What should a newbie look for in a trucking company?

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{"replyTo":"","text":"Well maintained equipment, personal dispatchers (the less each one has the better for you), terminal or drop yard close to where you live (then you're not responsible for the truck or load while at home), cpm (anything less than 42 and you're getting ripped off),  home weekly (if you have a family, especially).","replyToPid":0}

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{"replyTo":"","text":"Regular pay checks","replyToPid":0}

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{"replyTo":"","text":"honesty","replyToPid":0}

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{"replyTo":"","text":"honestly, look for honesty, willingness to communicate, and a good csa rating. usually those things add up to good companies. you also need to learn to filter bs, because every company has a small level of it. may told me over the phone they were governed at 68 and that was a definite lie. covenant told me that I would get to drive solo... 97% of covenant drivers are team. \n\nalso, look at the pay. most of the time, the pay they tell you is conditional. some companies advertise 42-45 cpm, but that's only if you have certain endorsements, and only after you complete training. \n\nif you can find a company with a decent rating and guaranteed daily minimums, take it. I've seen crst paychecks that added up to about 300 a week and that's with a lot of hard driving. dont fall for that trap. retention pay and daily minimums are a must these days, with all the time that shippers and consignees are keeping truckers waiting around, plus winter shutdowns up north.\n\nif you can get 35k+ a year, that sounds low to some drivers, especially team drivers, but that's 100 bucks a day, give or take a few days.\n\nalso, HOME TIME. a lot of companies dont like it when you take home time, even when you've earned the paid time off. sorry, but if I want to do six weeks out and I've earned 6 days off, I'll take 6 days if that's what I want to do, and I dont want to hear any griping about it.","replyToPid":0}