Shneider

Now I am not a company driver... Nor am I a rookie driver... but I will give you my opinion anyhow!

The 2 companies I would recommend would be Swift & Schneider. I have not worked for either company, so I'm basically on the outside looking it. I believe both those companies are good companies forr new drivers like yourself. They will give you the seat time to get the experience. And then after you got your time under your but, you can move on to other companies. or you know, you may be completely satisfied.... Stranger things have been known to happen.

I watch Schneider closely. Cause if I ever decide to give up flatbeddin', Schneider will most likely be the carrier my truck gets leased to.

 

Now Swift isn't in my considerations when it comes to leasing onto them. And that deal breaker is because they require their O/O to govern their trucks at 68 mph.... I'm not governing my truck. I pay the payments, I pay the insurance, I pay the fuel.... I'm not going to have a carrier micr-manage me.

 

REDD, what's their excuse for that? Aren't their trailers good for over 68?

 

I just finished up Chralb's post about W/S orientation and he mentioned the two guys that started with him are both staying an extra week for more training so it looks like they are willing to extend it to make sure you have it down pat.

 

While I'm not a driver for W/S they do have a terminal where I live and I've heard nothing but good things about them as far as our local one..one thing they do do is only take CDL holders who have gone to an acredited(sp) school if your applying staright from a school but they also let you know if not they will consider hiring after you've done your 6 weeks somewhere else..HTH

 

This is true. They sent me a list of schools in my area they hire from.