[MrScary]

Ok heres an update.. i havent found a dry van company that will pay more than .36 a mile..I finally decided to give marten a try... there willing to give me .39 a mile and there going to fly me from birmingham to atlanta can u believe it.. hehe so wish me luck i will let u guys know my marten orientation experience.. wish me luck.. I have thought about shaffer if marten doesnt work out maybe i will call them. but honestly what i would like is a smaller company with good equipment. but they usually want to pay no more than .34 .. if anyone finds one let me know.. thanks all for your input!!

[zipy46]

I talked to a Shaffer driver in Gary,Ind a while back

..he said he liked it.

and he also mentioned 'load select' option

and they cover most of the USA as far as routes go.

I think he also mentioned the Shaffer truck ran only 65 or 66 if that matters. ( i forget which one)

[Jackrabbit379]

SYSCO is a reefer company. :P

[CrazyTulip]

Originally Posted by zipy46

I talked to a Shaffer driver in Gary,Ind a while back

..he said he liked it.

and he also mentioned 'load select' option

and they cover most of the USA as far as routes go.

I think he also mentioned the Shaffer truck ran only 65 or 66 if that matters. ( i forget which one)

Well they mostly have load select, which means that a lot of times when they get new loads they can choose between 2-3 different load offers. But sometimes when the freight is slow there is no option but to run the one that's offered.

And MrScary: Crete/Shaffer pays the same as Marten for starters they are known to be one of the highest paying companies in the country.

But good luck to you with Marten; we spoke with some of their drivers and they were happy, but then you have unhappy drivers at any company out there!

[Trucker4Life]

Don't know where you live, but you might want to check out Dickey Transport out of Packwood, IA. They run mainly SE. All refer.
http://www.dickeytransport.com/
I went down and talked to them and checked them out. Decent outfit and treat you like an adult! No Qualcom dispatch...all phone calls. Every driver I spoke with wouldn't leave for anything. Must say something. BOL