Wilson Logistics Or Prime

This question was posted 2yrs ago. So I ask it again. I believe these are the top 2 companies to work for right now. I work for Wilson but I have a good friend that is looking into becoming a trucker. He wants to be somewhat financially stable. He is struggling with finances right now. He lives in Northern Idaho. Any advice will be well received.

Noosh, I deleted one of your comments a little while ago because you're bashing companies. You think there's a pecking order where a few companies are good, and most are bad for one reason or another.

The major carriers are the best in the business. They're the elite. They're all excellent places to work, but some of them have different things to offer in terms of home time, types of freight, dedicated accounts, and team operations.

Please refrain from negativity toward the major carriers. For one, you're simply wrong about it. For two, you're still a rookie in training. You have no idea yet how this industry works, nor do you have experience at the companies you're bashing.

Focus on asking questions and learning your trade. You're not in a position yet to give advice or make judgments about companies.

To answer your question, there are not two top companies to work for. There are many great companies to work for. The company that is right for a person will match their preferences for the type of freight they would like to haul, the regions of the country they would like to run, and how often they would like to get home.

If a person is lucky enough to get more than one offer from companies that match their preferences, they can compare pay, benefits, and other perks the company may have like opportunities to pull different types of freight or dedicated accounts they may have.

I'd say different companies have different appeal to different drivers. What may be a deal breaker for you might be no big deal for me. You need to consider equipment, hone time, pay, and even company culture. Reputation of a company is deceiving from the outside, you won't really know until you get there. A lot of a company is what you put into it.