FIRST CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC

These guys are great. Carla is super nice. If I didn't work for myself I would work for First Choice in a heartbeat. They offer gated parking which is the nicest I've ever seen. If you need a place to park your rig this should be the first and last place you check out.

I’m not one to leave reviews and comments as a lease purchase o/op it was the right fit for me I’m home when I want ,take off when needed. I pretty much run hard and make my delivery times. And pretty much always dispatched on another load before I even get delivered . Not saying there’s not a snag every once in awhile but that’s just part of trucking. Staff is great . And they don’t call you ever hour . I call them more than they call me. I’m happy here and it’s just a perfect fit for me.

One of their trucks were driving at a high speed and almost crashed into multiple cars because they needed to get over and decided last minute was a good time. I got it all on my dash cam

Top notch operation , staff is attentive and well trained to address and remedy the "woes" of transportation logistics . So I don't have too. Thank you, T. Strickland for being up to the chalange. Sincerely., J. Turner

Got on the job as soon as possible service and great time in and out at a reasonable time

1st week at company (will update again later) and loving it. This is how a trucking company should be. Looking forward to many years here.

They stole money from me double up payments and fees, also took $777 in escrow in my 2nd week there without prior notice on one week settlement, stating that a payment should’ve came out last week ! Completely took my full settlement 2 weeks before Christmas I would not recommend this company for lease or company drivers

Very dedicated Carrier company. 19 years and counting good honest owners who care ❤ about each and every owner operator .

Very patient and helpful team. Consistent miles and home time. Very good company to work for.

Dispatch-Professional and willing to work with me. Rarely do I sit waiting for a load. The longest time I've waited for a load is maybe 4 hours. Not uncommon for me to be under a load and have 2 more loads set up and waiting for me. Professionalism works both ways. You act that way and you get the same in return. There's never been an issue when taking time off. The only question I've been asked is "when do I want to be home and when do I want to be back on the road". Pay-Average, you can probably make a little more elsewhere. But, you could possibly end up sitting for a day or two with another company waiting on a load. I stay running consistently with a steady, reliable customer base. About 70% drop and hook and the shippers and receivers where load/unload are reasonably quick with a few exceptions. Freight-Consistent loads year round regardless of the weather. 70-80% of freight weight is under 30k. The occasional heavy load is a beer load backhaul out of Denver. Safety-This is really a non issue under current federal regulations. The fleet runs Garmin ELD units. So there is no argument from dispatch about HOS compliance. All driver hours are displayed in dispatch computer system. NOT once have I been asked to violate HOS compliance to make a delivery or pickup. Company trailers have not been a safety issue. When a repair has been needed, it's been taken care of without a question. In 9 months I've had 2 flats to deal with in the many trailers I've pulled. Not a bad average. Light or brake issues are rare. Plus the company has purchased new trailers recently to add even more equipment to work with. O/O's-The only way you as an owner operator will have an issue here is if you fail to maintain a reliable power unit. If they can't rely on you to deliver on time on the loads, then they'll have no use for you. They won't risk their customer base due to repeated breakdowns. Communication with dispatch is key. Give them advance warning about needed shop time and they will work with you so you'll have plenty of time for maintenance and will have you ready for a load when you're done.