[FMSAS]

I am 54 and about to retire from my old driving job where I drove much smaller trucks. Now, I am looking for a company that will pay me well and also won't send me away from home for too long. There have been a few companies I have been looking at, but I'm not sure who will treat me well and also meet my needs, as my wife will be staying home a lot I cannot leave her alone for an extended period of time. Any feedback or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

thank you

oh yeah, I live in so cal, near la area...sorry forgot to specify...thank you guys

[BigDawg]

You might try the great pumpkin they have alot of dedicated gigs always open it seems my advise is go over to Schneiders Forum called www.pumpkindriver.com and take a look around ya never know. good luck BTW the forum is not run by Schneider but by drivers and former drivers of them.

[Uturn2001]

Depending on the area you live in you could try getting on with local companies or LTL companies like ABF, Fed X, etc as a local or line haul driver. Also if you live in or near a larger city many of the major trucking companies have terminals and may have either local or dedicated work.

[jdjonesiii]

I would also suggest that you try Roehl. Depending on where you live they have a 7 days on 7days off plan, a 7 days on 3 days off 7 days on 4 days off plan, and 10-13 days out plan with a stop by home time during the days. These plans are all dependent on where you live. They also have their own school very reasonable.

I am doing Southeastern Regional and am home 36-48 hours every week.

John Jones
Atlanta

[Bigmon]

Knight has a 4 on and 4 off plan going on in CA. I like my 2 on and 5 off better.

[Aligator]

I would stay away from all the freight companies. Go with a manufacturer with his own fleet.
Where do you live?