Pic one company & explain why.

I worked for Arnold Transportation which was owned by US Xpress. We used their trailers and used their breakdown line, their customers, etc.

It was bad. I liked Werner better which isn’t saying much. They would give me a 150 mile load and that would be it for the whole day. Granted US Xpress is way bigger than Arnold ever was. I would go Swift and only US Xpress if you could get on a dedicated Walmart or something.

As far as reefer or dry van, always prefer dryvan. Reefer is noisy, harder to sleep with noise and vibrations, have to fill diesel tanks when dropping trailers, always have crappier customers like grocery warehouses, less drop and hook, and you have to get trailer washouts sometimes.

 

I vote reefer. It doesn't give you hangovers like likker

 

Ha!! Then you don’t have to worry about dry van, just dry mouth. At least that’s what I’ve been told

 

I started at Swift pulling reefer and it sucked ###. That's all the advice I can give you. I only lasted six months.

Good luck.

 

Us express, if I recall starting pay isn't very good . For that reason , I'd pick swift . Check into prime

 

If you put Swift , England, USX, Knight, CRST or any other driver mill into a dark room you would not know the difference.
There are normally better options than signing a contract for a license. But if your too lazy to put in the leg work, sign on you will get a license.
The big difference is if you get an actual driver as a trainer not a 6 month wonder, and that has no reflection on the company they all put new drivers out as trainers.
Get your own license go beat them bushes and find a company that willtake you on, but its up to you to put in the effort.