New To The Forum,wanted To Say Thank You.

Thanks for the info Patrick! I will look into Schneider. I'm in Texas right now, but plan on retiring in Georgia. I was hoping to land with a company that allows the truck to come home with me that I don't share with anyone else.

Both of those happen with Wolding. You can ask anyone here I love working for Wolding. Yes their pay is meh. But the intangibles more than make up for it.

Did they pay for your schooling and you hired on with them for a year or did you pay for schooling yourself?

I used my GI Bill and got paid for school, lol. I am also using the G.I. Bill to do a year long apprentice program. Wolding is also paying me back what Uncle Sam spent on my school. Wins all the way around.

I am sure over the next few years Household 6 will issue more FRAGOs about your plans after retirement. As Household 7 your job is just to put her plans into action, lol.

Ain't that the truth! So spoke with Troops to Transportation Program today. Turns out I do have some GI Bill options to still use. So that will pay for my course. Wolding isn't on the associated carrier list for this Army program. The only company on the list that the truck goes home with you is Werner. They told me Schneider also but I called Schneider and recruiter stated on certain drivers get to take trucks home. Otherwise you park it at their nearest location they tell you.

Been looking at Wolding Patrick. Since we plan on staying and residing in Texas, looking at their hiring map the closest region for me would be Southeast. Going to give the recruiting team a call to see what they would offer me living in Texas with the closest drop site being in Alabama.

With Wolding you take your truck home. Just have to have a secure location to park it and have permission to park it. TBH, being outside their normal hiring area, idk if you would get a chance at regional. I know people have taken loads to Texas, but it isn't a regular thing. More than likely you would have to do OTR from Texas. Now if you decided to move farther east to say GA or AL I could definitely give ya some ideas where you might want to look, so you can maximize your chances of being home. Even if it is just stopping in for a 10hr

Just as an example, I live in Clarksville, TN (good ol' Ft. Campbell, Ky area). Although it is not on the map we use BestOne in the industrial park as a drop lot. Where I park my truck really depends. If I am picking up in the industrial complex area I will park at BestOne. Saves me drive time. I live 30 mins away on the other side of town. If I am passing thru with a load, I park at the WalMart near my house. If I end up bobtail and not sure about the next load (rarely happens) I will park at my house.

Btw there are a LOT of places we use a drop lots that are NOT on any map.

Parking won't be a problem. House with 2 acres I've got more than enough room. To include a full surveillance system (I own my own security company). We'll be between Killeen and Austin TX area. I really want a Regional or dedicated. If I do otr , I would like it to be 7 days out then home time ya know.

TBH, I don't see something like what you want being available with Wolding. It never hurts to Ask, but your kinda outside their normal freight lanes.

Yeah that's what I noticed also. I think the closest company to me that will have what I'm looking for is Werner. They have two terminals here, reginal/dedicated routes and take home truck.

You still have 2 years before you retire. A lot can happen in 2 years.