. Hair follicle drug test is in the mix also.