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Father and husband, sole earner, and needed a new gig, so here we are lol…
I graduate next week, and need to get working quick. I have a job lined up with Carter Express (I live right by the IN terminal), but as I’m an Army vet and my Post-9/11 benefits run out soon, I’m looking for carriers that are set up for VA OJT.
I was a truck driver in the Army, and I used to dig flatbed type stuff. I’ve been looking at TMC and Maverick mostly, and POSSIBLY Schneider if they can offer an account I like, though flatbed appeals the most.
plan on getting hazmat/tanker/doubles-triples in the next couple weeks, but wondering if anyone could help shed some light on other carriers I might be missing? Many thanks in advance!
About to graduate, looking at carriers now…
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The good money is with cryogenic tankers and LTL such as Old Dominion.
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Maverick (glass division)
TMC
Melton Truck Line
All are good places to get started for flatbed.Last edited: Oct 21, 2022
MartinFromBC Thanks this. -
Right out of CDL school--you really don't have enough experience for cryogenic tankers, yet.
Old Dominion is very likely more money than the other remaining suggestions above--and they may hire you with no driving experience--depending on their local demand for drivers, and if they hire from your CDL school.
Since you're a vet--they may well also give you special consideration for that, too.
With Old Dominion--or any of the LTL carriers--you'll need hazmat, tanker, and doubles/triples endorsements to work with them.
Also--with Old Dominion--you'd very likely be home daily.
That's obviously a super-important consideration, since you're a husband and a father (especially with young children).
The flatbed options above are all very good--but you won't be home daily with any of them.
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As a side note my first go around, I got suckered into the mega fleets lease purchase program. I advise staying away from them. lots of threads about them. If you cannot get into Tanker right away, fleece purchase aside, flatbed was making good money back then and appears to be making good now. Home time also seems to be a lot better with flatbed now too. A few other positives with flatbed too, if you have trouble getting into tanker right off the bat, I recommend at least giving flatbed a look.Last edited: Oct 21, 2022
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