Trucking School soon.. Am I beating a dead horse?

Hello all! Been a lurker for awhile. Been reading ALOT. (@Captain Zoom Thank you for keeping me laughing even though I'm only 30 or so pages into your topic.. And started reading it yesterday)

But back on topic. I'm 25, From Las Vegas, And planning to go into trucking soon. Getting a tour set up of a local school soon and planning to get started with that ASAP. I've been reading about the companies that start with new drivers. And @KillingTime had a post that made me start debating that Werner might not be a bad fit for a first (And hopefully last!... Ahh.. Who am I kidding. We all know better than that) trucking company. Then I started clicking more topics about them and spending the last couple of days trying to find an "Ideal" startup starting pulling my hair out.

I do understand that the team you get stuck with matters as much IF not more than the company you choose. But at the same time I can't help but wonder if I'm missing something or I've overlooked something. I've looked up a few of the more local things around Vegas and done what I can to run some backround on them.. And I get it, like restaurants people are more likely to review for bad service than good.. But at the same time some of these companies are just scary. But at this point I've devoted to this plan. I'm going to take some time trucking to at least get a feel for it and see if I can see myself making a career of it.

Now for the dead horse beating (@Captain Zoom Unless he has a spare goat).. Am I making a mistake considering Werner? I know some other companies are on track with the up and down record of them.. But so many horror stories..

 

Honestly I have just spent my days looking up stuff on the bigger companies and spent the morning looking up a few here in Vegas before getting discouraged and posting this.. I've gone back to looking since then. I am a little more hopeful now. (Still not finding many. Maybe I'm just bad at interneting. =P(Right as I say that I seemingly stumble on a link with few.)) Just trying to understand everything I'm looking at.

 

Haha. Wow China. I've seen you go over the top for some people. But I greatly appreciate this! I was just doing a bit of reading on Watkins-Shepard. Lots of good things to read there. But I will for sure look at all the names on this list. So many even when looking entry level were requiring a year or so exp so I was lost and kind of back to the.. "Well you need to do a year with a Mega to drive anywhere else". This is a major help. Thanks!

 

I'm currently and going to continue researching this list. But if you were to recommend a large one for bene's and retirement who would you pick?

 

Roger that. I will keep digging in the weeks to come to turn up all the info I can. But since I've been digging all day I think it is time to set the shovel down and relax for the rest of the evening. I want to say again how much I appreciate and value your input here. I know you are a wealth of knowledge to this community and I appreciate the time and effort you have given me as a new member. On that note. My wife and I are both big fans of USAA. And for the time being when I start driving she is going to hold onto her job till I decide I am sure I can make a career out of this rather than doing it a few years to make some money to go back to school with or something. Regardless the info provided here is going to make me breath just a little easier. And for that I thank you.

@STexan I also appreciate your input as well. My wife is pretty much from Vegas. So hoping if I can make a career of this I can get her out on the road with me at least some. Maybe get her to find an area somewhere else she would like to live.. Like the south.. Preferably..