Originally Posted by hculiver

What Are The Crème De La Crème Of CDL Jobs Or The Ones EVERYBODY Wants And Envys When Other People Get Them?..... Thanks

Well the one I have, I only work under 40 hours each week, but still get paid just over $1,000. I load and unload at a total of 3 stops, 5 nights a week. Health benefits, vacations, etc,etc.

BUT my company DOES NOT HIRE anyone with less than 5 years experience. So no newbies need apply.

Frankly, I like it that way too. To many CDL Mills are pushing out wannabe's that cannot back up, or stay between the lines on the highways.

Sure, they WILL get better, but many don't. Why would my employer, that has SEVERAL dedicated accounts, lose anyone of them to a newbie that crashes, cannot do a logbook, cannot do an inspection, so on and so forth???

The "creme de la creme" CAN BE PICKY as to whom they hire, and I WILL stand behind that 1000%.

"Can a driver match what those companies want however", is the REAL question, not What ones' are out there. Because for so many, it IS an unattainable job to grab.

For many it's whatever company they are not working for at the time.

Originally Posted by Gizmo_Man

Well the one I have, I only work under 40 hours each week, but still get paid just over $1,000. I load and unload at a total of 3 stops, 5 nights a week. Health benefits, vacations, etc,etc.

BUT my company DOES NOT HIRE anyone with less than 5 years experience. So no newbies need apply.

Frankly, I like it that way too. To many CDL Mills are pushing out wannabe's that cannot back up, or stay between the lines on the highways.

Sure, they WILL get better, but many don't. Why would my employer, that has SEVERAL dedicated accounts, lose anyone of them to a newbie that crashes, cannot do a logbook, cannot do an inspection, so on and so forth???

The "creme de la creme" CAN BE PICKY as to whom they hire, and I WILL stand behind that 1000%.

"Can a driver match what those companies want however", is the REAL question, not What ones' are out there. Because for so many, it IS an unattainable job to grab.

I can understand why companies have those requirements, but it still sucks for people like me that know they can do the job.

The funny thing is that when I started in this business all the local jobs I thought I might want were looking for at least 1 yr experience. After I got a year in they all wanted 2 yrs. Now that I have a little over 2 yrs they all want 3 years.

I think I have one of those. Most nights home with the exception of one maybe two on occasion. Off weekends and holidays. Nice KW equipment. Percentage pay. Pretty much exclusively hazardous wastes. I gross anywhere from $1100 to $1500 a week.

Same for us. No rookies allowed lol.

Originally Posted by CenutryClass

blame the cdl mill and the starter companies that push out terrible drivers who dont even deserve to drive a car. all the wrecks and damage they cause results in upping the experience requirement

I hear what you are saying, but I got my start with a CDL mill and a starter company. We aren't all bad.

I understand and believe in what a lot of you are saying, about CDL mills. I haven't started driving yet, but am due to leave this Saturday for Central Refrigerated. I will be going through their training and getting my CDL through them. I think that most companies problems is that they are focusing too much on how much their company CAN make if they have more drivers. They need to focus more on quality of their drivers, first and foremost. I am going to be asking a lot of questions, not to annoy my trainer, but so that I can be a solo driver with as much knowledge as possible right out the gates. If I'm going to be making a lively hood, why not care about the work that I'm doing. Anyways, I know it didn't answer your question about companies...but I figured I'd give my two cents on CDL mills and whatnot. Best of luck!