Best Offer?

I've ask several general questions and received great info. After sending out numerous applications I got this offer. Thank you for your interest in joining the team. At this time we are hiring for regional in your zip. We have no local or dedicated runs available, however if something comes available while you are with us you have the opportunity to move into one of those positions. With over 2,600 tractors and over 8,000 trailers. Dry van carrier, about 90% no touch freight, 60% drop and hook. Paid on dispatched miles, no waiting for paperwork to be processed. 1. Students 7,500 miles minimum with finisher - $0.26 per mile then upgrade to company truck and earn $0.31. 2. 60,000 miles - $.33 per mile 3. 90,000 miles - $.35 per mile 4. 120,000 miles - $.38 per mile 5. .03 cpm for Hazmat Loads Weekly average miles regional Drivers: 1800-2200 Tuition reimbursement up to $4,000 over 12 months Free Rider Program for anyone over 12 years old. Pet Program 1 dog or cat per person in the truck, $500 non-refundable pet fee. Paid Vacation after 1 year, 6 Paid Holidays $60 a day, Guaranteed Christmas Day home Free XM Radio, GPS, Power Inverters, E-Logs, PrePass for Tolls, 65mph Governed, 24 Hour Road Service, Well Maintained, Newer Model Equipment,· Dispatched Home in Your Truck.

How does that sound for a rookie? Guess I could get more if I was willing to do otr.

Bucket, I don't think you really understand what regional means. I serve a regional position that puts me in something like thirty eight states - it is a large region, but it is still regional - we just don't hit the far Western states.

I know you have all your reasons for choosing what you want, but you will serve your interests much better by taking an over the road job and committing to it for one year, then let yourself be all picky and choosy about how you want to do this. Not only are you limiting yourself incredibly by the way you are going about this, but you are most likely setting yourself up for a difficult path that could end your career in the first three months because of the difficulties of some of the types of jobs that may be available to you as a rookie.

Eckoh would you please give me a list of company's hiring in zip 73521, students for dry van , with 34 reset at home, over .40 cpm.

Bucket, you are making a classic rookie blunder in your job search. Your acting like the red carpet should be rolled out for you just because you have a CDL. I hope I am wrong about you, but I've seen this so many times it is disturbing. You're wanting to get paid like your an experienced driver, and you want to be home every weekend - more like you are demanding it, by not taking these jobs that don't go that way. I'm just warning you that nine times out of ten, folks who come into this with your approach fail miserably.

Eckoh doesn't need to be doing your leg work for you when you can put your zip code into our own system when you Apply For Truck Driving Jobs.

Again, I understand you have your reasons, and I completely respect that, but they are not based on a realistically successful approach to entering this field as a rookie driver.

I don't see the name of the company here. Do you have that?

I don't see the name of the company here. Do you have that?

I don't see the name of the company here. Do you have that?

ErroI sent you a PM

I only know about Swift. I can't really compare things, that's up to you. Getting the details out for everyone will help others help you.

I believe you PM'd me to say this offer is from XPO.

Yes, XPO sent me a very detailed offer. Werner has a very similar over the phone offer. I've decided to wait until I've heard from the visiting recruiters at school. Biggest difference is Werner has home for two days every other week and XPO has 34 hour reset. Training : Werner solo to start then team for 275 hours behind the wheel. I don't have an average miles per week from Werner, or pay increase. Miricleofmagic that drives for Werner has given me great info. (MOM sorry if I misspelled your handle)

Well.. take into consideration that regional is just like otr..... just in certain areas. My bf who is regional does not get home any more often than the 4 days per month I do otr. . We r both company for different companies and he drives hazmat.

As far as pay and miles...as a rookie I get more at prime. I have the larger truck and get 39.5 cpm.... the lightweights get 44.5 cpm. I also get average about 2500 miles per week with my moat at 2900.... I've been solo since valentine's day. I don't get the paid holidays... but was told I could pick either thanksgiving or Christmas to be home. I get dispatched home in my truck on time with 2 weeks notice. And anywhere i want. Last month i took it in NJ this month i took home time in NC. I have a 1 yr old fabulous cascadia I love it and any problems are fixed when I bring them up. My pet fee was 1000 dollars... I'm governed at 62 mph...I have free pre pass which is for the weigh stations nit the tolls... free ez pass for tolls....and free gps. My health insurance I think is 60 per week but drops to 22 per week once u hit one year.

Other things I love about Prime are the terminals. The main one is amazing with indoor basketball courts a gym... day care.. an awesome cafe.. pool tables and more. Every holiday they are doing something special. Plus we get decent bonuses for fuel mileage recruiting accident free and even just scanning our paperwork gives us reward points to use in the company store.

Plus I love the other drivers. I can ask any prime driver in the terminal or otr questions and have a list of phone numbers for experienced drivers.

As far as school...they advanced 200 per week to be paid back once u pass test. .. I did 3 weeks driving with a trainer with my permit... I did all driving and did 10k miles. Once i passed my cdl I went team with a trainer for 30k miles. (I personally hate teaming and this was the most dufficult part for me) Then I upgraded to solo. I paid only $155 for my permit and processing....I only pay for school if I don't stay one year. No intention of leaving. I did pay for TWIC card 160. Sleep apnea 500. Chains and load locks 600. All that they take out in increments.

The company over all has been great to me. Any problems are handled. It depends what is important to you. You should ask what regional means to them and if it means the same to you. Does regional or otr matter if you are getting the same amount of hometime?

Bucket, both of the break times you mentioned are standard. The one day off per week of driving is the same as Rainy's 4 days per month. "34 hours off" is a FMCSA rule to reset your clocks. It's what I get every weekend (plus some extra time as scheduled).

The cpm seems low imo even for a new driver. There are a number of companies now that offer even 0 experience drivers over 40 cpm.

The only way wages will go up is if people stop hiring on to places that don't pay a decent wage.

I'm finding picking the right company is a tough decision. Originally I thought finding the best school was difficult, but turns out that was easy. Home time is very important, prefer weekly but will accept every other. My location is another obstacle, Averitt requires trucks to be parked at terminal , closest is about one fifty. Prime only has reefer for my zip, plus expect to be out three weeks or more. Schneider only has team, that's OTR , dedicated, or regional. Swift, Crete, US Express, National and several others all are out the three weeks or more. All local are flatbed or at least nine months OTR experience. That pretty much leaves XPO, or Werner for now. XPO does sponsor for the school I've chosen. As for now since I've made arrangements to pay for training I'm going to go with it. The school has several recruiters that only speak to students that are not being sponsored. This leaves my options open, one never knows what the recruiters might have to offer.

At least I'm getting offers. I thought for a while I was stuck with being out three weeks or team. This site is so awesome, although you can't make my decisions, I see the decisions everyone has made. Its great to know very few regret that decision. Of course I'm going on the assumption the company I chose, I can also meet their requirements.

I'm finding picking the right company is a tough decision. Originally I thought finding the best school was difficult, but turns out that was easy. Home time is very important, prefer weekly but will accept every other. My location is another obstacle, Averitt requires trucks to be parked at terminal , closest is about one fifty. Prime only has reefer for my zip, plus expect to be out three weeks or more. Schneider only has team, that's OTR , dedicated, or regional. Swift, Crete, US Express, National and several others all are out the three weeks or more. All local are flatbed or at least nine months OTR experience. That pretty much leaves XPO, or Werner for now. XPO does sponsor for the school I've chosen. As for now since I've made arrangements to pay for training I'm going to go with it. The school has several recruiters that only speak to students that are not being sponsored. This leaves my options open, one never knows what the recruiters might have to offer.

At least I'm getting offers. I thought for a while I was stuck with being out three weeks or team. This site is so awesome, although you can't make my decisions, I see the decisions everyone has made. Its great to know very few regret that decision. Of course I'm going on the assumption the company I chose, I can also meet their requirements.

honestly with OTR you need to stay out 3+ weeks to make money. Especially with companies that do not allow inverters and what not to run things like a fridge or an microwave. Living on the road is costly. Not to mention wanting home weekly will make it near impossible to get good miles.