Thinking about May

Right now I'm in school and will be graduating soon. I have prehires from both May and Werner and am giving both of them heavy consideration in case TransAm dead-ends for me. Seems like I hear nothing but bad about Werner but May seems to have a much better reception than Werner at least. Can anyone weigh in and help me make a decision? I'm located in northwest Florida, less than an hour from Pensacola. What kind of trucks are they running and what is the average condition? A May driver came by our school in Milton the other day driving a gorgeous brand new Pete, but I know not everyone can drive a new truck, lol. What kind of miles do you get on average? Don't think I remember seeing an APU on the truck that came by... is this true of all their trucks? What is May's idling policy? What percentage is no-touch on average? Drop and hook? I know there will be happy and unhappy drivers with every company, but I'm going into this with an open mind and want to make it work for me.

I appreciate the input. Would love to hear anything anyone has to say about Werner as well that might help me choose one over the other. My boyfriend currently drives for TransAm and I know enough to have formed my opinion about them. Just wondering if the grass might be greener somewhere else ((for myself, he's looking to drive local and come home and be with the kids)).

 

I've been clicking and still am. Sometimes just a little slowgoing with a two year old and a two month old driving me batty, haha. That and I'm not sure if some of what I'm finding is out of date information either.

And yeah, I know about TransAm's lease pushing. The boyfriend came out of school swearing he wasn't gonna lease, too much risk since he was the sole income for us and we have two kids. On the day they were getting the guys into the trucks and my guy told me he's got a 2012 T700 I wanted to whop him upside the head because I knew he'd signed a lease ((and I was right)). There have been some crappy weeks, but overall has been doing quite well with lease since we've figured out how to work it. My intention, however, is to go company for a while and down the road, we may independently lease our own truck but I'm in no hurry to hop on that.

 

That certainly does help, Joker. Thanks! I found some of those answers in my clicking around, but not all of them so it was nice to have it laid out by someone familiar with May. The more I've read, the more May appeals to me. Especially since there is a terminal right in my back yard. I will probably call my recruiter on Monday and get more information from her. I have spent the evening combing this section for info from real drivers because recruiters anywhere will blow smoke up your ###.

 

We're both not going to be out at the same time. He is coming home to work locally and will be taking care of the kids. He never truly wanted to drive OTR, getting his CDL just seemed like the natural progression from the job he had been working. It just so happened that even most local places won't touch you without at least 3 months OTR and he's been the only one paying the bills while I'm in school. He is perfectly content to trade places with me and be a stay-at-home dad and let me drive, which is what I've wanted since I was 14. Not the usual traditional roles, but few things in our life are typical.