Best Company To Team With A Friend Who's New To Trucking.
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I have right at 2 and a half years of otr driving under my belt. (mostly dry van , a little flat bed).
A friend has been wanting to get into trucking for a while and we decided we want to try and run team together, and I'd like to do what I can to help ease their transition into trucking.
I was wondering if y'all had any advise on good companies to start with (my current company doesn't dispatch teams so it's not an option).
CRST advertises a program specifically geared towards bringing a friend into the industry and helping train them so you can run team together, but the reviews I've seen on CRST have seemed exceptionally rough.
I've been looking at Schneider quite a bit and while I'm wary of Megas they seem to have a better reputation than most (and I'd just keep my friend away from dollar store accounts).
Any thoughts, recommendations or warnings?
Location would help; especially for your friend. Are y'all from the same town/vicinity? Hometime ... can be tricky re, this.
Why not check in on CFI Trucking!?
I second KID's suggestion!! CFI is doing some acquisitions...and is really a great start for the friend (and you! to train!)....
Location, helps .... in a roundabout... if y'all are from different places.
~ Anne ~
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
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.EPU:
Electric Auxiliary Power Units
Electric APUs have started gaining acceptance. These electric APUs use battery packs instead of the diesel engine on traditional APUs as a source of power. The APU's battery pack is charged when the truck is in motion. When the truck is idle, the stored energy in the battery pack is then used to power an air conditioner, heater, and other devices
CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
I'll definitely look into CFI.
And we're location flexible. In Western NC right now but looking for a gig where we can live out of the truck and probably mostly stay on the road for the first year.
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I have right at 2 and a half years of otr driving under my belt. (mostly dry van , a little flat bed).
A friend has been wanting to get into trucking for a while and we decided we want to try and run team together, and I'd like to do what I can to help ease their transition into trucking.
I was wondering if y'all had any advise on good companies to start with (my current company doesn't dispatch teams so it's not an option).
CRST advertises a program specifically geared towards bringing a friend into the industry and helping train them so you can run team together, but the reviews I've seen on CRST have seemed exceptionally rough.
I've been looking at Schneider quite a bit and while I'm wary of Megas they seem to have a better reputation than most (and I'd just keep my friend away from dollar store accounts).
Any thoughts, recommendations or warnings?
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
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.EPU:
Electric Auxiliary Power Units
Electric APUs have started gaining acceptance. These electric APUs use battery packs instead of the diesel engine on traditional APUs as a source of power. The APU's battery pack is charged when the truck is in motion. When the truck is idle, the stored energy in the battery pack is then used to power an air conditioner, heater, and other devices