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Posted: 2 years, 11 months ago
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New Guy (which school to choose)
So i'm prior military, looking to do something different with my life. Always been interested in trucking. I put my info into truckingtruth, and my email inbox just exploded... Also have gotten calls from 2 different trucking companies so far (CRST and Prime). I don't have kids or a wife. I don't mind being gone for long periods at a time.
How do i figure out which company to choose? Is there a list someplace that compares things like pay rates, teams vs solo, contract lengths, etc etc? Other than the 2 that have called my cell so far, the truckingtruth email also suggested a few others (TMC, Wil-Trans/Jim Palmer, Roehl, and Veriha).
I apologize if i posted this in the wrong forum.
Sean Crees
Posted: 2 years, 11 months ago
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New Guy (which school to choose)
I've read through most of what you posted. Some of it didn't seem relevant to me, a lot of it just seemed like common sense. (though the older i get the more i realise its not so common after all) I see a lot of information on here about getting home, or back to family, or time off.... I feel like i have the opposite issue, and i didn't see it listed at all.
I don't really care if i ever get back "home". Hell, if i could just live in the truck and not pay rent on a place i'm rarely at, i'd take that option. I'm currently just sharing rent with some friends on a house, and i'm not on the lease. So i can literally just pick up and go, anywhere, at any time, and never go back if i choose. Also, i don't really have a "home". No place where all my family lives, no place where i grew up where i can go back to.
Any recommendations or advice for someone in my situation?