Crete, Marten Or WEL????

I drove tankers with Schneider National for my 1st year. Now I'm ready to move on and expand. So, I'm looking into a new company. After several phone calls and emails, my top 3 are Crete, Wel and Marten. But I'm so indecisive that I can't make up my mind. Can you ladies help me by providing some perspective on any of these companies? Or if you have others for me to consider, they will be appreciated.

BTW ~ Although I only have 13 months OTR experience, I do have my HAZMAT , doubles/triples, TWIC and, of course, tanker endorsements. I wanted to get into heavy haul and over-sized loads. I also have a min $0.41/mile with somewhat decent home time requirements.

Thanks in advance

Hello RiderzGurl,

I'm far from a lady, but I'm assuming it's okay for the guys to answer this also. I'm a flat-bed driver, and it seems to me that if you have a goal of getting into oversize and heavy haul then you need to be driving a flat-bed which will give you some chances to pull a few oversize loads so that you can gain some experience and expertise in that area. The problem I see is that none of the three companies you mentioned do flat-bed work as far as I can remember. You're making great pay right where you are, but if you have hopes and dreams to follow then you need to set yourself on the path that leads in that direction. I know that Schneider has a flat-bed division, and they also have a specialty division that does oversize and heavy haul work. Why not look into moving into one of their other divisions and maybe you can keep that good pay rate you are making now? If for some reason that is not feasible I would recommend that you look into Hunt, they are a flat-bed company that specializes in farm equipment. They are a good solid company that would give you plenty of opportunities to do some oversize and even possibly a little heavy haul work.

I'm far from a lady

You sure about that??

Old School... I had originally posted in Ladies forum, just copied and pasted. Forgot to edit for everyone. But thanks for your feedback. Those three have offered me $0.41+ as well. Trying to get 2 years in for even more options to open up. I may look into Hunt, but that 2 years seems to be my issue with heavy haul. Other options that I'm considering are local work that gets me home at least every other day or tractor moving/relocations (but they seem to definitely require 2 yrs). Not going back to Schneider, my time is up and time to move on.

Daniel B....LOL

I drove for Schneider Bulk as my first driving job too. Why aren't you looking into some of the other tanker companies we see at the tank washes?

All the companies you listed pay well. Look into TMC and Maverick for flatbed, very good companies too.

I drove for Schneider Bulk as my first driving job too. Why aren't you looking into some of the other tanker companies we see at the tank washes?

All the companies you listed pay well. Look into TMC and Maverick for flatbed, very good companies too.

I actually got a call from Sherman Brothers tanker division. He told me they normally required 2 years, but knew the training Schneider puts you through. After making up my mind and final decision was WEL, I chose Sherman. Small company, time for new experience.