I Need To Pick My First Company

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G-Town's Comment
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Wow, I was hoping for responses, didn't expect to get that many so fast! Clearly, I have accidentally stumbled upon a great site :) @ C. S., reviews from current drivers is exactly what I'm looking for. I understand that these days the internet is full of people spewing venom and bashing former employers. It's hard to know what's legit and what isn't. I guess my biggest question for you would be how much experience did you have before you started with Celadon? I would have to guess that has a lot to do with it. All of the bad reviews were from brand new drivers. Based on everything my dad told me over the years, companies will starve people that they know deserve to be weeded out. I get it, and completely understand that. I have a good work ethic, so I'm not worried about that. I just want to make sure that whatever company I choose actually has the freight to move so that my bills are getting paid. Thanks for your responses guys, much appreciated.

Not to be redundant...Celadon is in here: Trucking Company Reviews

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C. S.'s Comment
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My boyfriend and I worked for Swift for ten months before moving to Celadon. Swift was a fine company and we left on good terms. We'd wanted to start with Celadon originally but they weren't hiring out of Northern California when we started trucking. They've since changed their hiring area for teams.

I should note that their pay is not the highest among the major carriers by any means. I believe it is currently 33 cpm for solos. We actually took a small paycut coming here, but we had our reasons. You won't lack for miles if you are willing to run hard and get things done, but that's true among most any company.

CPM:

Cents Per Mile

Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
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