Help Picking A Company

I have currently 3 companies that i am looking at. Prime, Roehl and Schneider. I have gone thru all the blogs and most of the posts about picking a company and those are the top 3. There are a few more local companies i can apply to that say they have otr positions but i think ill be better off in a larger company especially to start off with. Im having trouble figuring out how to pick from the 3 though. They all haul basically the same freight, they all have otr positions that will get me across the states and pay for the first year varies a little but not enough for me to make a solid decision. Maybe im over thinking it but i want my first company to be a solid one that i can get my new career of the ground with. So if anyone has any idea how i can figure this out i would greatly appriciate the help. Im sure i can get in with any one of the companies, i just dont know how to decide. Im also gonna mention i dont start school for another 2 weeks so i have over a month to decide.

Home time will be a big factor in that decision. Interestingly you picked the company with the best home time opportunities I know of which is Roehl, the company with about the worst home time which is Prime, and Schneider covers the entire spectrum with everything from local work to OTR. If home time doesn't mean much to you then all three are still great candidates.

The only other thing I can think of off the top of my head is what areas of the country you'd like to run. If you'd like to stay within a certain region you're better off running refrigerated freight. Schneider is the only one of the three that doesn't have a reefer division.

Otherwise you can't go wrong with any of them. I would apply to all of them and get a dialogue started with the recruiters. They'll be able to give you some of the best features their company offers and that might help you make the decision. Just remember that anything they won't put in writing is not guaranteed.

Yeah home time really isn't that big of a factor. About the only thing I'm looking for is the shot to drive and see the whole country. I have applied to all of them Schneider was the first to get back to me they wanted to wait til it was a little closer to me being in school before they went and did the interview part and i haven't been able to get a hold of Roehl or Prime yet. Honestly i haven't been making too much of an effort yet i wanted to weigh my options and as i get closer to starting school i'll start pestering a little more lol

Hello friend, you are confused about those 3 companies. Yes it will be better off in a larger company especially to start off with. If all three are good then choose one company.. Just think about that in which company you will get promotions and good carrier. By clearing this question you will get answer.

Hi everybody! I This is my first post here. I'm new to the while trucking world, and like this original post, I am in nearly the exact same boat, I start school in less than 2 wks in Topeka KS at White Lines. I'm blessed to have my tuition paid thru a govt. grant. I have checked out trucking companies and Schneider is one I am very interested in as a great company to learn from my first 2 years. I need the strong structure, not concerned too much about getting home, and would like to see the entire US.

If you can't decide which to choose go with the fastest truck.

Why is it so hard to pick? Because competition for drivers is so intense companies offer nearly the same benefits. (Think: whats the difference between Continental and United Airlines? Just the color of the planes.)

Jake, you have narrowed it down to three, that all seem to be a good choice. Now to look at the little stuff: total number of terminals & where they are, so you have a better chance to see those areas. You already say home time is not important. Freightliner or Volvo? Whatever works for you.

With your own three choices, by now you can't go wrong for yourself.

Personally speaking, my 2 cents, I would look at some of these smaller company's, when I was looking my first consideration was one of the large company's, but this smaller company made me an offer, told me what they were willing to do, and it sounded great. My training, after 4 weeks of school was 8 wks long, base pay weekly, they put me in a 15 freightliner (love it) I get home often enough, and they are very concerned with safety, there rigs are maintained on a regular schedule, my dispatcher knows my name, (and uses it) cant see me going anywhere else.

Personally speaking, my 2 cents, I would look at some of these smaller company's, when I was looking my first consideration was one of the large company's, but this smaller company made me an offer, told me what they were willing to do, and it sounded great. My training, after 4 weeks of school was 8 wks long, base pay weekly, they put me in a 15 freightliner (love it) I get home often enough, and they are very concerned with safety, there rigs are maintained on a regular schedule, my dispatcher knows my name, (and uses it) cant see me going anywhere else.

I started off thinking about starting with a smaller company for my first years but after reading a lot of posts here i'm now leaning towards a large company . it sounds like they have better training programs and a better opportunity of getting experience on a wider scale... would you say this is true since you started with a big co. and now are with a smaller one ?

Thanks for all the replies i guess ill have to youtube to see what the inside of the different trucks looks like lol. Im kinda worried about asking recruiters how fast the trucks go i dont want them to think im some kind of speed demon or something lol. And i still havent ruled out the smaller companies i just need to get on the phone and talk to them.