| As a student or new driver just entering into a truck | | | | showing a list of trucking companies, but that is all it |
| driving career, the number one question on your mind | | | | is...a list. You still have no idea which company is a |
| is whether or not a particular trucking company is a | | | | "good" one or which company is a "bad" one. It can |
| "good" one. The question, "Is this a good company | | | | be very frustrating, to say the least. |
| to work for?" is asked of me practically on a daily | | | | When searching for the right trucking companies or |
| basis. You will hear good things about a company and | | | | the better truck driving jobs, one must take into |
| you will hear bad things about a company...that is just | | | | account several aspects of criteria: |
| the nature of the business. You may have | | | | |
| researched many of the driver forums across the | | | | 1. How long has the company been in business? |
| internet to see what drivers are saying about a | | | | 2. What is their turn over rate? |
| certain company. Usually, by the time you get done | | | | 3. What is their starting pay? |
| with many of these forums, you are more confused | | | | 4. What are there actual mileage average? |
| than when you started. | | | | 5. How quickly are their earning increases? |
| No one company can make 100% of their drivers | | | | 6. How easy will it be for them to get you home? |
| happy. This is the case in any business. It is just | | | | 7. What are there freight lanes? |
| human nature. This is why there will be ten drivers | | | | There are many questions that should be answered |
| who will speak positive of a trucking company, and | | | | and researched before you simply pick a trucking |
| then twelve other drivers will speak negative about | | | | company as your employer. Are there good |
| the same company. Also, many times a recruiter or | | | | companies out there? Absolutely! Finding them is the |
| dispatcher can log in on the forum and post only | | | | key. Locating a "list" of trucking company "names" will |
| good things about the company. There is also the | | | | not help you at all. You want a "list" of only the |
| factor concerning the old saying, "There is always | | | | names of trucking companies that are considered to |
| two sides to a story." A driver could be blasting a | | | | be the best of the best, as well as "why" they are |
| particular company but how do you know that the | | | | considered the better ones. If you cannot find the |
| driver was really not the one at fault? All these | | | | "why"...then what is the purpose of the list? |
| forums are good tools to use in order to check out | | | | As a student or new driver, or even as a driver who |
| trucking companies or particular truck driving jobs, but | | | | just has not yet found that one company that treats |
| they are not 100% fool proof. | | | | their drivers fairly and honestly, locating the best |
| One thing about truck drivers is that they have no | | | | truck driving job can be a struggle. Do your |
| problem when it comes to speaking their minds. But | | | | homework. Investigate each company thoroughly...talk |
| after spending hours and hours searching through the | | | | to other drivers...check them out with the Better |
| forums and sorting through pages and pages of | | | | Business Bureau...continue to read the |
| company listings, you may still find yourself totally | | | | forums...anything you can do in order to get the right |
| confused on what to believe. Furthermore, your one | | | | "feel" for the company. Then, with all the information |
| question, "Is this a good company to work for" is still | | | | you've acquired, utilize your best judgment in |
| left unanswered. Have you ever done a search for | | | | choosing. |
| "best trucking companies?" You will find many pages | | | | |