Comments By John P.

Congrats and be safe out there Chris!

During training a sleeping bag is the way to go, but once you get your own truck go for real bedding. Sheets and bedspread and the like. Sleep is super important to me and I am very serious about the mattress I use. This is the mattress I use Sleep Dawg . In my opinion by far one of the best mattresses I have ever used. And you have to remember I am a team truck so our truck never stops. This mattress is great for stopping road vibrations an other movements. I have used one since 2009 in a truck. I will never go back to a normal truck mattress again.

I know the price is a bit steep but totally worth it especially with the 120 night trial offer. Great company to work with.

Guy,

Thanks for this post. I am very picky about my mattress as well and now I have a great resource. Cheers!

Brett,

I'm only about 10% into the program but as far as I can tell it is working very well. I recommend this learning tool to anyone who will listen. I really like how it encourages memorization. Great Job and Thank you!

Oh and I am using it on my desktop PC for now.

Brett,

I'm only about 10% into the program but as far as I can tell it is working very well. I recommend this learning tool to anyone who will listen. I really like how it encourages memorization. Great Job and Thank you!

May pays .32 by the end of your first year and they do have an idle policy effects your fuel consumption and the dock you, I have a friend that drives for May their reefer div likes them, he has a dog so the idle policy does not affect him. I would have gone with May as they pay better than some, but no female trainer for at least a month, so I went with Werner they pay .25cents to start and finish at .29 at the end of 12 months, they allow pets and have a rider policy, they run dry, reefer and flat. Told you get to take the truck home if not in a terminal range. Will know more after next Wednesday headed for orientation. Will let you know. Look at System, Melton or TMC they are flat bedders, no pets though. Have a great time in school

Thanks, Tracy! I will take a look at those other companies as well. Please let me know how it goes and good luck!

John, even tho its nice to stay in a region you know...unless you want to stay in that region for the rest of your trucking life, you will need to get REAL OTR experience...which is basically driving all lower 48 states. If you can drive CA, and not go postal, you can drive anywhere....after all...its a asphalt !!!

Baaahaahaaa! Great point! Part of the reason I like the idea of going OTR is BECAUSE of CA!

How much $ for Tarping/ Untarping when flatbedding?

You would have to talk to recruiters about pay for different companies and divisions. As far as Prime the best pay for a driver starting out is to drive a lightweight truck in the reefer division. They pay you an extra .05 cents per mile to drive a lightweight truck. Flatbed division uses full size trucks. I believe it's .42 cpm for the lightweight truck but I could be off by a cent or two. The lightweight trucks are lighter and smaller so you can haul more weight in the trailer. The sleeper is also smaller than a full size truck.

Ok good to know, Thanks!

Hey all! I'm getting ready to update our trucking company reviews and information section. I want to make it a million times easier to compare companies and find the company that's right for you. We're going to add a whole bunch of new companies and a lot more information on each one. Here's the basic list I have right now of everything I'm going to find out about these companies. Is there anything you'd like to know about trucking companies when you're doing your research that isn't listed here?

And listen - don't be shy! Speak up! You guys are the ones doing the research. My goal is to make sure you find all of the information you need to make a great decision right here at TruckingTruth. If you have to go anywhere else to find the info you need then I'm missing something. That's not good. So let's prevent that from happening.

What should I add to this list?

Number of tractors

Number of trailers

Average Age Of Equipment

Brands of tractors

Transmission Type

Copmany yearly revenues

Company total miles driven

Minimum Qualifications

Average Age Of Equipment

Transmission Type

Speed Of Trucks

APU / Idle Policy?

Electronic / Paper Logs?

Hiring Area

Operating Area

Company Training Duration

Forced To Team After Training?

Types Of Freight

Salary

- average weekly solo - average weekly team - pay during training - starting pay - pay after 6 months - pay after 1 year

Benefits

Tuition Reimbursement?

Hometime Policy

Rider And Pet Policy?

Team Opportunities?

Canada Border Crossing Policy

Forced Dispatch To New York City?

Haul Hazardous Materials?

% Drop And Hook?

Forced Dispatch?

Local / Regional / Dedicated Opportunities?

Hey Brett, First of all, Thank you for all your hard work on this awesome site! I was thinking it would be great to see the deductibles on health benefits plans the company offers, I know that's one of the most important questions I ask when it comes to health care benefits. Cheers!

I'm noticing we've got a totally new group of folks that probably aren't aware of some of the threads that I've done for anyone considering pay or is curious about the pay for their first year. So here's some links for you guys to check out.

Exact First Year's Pay: Week by Week!

Inside Prime's Lightweight!

Day to Day Documentation!

By the way, that's TruckingTruth's largest thread ever :)

Thanks for reposting this Daniel!