i have a cdl but only a few days of experince driving a truck around town

so i have a cdl and no experience

im looking for a job that i can get 6 months to 2 years experience driving local around houston

so far i dont think it is possable, seems like the only way to get experience is to pack up and stay gone

if i had experience i would drive a tanker for a chemical/petro company

is there any way to get the 2 years of experience i need to drive a tanker
and stay local
cause when i get to drive for a chemical company i will get to stay close to houston

i just got hired on at schneider but i have not called them back
they want me to go through a 2 week course and then ride for 2 weeks with a trainer 300 bucks a week
and im not sure if there going to charge me a couple thousand for the course

i found another company western express inc
they said since i have my cdl they just want me to ride with a trainer for 6 weeks and pay me 300 a week

right now the western express is looking better, but still it is over the road

is there is a company that will start me off driving local and not try to get me to pay for classroom since i alreay have my CDL ??????

You do realize your local question is answered about every 6 hours here right?

And as for Schneider, they have their contracts on their website you can read thru, I doubt you will so here is the summary. They agree to loan you $4000 for the schooling, work for them for a year and they will forgive the loan.

it is true that i spend my forum time at another site and do not know my way around this site and although i could have scanned the site for info faster than most newbies
to be totally honest and you already know this...
i would rather place my question and wait for responce, because this is a simple question and could help another person in my situation if they read it
if this question is asked every six hours then tell a mod to make
a sticky
i sence a little negativity but the info is appriciated although i stated that im not sure if they want to charge me for school, and if they do want to put me in a loan contract i will just go with western express because i have a cdl

so now that i have had to respnd to you to try to salvage any hope that someone will answer my now hi jacked thread

i ask
I have a CDL with no experience,
is there any way to get the 2 years of experience that i need to drive a tanker and stay local

The local jobs can really vary depending on what part of the country that you are in. Look around in the classifieds, and not just under trucking jobs. Lots of small companies need drivers for local work, class B stuff.

I just posted the following response to a similar query in the Trucking Jobs section:

This question comes up pretty often. The general consensus is that it is very difficult to get a local delivery job with no experience. To get started you can try checking local excavating / construction companies or gravel pits. Some will hire newbies to drive dump trucks, truck and pups, side/end/belly dumps, etc.. Likewise you could try lumber yards. Food service or soft drink / beer delivery jobs are often another option if you have no experience. There are drawbacks to all of the above but you will be getting experience and will be home every night. My school instructors always said just because an employer says it 'requires' 1 - 2 years OTR in their ad doesn't mean they won't consider you as long as you have practical behind the wheel experience, even if it's not OTR.

Whether or not this would lead to a tanker job, I couldn't say.

Calling Schneider National is probally your best bet for geting some expiernce under your belt. Yes, this means going OTR for awhile, but it will greatly improve your chances of reaching your goal. Most companies want you to have expierence because tankers are more likely to roll over than dry vans.