Wanting to get into trucking

Hey Everyone.

I've been trolling this forum for a few days now and reading a lot of good information from all of the members here. Getting some great insight so thanks for being here.

I do have a question I'm hoping to get some experienced answers to. I've made the decision to get into trucking and from what I've seen I've got 2 options. #1 I can go to one of the big companies (Schneider Swift JB Hunt etc) and get trained through them and drive for them for a while (say about a year) and get my feet wet that way. Or #2 go to a private school and hope they can get me a job after training. From what I've seen and read, I'm not going to get into many jobs going #2 route because of lack of experience, but if I stick with a major carrier, they'll provide me with the training I need. Money isn't really an issue as I'll be paying for most if not all of my school up front so I don't mind leaving a large company and paying the bill after 6 months or whatever. I'm based out of Colorado and I know I'm going to have to travel either to California or Utah or other states to go to school. I'd still like to have home terminal in Denver

Any advice is greatly appreciated as I'm on the verge of a major decision.

Thanks in Advance
Matt

 

Ya I checked Prime out and they seem pretty good. I had some trouble finding any info on them other than their website. It would also seem that are ever fewer bad things said about them. Does anyone have any other information or experience with Prime?

Ironpony! Thanks for the tip!

 

Iron. I couldnt PM you back as I'm still too new to the site.

Many thanks to you sir. I'll check out the site. This may be the diamond in the rough and it's nice they've got a terminal in Denver. I really hope this works out!