Recent cdl grad looking at swift or stevens

In my opinion flatbed starter companies are better than dry van. The driving is mostly daytime. The pay is better. The work is more interesting. I did 2 years at one and now I am at a better company with a great reputation. My first job at that starting flatbed earned me 59k in that first year. I found them by using this site that you are on now. I don’t get money to refer you so I mean it.

Stay away from Swift.

 

Go with flatbed and you will have a brighter future. Period.

 

PI&I Motor Express is flatbed and also Teamsters Union, plus they hire new cdl grads. That coil endorsement would be handy there.
Let me dig through my notes and see what else I can find.

 

If you choose FB, you're gonna work for the money.... and bank on Tarping a lot of loads when you are new...bank on getting the less desirable loads too ( cuz you are new) If Maverick could improve on one thing, it would be Tarp Pay. And in the beginning, they will have you tarp everything. Or just about everything. My thought...cuz you are being tested and trained. Like tarping rebar that is stored outside, so you can deliver it to the customer and they place it....outside... lol

They also have a reefer division as well.

 

It's not a fantasy, those jobs are available, but no job is perfect.
Do you want coast to coast running?
There's a few local/regional jobs available for new cdl grads with lots of home time.

 

More like 50-60 pounds. It’s something you learn how to deal with. Forklift drivers put up top for you. You don’t have to be seriously strong. Just not a whiny wimp.