Narrowed It Down To Which To What Company I Am Going To Start.

So I have picked two company's I am interested in. Originally I was going to go with UsXpress or Celadon for the training program. I wanted to give back and become a trainer, I liked Celadon's Program, 6 weeks, Student drives first two weeks then we go back to the terminal and the student takes a 2 week test, then we go back out for 4 weeks and the first two weeks of that the student drives and I observe then the final two weeks we team. The pay is nice and UsXpress trainer program isn't as good but they have a pet policy.

But The point of where I am at now I wanted a company that has growth and I just can't see myself not pulling open deck trailers. It's in my blood so I am going to stick with what I know. So I narrowed it down to Lone Star Transportation. Start out pulling flatbeds and step decks and after a certain amount of loads I'll advance to a level 1 which is small oversize loads. and advance from there. It has good and bad things of course. Pros are the room for advancement and the trucks are great. older trucks are 379's long nose rigs with 3000watt inverters. The new trucks are t660's with APU's and 3000watt inverters. Trucks are 9 speeds unless its a 4 axle truck which have the trucks with 3 drive axles one being the drop down axle for heavier loads. Downside is that LST doesn't have a pet policy and I love my dog he helped me when I got out of the Corps. He is pretty much a therapy dog.

The other company is Anderson Trucking Service. They have a dry van and flatbed fleet. same setup as LST heavy haul trucks but they have a pet policy.

Anyone have any info on either of those two company's? I will be making calls tomorrow and talking to a recruiter before I make my final choice but as always it's better to talk to drivers to get the best info because recruiters are there to sell you the best info and they don't tell you from the perspective of a driver seeing as they sit in a office and not in the cab.

Any info would be appreciated and as always stay safe out there and thank you for your time.

Terminal:

A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.

Dry Van:

A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.

HOS:

Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.

APU:

Auxiliary Power Unit

On tractor trailers, and APU is a small diesel engine that powers a heat and air conditioning unit while charging the truck's main batteries at the same time. This allows the driver to remain comfortable in the cab and have access to electric power without running the main truck engine.

Having an APU helps save money in fuel costs and saves wear and tear on the main engine, though they tend to be expensive to install and maintain. Therefore only a very small percentage of the trucks on the road today come equipped with an APU.

APU's:

Auxiliary Power Unit

On tractor trailers, and APU is a small diesel engine that powers a heat and air conditioning unit while charging the truck's main batteries at the same time. This allows the driver to remain comfortable in the cab and have access to electric power without running the main truck engine.

Having an APU helps save money in fuel costs and saves wear and tear on the main engine, though they tend to be expensive to install and maintain. Therefore only a very small percentage of the trucks on the road today come equipped with an APU.

So highway what did you find out? If it was me and my pet ment as much to me and your does you. I would go with the one that has a pet policy.