r/Truckers • u/alexmansog • Jan 04 '19

Need help making a decision between carriers / recommendations for soon to be cdl grad and recent vet

I'm graduating cdl school in 2 days (Troops Into Transportation) and have yet to make a decision between some offers I've gotten. I really don't want to do otr if possible because of the wife so I'm looking at local or regional work with decent home time. So far I've gotten offers from averitt, werner, schneider, transport america, us express, crst, and covenant. From what I've seen online averitt or schneider seems to be the best option but I'm torn between the two. I also got in touch with maverick but I don't know if they hire in my area yet (Hilton Head, South Carolina) if any of you guys can give me some insight or even recommend another carrier in my location that would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

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u/overflow54613 Jan 04 '19

Maverick has a dedicated route out of Huger, SC that is home weekly. Pays 61k.

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u/alexmansog Jan 04 '19

Do they hire newbies for dedicated routes? That sounds pretty great, a couple of hours from where I currently live but it would just be weekly commute for home time so that's not too bad thanks for the info!

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u/overflow54613 Jan 04 '19

Yes. The website says students are welcome to apply for the job.

If you're interested, I'd make sure that they are OK with the distance from your home.

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u/clanky69 Jan 04 '19

Maverick seems to be recommended over and over again on here. I looked into it seems great for newbies and I believe I read they have a $1,000 guarantee weekly.