Just Graduated And Have 2 Offers Any Thoughts?

Have 2 offers one from MCT (Comcar) and one from local J Bauer. Think Ill make more for mct but bauer im home for reset every week. Anybody work for either of these, Thank you

Robert Wrote:

Have 2 offers one from MCT (Comcar) and one from local J Bauer. Think Ill make more for mct but bauer im home for reset every week. Anybody work for either of these, Thank you

First off, welcome to the forum Robert. And congratulations on the offers and earning your CDL. We have a tradition of offering the dancing banana for a job well done. All the best for a safe and successful career!

My thoughts on this are go with the company able to best prepare you for going solo. If you haven't done so already, inquire how (or if) they road train entry-level drivers (new CDL holder) and for how long. It's not always about the money on your first job, but about how it will positively enable your future as a safe and efficient driver. Quality road-training is essential to establishing a solid foundation of skills as you progress forward.

The other consideration, possibly as important; with J. Bauer you would have a local job. Local gigs for first year drivers may or may not be an ideal situation. Local jobs many times entail frequently maneuvering your truck in highly congested urban centers, frequent backs and very long days. Try to get more information on the nature of the "local" job and determine if your skills are up to meeting the potential for increased challenges, stress and the associated risk.

Here are some links that can provide further insight as you ponder your decision:

• Trucker's Career Guide: Choosing Your First Truck Driving Job
• Article Category: Finding The Right Truck Driving Job
• Forum Topics Tagged "Choosing A Trucking Company"

Also reading Brett's Book: Becoming A Truck Driver: The Raw Truth About Truck Driving provides a unique and candid perspective on what you can expect the next several months.

Again welcome, and let us know how else we can assist you.

Thank you very much for the reply and all the great info. I decided to take the job close to home. Im home every week for reset and it is OTR and talked to some drivers who work there as well. They care about a person which is nice and Ill be going out with my trainer in 2 to 3 weeks. My fellow classmate is out with him now and Ive talked to him and the trainer is very nice non pushy etc. Guess for now I can thank my lucky stars and hope all goes well. Ill be posting more once I start my training. Again thank you and have a great run.

Robert Wrote:

Have 2 offers one from MCT (Comcar) and one from local J Bauer. Think Ill make more for mct but bauer im home for reset every week. Anybody work for either of these, Thank you

First off, welcome to the forum Robert. And congratulations on the offers and earning your CDL. We have a tradition of offering the dancing banana for a job well done. All the best for a safe and successful career!

My thoughts on this are go with the company able to best prepare you for going solo. If you haven't done so already, inquire how (or if) they road train entry-level drivers (new CDL holder) and for how long. It's not always about the money on your first job, but about how it will positively enable your future as a safe and efficient driver. Quality road-training is essential to establishing a solid foundation of skills as you progress forward.

The other consideration, possibly as important; with J. Bauer you would have a local job. Local gigs for first year drivers may or may not be an ideal situation. Local jobs many times entail frequently maneuvering your truck in highly congested urban centers, frequent backs and very long days. Try to get more information on the nature of the "local" job and determine if your skills are up to meeting the potential for increased challenges, stress and the associated risk.

Here are some links that can provide further insight as you ponder your decision:

• Trucker's Career Guide: Choosing Your First Truck Driving Job
• Article Category: Finding The Right Truck Driving Job
• Forum Topics Tagged "Choosing A Trucking Company"

Also reading Brett's Book: Becoming A Truck Driver: The Raw Truth About Truck Driving provides a unique and candid perspective on what you can expect the next several months.

Again welcome, and let us know how else we can assist you.

They care about a person which is nice

I just want to point something out here. This is a common misconception about trucking companies: that they could care less about their drivers. I completely understand how new folks researching the industry fall for this because there is such voluminous reports online supporting this nonsense.

Mark my words. Every time you see someone going on about how a certain trucking company doesn't care about it's drivers, that person was probably a pain to deal with as a driver. It doesn't matter where I've worked in this business, there are miserable drivers and very happy and successful drivers doing the same job at the same company. The miserable drivers all think the company doesn't care about them, and the successful ones all have the company tripping over themselves to do what ever they can to keep those drivers.

Perspective is everything when it comes to this subject. Unfortunately there are a lot of drivers out here whose sole perspective comes from a negative position which they unknowingly created for themselves.

Thanks Old School it is very true us newbies hear plenty of horror stories. I also realize some bring it on themselves. Just glad to find a company where at least I know a few people who are happy working there.

They care about a person which is nice

I just want to point something out here. This is a common misconception about trucking companies: that they could care less about their drivers. I completely understand how new folks researching the industry fall for this because there is such voluminous reports online supporting this nonsense.

Mark my words. Every time you see someone going on about how a certain trucking company doesn't care about it's drivers, that person was probably a pain to deal with as a driver. It doesn't matter where I've worked in this business, there are miserable drivers and very happy and successful drivers doing the same job at the same company. The miserable drivers all think the company doesn't care about them, and the successful ones all have the company tripping over themselves to do what ever they can to keep those drivers.

Perspective is everything when it comes to this subject. Unfortunately there are a lot of drivers out here whose sole perspective comes from a negative position which they unknowingly created for themselves.