{"text":"Welp after a little bit of researching companies I finally found one that looks inviting and would also take a rookie in as well. Company is \"National Carriers Inc\" operating in Texas. Only issue is the greyhound is 40 hrs so I'm just going to take a direct 3 hr flight the ~130 bucks I save taking the bus is not worth all that hassle of constantly pulling my luggage when swapping trucks and those layovers. \n\nIt's funny how I thought back nearly a year ago when I resigned from CR England I thought I would never come back to trucking especially after all the BS that company has put me through. But month after month I started thinking more. I missed being on the road and taking in the view. I missed the small talk I would have with some of the older owner ops at the truck stops or docks. Although sometimes a PIA, I did like the challenges of backing into tight spots. And frankly I missed laughing at the idiots on the CB. What I didn't miss was getting forced to team with an idiot or train (even when I shouldn't be training anyhow). That was the main reason I left CR as soon as my contract obligation ran out. \n\nAnywho, I said screw it and put my info on one of those truck job sites (I'm glad I put a burner number and a disposable email). Every email or voicemail they left I would check their site out first see what they had to offer, then I would check employee reviews from job review sites and forums, finally I would check things such as their CSA scores to get a rough idea of what kind of company I'm dealing with. Of those companies that were offering my I liked National Carriers best. Employee reviews were mostly positives, of course there were some bad reviews but there are some truckers out there that you can pay them a gold bar a week and lend them a shiny chrome long nose pete and give them all the miles they want and still find something to moan about the company. \n\nWhat really caught me is how social they are on the social sites. From the looks of their social platforms they give off a family business feel. I've always heard from others that those are generally better truck companies and I thought I should give it a try. That and they allow solo only positions which is what I wanted from the start in CR. I have never been a too social person or should I say an introvert; I can socialize for maybe an hour but then I want to be alone. \n\nFrom the emails I've received it looks like I'm going to start at .44 cents a mile. Being a rookie with a little under a year of experience I can say that's fair and I honestly have nearly no bills other than my phone and I help pay a portion of my family's utilities. Whether I actually do start at that amount we'll see later.\n\nAnd from what I have heard from the forums and from what I heard with the recruiters, this company is very thorough. They want 10 years history and they want notarized statements for anything that cannot be validated any other way. I can respect that it gives me the impression they are a \"NO BS\" company. \n\nAnywho I'm (hopefully) going to orientation in about a week and some change. I'll update this thread about my thoughts after that day.","pics":"[]","canComment":true}
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