Ozark vs. Dutch Maid vs. YRC?

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  1. SthrnCmfrt

    SthrnCmfrt Bobtail Member

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    Hi everyone.

    I have received offers from all three of these companies. Based on your experience which would be the best starter company? Should I avoid any of these companies? Thanks in advance for your help.
     
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  3. cman87

    cman87 Light Load Member

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    YRC, then move on to a better LTL company after a year
     
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  4. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    All three are OK.
    Pretty sure Dutch Maid is the only one that runs West Coast.
     
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  5. JoeyJunk

    JoeyJunk Road Train Member

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    I’m biased and say Ozark. Be aware They have driver facing cameras and require night driving due to hauling a lot of FedEx. APU on all trucks. Excellent maintenance. Treat you like a human being. I’d go back if I ever went company OTR again. Really liked that place.
     
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  6. bryan21384

    bryan21384 Road Train Member

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    I've never heard anything negative about any of the 3 either. It depends on what you want to do the most. There was a driver on here that runs for Dutch Maid, and he told me their business model is running in and out of Ohio. If you want to run a lot of territory, that's definitely your best bet
     
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  7. Judge

    Judge Road Train Member

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    1.YRC.
    2.Dutch
    3.Ozark
     
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  8. SthrnCmfrt

    SthrnCmfrt Bobtail Member

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    Thanks for your reply. Did you start out with YRC?
     
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  9. SthrnCmfrt

    SthrnCmfrt Bobtail Member

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    Thanks JoeyJunk. Does Ozark team drive during training? I've heard that some of the FedEx loads coming out of Memphis that Ozark does is interesting. Right after coming off of your 10 hour they give you a load that drops close and immediately want you to go on another 10 hour to cover a FedEx load. Did you have to do a lot of those back to back 10 hour breaks that screwed with your sleep schedule?
     
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  10. SthrnCmfrt

    SthrnCmfrt Bobtail Member

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    Yeah I can't find a lot about any of them, good or bad. I guess that is good though as people would be talking if something went south with a company. Dutch Maid said that the last part of training is teaming doing California runs. You have to have so many hours doing the teaming before being released from training.
     
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  11. SthrnCmfrt

    SthrnCmfrt Bobtail Member

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    Thanks Judge. Why that order?
     
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