TWAIN (Topic Without An Interesting Name)

Been here almost 5 years if I can make it to march. But I do have a high tolerance for bull crap. I don't plan on going anywhere no time soon.

 

I like smaller companies personally. Even 100 trucks is WAY to big for me. I like 30 trucks or less. You get better treatment, and more home time, and get a chance to call your own shots more. To me that is priceless.

I hate how large companies baby-sit, I hate how they screw you out of home time, I hate how they screw you out of loads and/or miles if they have another driver in the same area that they like better. I hate all the corporate BS.

I'll take small companies with slightly less pay, and slightly more expensive benefits, and save my sanity. But that's just me.

I have driven for small companies that hand me the keys and say "do what you want, as long as we all make money". Large companies tend to say "do as we say, or you'll get no miles, and be sitting in Little Town, USA every weekend".

 

I would opt for the smaller company, all other factors (like money) being equal. The chances are you will be treated more like an employee than just one of thousands. With the larger carriers, policies are written for the lowest common denominator; if you happen to be better, you lose.

I worked for a small regional with 50 power units and enjoyed it. The only thing with them was a very limited route structure built around six long-time customers, so I saw the same roads, same docks, same DC, and the same people a lot.

 

A good way to get back into trucking! And it's easier to ask questions, get clarification, and plead for forgiveness when you make a boo boo...which you will!

 

Looks like he's got 19 trucks pulling Reefers. Excellent vehicle safety score, but he might wanna keep an eye on his driver's logs...driver score is a tiny bit higher than national average---no big deal yet...but I'd crack down on the drivers if I were him, to keep that score down.

Pretty good choice over all (if you're o.k. with Reefer), shouldn't have any problems at scales: http://safersys.org/query.asp?searc...ry_string=1310725&original_query_string=RANDY SORENSEN TRUCKING