Just got my CDL A Certification, where would be a good start for a rookie driver?

Go with a company that has a terminal in your home state. This will help when you want to go home.
If you are less than 23 or have a bad driving record, you may have to work for one of the mega carriers because they have their own insurance.
Just because you have your CDL doesn't mean you know how to drive. You need to find a company with good training. Swift and Prime have good training but don't accept a lousy trainer or one with less than1 year experience... preferably 2 years. if they try to stick you with a bad trainer, let your manager know. if you have to threaten to quit if he can't give you a good trainer. Keep in mind... this trainer has to teach you how to drive in the snow and how to go down hill under a load. Would you want someone with less than a year of experience to teach you that?
Do NOT sign a lease!!! If they insist say goodbye. You have the advantage. You paid for your CDL so you don't have to sign an agreement to drive for them for 1 year. You can just leave. Drive dry van and reefer for 1 year so you can fully understand why you don't want to do that.
Do not go with a percentage pay. They can show you anything and it probably won't be the truth about what they are making so the percentage is not true either. The easiest way for truck companies can deceive you on what they are making is to just put it through two of their own brokers to take off the top 40% or so. Then you make your 20 -25% of the fee that has been reduced by 40 %.
I would stay away from CR England.
After 1 year and every year after, shop around and evaluate your options. Don't leave for 2 or 3 cents a mile. Leave for a big raise. During this first evaluation, try to figure out what niche you want to get into. Start talking to owner operators and figure out if you want to go there. Remember that everyone lies and embellishes how well they are doing. Most owner operators are barely getting by. That is partially because most people didn't get a four year degree in business to decide to be truck drivers. It is also partially because there are a lot of risks. Company drivers don't have those risks.
Do what ever you can to reduce your expenses and save as much of your income as you can. Build or repair your personal credit and build your bank account to $3000. This gives you freedom. You never know when you are going to get fired 2000 miles from home. You have to have a way to get home on your own. That can cost you $2000. Don't take a dog or any other pet. they reduce your options for getting home. you need a credit card to rent a car or a motel room so get one. If you are building credit, you can get a secure credit card from Capitol One. You will have to deposit $200 to get a $500 card. Use that card and pay it off quickly. Pay 2 to 3 times the minimum payment. You do that, you can either get your credit limit raised or you can get another credit card that you didn't have to put a deposit down for. The best way to get credit is to prove you don't need it.

 

Cache valley area?

 

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These pics gave me a flashback

 

I don't know about that lol, I've switched back and forth a couple of times

 

Buy a piss test off Amazon , to double check. If you fail you will have a hard mark against you. Heavy weed users have a longer than normal removal time for said drugs.

 

Try this one in New Orleans. Go in person and apply. If you just call on the phone, the answer will probably be "NO"
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