Lots of new drivers get disgruntled or disappointed in their job early on. They hear other drivers bragging about “their” company and see all of the great ads in the truck stops. W hen you aren’t getting any miles and your dispatches is always on your butt, sometimes you feel like it’s not worth it and just want to quit them. Not only that, but new drivers these days aren’t used to the lifestyle yet. Promises of more miles and more hometime entice drivers to cross the fence to the other side. But, it always seems when you get over there, the only things that have changed are the faces at the new company. This usually costs money to change companies and start again. Usually about two weeks worth of pay and associated travel costs that drivers have to pay. When drivers change jobs, and if they do it often, they are not considered “stable” employees after too many job changes.
New drivers have a lot of choices to make during their career. If you show a stable work history and gain experience at your present company, then you will be more “employable” when your dream job does come up. They would rather hire someone who is loyal and stable over someone who is changing jobs every 6 months or so. And no, most companies that have the “good jobs” don’t hire people with less than a year or more experience, and the ones who do would like to see you as a stable employee. If I ran a business I’d rather have someone who had a history of “sticking around” instead of someone who quits on a whim. 
However, this is not the case for most of the “larger” companies with recruiters who only want to “fill a seat” or “make their quota”. Most of them will tell you anything to get you to hire on with them and then it all changes when you get in orientation or get a truck to run. Then there you are with a new company that was just like the one you left to begin with. 
Freight volumes and driver pay is basically the same at every carrier. The only thing that a person who has just started their career should look for is benefits as far as health care and company matched 401k’s and retirement packages go. Then after you have been out here awhile you are more informed to make a decision if you decide to change carriers.
So, in closing, don’t let another driver or those pumped up ads in the truck stop magazines lead you to making a bad decision. Try to stick it out as long as you can at the place you’re at now and you’ll have more ammunition to get that dream job.
Stay safe and prosper,
Jim
