Truck Driving Jobs

sdogg201 · #1 03-06-2007, 02:37 AM

I am starting school next week any suggestions on a good start such as companies that might pay good have good home time and benifits for rookies? Any help would be great.

fkbmlb · #2 03-06-2007, 02:54 AM

CFI is the only company you need to look into.

sdogg201 · #3 03-06-2007, 04:20 PM

Is CFI a good company? what about pay and home time? Can you become an O/O with them?

jayburd · #4 03-06-2007, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by sdogg201

Is CFI a good company? what about pay and home time? Can you become an O/O with them?

check'em out
https://www.classadrivers.com/trucki...s.php?Cid=2023

sdogg201 · #5 03-06-2007, 06:55 PM

It looks like they don't hire rookies like i stated i am starting school (no exp.) and 2-3 weeks away from home is kind of long (3 weeks) No break down pay no stock options or profit sharing and at .28 cpm you would have to run run run i can make 400 to 500 a week at home so I think CFI is out for me any other companies?

Sheepdancer · #6 03-06-2007, 07:23 PM

most companies that hire new drivers fresh out of school arent going to pay that well. Take what you can get, eat a lot of dollar store mac and cheese and pay your dues. The good jobs will come after you get a little exp. Also, for your first job you are more than likely going to have to stay our there 2 and 3 weeks at a time. Sure you can stay enployed and spend months trying to find that great weekly hometime and high paying rookie job. Hell, you might find it. Or most likely you wont find it and you will go broke waiting.

mi_rookie · #7 03-06-2007, 07:34 PM

I think that Transport America worth checking into:
http://www.transportamerica.com/

sdogg201 · #8 03-07-2007, 02:54 AM

thanks guys been real help also i live in Michigan if that helps I know i will have to spend my first year in the trenches but i want to start off the right way and thats what i need to know if it was you what would u do if you could start over? What would be the best way to go? And what places would you look into knowing what you know now.

Useless · #9 03-07-2007, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by sdogg201

It looks like they don't hire rookies like i stated i am starting school (no exp.) and 2-3 weeks away from home is kind of long (3 weeks) No break down pay no stock options or profit sharing and at .28 cpm you would have to run run run i can make 400 to 500 a week at home so I think CFI is out for me any other companies?

Be very careful with the allure of "Stock Options"; While it sounds wonderful, they can come back and bite the rank and file employees in the ass very easily. Remember" There is a wORLD of differeence between an Employee Stock Purchase / OWNERSHIP Plan, and an Employee Stock OPTION Plan

As for "Profit Sharing"?? Due to the high cost of maintaining regulatory compliance, many companies have dropped that in favor of increasing 401K contributuions and providing other incentives.

fishnwiz · #10 03-07-2007, 03:52 AM

CFI does hire rookies, I have been prehired by them and start school next week. I researched companys for several month and CFI and Crete seems to be the best I could find for students in my area, Oklahoma. Your needs and wants may be different then mind so I won't recomend either one as I have no direct knowledge of either. The CFI drivers I talked to seemed maybe a little more happy with the company then the Crete drivers but I saw or heard very little negitive from either one. You might check out CFIDRIVERS.com if you desire any more info on them. It is a board like this but mostly cfi drivers