Profile For Brian B.

Thanks Everyone for your help, I have narrowed it down to Knight and Swift, going to talk with the recruiters tomorrow

Since I live out west I'll throw in my research experience. If you are looking at regional with company sponsored training, then look into Swift or Knight. If you can afford to pay for school you'll have a ton of options. Roehl, Schneider, Werner just to name a few.

I can probably come up with the $$$ for training, but you still need road experiance to get hired anywhere, from what i have seen even if you do have your class A you will need to go thru training to get hired.. I just don't see the benefits from it....am I missing something...?

Just having your CDL class A isn't going to cut it, companies are going to want to know that you have been properly trained to handle that 80,000lb rig on the road before they cut you loose with their truck and thousands of dollars worth of freight (not to mention the liability). If you find a good company that has sponsored CDL training that hauls a variety of freight your options won't be limited. You will likely start off hauling regular dry vans, and given a proven safety record and good history you could probably move into flatbeds, refers, tankers, and possibly port/rail containers depending on what all the company hauls.

I've never driven a truck before, and this is pretty much how I am planning on starting out. Going through a good size company that provides CDL training and has several regional options. As time progresses I may be able to get into a dedicated account or may even move to a different company after a couple of years that hauls different types of freight. But for starters, I am going with a company that is going to offer good solid training and provide good miles for experience.

yea thats what im saying, I was refering to (If you can afford to pay for school you'll have a ton of options. Roehl, Schneider, Werner just to name a few.that andy mentioned)

It seems to me the company sponsored training and put your year in to pay it off would be the better option than putting out around $4000 to get your license but still need training and experiance

Since I live out west I'll throw in my research experience. If you are looking at regional with company sponsored training, then look into Swift or Knight. If you can afford to pay for school you'll have a ton of options. Roehl, Schneider, Werner just to name a few.

I can probably come up with the $$$ for training, but you still need road experiance to get hired anywhere, from what i have seen even if you do have your class A you will need to go thru training to get hired.. I just don't see the benefits from it....am I missing something...?

The dry van companies often have regional routes that can get you home more often. There are also some flatbed companies that offer weekends at home but I'm not sure if they hire from the West Coast or not. Swift Transport's company-sponsored program is the first that comes to mind because they're located out West and they're mostly dry van.

It's highly unlikely you'll get a job working at the ports without 6-12 months of over the road experience. Regional runs would count as over the road.

Why do you say you may not be cut out for over the road? Trucking is a lifestyle far more than just a job and you really have to be cut out for it or it quickly becomes a nightmare.

We have an outstanding Truck Driver's Career Guide which will really tell you a lot about what life is like in the trucking industry and what choices you have for Truck Driving Jobs (including Company-Sponsored Training) and things like How To Choose A Trucking Company.

We just try to make sure people know what they're getting into with a career in trucking. Hopefully it's something that will suit you well and we'll be able to steer you in the right direction.

actually this site has helped me a ton..

I just don't like the idea of 30 or more days out when i consider everything as life on the road vs. my Family life now.. im sure i could handle it for awhile but I know me, i would burn out after the newness wore off as im sure this is probably the #1 killer in the turnover rate,

just trying to look at the big picture and not get into something i will regret later

over the road regional runs up to a couple weeks would suit me just fine and I will take a look at swift,if there are any others with regional please let me know

thanks for your help

im 53 years old and looking at a Career change, since high school trucking has always interested me,ultimately I would like to get into Port work as a truck driver but it seems that all the Companys with Sponsored training only do long haul which i really don't think i am cut out for..

if not port work are there Company training programs that will let you drive say the western states since i live in calif.for a year to gain experience for a port trucking job

or is there any other program that i could benefit from keeping Port work in mind

thanks for your time