ND or MN Companies that hire out of school

A couple of other ND companies worth mentioning are Holland, Great Plains, and E. W. Wiley. I'm not sure if any hire right out of school, but it might be worthwhile contacting them. A lot of companies change their hiring requirements to fit their needs, and it's not always stated on their website.

 

Look at YRC in Burnsville MN. We have a driver trainer that will put you through the course. 320 890 7550 ask for linehaul. Union job. Single drivers and teams. Also looking for pick up and delivery drivers for local work. Apply at YRC.com/careers

 

They are pretty flexible and do not have a set home time policy. Generally they would like you to stay out about three weeks at a time, but they do have people based out of Fargo or the twin city's that are home more often. I didn't keep an apartment when I was OTR, so I stayed out longer. Usually a month to six weeks at a time then took a full week off. Best bet would be to call them and talk to them for current policies and pay. I left the OTR division at the end of last year to go into web development, so I am no longer in the loop as to current policy's.

 

Estes has terminals in Fargo (fairly small) and Minneapolis (also Duluth, even smaller than Fargo). I worked for Magnum my first year, good company, do what they say. But after the first year jumped ship to Estes. I now make twice as much as I would have with Magnum if I stayed on a second year, far more pay and miles. Estes is also a good company and do what they say, a big notch above Magnum. Usually Estes requires 1 year of OTR to get directly hired as a driver. But good drivers are getting hard to find so they may be bending that requirement? My advice, start with Magnum, then keep trying for a better position as soon as you have 6 months in, like Estes (Note: You can transfer to any Estes terminal after 1 year of service)