Which is best for a relative newbie: May, Navajo or Western Express?

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  1. smokey12

    smokey12 Road Train Member

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    Oh gosh no, not Navajo. I worked at May and we had several.drivers come to May from there. Talked with a Navajo driver at the gas pumps in Montana about 6 months ago andhe was on his way to turn his truck in..said it kept breaking down, the kept jacklegging fixing it and he could hardly make 500 a week. He said ov over 30 drivers in his orientatiin only he and 2 others were still there.Have 3 or 4 horror stories from other drivers from Navajo who came over to May who had similar experiences.
    Of the companies you listed I would see choose May, they are not the worst but def not the best either. Since you got 6 months you could hang there another year or so then move on
     
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    I am under the impression they do from their equipment page that Chinatown gave me, but I will check up on it with the recruiter soon.
     
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    Thanks for taking the time, smokey. That's scary! Will look at their forum more closely, now.
     
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    No problem, also May has no cameras of any kind, newer trucks. Pay could be better buy they say they are working on that..
     
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    Cool, thank you!
     
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    Give western a look. Out west we’ve got tons of new tractors and trailers. Lots of miles and if you do your job well they leave you alone to do it. Very little micromanagement. My DM is helpful and honest and gets me around 3000 miles a week. I’m making good consistent money in a brand new tractor. I hear a lot of bad talk about western express, normally from people who’ve never driven for them. I could be wrong on that. DM me any specific questions. FYI I’m not a recruiter just a guy whose pretty happy with where he’s working.
     
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    I can pretty much guarantee u that nobody on here is gonna say Western Express. :)
     
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    Will do, thank you so much!
     
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    Ozark would be happy to take you. They're giving their drivers ANOTHER 2 cent per mile raise starting Jan 1.
     
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    Thanks, Brandon -- I will look into them now. Do you know if Ozark does pre-emp hair follicle test in addition to the DOT UA? I've always been drug free, but I've just heard to many horror stories about inaccurate results on the hair test. My cdl is too precious!