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gsherm
Joined: 11 Sep 2006
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Location: Sullivan, Indiana
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 10:08 pm Post subject: Help Please |
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| I'm Totally new to this profession and would like some advise from the Senior guys out here...can you tell me which in your opinion is a good company to go with...I have no experience.I would like to see my kids at least once every 2 weeks...any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks guys |
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Windwalker
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Location: Holiday, FL
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Roehl, Millis, CFI, TMC, Maverick..... |
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dle
Joined: 03 Jan 2005
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Location: Texas
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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How totally new are you? Just got your CDL? Working on your CDL? Thinking about getting your CDL?
Besides the hometime what else is important to you?
One thing to keep in mind, the more often you come home the less the money you will make. Whatever company you go with you might want to consider one that has good share of their traffic than runs close to your home. It might not be 'hometime' but you might be able to stop in for a bit every once in a while, and then get hometime less frequently.
BTW, i'm a newbie driver - been driving solo now for about a month. |
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gsherm
Joined: 11 Sep 2006
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Location: Sullivan, Indiana
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 10:40 pm Post subject: thanks |
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| But does CFI hire newbies without any schooling?I'm going to have to go to school either through a company or attempt to pay for it myself which will be next to impossible. |
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gsherm
Joined: 11 Sep 2006
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Location: Sullivan, Indiana
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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dle wrote: How totally new are you? Just got your CDL? Working on your CDL? Thinking about getting your CDL?
Besides the hometime what else is important to you?
One thing to keep in mind, the more often you come home the less the money you will make. Whatever company you go with you might want to consider one that has good share of their traffic than runs close to your home. It might not be 'hometime' but you might be able to stop in for a bit every once in a while, and then get hometime less frequently.
BTW, i'm a newbie driver - been driving solo now for about a month. \I'm just now pursuing this (No school) home time is not that important but I'd like to see my kids every other weekend if possible. |
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gsherm
Joined: 11 Sep 2006
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Location: Sullivan, Indiana
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Windwalker wrote: Roehl, Millis, CFI, TMC, Maverick..... what is your take on Millis Tranfer they have recently contacted me although I've been unable to call them back yet( I presently work Midnights) |
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dle
Joined: 03 Jan 2005
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Location: Texas
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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If you haven't done it yet - you might want to use the search function to look for things like WIA, training companies, financing training etc.
Good luck in your research, I took a year before I decided to do it.
BTW, what were/are you doing? I was a computer programmer. |
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gsherm
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Location: Sullivan, Indiana
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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dle wrote: If you haven't done it yet - you might want to use the search function to look for things like WIA, training companies, financing training etc.
Good luck in your research, I took a year before I decided to do it.
BTW, what were/are you doing? I was a computer programmer. I've been debateing this for over a year.I'm a Corrections Officer for Indiana and after 13 years I'm a little burned out and would like a definite change of senery my only real reluctance is the fact that I had a pretty major back surgery 5 years ago and I'm not entirely sure that I could handle the rigors of having to off load several thousands of pounds of freight...The driving part with todays new equipment i don't think would bother me too bad...but I'm still looking for a company that is mostly drop and hook or that is mostly no-touch freight. |
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syl77dar
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 11:01 pm Post subject: goodluck |
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Snowman7
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gsherm wrote: dle wrote: If you haven't done it yet - you might want to use the search function to look for things like WIA, training companies, financing training etc.
Good luck in your research, I took a year before I decided to do it.
BTW, what were/are you doing? I was a computer programmer. I've been debateing this for over a year.I'm a Corrections Officer for Indiana and after 13 years I'm a little burned out and would like a definite change of senery my only real reluctance is the fact that I had a pretty major back surgery 5 years ago and I'm not entirely sure that I could handle the rigors of having to off load several thousands of pounds of freight...The driving part with todays new equipment i don't think would bother me too bad...but I'm still looking for a company that is mostly drop and hook or that is mostly no-touch freight.
It's called a mid-life crisis and we all went through it. But in your case you should suck it up at your present job. Get your pension. Watch your kids grow up. Then drive truck if you still want to. Believe me it wont take 13 years to get burned out in trucking. See your kids every two weeks? C'mon! Food for thought. |
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fireman932003
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Location: Chandler Indiana
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| Hello fellow Hoosier! I would suggest looking into companies that have no touch freight. Most of the major carriers will have no touch freight. Also look at getting into a dedicated account. Alot of those are drop and hook. But, being a new driver it will be hard to find one, not impossible, but hard. I know you hear alot of negativity about Swift but they have a great-lakes regional out of Indiana that is 100% no touch drop and hook. At least that is what I am told. Good luck to you. |
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gsherm
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| Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 9:52 am Post subject: |
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Snowman7 wrote: gsherm wrote: dle wrote: If you haven't done it yet - you might want to use the search function to look for things like WIA, training companies, financing training etc.
Good luck in your research, I took a year before I decided to do it.
BTW, what were/are you doing? I was a computer programmer. I've been debateing this for over a year.I'm a Corrections Officer for Indiana and after 13 years I'm a little burned out and would like a definite change of senery my only real reluctance is the fact that I had a pretty major back surgery 5 years ago and I'm not entirely sure that I could handle the rigors of having to off load several thousands of pounds of freight...The driving part with todays new equipment i don't think would bother me too bad...but I'm still looking for a company that is mostly drop and hook or that is mostly no-touch freight.
It's called a mid-life crisis and we all went through it. But in your case you should suck it up at your present job. Get your pension. Watch your kids grow up. Then drive truck if you still want to. Believe me it wont take 13 years to get burned out in trucking. See your kids every two weeks? C'mon! Food for thought. Fact is I'm already vested...The retirement for the State of Indiana is Atrocious, The money that Indiana pays their employees is the 4th lowest paid in the U.S. And at 37 I hardly consider this a Mid-Life crisis...and in order to draw a pension...I'd have to stick around untill I'm 62 ( No thanks) |
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ghost_ryder
Joined: 12 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:33 pm Post subject: Re: Help Please |
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gsherm wrote: I'm Totally new to this profession and would like some advise from the Senior guys out here...can you tell me which in your opinion is a good company to go with...I have no experience.I would like to see my kids at least once every 2 weeks...any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks guys
USXpress is my recommendation and they got me home every 7-10 days. If you want to be home once every two weeks, I think most of the OTR companies already do that. |
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heritage92rs
Joined: 26 Sep 2006
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Location: Chattanooga, TN
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| Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:44 pm Post subject: Re: Help Please |
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ghost_ryder wrote: gsherm wrote: I'm Totally new to this profession and would like some advise from the Senior guys out here...can you tell me which in your opinion is a good company to go with...I have no experience.I would like to see my kids at least once every 2 weeks...any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks guys
USXpress is my recommendation and they got me home every 7-10 days. If you want to be home once every two weeks, I think most of the OTR companies already do that.
US Xpress can get you home every other weekend if you want. Staying out 7-10 days at a time is a regional run, both of them are decent runs. You still at USX ghost_ryder?
gsherm, PM me if you want the # to the student recruiters out there, I know a good recruiter on the student side. |
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DesertRat
Joined: 28 Sep 2006
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Location: SE Arizona
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| Roehl has a very good reputation. Not sure where in Indiana you are, but there flat bed division has a terminal in Gary, so they'd likely be a good bet for hometime if you live in the Northern part of the state. Actually they'd be a good bet for hometime if you live anywhere remotely close to an interstate as they run the heck out of that part of the country. |
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