Paying for my own way, Who's the Best with New Drivers as far as Pay and Benifit's?

Smart planning on your part. Get all the endorsements, tanker/hazmat, TWIC, passport for the good paying jobs. Start a list now of good paying companies and submit several applications the day you start classes. Ignore "experience required" on the trucking company websites and apply anyway, you might hit the jackpot! Don't be too concerned about pay per mile; it's the assessorial pays that add thousands to your annual income. Assessorial pays include, stop pay, layover pay, tarp pay, detention pay, NYC pay, cross border pay, breakdown pay, etc.

Here's a few to research; I'm sure some other drivers will post some good ideas also:

Superior Carriers
Trimac Transportation
Schneider Bulk
SVTN
Tidewater Transit
System Transport
Tyson Foods

 

Melton. 37 to start, 44 after 1 year. Newer fleet, average truck is 2 years old. APU's, inverters. Strictly flatbed. Check out the Melton forum.

 

When I first started I paid cash and they cut the price from 4,800 to 2,800 most of the students in my class went on to stevens and decided to go to JBS. One of the instructors told us if in 2 years 2-3 of us were still in trucking that would be a success. Looking back on it that was so true. Nice thing is you have been on the road and it seams like you have a good attitude. I like what chinatown said about apply for companies even if the said experience required. Good Luck

 

I started with Crete Carrier May 2004 and for 2005 my W-2 was $48,055.13. I left Crete July 2006 and when the economy melted down in 2008/2009 EVERYTHING changed. I try to call my trainer at Crete once a year and in 2009 there was a pay cut per mile plus they slowed the trucks down to 62mph. I called him back in May and he is at 49 cents per mile which is the most he has ever been paid, but he has 30 years of experience with 20 being at Crete.