[greg3564]

Originally Posted by Ian Williams

Any company is going to have its mix of good and bad.

OTR your tradeoffs are going to be hometime, mileage/pay, Equipment quality and age.

You can drive a pimped out late model Paccar that will do 85mpg if you don't mind having no bennies, getting .20cpm and seeing home on a monthly basis.

Avoid CRE like the plague or anyone who who pushes lease/purchase.

Look for companies that actually train new drivers rather than pimp them out as team drivers for $300-400/week and call it "training".

While they don't pay much Schneider does have good training.

Ian, is that website in your signature line yours? Very nice if it is. Any updates coming?

[silvan]

Originally Posted by Ian Williams

You can drive a pimped out late model Paccar that will do 85mpg...

Dammit Ian, I want to buy a Paccar truck that will do 85 mpg. Even my fourwheeler doesn't get mileage half as good as that.

[Aligator]

Originally Posted by awolwoody

It seems that every company I check out, I read so many bad things about them. What company is good for a beginner? I really don't know what to believe. I just want to get started and see if I like it, but I do not know who to start with. Is there a company that will take me while on probation? It was from a domestic dispute with my spouse. I have no felonies.

Where ya' at? :lol:

http://www.action-transport.com/
Action takes newbies...but ya gotta live pretty close to NE Mississippi; that because we go home every week end - and once during the week, too.

[Ian Williams]

Originally Posted by silvan

Dammit Ian, I want to buy a Paccar truck that will do 85 mpg. Even my fourwheeler doesn't get mileage half as good as that.

Paccar has licensed the "Mr. Fusion" tech from Dr. Emmet Brown and scaled it up from the Delorean. It the next step beyond hybrids.

If you drive 88 you actually arrive at your consignee BEFORE you loaded at the shipper. Just right E=MC2 on your log book and DOT will understand.

With a Diesel 5sp Jetta you can get 50mpg+ with a light touch on the freeway. I see 24-26 out of my Jeep KJ with the 2.8L diesel. 85mpg obtainable with a Honda Insight like car with a oil burner:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/consum...w/mauto497.htm


Greg

Actually the Nevada LTL site is done by a friend of mine who is a city driver for Yellow. He took the picture I use for my avatar, He's one of the mods over at Hanks truck pictures. He recently switched bids and does not have as much time to play around on the net as he used to.

If you enjoy Truck pics check out my photobucket:
http://s179.photobucket.com/albums/w303/RedStapler73/

[Fredog]

Originally Posted by silvan

Dammit Ian, I want to buy a Paccar truck that will do 85 mpg. Even my fourwheeler doesn't get mileage half as good as that.

I want one too