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Need A Good West Coast Company

Discussion in 'Trucking Jobs' started by super10, Aug 19, 2008.

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  1. Aug 19, 2008 #1
    super10

    super10 Light Load Member

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    Greetings folks. I'm new to the OTR side of trucking and have only straight truck experience for the past 3 years. I'm currently in training with a company and have 100 hours left on the mandatory behind the wheel with a trainer counter.

    The burning question for me is where can I find a good company here in Southern California that will take minimal big truck experience? I was hoping for the dedicated route that was promised in school but that promise is as good as the paper it was written on and is worth a good chuckle whenever I bring it up to drivers in the company. I don't want 48 states!

    I've done my miltary time and have been gone for loooong periods of time and don't want that anymore, even if it is only 3-4 weeks.

    Does anyone know of a local carrier, i.e; fuel carriers, car haulers, LTL, or anything of the sort that I can apply to?

    Any help is appreciated.

    ST
     
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  3. Aug 19, 2008 #2
    BEROMO

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    :yes2557: Yes, there are lots of trucking companies local in SoCall. However, most trucking companies require at least one year experience OTR and up depending on what your hauling and the company you choose

    How much experience did you say you have?
     
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  4. Aug 19, 2008 #3
    super10

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    I have 3 years straight truck (25k GVWR non air-brake) and I just got my Class A in June.
     
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  5. Aug 19, 2008 #4
    chompi

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    There are a lot of otr companies that have yards in southern cal, that need local drivers to just pick up and deliver loads coming into cal. England, Central Refrigerated they are in mira loma and fontana(not to far from riverside) there is walmart distribution for produce right there in riverside. I know they drivers that just run from the farms, (central cal) back and forth to riverside. They are located on Fleetwood Dr. off of Market st and pomona frwy. It should not be hard finding a local job in southern cal. You can check the ports too. Good luck
     
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  7. Aug 19, 2008 #5
    The Challenger

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    Check out Watkins Sheppard, Crete, May Trucking, Knight and Central.

    Hunter
     
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  8. Aug 19, 2008 #6
    MGASSEL

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    too bad you are at werner right now
    this is how I found out you were with them they are the only one I know that has a mandatory 275 behind the wheel with a trainer .
    But I would defenatly check with May Trucking last time I was there they had a terminal in fontana down the road from the three sisters truck stop.
     
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  9. Aug 19, 2008 #7
    super10

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    Thanks to all that have replied. I applied at Crete online today and will look into the others.

    My school was located in Riverside, just around the corner from Inland Cold Storage. With my first trainer, I was on a reefer, er I mean TCU and was doing some Wally World produce for a couple of days.

    Thanks again.
     
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  10. Nov 22, 2009 #8
    trunch13

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    do your time at werner and in 6 to 12 months you can have a great local gig.after 6 months you should put in aps at all local companys you like talk to as many day cab drivers as you can I here fed ex is good allso look in to who hulls the mell around riverside good hourly jobs if you can land one.
     
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  11. Nov 23, 2009 #9
    Allow Me.

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    Ashley furniture out of Colton, Ca. runs regional. Pays good, but you do have to tailgate the blanket wrapped stuff. (for any newbies, tailgate means get the load to the rear of the trailer only). KKW out of Pomona, Ca. isn't a bad company either.
     
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