Need Some Advice On Companies!

Good morning to all and need some help with a couple of questions. First I am still in school and will graduate 07 Feb 14. I have been offered 3 different jobs from Prime, Crete, and Roehl. Now I have read up on 3 of these companies and have talk to the recruiter from the 3 as well, and as one can imagine they all say there company is the best. With that being said if some one was to start with one of the three which one would the majority go with? I will say this is that Crete has offered the best starting cents per mile, but there is much more to it than just the bottom starting cents per mile. Thanks for the help in advance from another rookie.

I finished school and was in the same situation so i can relate. It was very overwhelming because you don't know who to believe. The first thing i would do is ask some serious questions depending on where you live and where you want to run. There is a few reasons why 1 company would offer substantially more than the others. Nobody stays.

1. Look up their score and safety record 2. What are the average miles per week they offer (If you are not getting over 2000/week run) 3. What equipment do they run 4. Do they have a rider/pet policy (If this is important) 5. Home time 6. Do they have forced teams or forced dispatch 7. Are you a company driver or do they push lease (Avoid a lease at all costs)

There are many other questions to ask before making a final decision but i spoke to all 3 of these companies as well as many more and finally went to work for Knight Transportation. I personally am extremely happy with my decision and would recommend them.

Scott. I may be a little biased here, but that being said. I am with Roehl. Go to my postings in the CDL Diaries side and you can see from start to finish how my experience has been. I will tell you Roehl has been very good to me. They have done exactly what they said they would do. No BS. They issued me a 2012 International Prostar with 230K on it right out of the gate. There CSA score is very good, and they stress safety all the way. It's not just a slogan for them. they are private owned and don't have bean counters with degree's running the place. The owners started this company and are all drivers. They do have a lease program if you want it, but most are company drivers. They don't push it, and won't let you apply under a year with the company. Whichever you choose, I wish you all the best.

I have to add in here and can not stress this enough....do not pay any attention to CSA scores of companies. 99 times out of a 100 the reason a companies CSA score is bad lays at the feet of the driver. Things drivers get busted for during inspections.... Log books Lights burned out Brakes out of adjustment Air leaks Not having current CDL and medical card Bad tires

And a whole list of other stuff the driver is supposed to be checking 2 times a day. But drivers fail to due their job and not report these issues cause they may loose time and miles getting these things fixed. So in closing if you want to look at the CSA score do so but remember its really a judgemnet about the laziness of drivers at a company than the company itself.