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Any company that's willing to give you the keys to a 100k dollar machine would probably be a good bet.
All joking aside it depends on what you're looking for in a company. Is home time important? What kind of freight do you want to haul? Starting pay? Equipment? Local, regional , or otr? There's a lot of questions to answer. There's a few places on here to start with, like... Truck Driver's Career GuideHow To Choose A Company
Of course when it comes down to it, your attitude will be the biggest factor on what will make your first company great! And of course you can always come back to us for more assistance!.
Good luck to you
Regional:
Regional Route
Usually refers to a driver hauling freight within one particular region of the country. You might be in the "Southeast Regional Division" or "Midwest Regional". Regional route drivers often get home on the weekends which is one of the main appeals for this type of route.
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
If you're near Philly, you have a ton of opportunities. You can go OTR , but if you wanted local, you will have those opportunities based on your location. It all depends on what YOU want. Forget that idea of good and bad companies, there are only companies that meet your needs and wants in a trucking career. Local opportunities? You've got food service and LTL , for starters. LTL jobs provide some of the best paying trucking jobs available, with the most amount of hometime - if that's attractive to you.
LTL:
Less Than Truckload
Refers to carriers that make a lot of smaller pickups and deliveries for multiple customers as opposed to hauling one big load of freight for one customer. This type of hauling is normally done by companies with terminals scattered throughout the country where freight is sorted before being moved on to its destination.
LTL carriers include:
- FedEx Freight
- Con-way
- YRC Freight
- UPS
- Old Dominion
- Estes
- Yellow-Roadway
- ABF Freight
- R+L Carrier
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.New Reply:
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hi all, I'm a student at Smith and Solomon near Philadelphia pa. I'm looking for a good company to work for! Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! !