What Are A Few Good Companies For Midwest Regional Or Dedicated Opportunities ?

I want to drive in the Midwest but need some help/advice on choosing a reputable company that sticks to the Midwest region or possibly a company that offers dedicated routes out of Northeast, Ohio. I've been driving on and off for the past year and a half. I've had a difficult time in sticking with a job or company that I like and suits my needs and lifestyle. I always seem to get burned out after 2-3 months and get tired of the road and return home. I want something I can make decent money at and get more home time. I tried over the road and it wasn't for me. I've tried local driving but that's not for me either. So the only thing left for me I guess would be a regional or dedicated driving job. Any advice will be helpful. Please no negative comments. Thanks.

I want to drive in the Midwest but need some help/advice on choosing a reputable company that sticks to the Midwest region or possibly a company that offers dedicated routes out of Northeast, Ohio. I've been driving on and off for the past year and a half. I've had a difficult time in sticking with a job or company that I like and suits my needs and lifestyle. I always seem to get burned out after 2-3 months and get tired of the road and return home. I want something I can make decent money at and get more home time. I tried over the road and it wasn't for me. I've tried local driving but that's not for me either. So the only thing left for me I guess would be a regional or dedicated driving job. Any advice will be helpful. Please no negative comments. Thanks.

WEL has a midwest regional. Not sure of the exact states but you can always call and talk to a recruiter 920 339 0110. Its 5 days on home 1 to 2 days a week. And I believe .42 cent a mile.

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You know, I've always thought that running regional was a great option. You can make pretty much the same money as over the road if you're willing to run hard while you're out there, and yet you get home usually on the weekends so you can have some semblence of a social life.

You're almost certainly going to want to focus on dry van companies. They tend to have the most regionalized freight. Refrigerated carriers do a lot more coast to coast.

I think your major dry van carriers have the best opportunities. JB Hunt, Schneider, Swift, Werner, etc. People tend to look at them as "starter companies" but I think that's a crock. I spent most of my career with those type of companies because they have the largest fleets, the best equipment, the best finances behind them, national accounts for just about everything (motels, tires, repairs, towing, fuel, etc), and a ton of different divisions with various opportunities (regional, dedicated, intermodal , etc). That's where I would look. Take a close look at JB Hunt. They have a lot of railyard, regional, and dedicated stuff. So does Schneider and US Xpress.

Werner & US Xpress have accounts with stores like Dollar General, Dollar Tree, and Family Dollar. Those accounts are really hard work but the pay is fantastic and you get home on the weekends.

Hopefully that will give you a little bit to go on.

Jb hunt you need at least 6 months experience but as long as you have that you should be good. I am on a dedicated Georgie Pacific account. Out 7 to 9 days and go home every week for my restarts. I went from getting .41 cpm to .37 cpm when I came on this account because the freight is the same day in and day out summer AND winter. No slow down at all. In the end I make more money.

The trucks are well maintained and pretty much have some type of yard somewhere near by so parking ,even in the NE is not much of a worry if you can't find normal parking. The biggest down side I think is the slower trucks set at 62 mph but its not to bad since you are dispatched with enough time for each load.

One thing you will notice is you don't hardly ever see a JB Hunt truck sitting in a truck stop with nothing to do. Which is a good thing. We have fleets that stay out/home 12/4...18/3...24/4...30/4. And we have dry van ,flatbed and a few tankers. We are what is known as a super regional company. I never go west of I35 or to Florida or north of New York state. All that's done by other regional fleets within the company. Just food for thought.