Picking a company to drive for

use the search button, remember no matter what, you have to start somewhere and your first year or two should not be about making money, but getting experience, and doing it safely so you dont screw up your record.

 

And just because a company says they will offer you this & offer you that, Doesn't mean that they will follow thru

 

Like your post mentioned, people should know the difference between what they want and what they need. In general a job in trucking is more than a paycheck. Some of the companies offer new equipment, good hometime. Others offer lots of miles or run regional. Finding a good place to be a driver depends on who you qualify to drive for. Some Run all 48 states and others the more congested East Side. At the end of the day it's about keeping your boss off your back by being a dependable driver.

 

2 best options in that area, Watkins Shepard and May Trucking....




American Trucker

 

Really? Cause personally I would either choose Jordan, Howard, or Holmes. You never heard of them did you? 3 Mississippi based companies with only a couple hundred trucks & have their driver's home most weekends while still turning 3000 miles a week.

 

Thats part of the problem with this industry. Everyone seems to think that the smaller companies out there aren't even an option for a new driver so they all funnel into one giant bottom feeder or the other to guarantee an endless supply of new wheel twisters to replace used wheel twisters. I ain't saying small companies are always better or that a big company can't be right for some but there is more out there than the big 5 or 6 1000+ power unit mega-carriers. You got to look for them. You might just end up at a place where you make good money, get home every night or week, everyone knows you and the only place you hear about lease/purchase is on the internet.

 

Not every driver is a fit for every company. There are those who think they were screwed by Swift, for example, and those who love it there.
Pick a company that best fits your needs, listen to the advice freely given around here, but take it with a grain of salt or two. And remember, some people ain't happy anywhere they go!

 

take everything you read with a grain of salt as well
what works for one person,doesnt work for the next guy
you read of people on here with 5 jobs in 3 yrs--now is it the companies or is it the person
my last job i was there 11 years until they closed up--a few other drivers were there longer--but i did see hundreds pass thru the doors who either couldnt cut it or didnt like it for one reason or another