Which company to sign with????

well the dollar store account can be back breaking, and if you screw up, then you will be going OTR or the unemployment line.

for me, if offered a job that gets me home often, i would take it, and DO MY BEST to keep it.

that's my recommendation.

 

if you insist. and if you continue, i will be forced to become a zit on your butt that you cannot reach to pop.

 

May want to check out Epes transport. Best of luck !

 

given what you said Swift,Stevens and Schneider, prob in that order. But find out whats involved in the Dollar tree run. Also recruiters will lie from time to time, just a little, usually only when their lips are moving

 

Every mega-carrier out there is going to tell you they run at least 2500 a week and that there trucks are some of the newest in the industry! They will also all embellish home time! Make a list of your wants and needs and try to just match up with a company that is the closest to your demands.

Not sure what you meant by "light trucks"?

I have heard that the Dollar Tree type accounts are a decent gig but have also heard that you need to have seniority to get them. It is hard work but would actually be good to have some exercise while out on the road. I know they use those roller ramps to unload product so it would pretty much be a matter of setting up the ramps and chucking boxes. Though personally I don't know if I could hack that in Phoenix summertime setting!

Personally I would recommend Central Ref. to you. One reason being that we drove for them for quite sometime and had a very good experience with them. They really go above and beyond to help their drivers succeed and if you ever have a problem they are very good at working with you to solve it. That was important to us! They are large enough to keep you busy, yet small enough to treat you like a human being instead of a number. Your dispatcher is going to be your number one key to your success and their driver/dispatcher ratio is pretty good. I know for sure they have a yard there in Phoenix so getting home wouldn't be a big problem and you would have somewhere to park your truck when you are at home. Though they would ship you off to Salt Lake for training. Not a big deal, they pay for everything, transportation, lodging, meals, school etc... Their terminal up there is pretty impressive too!

Like I said though, you need to do your research and decide for yourself what company is best for you.

Good luck....

 

If I did it all over, I'd go to Schneider. I rarely see them bad mouthed here, much less than the other mega carriers.