Which company do I work for?

Thank you for your service. Of the two Id go Jim Palmer because Swift trainees are just under trained.

 

I clicked on the thread hoping to enter my guess as to which company you work for. Turns out that I was mistaken.

Second vote for staying away from Swift. I say that with personal experience.

 

Large companies like swift are always a headache. Your dispatcher is going to be given 50 drivers to manage, and will never have time to help you out as a new driver. If I lived in the Montana Area, I'd start right out learning how to secure freight with a flatbed company. If you are hoping to see home, you are going to want to be able to haul lumber. However, I wouldn't hold it against you if you just went and trained with a company that has a decent training program, and then bailed out when you finished. They usually require you stay on for a year, and a good amount of training is 3-5 months. Stevens out of Texas i have heard is a great place for training. You get something like 5 months training, and never ever go home, but once you put the time in, you could just plan on paying off the loan, or just having a lawyer write it off for you in 3 years anyways, your credit shouldn't suffer much. However, If you stuck with them for a year, that is the sweet spot of opportunity. About 25% of the companies out here require two years experience, 50% require one year, and 25% have training programs or don't give a hoot. It's up to you how you decide to handle your career, but the thing I recommend most is to get more training. There are specific situations that just do not occur enough for you to have learned them in a single month. 5 Months is about right, and thats what i would expect from whatever company you choose for now.

 

http://jobs.wksh.com

Watkins Shepard is based in Missoula, MT and they have a terminal in Helena.

 

The state might pay for driving school through the WIA program.

If you have to go with company paid training then Jim Palmer would be good.
There's also Western Express and they ship you to Nashville, TN for their school.
http://www.aptruckdrivingacademy.com
Southern Refrigerated Transport has the same program and uses a community college in Texarkana.
All these provide meals and lodging.
You will need:
original birth certificate
original social security card-not laminated
cheap work gloves
flashlight
sleeping bag & pillow
steel toe slipon style work boots

 

Did you really just recommend Western Express?????? Jesus man I'll tell ya.

 

I answered his question about trucking company cdl school that takes students from Helena.
He didn't ask who he should work for, only which companies have school that take people from Helena.
I found 4 and posted the 3 best ones.

 

Western Express is one of the worst companies out there and you know that. Unless he's got a DUI or something wrong, WE shouldn't even be an option.

 

He didn't ask about job advice or which company to work for as a career; he asked about trucking company cdl schools that take students from Helena, MT.
Which company do you recommend to him?