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Originally Posted by YoungZ.W.
Hey guys I'm new to the forum. I am 21 and interested in become an OTR driver. I have no experience and because of that I must learn the ropes through a major carrier. I have been approved by Werner, Swift, and U.S. Xpress. I want to know your opinions on which of the major carriers that you can think of that offer good training, and good home time. :?:
I wish I could say Crete Carrier would be good for training but they only take students from a PTDI school or you have to have at least 4months of OTR exp. They are a great company, with lots of benefits and great pay. The way they work is you drive 14-17 days and off for 2. No matter who you go with if home time is important then getting the miles will not be high on that list, if excellent benefits are high on the list then that is what you strive for. It really depends on you... As far as your choices that you have for being pre-approved for....out of those three....I would say Werner..and thats not saying much, but at least you don't have to worry about your logs since they are paperless and Us express...blows alot of smoke up your tail pipe and swift has a bad reputation for not training properly, alot of people leave and with such a turner over rate your luck if you find your trainer with 6months of experience himself, before training someone else. With Crete the minimum age is 22.
Good Luck
BettyAnn