Not sure which comapny would be a good idea.

Go luck to you.

 

Schneider teams do pretty good.I understand they have a new cdl school in Gary, IN now.

US Express Teams supposedly do exceptionally well and they have a new cdl school in Olive Branch, MS

Southern Refrigerated Transport runs teams with lots of produce out of California to Florida and points east plus they have a cdl school in Texarana,AR.

 

Celadon, from those 3 choices.

 

Just found out about this company :
Carolina Logistics Inc.
CDL training is $1300.00
Team operation running coast to coast & Canada. Terminals on both coasts.
That's all I know about it; call and get more info.

 

I started in Swift with their school and continued to work for them the first few months before moving on. As far as the school goes it is there just to get your CDL and that is it. You will learn everything from a mentor. I do like that you are not held to a contract for a specific length of time with swift. If you leave then you have to pay for the class on your own. Might be something to look into. I do know there are some companies that will want you to sign a year contract to go to their school.

As far as driving for them I was always kept reasonably busy and drove the mid west and east. I live in Oregon so I was only getting home every 6 - 8 weeks. I averaged 2400 - 2500 miles a week and had a dick for a DM. The only reason I left was I had an opportunity to drive western regional and be home more often. Hope this helps.

 

Seems alot of people in this industry are named Dick !..............................................

 

I thought Swift give you Western 11? I am in Oregon also. That's pretty good for miles. I'm deciding between Western and Swift.

 

I am pretty sure that if I would have stayed I could have gone western 11 eventually, but I wanted to work for a small company and I took that opportunity when it came. Swift is a good company but the main problem is that they are so big the people making the policy's in the higher ups cannot enforce the policy's in the lower end and that is how you end up with DM's that don't appreciate or care about the drivers. If you can put up with the drama it is a good place to get your feet wet.