--- title: "Trucking Jobs: Stay at Your First Trucking Company More Than a Year" description: Reasons why you should stay at your first trucking jobs for more than a year. No really, you should. There are so many benefits and job hopping is not always worth it. image: https://blog.drivetransland.com/hubfs/Trucking%20Jobs%20Stay%20at%20Your%20First%20Trucking%20Company%20More%20Than%20a%20Year.jpg --- - [Our Legacy](http://www.drivetransland.com/#legacyIntro) - [Join Our Team](http://www.drivetransland.com/#join) - [Customer Solutions](http://www.drivetransland.com/#customer) - [Community](http://www.drivetransland.com/#community) - [Recognition](http://www.drivetransland.com/#recognition) - [Contact us](http://www.drivetransland.com/#about) [![](https://blog.drivetransland.com/hubfs/TransLand_May2016/Images/apply.png)](https://transland.truckright.com/careers) # Join our team of professional drivers | TransLand ## Trucking Jobs: Stay at Your First Trucking Company More Than a Year Posted by [Rebecca Anderson](https://blog.drivetransland.com/author/rebecca-anderson) on Jul 10, 2018 10:30:00 AM ![](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/c92f78d296c380559513f93ae547fde7) Find me on: [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/andersonrl) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/AndersonRL) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Trucking Jobs Stay at Your First Trucking Company More Than a Year](https://blog.drivetransland.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Trucking%20Jobs%20Stay%20at%20Your%20First%20Trucking%20Company%20More%20Than%20a%20Year.jpg?width=5146&name=Trucking%20Jobs%20Stay%20at%20Your%20First%20Trucking%20Company%20More%20Than%20a%20Year.jpg)You should stay at your first trucking company for more than a year. No really, you should. There are so many benefits and [job hopping](https://blog.drivetransland.com/job-hopping-is-it-worth-it-in-trucking) is not always worth it. Here are five reasons you should stay at your first trucking company for more than a year. **1. Onto Bigger and Better?** What you read online is *not* always true. While that forum for new truck drivers may say to get a year and move on, it is not always the best advice. In fact, those flashy promises from other trucking companies usually have a catch. [![Follow TransLand](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2228840/6af2bf7b-0e3d-49af-86a4-d241fd32ea35.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2228840/6af2bf7b-0e3d-49af-86a4-d241fd32ea35) **2. Be Known** The longer you stay at your trucking company, the more friendly you will become with others there. They will remember important things like: your anniversary or a birth of a new family member. *You will not get that relationship by changing jobs every year.*   **3. Reap the Rewards** Most companies will pay based off experience. Sure, you will start from the bottom but if you stick around, you can also receive yearly bonuses. The longer you stay, the bigger the bonus. For example, when companies hire for the highly valued city driving positions, it usually goes to someone with tenure.   **4. Make Your Mark** If you want more than a job, you have to be more than an employee. *You must become invested.* Being invested in a company may be hard to believe if it's your third company in three years. TransLand has programs like [Top Gun](http://www.drivetransland.com/#recognition) and [driver advisory council](https://recruiting.drivetransland.com) to engage professional drivers.   *Ready to find that trucking company that will change your mind about leaving after a year? [TransLand](https://recruiting.drivetransland.com) hires recent Class A CDL graduates ready to start their career. 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