Call me crazy, but having driven a both a 379 and a VN I'll take the Volvo any day of the week and twice on Sunday. The 379 was loud, had a awful turning radius and poor visibility.

I would take the Volvo also. Test drove the 770 when it first came out and it had smooth ride and was quite. Just a nice truck.

No I will not call you crazy.
Had to drive a pete for about a week while my truck was in volvo's shop and it was a total pain!
Look's great but if I had to live with it daily I would hate it.
The volvo rides and handles so much better it makes my job alot easier.
As far a benifits go, Knight is about the same as any of the bigger company's go.
I pay 54.74 a mounth for full family coverage, Dential is another 9something a mounth.

In short here are my feeling's about Knight.
I have drove for Werner, Roehl, ACB, England and Trans Am. (I know not a glowing track record)
No more than 1 year anywhere, I have been with Knight for 2yrs 5mo and don't see myself going anywhere any time soon.
They are just to easy to work for.
I know I should not drive the way I do sometimes, but I do.
As long as my fuel stops are within a half hour they don't care as long as my logs are legal when they get them.
If I feel I need some rest, DM says get some sleep call me when your ready.
I get home pretty much when I want, I run where I want most of the time, And they let me.
The equipment is great, and in general they leave me alone and let me do my job.
They have so many terminal's around the country I find I park for the night in a terminal more then anywhere else.
And most any problem I have on the road is taken care of quickly and with little effort on my part.
I do about 75% drop and hook.
Have unloaded 1 trl, styrofoam cups and then only becase I said I would.
Do they have bad points sure they do, but I find them minor.
They work well for me, other people will disagree.
After all it is just my opinion, but I make good money and I'am not strung out all the time with them.

One other question, do you take the route you want and fuel where you want, or do they give you a route to follow and tell you where to fuel?

Take the route you want, but be real about it.
To many out of route miles they will want to know why.
They do not tell you how to go.
They have a list of fuel stops that you have to use, yes mainly piolet, and terminals, but I never have to run out of my way to find one.
You will hear that they want you to get 50 gal at secondary stop's and such, but I fill the tanks at any place I stop(on the list) and never heard a word about it.

They give you a list of authorized fuel stops, some of which are limited on the gallons you can get. You choose the route you want to take and as long as it is within reason they do not say anything about out of route miles. Most of the fuel stops are Pilots and Love's with a few TA's and others mixed in.

They do ask that you stop at terminals to top off when ever going by one, but unlike some companies they do not expect you to go 100 miles out of your way to do this.

One thing about Knight, that I do not think was mentioned, is that they are very anal when it comes to tires. You will get into some big trouble if you fail to maintain the proper pressure in your tires, both truck and trailer.

They supply you with a tire gauge and an air hose that connects to your glad hands so you can air up the tires anywhere, anytime. If you pick up a trailer and the tires are in a bad way, especially if they are showing signs of being run low, CYA and call your shop foreman and let him know, that way they can tell you what they want you to do and make a note in the computer that your reported a problem with that trailer.

Yes, they are VERY anal about tires. If they find one of your steer tires showing the metal cords in them they will fire you on the spot!

Part Time Trucker:

As far as getting a new dispatcher just speak up. You know what they say....They sqeaky wheel gets the grease.