Starter Company For New Drivers

Performance Foodservice in Orlando sometimes hires a new cdl school grad and sends the new driver out with an experienced driver to train.
Click ---> Orlando
2901 Titan Row
Suite 136
Orlando, FL 32809

 

Landair Transport, Inc. - Landair
CDL-A REFRESHER, TRAINEES, AND STUDENTS
Landair offers one of the best trainee programs in the country. All you need is a Class A License (no experience needed). We will pay you $600 a week while you go out with a trainer and learn from the best.
We have orientation every Monday and Wednesday or start any day with online orientation.

 

Try this one if a terminal is near you. One of their drivers said sometimes hires a new cdl school grad.
Pritchett Trucking Inc
Local Truck Driving opportunities with Pritchett are available in the following locations:

Palatka, FL | Lake Butler, FL | Jacksonville, FL | Gainesville, FL

Ocala, FL | Tallahassee, FL | Valdosta, GA | Crestview, FL

Ormond Beach, FL

 

Leslie's PoolMart
5160 Conway Rd Ste 9, Orlando, FL
Has local work also.
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swift doesn't.
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idk about home weekly, but FFE has a yard near Orlando; kllm can also park at their yards. Between the 2 sister companies there’s linehaul, otr, dedicated, regional, and local; so if a closer to home position opens up you should be able to switch. 2 to 3 weeks out is 4-6 days of hometime with trk.

edit: kllm’s got a dedicated acct with a minimum guarantee that could have you home for breaks 1-2 nights a week, while still accruing normal hometime. The description sounds like pickup in Atlanta or IL, and either go to a dc or run between their hubs; probably no backhauls, just dhs to the nearest hub.

My acct is mostly cross-country, but I live near one of the shorter rts corridors and if given it, I’ve detoured and stopped at my house if there’s time. I also parked a car at my nearest customers yard (2hrs), so if I layover there, I can just go home; it’s never affected my guarantee…

but ymmv; read a few reports of people not getting them… the dedicated’s usually say “must be available 6-7 days” for it; whereas regionals say “must be available for 14hrs, 6-7days.” Could also depend on your dispatcher, I’ve gotten it when I felt I didn’t deserve it and didn’t get it once when I thought I did (I modified my behavior to avoid the latter scenario again).

 

Welcome to the industry driver. Listen, when you're starting out, you gotta take whatever you can get. You've got umpteen companies suggested to you to choose from. If Swift offered you a position, you at least have them in your back pocket. If all the other ones tell you no or drag their feet, sign on with Swift for a year and be done with it. I think company research is slightly overrated. Start getting your experience asap and whatever your desires are will eventually take care of itself.

 

Cypress is a good place to start, home weekly, with flatbed training available to new graduates, and they also have home daily or every other day type positions given your location. They tarp a lot, but they’re a good option IMO for Florida based drivers.

 

FFE Transportation
Winter Haven Florida

• 27994 U S Highway 27 South Dundee, FL 33838
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